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Golden State Film Festival

2021 Awards  

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BEST MICRO DOCUMENTARY SHORT - LIFE SAVER

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BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SHORT - THE WAY WE ARE

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BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURE - JULIET MUST DIE

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BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT - INERTIA

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BEST DRAMA SHORT - LATE SHIFT

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BEST COMEDY SHORT - DON’T JUMP

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BEST SCI-FI SHORT - US MIX

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BEST THRILLER SHORT - SIN CITY PSYCHO

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BEST SUSPENSE SHORT - COURAGE

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BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT - THE LEGEND OF THE WHITE IBEX

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BEST SCORE SHORT FILM - THE LAST RIGHT

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BEST SCORE SHORT DOCUMENTARY - UNDISPUTED DREAMS

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BEST SCORE DOCUMENTARY - CRAIG STUART GARFINKEL- WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT

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BEST SCORE FEATURE FILM -  DAVID ROTHBAUM, JONATHAN SNIPES/MURDER BURY WIN

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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST - SHORT FILM - A NEW YORK STORY

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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST - FEATURE FILM - THE SAINTS OF THE RUE SCRIBE

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR SHORT FILM -Peter Boiadzhieff/BRAAKING NEWZ

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FEATURE FILM - MICHAEL EMERY - WISPER

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS SHORT FILM - LYS DI LUCCE/DOBLEZ

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS FEATURE FILM - HAILLEY LAUREN/MY STRETCH OF TEXAS GROUND

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BEST ACTRESS - SHORT FILM - Brittnee Johnson/VAGINAL SOBRIETY

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BEST ACTRESS - FEATURE FILM - SOPHIE GUEST/LANDFILL

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BEST ACTOR - SHORT FILM - Minho Kim/BOXING DAY

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BEST ACTOR - FEATURE FILM - ASHLEY STRAND/THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK

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BEST SCREENPLAY - WEBISODE OR PILOT - PEGGY LANE/DONNA ON THE GO: DANCE

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY SHORT FILM - DALEELAH SADA/DEAR VIVIAN

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY FEATURE - BEN KERN, MARTIN G LEWIS/THE OFFICE JOB

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN SHORT - QUEEN MARLENE'S TOY MUSEUM AND FRIENDS

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN FEATURE - HOTEL LIMBO

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BEST COSTUME DESIGN SHORT - MUTINY!

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BEST COSTUME DESIGN FEATURE - KRAZY MEETS KARMA

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BEST SOUND DESIGN SHORT - ECHOES OF KERBEROS

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BEST SOUND DESIGN FEATURE - BOTTLE MONSTER

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BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Laura Barbato/THE STATES OF EMERGENCY NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY

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BEST DIRECTOR - NARRATIVE SHORT FILM - JUDAH RAY/MAKING PEACE

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BEST DIRECTOR - WEBISODE OR PILOT - COLIN COSTELLO/FROM RUSSIA WITH MOTIVE: S1 EP1 “AEROPORT 2020”

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BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - Joseph C. Stillman/CITIZEN CLARK...A LIFE OF PRINCIPLE 

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BEST DIRECTOR - FEATURE -  ZWTRAL/ZWTRAL

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BEST HORROR SHORT - WHAT IF

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BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM - EDWIN

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BEST EDITING SHORT DOCUMENTARY - JUST 1 STORY AT A TIME

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BEST EDITING SHORT NARRATIVE - QUACK

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BEST EDITING - WEBISODE OR PILOT - EZRA ALBARRAN/IMPOSTER SOCIETY

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BEST EDITING - FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - SOLDIERS: SIX STORIES, SIX WARS

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BEST EDITING - FEATURE NARRATIVE - ALTA VISTA

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - SHORT NARRATIVE FILM -  Susanne Salavati - THE HONEY MAKERS

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM - LES OWEN/IN CHINA

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM - CATHERINE’S KINDERGARTEN

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - FEATURE FILM - JOHN JORAH KOSTER/LOST IN YONDERVILLE

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST MUSIC VIDEO- SWIMMING UPSTREAM

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT ANIMATION - THE SUN STILL SHINES 

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY- SAM: TO DENMARK WITH LOVE

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT NARRATIVE -  DEALBREAKER

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AUDIENCE AWARD BEST WEBISODE OR PILOT - ACTORS BY ACTORS SHOW

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST DOCUMENTARY - THE STATE OF TEXAS VS MELISSA

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST FEATURE FILM - THE AMORETTTE HOTEL

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GRAND PRIZE MUSIC VIDEO - GIRLS LIKE ME

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GRAND PRIZE BEST ANIMATED SHORT -  LUDI TUNES

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GRAND PRIZE BEST NARRATIVE SHORT - THE TURNAROUND

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GRAND PRIZE BEST WEBISODE OR PILOT - THE DOLL FROM THE BOX (PILOT)

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST HISTORICAL SHORT

SURVIVING EVIL: THE HOLOCAUST THROUGH THE STORY OF STEPHAN H LEWY

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - KILLING THE SHEPHERD

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE - AMIDST MY OWN

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2021 SCREENPLAY AWARDS

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BEST COMEDIC WEBISODE SCREENPLAY - Donna On The Go: MAMMA

 

BEST FANTASY SHORT SCREENPLAY - Hobgoblin Gennel

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BEST LGBT SHORT SCREENPLAY - La Ultima Muñeca

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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY DRAMA - Permission

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BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY - VOICES ('Wake Up' - Pilot Ep.)

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BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SHORT SCREENPLAY - The Purifying Angel

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BEST COMEDY SHORT SCREENPLAY - Private Number

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BEST ROM-COM SHORT SCREENPLAY - Pretty Piranha

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SCREENPLAY - A Colorful Life

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BEST CRIME DRAMA FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Reap / Sow

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BEST THRILLER FEATURE SCREENPLAY - 2 Dead Sons - 2 Deadly Father

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BEST BIOGRAPHY FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Black Star Rising

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BEST SCI-FI THRILLER FEATURE SCREENPLAY - The Celestial Highway

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BEST ENVIRONMENTAL THRILLER FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Vigilante Preacher

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BEST MYSTERY THRILLER FEATURE SCREENPLAY - “MUFFIN CLUB”

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BEST SEXY THRILLER FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Gimme Shelter Part Three

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BEST YA HORROR FEATURE SCREENPLAY - End of the Book

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BEST HORROR FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Bestial

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BEST SCI-FI FANTASY FEATURE SCREENPLAY - TRAPPED IN PLAIN SIGHT (aka THE PUZZLE)

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BEST NOIR FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Ocean Drifters

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BEST DRAMA FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Northville

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BEST INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Stronger When She's Broken

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BEST COMEDY/ROMANCE FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Saving Shakespeare

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BEST YA FEATURE SCREENPLAY - The Loser's Club

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BEST ADAPTED FEATURE SCREENPLAY FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM - The Last Ones

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