Awards & Recognition
Bfffy the robot reveals this year's winners. Congratulations to all selected fillmakers, finalist, and winners!
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