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Golden State Film Festival
2022 Awards  

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BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SHORT - BULLSHIT

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BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT DOCUMENTARY - BEIRUT AFTER 40

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE - CONFESSIONEM

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BEST COMEDY SHORT - THE TRUST

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BEST DRAMA SHORT - THE SPECK

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BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT - BILL MURRAY LOST IN BERLINALE

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BEST MICRO SHORT - LIFE SAVER - THE VACCINE

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BEST MYSTERY/ADVENTURE SHORT - LEXI ZARRA THE ADVENTURE BEGINS

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BEST ROMANCE SHORT - KEVIN AND WINNIE

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BEST SCI-FI SHORT - TIMES 2

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BEST SPIRITUAL SHORT - ST MARTIN OF TOURS

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BEST SUSPENSE SHORT - KILLER HIGHWAY

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BEST WEB SERIES SHORT - DADDY DIAPER DIARIES

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BEST HORROR SHORT - NYCTOPHOBIC

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BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM - MALIBU HORROR STORY

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BEST THRILLER SHORT - THE EARLY INAUGURATION

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BEST THRILLER FEATURE FILM - TURNING POINT

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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST - SHORT FILM - BLACKOUT

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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST - FEATURE FILM - BET ON BEN

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR SHORT FILM -Clinton Pernell Gasaway/THE HEIGHTS

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FEATURE FILM - Robert Picardo/THE LEGENDS OF NETHIAH

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS SHORT FILM - Suzanne von Schaack/BEYOND THE VEIL

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS FEATURE FILM -Marilyn Sanabria/IN THE DEFENSE AGAINST TYRANNY

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BEST ACTRESS - SHORT FILM - Goldy Notay/CHAPTER TWO

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BEST ACTRESS - FEATURE FILM - Blanca Isabella/LOLO

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BEST ACTOR - SHORT FILM - Brandon Crockett/THE NEW AMERICANS

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BEST ACTOR - FEATURE FILM - Jacob Beitter/THE BIG NOTHING

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BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM - Oskar Dektyar/THE CLOWN WITHOUT A MASK

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY SHORT FILM - RELATIONSHIP KILLERS

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY FEATURE - Zoe Manzotti/SUGAR BEACH

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN SHORT - RESTLESS

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN FEATURE FILM - GUILTY ADVISE 

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BEST SCORE SHORT FILM - PARALLEL HATE

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BEST SCORE FEATURE FILM - AUDIO

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BEST DIRECTOR -  MUSIC VIDEO  - Yuval Shrem/IT AIN'T ME

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BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT ANIMATION - John Maslowski/GRUMPY SHARK

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BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY SHORT - Petra Deeter/PARENTAL ALIENATION: THE AFTERMATH

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BEST DIRECTOR - NARRATIVE SHORT FILM - Savannah M. Ryan/NECKLINE

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BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - MINNESOTA: THE MODERN DAY SELMA

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BEST DIRECTOR - FEATURE -  Don Scardino/OUR ALMOST COMPLETELY TRUE STORY

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BEST EDITING SHORT DOCUMENTARY - LEGACY: THE LIFE OF CANTO ROBLEDO

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BEST EDITING SHORT NARRATIVE - BLUE HOUR

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BEST EDITING - FEATURE NARRATIVE - YUCCA FEST

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - SHORT NARRATIVE FILM -  OFF METER

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM - YOUNG BUCKS

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - FEATURE FILM - Dylan Chapgier / ALBATROSS

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BEST INSPIRATIONAL FEATURE FILM - AMIDST MY OWN

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BEST TV DOCUMENTARY - ADDICTED TO JOY

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SPECIAL FILMMAKER AWARD - Ezequiel Martinez / COLD, THE LAST HOPE, AND LIVE TO DIE AGAIN, 2022

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST MUSIC VIDEO- MAYBE TONIGHT

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT ANIMATION - ARTIST'S BLOCK

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY- AFTERMATH

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT NARRATIVE - CLUB RAT$

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST DOCUMENTARY - THE HOSTS

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST FEATURE FILM -THE BRINK OF

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GRAND PRIZE MUSIC VIDEO - INSIDE OUT

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GRAND PRIZE BEST ANIMATED SHORT - AURORA

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT - HEARTS ROAD

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GRAND PRIZE BEST NARRATIVE SHORT - FENCES

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - BREXIT THROUGH THE NON-POLITICAL GLASS

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE - ROSEBUD LANE

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SCREENPLAY AWARDS

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BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT SCREENPLAY - INVINCIBLE BY Andreas Nelander

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BEST SCI-FI SHORT SCREENPLAY - END OF DAYS BY DANNY ALEX

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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY DARK COMEDY - AVALON FARMS (ACADEMY) BY Sierra Blanco

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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY SCI-FI/HORROR  - L*O*V*I*N*G L*I*F*E BY COLIN COSTELLO

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BEST SHORT THRILLER SCREENPLAY - ROOM SERVICE BY Nieves Garcia Perchin

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BEST HISTORICAL SHORT SCREENPLAY - SUGARVHITMAN BY Zachary Donnell Paige-Westbrook

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BEST SHORT DRAMA SCREENPLAY - THE DEDICATED PHYSICIAN BY Michael Volpe, Andrew M Volpe

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BEST ACTION-DRAMA FEATURE SCREENPLAY - THE LONG DARK CLIMB BY COLIN COSTELLO

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BEST COMEDY FEATURE SCREENPLAY - THE PARTY HOST BY Brad Clevinger

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BEST FAITH-BASED - FEATURE SCREENPLAY - INNERVERSE BY Jay Stamatis

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BEST HORROR FEATURE SCREENPLAY -  IMMORTAL THIEVES: THE BLOODY HEIST BY Marjorie DeHey

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BEST HORROR/FANTASY FEATURE SCREENPLAY - 50 ONE BY Lisa Chess & Guy Jackson

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BEST ROMANCE FEATURE SCREENPLAY - HER SEVENTH DEATH BY Virginia Austin

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BEST ROMANTIC COMEDY FEATURE SCREENPLAY - 2ND DATE BY Jaik Andino

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BEST SCI-FI FEATURE SCREENPLAY - NEURAL BY Sarah Granger

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BEST THRILLER FEATURE SCREENPLAY-  THE BACKSIDE OF THE DEEP END BY Shane Palmer Adams

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BEST CRIME THRILLER FEATURE SCREENPLAY - FIRST COMES DEATH BY Christopher Goodenough

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BEST POLITICAL/THRILLER FEATURE SCREENPLAY - A DIRTY BUSINESS BY Gregg Marshall Greenberg

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BEST SPY THRILLER SCREENPLAY - NON-OFFICIAL COVER BY Jodi Shelton and Hudson Shelton

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BEST WESTERN FEATURE SCREENPLAY - THE GUNSLINGER'S LEGACY BY Christopher Goodenough

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BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY ADAPTED FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM - REMEMBER ME ALWAYS BY Dina Six

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY (AND BEST BIO PIC) - SAVING ROSES BY Louann Teresa Fernald

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