Fall 2024 Nominations: Genre Competitions
Best Female Director
Jennifer Jo Cawley for Dawn Ready (USA)
Sheel Yerneni for Moksha (USA)
Yi Wei for The Sun Rises Again (China)
Best Male Director
Boya Liu for Phantom Pain (China)
Carl Bengtsson for An Exam’s Journey (Sweden)
David Durán for Your Time Has Come (Spain)
Best Young Filmmaker
Jiayi Zhong for Hot Water (China)
Patames Tuntariyanond for Vanity’s Despair (Thailand)
Yeonwoo Kim for Buddy (USA)
Best Actress
Ashlee Lollback for The Celebrant (Australia)
Elizabeth B Sampson for The Change (USA)
Haipeng Xu for Phantom Pain (China)
Natalie Holt MacDonald for SelfTape (USA)
Sheel Yerneni for Moksha (USA)
Best Actor
Bret J Green for In Monster’s Hands (USA)
Liu Xin for Bubble (China)
Nick Hayman for Bump (USA)
Oswaldo Salas for Holestepper (Peru)
Val Victa for Papa’s Corner (USA)
Best Supporting Actress
Cao Lihua for Bubble (China)
Olabisi Kovabel for SelfTape (USA)
Pamela Fields for In Monster’s Hands (USA)
Best Supporting Actor
Erik Luminarias for Papa’s Corner (USA)
Hugh Parker for The Celebrant (Australia)
Iván Gisbert for Your Time Has Come (Spain)
Best Young Actress
TBA
Best Acting Duo
Anjelica Bette Fellini and Chris Acquilino for Storage (USA)
Anna Moliner and Carlos Kaniowsky for Your Time Has Come (Spain)
Keith Biondi and Theresa Vo for Beauty and the Biker (USA)
Li Ji and Patiman Maimaitili for The Sun Rises Again (China)
Natalie Holt MacDonald and Olabisi Kovabel for SelfTape (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast
Bret J Green, Heather R Wake, Joran Bean, Pamela Fields, Fred Girle, and Brian Shakti for In Monster’s Hands (USA)
Christina Persson, Bailey Parkinson, and Leo Fafard for SIN3056843 (Canada)
Elizabeth B Sampson, Kathleen Wilhoite, Sandra Daley, and Louahn Lowe for The Change (USA)
Vernon Davis, Omar Bolden, Rob Gordon, Simone Leanora, Hedy Wong, and Reggie Steele for Match Point (USA)
Yixuan Wang, Qianli Yang, and Qiuchi Han for Not Yet (China)
Best Cinematography
Carl Bengtsson for An Exam’s Journey (Sweden)
Drew Gardella for Dawn Ready (USA)
Jiawei Wang, Yinghao Huang, and Yunfeng Wu for The Sun Rises Again (China)
Tsering Dondrub for The Stone is Flying (China)
Xiuzheng Gao and Yiben Wu for The Last Chapter Of Life (China)
Best Editing
Carl Bengtsson for An Exam’s Journey (Sweden)
David Durán for Your Time Has Come (Spain)
Jennifer Jo Cawley for Dawn Ready (USA)
Sheel Yerneni and Mike Canale for Moksha (USA)
Zhijing Zhong and Chuanrong Ke for Phantom Pain (China)
Best Production Design
An Exam’s Journey (Sweden)
Katherine Armon, Jessica Lawry, and Craig Anthony Smith for The Celebrant (Australia)
Katrina Songco for Papa’s Corner (USA)
Prarthana Ranjit for Moksha (USA)
Tata Tang for Phantom Pain (China)
Best Original Score
Benjamin Whitt for In Monster’s Hands (USA)
Linus Kallberg for An Exam’s Journey (Sweden)
Lv Zhen for The Sun Rises Again (China)
Best Original Screenplay
Boya Liu for Phantom Pain (China)
David Durán for Your Time Has Come (Spain)
Sheel Yerneni and Roshni Rekha for Moksha (USA)
Yang Wang for Bubble (China)
Yi Wei for The Sun Rises Again (China)
Fall 2024 Nominations: Genre Competitions
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