Best Feature Length Live Action
Selected from film submissions from around the world.
WINNER
Once upon a time in the future: 2121
Directed By Serpil Altın
Country: Turkey
Silver Medal
The Founder Effect
Directed By Justin MacGregor
Country: Canada
Best Animated Short Film
Selected from non-university, non-student animated film submissions from around the world.
WINNER
Innermost
Directed by Maing Caochong
Country: China
Silver Medal
The Dark Odyssey 2 - Ice Nexus
Directed By Michael Lavine
Country: United States
Best Comedy SciFi Short Film
A special breakout category selected from international submissions.
WINNER
Oldmen Rule
Directed By Alexander Gavrilov
Country: Russian Federation
Silver Medal
Connected
Directed By Daniele Guarnera
Country: Italy
Best Student Short Film
Selected from international college and university programs, filmmakers over the age of 18.
WINNER
Starman
Directed By Pablo Sánchez
Country: Columbia
Silver Medal
The Black Sphere
Directed By Tristan Reed
Country: United States
Best Young Filmmakers
Selected from international student filmmakers ages 18 and under.
WINNER
The Last Liftoff
Directed By Collin Nelson
Country: United States
Silver Medal
The Muralist
Directed By Ella Grace Helton
Country: United States
Best in Brooklyn
A special breakout category recognizing exceptional films from Brooklyn.
WINNER Feature Film
Found In Time
Directed By Arthur Vincie
Country: United States
WINNER Short Film
Awake
Directed By Francesco Paolo Cordaro, Andrea Cordaro
Country: United States
Silver Medal
Be Nice To Fish
Directed By Samuel B Russell
Country: United States
Best Documentary Short Film
Selected from film submissions from around the world.
WINNER
The UFO Movie They Don't Want You To See
Directed By Brian Dunning
Country: United States
Silver Medal
Directed By Patrik Soergel
Country: Switzerland
Honorable Mentions
Best audio and sound design.
BEST SOUNDTRACK
If Birds Fly
Directed By Jack Westly Pullman
Music By: Moviestar
Country: United States
People's Choice Awards
A special breakout category of films upvoted by festival attendees.
WINNER - Short Film
Zone 234
Directed By Csilla Szuhanyik
Country: Hungary
WINNER - Feature Film
Super Beef
Directed By Nicholas D'Agostino
Country: United States
Honorable Mentions - Top Upvoted Films
These are the next 12 most upvoted films after the winners and receive recognition due to popularity amung festival attendees.
- The Muralist
- Flying Submarine
- The Breakaway
- Post Infest
- SENTINELS
- INFECTION - GROUND ZERO
- Debris
- Reformat
- Once upon a time in the future: 2121
- It Was Up There
- A Tree Once Grew Here
- The Space Between Us