The 2024 Nominees
Every year the challenge of judging and nominating the projects gets more intense. This year in most categories the difference was in fractions of a point, not points. Congratulations to not only the nominees but to everyone who entered. Be proud, you made a movie. Not everyone can say that!
The Chatham-Kent Award for Best Feature Film
A Piece of Grain Daughter of the Sun Twilight Ride
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Best Short Film
Triage Soul in my Head As Easy as Closing Your Eyes
Best Director
Jung Jen Pao - The Soul in my Head Parker Croft - As Easy as Closing Your Eyes
Mitch Brhelle - Twilight Ride
The Riggi Media Award for Best Cinematography
Igor Karpachev - Ballet Martin Lisius - The Chasers of Tornado Alley: Touching The Sky
Emily Tanguay - Inertia
YourTV Award for Best Editing
Peter Antonakos & Mitch Brhelle - Twilight Ride Julia Neindorf - A Mother's Love
Demetre Kalmantis - Within These Walls
Design Sound Productions Award for Best Sound Design
Ateesh Chattopadhyay - Thursday Special Joshua Hemming - Daughter of the Sun
Eric Schiller - Without Your Love
Best Music Video
Sixth Sense Dazed and Confused Quick Sand
Best Screenplay - Feature
Takao by James Sutherland Objects of Desire by Ryan Benish, Adam Benish
Forces of Decadence by Phillip Hollins
Best Screenplay - Short
A 'Sort of' Love Story by David Keogh Political Prisoner by Michael Boston
Closet Jack by Sebastien Gaspar-Woods
Best Screenplay - Micro
Sentimental Education by Vittorio Caratozzolo M the Detective by Jerzy P. Suchocki
Something in the Walls by Iam Typn
Best Web series
King & Pawn Yuki vs. Panda Ballet
Best Documentary - Feature
Dark Highway James 'Super Chikan' Johnson - A Life in Blues
Mr. Aziz
Best Documentary - Short
TUncovering History: The Role of Billy Caldwell in Potawatomi Treaty-Making
Terry's Little Village Gregory Dennis - Passion & Purpose
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Best Actor - Male
Jung Jen Pao - The Soul in my Head Ryan Ward - Daughter of the Sun
Adrian Parks - Twilight Ride
Best Actor - Female
Hannah Forest Briand - Triage Mandy Magnon - Beware the Manhunter
Laura Coover - As Easy as Closing Your Eyes
Most Promising Individual
Nyah Perkin - Daughter of the Sun Jude Dauphin - Retrocity
Kristen Renee - Raising The Bar
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The Rob Herder Award for Physical Effects
Robot Friend Locked in the Cellar - Dungeon of Death Hellbound Taxi
Best Costuming
Samantha Giova - Fiabexit Yuliya Chikanakova & Natalya Turovnikova - Ballet
The Limerence Effect
Best Animation
Paint It! Yuki vs. Panda PotenDogs
The Robert Bertrand Award for Comedic Genius
Six Feet Over Operation Hoodie Heist Roaches