2020 HDIFF FILM NOMINATIONS AND WINNERS
MegaFest /Hollywood Dreams judging follows Filmfreeway.com
Selected
Quarter Finalist
Semi- Finalist
Finalist
Nominee
Winner
Key: R/U Runner-Up
W= Winner
Best Editing Documentary
1. It’s Beautiful Miko Nincic W
2. Triple Take Nick Nanton R/U
3. Illegal Nick Alexander
4. Quo Vadis 2020 Gabriele Fabbro
5. The Boy With The Pop Bottle Steve Collins
On His Head
Best Editing
1. Booze, Broads, Blackjacks Ricky Bird Jr W
2. Heartsounds Alan Chriest
3. The Message Andrew Medeiros
4. Kidnapped Timmy Osoba
5. The Odd Roberto Vivancos
6. After Life Mike Cerisano
7. Figher’s Heart Kacper Auszewsi R/U
Best Music
1. The Ribbon Jonathan Galland
2. A New Sound Joseph McGovern
3. Agatha Christie on Stage GimEnez Bros.
4. Here With Me Stephanie Ray W
5. King Of The House Zige Zhang R/U
6. Sprouting Paradise Alessandra Guarino
7. Why Me Robert Parham
Best Soundtrack
1. Lillian Molly Vernon W
2. All Over Again Joseph McGovern
3. For The Goblins Hypnus Yao R/U
4. Letters to Daniel Amy McCorkle
5. Raised on Rock- Sally Steele
The Burnette Family
6. Body Struggles Bryan Bostic
7. Paintball Massacre Joe Hallett
Original Compositions
1. Stylistic Expansions Donny Walker W
2. Shattered Olivia Collette Lee R/U
3. All Over Again Joseph McGovern
4. Here With Me. Stephanie Ray
5. Alive & Happy Olivia Colette Lee
6. For The Goblins Hypnus Yao
Best Cinematography
1. Lillian Molly Vernon
2. After Life Michael Cerisano / Maurice Marces
3. Fighter’s Heart Kacper Anuszewski
4. Pusher Andi Morrow W
5. The Veil Vanessa Silva/Heather Hentilla R/U
6. Sprouting Paradise Alessandra Guarino
Best Effects
1. Paladin: The Brotherhood Collin Arend R/U
2. For The Goblins Hypnus Yao
3. EmBlem Eduardo Letammendi W
4. The Broken Shane Borza
5. King Of The House Zige Zhang
Best Action
1. First Job Wayne Wong
2. Bloody Finch Leslie Peterson R/U
3. Darken Division Patrick Milan W
4. Paladin: The Brotherhood Collin Arend
5. 10 Minutes For A Pound Jadey Duffield / Linda Louise Duan
6. Snow Black Robert Parham
Best Actor
1. Chris Parks Perfidious
2. Greg Stich Absence of Color R/U
3. Jayden Taylor For The Goblins
4. After Life Michael Cerisano / Maurice Marces
5. Bruce Kade The Divide Between Love and Breath
6. Michael Steger Bumpy Rhodes
7. Michael Burgard Routines W
Best Actress
1. Anastasia Ferguson Perfidious
2. Andi Morrow Pusher W
3. Shanae’a Morre Lillian
4. Pasean Wilson The Other Side of Normal
5. Rosalinda Rodriguez Interview With Marilyn R/U
6. Elena Alferova Please Have A Seat!
Best Supporting Actor
1. Miguel Garcia Interview With Marilyn W
2. Aleksandra Verkhoshanskaya Please Have A Seat! R/U
3. Tico Wells The Other Side of Normal
4 Monchu Syquia Absence of Color
5. Khalief Jules & Eli -pilot episode
6. Devin Wade The Veil
Best Supporting Actress
1. Detria Ward Lillian W
2. Catherine Daddaario After Life
3. Vanessa Silva The Veil R/U
4. Virginia Beld Letters to Daniel
5. Mary Cutler The Road Less Traveled
GIFTED Young Filmmaker ALL are Winners
1. Beatriz Velloso My Diary At The End Of The World Football Edition W
2. Lily and Stirling Munro The Mouse Man W
3. Zoltan Bendeguz For Entire Body of Work W
4. Nolan Hartsoe Never to Be Found W
Outstanding Cast Performance
1. Perfidious Louis Watterson
2. Routines Domenic Migliore
3. All Over Again Joseph McGovern
4. Cancer Vatsal Patel
5. Paintball Massacre Joe Hallet
6. Youthful Faces Michael Perry R/U
7. Why Me Robert Parham W
Best Director
1. Michael Cerisano / Maurice Marces After Life R/U
2. Jadey Duffield / Linda Louise Duan 10 Minutes For A Pound
3. Agatino Zurria Interview With Marilyn 4. Domenic Migliore Routines W
5. Alessandro Vantini Nothing Beyond Measure
6. Joe Lueben Close Your Eyes and See
Purple Stars
7. Paradise Unfound Laurel Adler
Best Animation
1. King Of The House Zige Zhang R/U
2. A New Sound Teaser Michael Perry W
3. The Mouse Man Lily & Stirling Munro
4. The Ribbon Jonathan Galland
5. Shadowland Bellopropello
Best Experimental Project
1. The Maddest Man Michael Stanley R/U
2. Rain Man Parody Richard Ruisi
3. Rewind Sean Ryan W
4. Shadowland Bellopropello
5. The Human Conservation Experiment- KB Katz
Best Short
1.The Road Less Traveled Shelley Russell W
2. Rain Man Parody Richard Ruisi
3. Amazon Olga Ptashko
4. Body Struggles Bryan Bostic
5. Unus Populus Ian Lauer W
6. Reticence Eric Pierzina R/U
Best Picture
1. Diary of A Bodybuilder Jerry Vasilatos R/U
2. Interview with Marilyn Agatino Zurria
3. Raised on Rock- The Burnette Family
Legacy Sally Steele W
4. Killer Therapy Barry Jay
5. Triple Take Nick Nanton
6. The Veil Vanessa Silva/
Heather Hentilla
Best Comedy
1. Cancer Vatsal Patel
2. For the Goblins Hynud Yao
3. Jules & Eli – Pilot Episode Christina DiGiola & Damon
Corbin R/U
4. Slipped Disc Dustin Robison
5. The Other Side of Normal Brandon Miree
6. Eggplant Emoji Patrick Meraz
7. Bumpy Rhodes Patrick Coleman W
Best Trailer
1. No Deal Daniel Locicero W
2. Nothing Beyond Measure Alessandro Vantini
3. A New Sound Teaser Michael Perry
4. Curls for Girls Jenn Repp R/U
5. Queen Vernita Conquers the
Volcanic Islands Dr. Dawn Menge
6. Routines Domenic Migliore
Best Poster Art
1. EmBlem Eduardo Letammendi
2. Killer Therapy Barry Jay W
3. The Road Less Traveled Shelley Russell
4. Interview with Marilyn Agatino Zurria
5. 10 Minutes for A Pound Jadey Duffield /Linda Louise Duan
6. Lillian Molly Vernon
Best Drama
1. Perfidious Louis Watterson
2. Hush Joseph McGovern W
3. Lillian Molly Vernon
4. The Veil Vanessa Silva/Heather Hentilla R/U
5. Please Have A Seat! Eteri Nioradze
6. Last Conversation Karolina Lachmacka
7. Absence of Color Shiva Ranamathan
GIFTED YOUTH (All Winners)
Beatriz Velloso
Lilly Munro
Stirling Munro
Zoltan Bendeguz