Award Winners: June 2020

IndieX

Best Short

All That You Love Will Be Carried Away by Thad Lee (USA)

All That You Love Will Be Carried Away

Runner-up

Doodle by A.F. Madison (USA

Doodle

Best Foreign-Language Short

Il Vestito (The Suit) by Maurizio Ravallese (Italy)

Il Vestito (The Suit)

Awards of Excellence (Special Mention)

Juicy Girl by Mj Kim (South Korea)

Juicy Girl

Mathilda by Yaqi Tao (USA)

Mathilda

Best Student Short

A Strange Calm by Austin Rourke (USA)

A Strange Calm

Best Horror Short: Susie by Jordan Doig (USA)

Best Sci-Fi Short: Krim by Manuel Hüttner (Austria)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Sci-Fi Short): Ecclesiastes by Lola Rùi (USA)

Best Student Sci-Fi Short: Circadian by Dylan Lunt (USA)

Best Comedy Short: Bumpy Rhodes by Patrick Coleman (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Comedy Short): Holy Hell! or: A Profound Tale of Evil and Satanic Wickedness! by Nicholas W. Callais (USA)

Best Dark Comedy Short: Class Photo by Laura Niles (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Dark Comedy Short): The Axe and The Iron by Matthew Roseman (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Dark Comedy Short): Ghosty Mc Ghostface by Emma Richardson and Will Austin (UK)

Best Thriller Short: Black Heart, Red Hands by Russell Southam (Australia)

Best Student Thriller Short: A Strange Calm by Austin Rourke (USA)

Best Mystery Short: Rendezvous by Seth Kozak (USA)

Best Crime Short: Juicy Girl by Mj Kim (South Korea)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Crime Short): Black Heart, Red Hands by Russell Southam (Australia)

Best Student Crime Short: C’est La Vie by Taniel Kilajian (USA)

Best Film Noir Short: If Memory Serves by Bruce Barker (USA)

Best Student Film Noir Short: Incriminating Mary by Srishti Chhabria (UK)

Best Fantasy Short: Inner-critic by Tara Tusher (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Fantasy Short): Ecclesiastes by Lola Rùi (USA)

Best Student Fantasy Short: The Tale of Mari and Yimae by Jiho Won (South Korea)

Best Western Short: Ghost Town by Christopher M Halligan (USA)

Best Student Western Short: Mathilda by Yaqi Tao (USA)

Best Indie Short: All That You Love Will Be Carried Away by Thad Lee (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Indie Short): Doodle by A.F. Madison (USA)

Best Student Indie Short: A Strange Calm by Austin Rourke (USA)

Best Drama Short: Juicy Girl by Mj Kim (South Korea)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Drama Short): Il Vestito (The Suit) by Maurizio Ravallese (Italy)

Best Student Drama Short: Reduced Visibility by Noah Tinwa (Germany)

Best Animation Short: Malady of Mine by Jon Portman (USA)

Best Student Animation Short: Long Way Down by Brandon Lopez (USA)

Best Children Short: Sharp as Stone by Jasmine Vahidsafa (USA)

Best Romantic Short: Winter Grew Cold by Desi Jevon and Cati Jean (USA)

Best Student Romantic Short: Red Flags by Tess Goldwyn (USA)

Best Women Short: Mathilda by Yaqi Tao (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Women Short): Unbowed by Ingrid Jordan and David D. Haynes II (USA)

Best LGBTQ Short: Patrick by Adam Swain Ferguson (USA)

Best Student LGBTQ Short: Stallion by Zachary Smith (USA)

Best Documentary Short: What Remains of Me by Nisreen Alsbeihi (Jordan)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Documentary Short): Making of Making Nothing by Barbara Erni (Switzerland)

Best Experimental Short: Making of Making Nothing by Barbara Erni (Switzerland)

Best Student Experimental Short: The Grove by William Kahn and Alexandre Foy (USA)

Best Microfilm: Ecclesiastes by Lola Rùi (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Microfilm): No Way Out by Stefano Giorgetti (USA)

Best Student Microfilm: Cold Meat by Mohd Shabaz (Germany)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Fully Formed Adults: Pay Or Quit by Scott Boxenbaum and Nik Smith (USA)

Honorable Mention (Web Series/TV Pilot): Welcome to Helltown by Maxwell Frey and Dominic Reno (USA)

Best Web and New Media: Oreb by Sigfrido Giammona (Italy)

Best Mobile Short: Anticipation by Richard L. Brooks (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Mobile Short): Out Of Our Windows by Prakash Gandhi Natarajan (USA)

Best Screendance Short: Winter Grew Cold by Desi Jevon and Cati Jean (USA)

Honorable Mention (Screendance Short): Mojana by Tamika J. Spaulding (USA)

Best Music Video: Juliet by Rik Zak (Canada)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Music Video): The Enigma Men – Marquis Of Vaudeville by Toby Lawhon and Geneva Arena (USA)

Best Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short: Little Diva Rising by Les Zig (Australia)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short): Tied Up by Meagan Frolich (USA)

Honorable Mention (Parody Short): Spaghetti and Western by Rob McLean (Canada)

Honorable Mention (Student Parody Short): Elders React by Tom Carroll Armstrong (USA)

Best Short Script: Han by Silver Kim (Canada)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Short Script): Good Luck, Mister Gorsky by Martin Keady (UK)

Best Student Short Script: Andromeda by Jared Deiro (USA)

Best Producer: Thad Lee for All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Producer): Stephanie Gould and Ian McGuire for Susie (USA)

Best Director (Female): Vanessa Silva for The Veil (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Director – Female): Lola Rùi for Ecclesiastes (USA)

Best Director (Male): Thad Lee for All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Director – Male): A.F. Madison for Doodle (USA)

Best Student Director (Female): Yaqi Tao for Mathilda (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Student Director – Female): Hope Green for Nobody Touch (USA)

Best Student Director (Male): Austin Rourke for A Strange Calm (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Student Director – Male): Taniel Kilajian for C’est La Vie (USA)

Best First Time Director (Female): Yaqi Tao for Mathilda (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (First Time Director – Female): Antonette Trussoni for Loft202 (USA)

Best First Time Director (Male): MJ Kim for Juicy Girl (South Korea)

Outstanding Achievement Award (First Time Director – Male): Jordan Doig for Susie (USA)

Best Young Filmmaker (Female): Anabel Estrella for Two On Standby (Spain)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Young Filmmaker – Female): Brianna Brann for Sketch (USA)

Best Young Filmmaker (Male): Sean Treacy for Broken Reflection (Ireland)

Best Actress: Virginia Newcomb for Doodle (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Actress): Heather Hentila for The Veil (USA)

Best Actor: Arben Bajraktaraj for Floaters (France)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Actor): Kaiwi Lyman for Juicy Girl (South Korea)

Best Supporting Actress: Vanessa Silva for The Veil (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Supporting Actress): Sarah Parlow for Patrick (USA)

Best Supporting Actor: Beto Coville for The Edge (Portugal)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Supporting Actor): Johnny McPhail for All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (USA)

Best Child/Young Actress: Giovanna Bush for A Strange Calm (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Child/Young Actress): Ellie Tevelis for Little Diva Rising (Australia)

Best Acting Duo: Heather Hentila and Vanessa Silva for The Veil (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Acting Duo): Cat Olson and Andrea Murillo for Susie (USA)

Best Acting Ensemble: Michael Steger, Justin Alston, Brandee Steger, Carolita Bylthe, Paige Jensen, Vanessa Marshall, Sarah Winchester and Danda Russo for Bumpy Rhodes (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Acting Ensemble): Corey Feldman, Scott Deckert, Bella Popa, Breana Raquel, Aliyah Moulden, Santiago Chavez and Nelcit Lopez for Parallel (USA)

Best Original Screenplay: Vanessa Silva for The Veil (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Original Screenplay): Jorja Hudson for Withdrawals (USA)

Best Adapted Screenplay: Thad Lee for All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (USA)

Best Production Design: Lola Rùi and Javier Tallón for Ecclesiastes (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Production Design): Daniel Froschauer for Krim (Austria)

Best Cinematography: Seongbin Baek for Juicy Girl (South Korea)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Cinematography): Matthew Graves for All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (USA)

Best Editing: Nayoung Kim for Juicy Girl (South Korea)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Editing): Shelby Wilson for Split Tongue (Canada)

Best Sound Design: Álvaro de Iscar for Ecclesiastes (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Sound Design): Dane Liberatore for They Wear Black (USA)

Best Sound Editing: Jeffrey Reed for All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (USA)