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Focus International Film Festival

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    Jury Prize

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    Bronze Award Drama Short Set Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Belvedere

      A.J. Ogilvie
      Mariana Fabian

    Sci Fi Action Trailer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Assassin's Apprentice: Silbadores of the Canary Islands

      7.7 (22)
      Russ Emanuel(director)
      Paul Hickman(executive producer / writer)
      Ryan T. Husk(producer)
      Howard Nash(producer)
      Innomagic Productions

    Sci Fi Horror Trailer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Apocalypse Death Party

      7.2 (120)
      Russ Emanuel(producer / director)
      Emile Haris(writer)
      Bill Victor Arucan(executive producer)
      Russem Productions

    Short Film

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    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fears

      4.6 (5)
      Louis Bennies

    Silver Award

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    Action Short Costumes

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Halo: The Rebellion

      Jamon Holmes
      Peter L. Johnson
      Christian Colotario
      Nine-20-Media

    Action Short VFX

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Halo: The Rebellion

      Delaney Vance
      Jamon Holmes
      Nine-20-Media
      Yellow Vault Films

    Best Drama Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Who I Am

      Chelsy Leigh Jackson(Producer)
      Dan Hewitt Owens(Director)
      Jessee Gardner(Executive Producer)
      Jaimy Rose(Executive Producer)
      Reel Lit Productions

    Best Lead Actress

    • Winner
      • Jaimy Rose
      • Who I Am
      Reel Lit Productions

    Drama Short Director

    • Winner
      • Dan Hewitt Owens
      • Who I Am
      Reel Lit Productions

    Ensemble Cast

    • Kostis Savvidakis
      Winners
      • Kostis Savvidakis
      • Lefteris Tsatsis
      • Theo Theodoridis
      • Lysandra Anastasopoulou
      • Elena Thomopoulou
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Shepherd's Supper

      6.6 (653)
      Kostis Savvidakis
      Theo Theodoridis
      Lefteris Tsatsis
      Lysandra Anastasopoulou
      Elena Thomopoulou
      Dimitris Panelis
      Kostas Zografopoulos
      Vyron Kolasis

    Expermimental Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sonder

      John Fitzpatrick

    Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Shepherd's Supper

      6.6 (653)
      Yiannis Stravolaimos
      Konstantinos Gourgiotis

    Silver Award Foreign Language Film

    • Yiannis Stravolaimos
      Winners
      • Yiannis Stravolaimos
      • Konstantinos Gourgiotis

    SAPPHIRE Award

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    Comedy Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Singles

      5.9 (190)
      Don Tjernagel

    Comedy Short Film

    • Winner

      Two Stoners

      John Angell Grant

    Comedy Short Set Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Meeting

    Suspense Thriller Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kate Calloway's Second Annual Haunted Halloween Sleepover

      7.0 (13)
      Grant Fieldgrove
      Savannah Gregg
      Cassie Mazza

    Gold Award

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    Best Practical Effects Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mister Creep

      4.5 (576)
      Isaac Rodriguez

    Best Trailer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mister Creep

      4.5 (576)
      Isaac Rodriguez

    Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Story So Far...

    Experimental Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      One Man Picture Show or: The Modern Tragedy of Creation

      Timmy Walczak(producer)

    Experimental Feature Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      One Man Picture Show or: The Modern Tragedy of Creation

      Timmy Walczak(editor)

    Experimental Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Safe Passage (for Sheila)

      Erin Fussell(Director)

    GOLD Award Sci Fi Short Lead Actor

    • Matthew Wayne Roberts
      Winner
      • Matthew Wayne Roberts
      • Drifting
      ToeNale Productions

    Gold Award Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Seven Thousand Souls

      9.3 (83)

    Psychological Thriller Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Enter the Room

      9.1 (46)
      Harry Waldman
      Edgewater Film Productions

    Psychological Thriller Short Film Director

    • Harry Waldman in 515 (2015)
      Winner
      • Harry Waldman
      • Enter the Room
      Edgewater Film Productions

    Psychological Thriller Short Lead Actor

    • Peter Mastne
      Alex/October LA Premier - Grauman's Chinese Theatre
      Winners
      • Peter Mastne
      • Rich Holton
      • Enter the Room
      Edgewater Film Productions

    Student Short Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Allure to Darkness

      Lourdes Viray
      College of Southern Nevada

    Student Short Horror Director

    • Lourdes Viray
      Winner
      • Lourdes Viray
      • Allure to Darkness

    Student Short Horror Ensemble Cast

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Allure to Darkness

      Raf Adame
      Tekembe Antonio
      Joshua Balboa
      Charles Barth
      Emmanuel Gutierrez
      Anthony Le
      Mikayla V. Lynne
      R. Alex Martinez
      Janae Marzan
      Mark Melvin
      Landon Munoz
      Jacob Peterson
      Bryan Ramirez
      Lourdes Viray

    Diamond Award

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    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Moon Students

      5.2 (118)
      Kyle McConaghy
      Brazen Image Productions

    Best Director

    • Daniel Holland
      Winner
      • Daniel Holland
      • Moon Students
      Brazen Image Productions

    Best Drama Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Moon Students

      5.2 (118)
      Daniel Holland
      Brazen Image Productions

    Best Editing Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Moon Students

      5.2 (118)
      Kyle McConaghy
      Brazen Image Productions

    Best Ensemble Cast

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Moon Students

      5.2 (118)
      Sydney Carvill
      Eddie Navarro
      Nicholas Thurkettle
      Nicholas Heard
      B.A. Tobin
      Cedrick Terrell
      Sharieff Walters
      Rachanee Lumayno
      Rafael Navas
      Brazen Image Productions

    Best Short Film VFX Mastery

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cassandra

      Alexander Manolides(VFX Artist)

    Feature Set Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Moon Students

      5.2 (118)
      Bonnie Suarez
      Shannon Quinn Kelly
      Brazen Image Productions

    Foreign Language Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Olympique

      Julien Marquet

    Foreign Language Short Director

    • Winner
      • Julien Marquet
      • Olympique

    Horror Feature Practical FX Mastery

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Terror Toons 4

      4.2 (139)
      Joe Castro
      Cinema Factory

    Horror Feature Set Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Terror Toons 4

      4.2 (139)
      Cinema Factory

    LEAD ACTRESS

    • Sydney Carvill
      Winner
      • Sydney Carvill
      • Moon Students
      Brazen Image Productions
    • Winner
      • Mantalena Papadatou(actress)
      • Cassandra

    Lead Actor

    • Eddie Navarro
      Nicholas Thurkettle
      Winners
      • Eddie Navarro
      • Nicholas Thurkettle
      • Moon Students
      Brazen Image Productions
    • Winner
      • Efthymis Georgopoulos(actor)
      • Cassandra

    Mocumentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Conspiracy Cases

      Jeffrey Paul Agosta
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nate Robinson: To Inspire

      Antoine Adams(producer)
      Playmaker HQ

    Mocumentary Short Director

    • Winner
      • Jeffrey Paul Agosta
      • Conspiracy Cases

    Mocumentary Short Ensemble Cast

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Conspiracy Cases

      Jeffrey Paul Agosta
      Austin Von Johnson
      Jared Stull
      Dakota Frandsen

    Mystery Thriller Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Sixth Secret

      5.0 (2.1K)
      Mart Sander
      OÜ FilMinistry

    Mystery Thriller Feature Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Sixth Secret

      5.0 (2.1K)
      Jaan Kalmus Jr.
      OÜ FilMinistry

    Mystery Thriller Feature Director

    • Mart Sander
      Winner
      • Mart Sander
      • The Sixth Secret
      OÜ FilMinistry

    Mystery Thriller Feature Sound Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Sixth Secret

      5.0 (2.1K)
      Rauno Avel
      OÜ FilMinistry

    Sci-Fi Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cassandra

      Alexander Manolides(director)

    Platinum Award

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    Best Costumes

    • Winner
      • Zili Stravolaimos
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Shepherd's Supper

      6.6 (653)
      Zili Stravolaimos

    Best Set Design

    • Winner
      • Zili Stravolaimos
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Shepherd's Supper

      6.6 (653)
      Zili Stravolaimos

    Docudrama Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dawn of Health

      Misheel Chamberlain
      Dr. Mengke
      Nayantsogt
      Undes

    Drama Excellence

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Moon Students

      5.2 (118)
      Daniel Holland
      Brazen Image Productions

    Horror Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Terror Toons 4

      4.2 (139)
      Joe Castro
      Steven J. Escobar
      Cinema Factory

    Horror Feature Director

    • Joe Castro
      Brinke Stevens
      Matthew Vinaja
      Winners
      • Joe Castro
      • Brinke Stevens
      • Matthew Vinaja
      • Terror Toons 4
      Cinema Factory

    Horror Feature Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Terror Toons 4

      4.2 (139)
      Steven J. Escobar
      Cinema Factory

    Horror Feature Ensemble Cast

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Terror Toons 4

      4.2 (139)
      Cinema Factory

    Horror Feature Visual FX

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Terror Toons 4

      4.2 (139)
      Joe Castro
      Cinema Factory

    Military Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Country and Courage

      Rodney Roldan

    Student Short Horror Practical FX

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Allure to Darkness

      Lourdes Viray

    Thriller Excellence Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hermanita

      7.0 (9)
      Hisonni Mustafa
      Lizette Hunter
      Premiere Pre and Post

    Thriller Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hermanita

      7.0 (9)
      Hisonni Mustafa
      Lizette Hunter
      Premiere Pre and Post

    Thriller Short Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hermanita

      7.0 (9)
      Hisonni Mustafa
      Justin Melson
      Premiere Pre and Post

    Thriller Short Director

    • Hisonni Mustafa
      Winner
      • Hisonni Mustafa
      • Hermanita
      Premiere Pre and Post

    Thriller Short Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hermanita

      7.0 (9)
      Hisonni Mustafa
      Premiere Pre and Post

    Thriller Short Ensemble Cast

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hermanita

      7.0 (9)
      Lizette Hunter
      Jessy Bermudez
      Mervin Alexander
      Christina Thomas
      Premiere Pre and Post

    Thriller Short Lead Actress

    • Lizette Hunter
      Winner
      • Lizette Hunter
      • Hermanita
      Premiere Pre and Post

    Thriller Short Set Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hermanita

      7.0 (9)
      Hisonni Mustafa
      Premiere Pre and Post

    Ruby Award

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    Best Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Line Jumper

      Rob Underhill(director)
      Hugh Oyake Murchison(director)
      Michael Howard(actor)
      Therius Styles(actor)
      Michael Gaffney(composer)
      Evelyn Putnam(makeup artist)
      Wake Drama

    Experimental Short Director

    • Winner
      • John Fitzpatrick
      • Sonder

    Experimental Short Lead Actor

    • Winner
      • John Fitzpatrick
      • Sonder

    Bronze Award

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    Best Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vanished in Ohio

    Best Experimental Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Strange Dreams of Hypnos and Venus

      Noctura Films

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mister Creep

      4.5 (576)
      Isaac Rodriguez

    Best Thriller Poster

    • Winners
      • Greg Gleason
      • Vincent Miranda-Cruz
      Grey Ghost Films

    Best Visual FX Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mister Creep

      4.5 (576)
      Isaac Rodriguez

    Drama Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Birthday Cake

      Steven Mannino

    Sci Fi Fantasy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Universe 4

      8.1 (14)
      Mart Sander
      OÜ FilMinistry

    Drama Short - Lead Actor

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    Drama Short - Lead Actor

    • Winner
      • Louis Bennies
      • Fears

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