2019
SPECIAL AWARDS:
Casting Director Beyond the Screen Visionary Award -- Kerry Barden
Generations of Cinematic Excellence Award -- Michael Olmos and Edward James Olmos
*WINNERS
1. Best Screenplay Feature Film
A Room Full of Nothing -- Duncan Coe
*Windows of the World -- Robert Mailer Anderson and Zack Anderson
Princess of the Row -- A Shawn Austin and Max Carlson
2. Break Out Acting Award Feature Film
*Edi Gathegi - Princess of the Row
John Rezaj - Albanian Gangster
Tess Elliot - Are You Glad I'm Here
3. The Essentia Best Ensemble Cast Feature Film
*Confessional
I Trapped the Devil
Lost Holiday
4. Maverick Award for Quality in a Low-Budget Feature Film
*A Room Full of Nothing
The Wake of Light
Lost Holiday
One Bedroom
Lost Angelas
5. Best Supporting Actor Feature Film
Martin Sheen -- Princess of the Row
*Eddie Olmos – Windows on The World
Jo Koy -- Wake.
6. Best Supporting Actress Feature Film
Paige Searcy -- Wake.
*Allison Tolman – Speed of Life
Ashley C. Williams -- Albanian Gangster
7. Best Foreign Feature Film
Hanna's Homecoming
*Sofia
Are you Glad I'm Here
8. Best Director - Short Film
*Tracie Laymon – Mixed Signals
It's Your Call – Jacquie Phillips
The Great Alex Fisher – Javier Colon Rios
9. Best Actress - Short Film
Stella Velon -- The Critic
*Kirstin Anderson – S_15
Martha Magruder -- Self Tape
10. Best Actor – Short Film
Sandeep Parikh -- Mixed Signals
Evan Alex -- The Kid
*Stéphane Monpetit – Without Saying Goodbye (Sans dire au revoir)
11. Audience Award Best Short Film
*The Rat – Carlen May-Mann
12. Best Short Film
*The Critic
I am TX
Amazon
13. Festival Director Award for an Outstanding Performance Feature Film
*Jon Jacobs – Lost Angelas
Matej Zemljic, Consequences
Devin Nelson, One Bedroom
Thomas Matthews, Lost Holiday
Jocelin Donahue, I Trapped the Devil
14. Best Director Feature Film
*Michael Olmos -- Windows on the World
Arron Schimberg -- Chained for Life
Noor Gharzeddine -- Are you Glad I'm Here
Cyrus Mirakhor -- Wake.
15. Geraldine Page Award for Best Actress Feature Film
*Tayler Buck – Princess of the Row
Naomi Rapaci -- Stockholm
Jess Weixler -- Chained for Life
Myndy Crist – Wake.
16. John Garfield Award for Best Actor Feature Film
Adam Pearson -- Chained for Life
*Ethan Hawke -- Stockholm
(TIE)
*John Rezaj – Albanian Gangster
17. Audience Award Best Feature Film
*Princess of the Row
18. Best Feature Film
*CHAINED FOR LIFE
WINDOWS ON THE WORLD
THE PRINCESS OF THE ROW