Culver City Film Festival (2020)

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Best Actress - Short Film

Winner
Bita Elahian(Actress)
Vida

Best Supporting Actress

Winner
Sarah Wylie
The Last First Date

Best Music

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Documentary

Winner
The New Abolitionists
9.5 (30)
Andre Barros(Composer)

Short Film

BOJ: Inside me
Joe Bartone
Small Factory

Best Actress

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Best Actress

Winner
Anaïs Lucia
The Family Tree
Hollywood Independents
A.J. Productions

Best Short

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Best Drama Short

BOJ: Inside me
Joe Bartone
Small Factory

Best Romance Short

Manasanamaha
8.3 (222)
Deepak Reddy

Best Short Film

Manasanamaha
8.3 (222)
Deepak Reddy
Father Daughter
Sophia Costanzo
Instant Doctor
5.8 (39)
Diogo Gameiro(director)
Eduardo Lubiazi(director)
Yuri Maranhão(director)
João Machado(director)
Bernardo Romero(executive producer)
The Youth
Beautifully. Love. Dark.
Kevin Williams(writer/director/producer)
BOJ: Inside me
Joe Bartone
Small Factory

Grand Prize

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Best Picture

Winner
In the Defense Against Tyranny
5.5 (34)
Felix Igori Ramos
Anastasia Reinhard
Jennifer Nora Ramos
Sherman Bernard Sanders
Jazzino Cinema

Best Crime Thriller

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Winner
Gorger
Paul G. Andrews(writer / producer)
GlobalWatch Films

Best Cinematography

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Feature Film

Winner
Evergreen
5.2 (130)
Ben Slavens
Eight East Productions

Best Ensemble Cast

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Best Ensemble Cast - Feature Film

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Magic Max
3.9 (160)
Ivan Sergei
Parker Bates
Jud Tylor
Lotus Blossom
Barry Corbin
Sally Kirkland
Gary Hershberger
Joe Estevez
Starletta DuPois
Joanna Sanchez
Silver Lining Pictures

Best International Short

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Winner
Alone Apart
Arek Zasowski(actor/director/writer/producer)
Maegan Coker(actress)
Pat Caesar(actress/cinematographer)
Danielle Coker(actress)
Viola Zasowska(first assistant director/cinematographer)
Eric Coker(cinematographer)

Best Comedy Short

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Best Comedy Short

Winner
Don't Make it Awkward
Nikki Estridge

Pets for Life
Jamie Bourne(Director, Writer, Actor, Producer.)
Anthony Michael Roman Hersey(Producer, Cinematographer.)
Ben Clark(Actor)
Viki Uzunova(Make Up Artist)

Audience Award

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Best Animated Short Film

Winner
Rudy
Elizabeth Dean(writer/director/producer)
Bill R. Dean(producer)
Matthew 19:26 Pictures

Best Short Satire

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Best Short Satire

Winner
Whore: Table # 6

Best Western Short

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Winner
The Redeemer
8.3 (37)
Harry Locke IV
Fama Rakover
Alain Azoulay

Best Web Series Episode

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Winner
Donna on the Go
8.6 (93)
Peggy Lane(Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Editor)
Donna Russo(Lead Actress, Choreographer)
Craig Hutchison(Co Executive Producer)
Vince Deadrick Jr.(Co Executive Producer)
Michael Johnston(Supervising Producer)
Kate Linder(Actress, Supervising Producer)
Kim Estes(Actor)
Robert Catrini(Actor)
Peggy Catrini(Actress)
Eileen Grubba(Actress)
Billy Ford(Actor)
Roberta Bassin(Actress)
Nicolas Noblitt(Actor)
Natalie Noblitt(Actress)
Shannon Dieriex(Actress)
Theresa Dieriex(Actress)
Kristin West(Actress)
Juliette B. Reiss(Actress, Script Supervisor)
David Kuskie(Actor, 1st AD)
Pamela Wade Watkins(Actress)
Catholic Guilt Productions
Winner
Donna on the Go
8.6 (93)
Peggy Lane(Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Editor)
Donna Russo(Lead Actress, Choreographer)
Craig Hutchison(Co Executive Producer)
Vince Deadrick Jr.(Co Executive Producer)
Michael Johnston(Supervising Producer)
Kate Linder(Actress, Supervising Producer)
Kim Estes(Actor)
Robert Catrini(Actor)
Peggy Catrini(Actress)
Eileen Grubba(Actress)
Billy Ford(Actor)
Roberta Bassin(Actress)
Nicolas Noblitt(Actor)
Natalie Noblitt(Actress)
Shannon Dieriex(Actress)
Theresa Dieriex(Actress)
Kristin West(Actress)
Juliette B. Reiss(Actress, Script Supervisor)
David Kuskie(Actor, 1st AD)
Pamela Wade Watkins(Actress)
Catholic Guilt Productions

Best Comedy Short Screenplay

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Winner
Donna on the Go
8.6 (93)
Peggy Lane
Catholic Guilt Productions
Winner
Donna on the Go
8.6 (93)
Peggy Lane
Catholic Guilt Productions

Best Director - Narrative Short Film

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Best Director

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Catherine Phillips
The Message

Best Director - Feature Documentary

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Best Director

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Caroleen Moise(director)
Defying All Odds

Best Editing Short Narrative

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Winner
BOJ: Inside me
Jose Zambrano Cassella
Small Factory

Best International Feature

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Winner
Depth of Pyaar
6.7 (1.2K)
Mukesh Asopa(Director, Producer)
Asopa Films Incorporation
Twinkle Productions

Best Mystery Feature

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Best Screenplay

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The Secret Bloodline
Devin Dugan

Best Feature Rom-Com

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Best Screenplay

Winner
No One Will Know Me
Devin Dugan

Best Actor

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Best Actor Short Film

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Quincy Bonds(Actor)
Made in America

Winner
4th Row Center
Robert Spiotto(Best Actor in a Short Film)
Laura Burr(Producer)
Debra Markowitz(Director)
Watson Miller(Executive Producer)
Tear Drop Moon Productions

Best Original Screenplay Feature

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'Best Screenplay Adapted From Another Medium'

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Howard Original
5.1 (68)
Natalie Rodriguez(co-writer)
Extraordinary Pictures

Best Young Adult Screenplay

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The Loser's Club
Jonathan Turner Smith

Screenplay

Winner
Review
Jonathan Zarantonello
Emergency Exit Pictures
Winner
Mia
Matt Townsend
Hard Time
Chris Barfoot(writer)
Taj Khan(writer)

Winner
Block Island
6.5 (27)
Jeffrey Douglas

Best Sci-Fi Animated Short

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Short Film

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WolfHunters
Chris O'Connell

Best Editing - Feature Narrative

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Best Editing - Feature Narrative

Winner
Tom of Your Life
4.9 (249)
Jeremy Sklar(editor)
Satori!Studios

Best Production Design - Short

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A Shore
Giovanna Chiarella
Priscilla Ramírez Muro
New Angel Productions

Best Horror Feature

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Best Horror Feature

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Bottle Monster
2.5 (938)
Marjorie DeHey
Paul Overacker

Best Original Score

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Short Film

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Reason
Brian Hawlk

Best Original Screenplay

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Short Film

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Gastropod
Marcelle Sirkus
Gastropod Productions

Best Thriller Short

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Best Thriller Short

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High Score
7.8 (10)
Ethan Itzkow(director)
Serena Ryen(director)
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Culver City Film Festival

Jury Prize

Best Screenplay

The Great Hunger

Best Sound Design Feature

American Wisper

Best Short Horror Film

Chateau Sauvignon: terroir

Out of Competition

Divertimento

Festival Prize

Best Costume Design Feature

Call for Fire

Best Director

Best Feature Screenplay (drama)

The Death of Jeremy

Best Short Screenplay - Horror

Evening of the Evil Eye

Best Actress - Short

Best Actress - Short Film

Best Supporting Actress

Best Music

Documentary

The New Abolitionists

Short Film

BOJ: Inside me

Best Actress

Best Actress

Best Short

Best Drama Short

BOJ: Inside me

Best Romance Short

Manasanamaha

Best Short Film

Manasanamaha

Father Daughter

Instant Doctor

Beautifully. Love. Dark.

BOJ: Inside me

Grand Prize

Best Picture

In the Defense Against Tyranny

Best Crime Thriller

Gorger

Best Cinematography

Feature Film

Evergreen

Best Ensemble Cast

Best Ensemble Cast - Feature Film

Magic Max

Best International Short

Alone Apart

Best Comedy Short

Best Comedy Short

Don't Make it Awkward

Pets for Life

Audience Award

Best Animated Short Film

Rudy

Best Short Satire

Best Short Satire

Whore: Table # 6

Best Western Short

The Redeemer

Best Web Series Episode

Donna on the Go

Donna on the Go

Best Comedy Short Screenplay

Donna on the Go

Donna on the Go

Best Director - Narrative Short Film

Best Director

Best Director - Feature Documentary

Best Director

Best Editing Short Narrative

BOJ: Inside me

Best International Feature

Depth of Pyaar

Best Mystery Feature

Best Screenplay