Spring 2024 Nominations: Genre Competitions
Best Female Director
Dan Su for The Engagement Banquet (China)
Noelle Clarke for There’ll Be No Divorce (Ireland)
Qiao H for The Roses (China)
Best Male Director
Chonglang Fan for Song of the Conscripts (China)
Leigh Marling for Ana Paula (USA)
Qi Tan for A Show of the Stray (China)
Best Young Filmmaker
Hunter Nickless for Gone (USA)
India Anne Mitchell for Guiding Light (USA)
Shane Lawrence Unger for Indistinguishable (USA)
Best Actress
Itzel Castrellon for Ana Paula (USA)
Kalyn Elizabeth Wood for Screaming Silence (UK)
Wei Yan for The Roses (China)
Best Actor
Pete Berwick for Artifact (USA)
Ryon Thomas for Partly Hazy (USA)
Shenwen Ruan for Song of the Conscripts (China)
Best Supporting Actress
TBA
Best Supporting Actor
TBA
Best Acting Duo
Kianna Kyn and Lynne Bolen for Aunt Liz (USA)
Noelle Clarke and Marie Devine for There’ll Be No Divorce (Ireland)
Tang Chang and Si Yue for Her (China)
Best Ensemble Cast
Anna Panero, Maria Rosaria Scicchitano, Alessandra Botticelli, Patrizia Lucilla Casagrande, Antonella Ferilli, Simone Nepote Andrè, Lucio Barbati, and Franco Gillardi for The Plan (Italy)
Itzel Castrellon, Moises Quinones, Arturo Michel, Jonas Quintanilla, and Regina Vazquez for Ana Paula (USA)
Peihong Situ and Ruiyue Yuan for A Show of the Stray (China)
Best Cinematography
Justin Henning for Ana Paula (USA)
Longping Chen for A Show of the Stray (China)
Wei Guo and Hongtao Zhang for Song of the Conscripts (China)
Best Editing
Eddie Velez for Target Jeremy (USA)
Ross Birchall for Ana Paula (USA)
Yuxi Ren for A Show of the Stray (China)
Best Production Design
A Show of the Stray (China)
Laura Villa for Ana Paula (USA)
Song of the Conscripts (China)
Best Sound Design
Dean Lee for A Show of the Stray (China)
Sarah Garcia-Sarria for Ana Paula (USA)
Yueyang Feng for Song of the Conscripts (China)
Best Original Score
Daron Hagen for 9/10: Love Before the Fall (USA)
Lang Chen and Dean Lee for A Show of the Stray (China)
Pete Wiggs for Ana Paula (USA)
Best Original Screenplay
John Brownell for Partly Hazy (USA)
Leigh Marling for Ana Paula (USA)
Peihong Situ and Shi Yuze for A Show of the Stray (China)
Spring 2024 Nominations: Genre Competitions
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