1941
Director Asim Abdulaziz Abdullah Ahmed
Spotlight Gold Award
400 Days Later
Director Stephen Bell
Spotlight Gold Award
Director Peter Evanchuck
Spotlight Silver Award
A Man in Chain
Director Alireza Mirasadollah
Spotlight Platinum Award
Anagnorisis
Director Arturo Dueñas Herrero
Spotlight Gold Award
An Angel Whispers
Director Ben Allison
Spotlight Gold Award
Angels Ladder
Director John Powers
Spotlight Gold Award
Another Sunset
Director Ayako Karasawa
Spotlight Gold Award
Are as I
Director Victor Rottier
Spotlight Silver Award
Artless
Director Sophia Knight
Spotlight Silver Award
A Study In Conservation
Director Anna Ramey Borden
Spotlight Gold Award
A TATTOO for Christmas
Director Lee Ryan Coston
Spotlight Gold Award
A Unique Opportunity
Director David Babich
Spotlight Platinum Award
Babylon: Ghetto, Renaissance, and Modern Oblivion
Director Jessica Gould
Spotlight Silver Award
Baking Memories
Director Michelle Caruso
Spotlight Silver Award
Behind the Screen
Director Michelle Caruso
Spotlight Gold Award
BioPetz
Director Tyler Council
Spotlight Gold Award
Blood Of The Land
Director Konate' Hendricks
Spotlight Silver Award
Blue Door
Director Lorenne Fey and La
Spotlight Silver Award
Bound
Director Danielle Wheeler
Spotlight Silver Award
BUMPASS
Director Brent Bartholomew
Spotlight Silver Award
Childish
Director Ryan Lucht
Spotlight Silver Award
Christmas Cheer
Director Alyssa Giese
Spotlight Gold Award
Cold Case Killer (Music Video)
Director Tari Kristine Robins
Spotlight Silver Award
Curb Service
Directors Andrew Huggins, John R Sexton
Spotlight Gold Award
Dajla: Cinema and Oblivion
Director Arturo Dueñas Herrero
Spotlight Gold Award
Dark Energy
Director Crystal Rivers Badeaux
Spotlight Bronze Award
DORIS HEATS UP BLACK BEAN SOUP
Director Stephanie Lee Bourgeois
Spotlight Silver Award
Emma and the Squares
Director Elisabeth Ness
Spotlight Silver Award
Eternal Rest
Director Oli Tarquin
Spotlight Silver Award
Evening Into Night
Director A.J. Ogilvie
Spotlight Gold Award
First Love
Director Ziyao Susan Xie
Spotlight Silver Award
First Time Home
Directors Heriberto Ventura, Noemi Librado Sanchez, Esmirna Librado, Esmeralda Ventura
Spotlight Gold Award
First Week Out
Director Charles Fritschner
Spotlight Silver Award
F*** Child Support - The animated movie
Directors Jason DBKS Hampton, Juan Atomz/ Atomz Club Studios
Spotlight Bronze Award
Ganush: The Pursuit of 5 Stars
Director Vseant Nath
Spotlight Gold Award
GEORGE FLOYD: SAY THEIR NAMES
Directors Christopher R. Owens, Alyssa Dann
Spotlight Bronze Award
Gladiolus: Part 2
Director Jason Li
Spotlight Silver Award
Grave Talk
Director Andrew Huggins
Spotlight Silver Award
Green Eyed Monster
Director Ken Merritt
Spotlight Silver Award
HER
Director Stephanie James
Spotlight Bronze Award
Her Resolve
Director Marissa Dingman
Spotlight Gold Award
Hidden Writer - The Interactive Film
Directors Dawn Kim, Yejin Lee
Spotlight Gold Award
Horizon
Director Daniele De Muro
Spotlight Gold Award
How Speaking About Suicide Can Save Lives
Director Marissa Dingman
Spotlight Silver Award
I Got a Thing for Blondes
Director Aaron Donahue
Spotlight Gold Award
I'll Never Love Again
Director Clarence Williams IV
Spotlight Bronze Award
iLL Opera - Chapter VII : Already
Director Kenny Cash
Spotlight Gold Award
Inamorata
Director Pelan Le
Spotlight Silver Award
Intractable
Director Jon Beach
Spotlight Gold Award
Jesse's Gift
Director Ken Merritt
Spotlight Silver Award
Jim
Directors Kasper Juhl, Frederik Carlsen
Spotlight Gold Award
Junction Zero
Director Robert Howat
Spotlight Gold Award
KATE ALLEN IS GETTING A LIFE
Director Linda Stuart
Spotlight Gold Award
Labyrinth of Life
Director Sally Davies
Spotlight Silver Award
Last Call
Director Paul Zecharia
Spotlight Silver Award
Left for Dead
Director Tab Ballis
Spotlight Bronze Award
Life Coach
Directors Melissa Weisman, Jay Scala
Spotlight Silver Award
Mary Maid
Director Amber Neukum
Spotlight Gold Award
MATCHES by Neverlyn
Director Casey Wieber
Spotlight Gold Award
Melody's Story
Director Elisabeth Ness
Spotlight Gold Award
Men in Jacks
Director Rowland Jordan
Spotlight Silver Award
Montage Life
Director Hsieh I Shan
Spotlight Gold Award
Moving Forward
Director Chaun Lee
Spotlight Silver Award
My Dear Corpses
Director German Golub
Spotlight Gold Award
Night Shift
Director Sara Boutine
Spotlight Gold Award
No Words
Director Annette Wilson
Spotlight Silver Award
Off On Buttons
Director Kyle Klubal
Spotlight Gold Award
PLAYED BY RECORD
Director Danny Rio
Spotlight Bronze Award
Power of Prayer
Director Taylor Noland
Spotlight Gold Award
Preservation
Director Benjamin L. Connell
Spotlight Gold Award
Professor Henry Bowfax's Fantastic Journey Through Time!
Director Robert Howat
Spotlight Silver Award
Ramona Pringle
Director Magda Baez
Spotlight Gold Award
Red
Director Ronald McDougall
Spotlight Gold Award
Red Zone Shuffle
Director Renee Luke Jordan
Spotlight Silver Award
Reverie
Director Caitlin Gray
Spotlight Silver Award
Ronnie <3
Directors Ross Bullock, Gage Warren
Spotlight Silver Award
Rumi
Director Victor Dowell
Spotlight Silver Award
Sea of Voices
Director Sam Cooper
Spotlight Gold Award
Sewa~Cida Thoughts; The Beginning of the End
Director Thomas Byrd
Spotlight Silver Award
She Had It Coming
Director Gedde Watanabe
Spotlight Platinum Award
Sighted
Director Susan G. Reid
Spotlight Gold Award
Skeletons
Director Adam DeCarlo
Spotlight Platinum Award
Skeleton Tiger
Director Natalie MacMahon
Spotlight Silver Award
So Deaf
Director Emmanuel Stewart
Spotlight Bronze Award
Spore
Director Travis Vermilye
Spotlight Gold Award
Star And Moonboy In: Shine A Little Love
Director Oranda Dillard
Spotlight Gold Award
Stevie & Wanda
Director Jacqueline Kennedy
Spotlight Bronze Award
Storefront: Statesboro Blues
Director Jonathan Hunt
Spotlight Gold Award
Director Peter Evanchuck
Spotlight Silver Award
Sunset in Winter
Director Kelley Lockman
Spotlight Gold Award
Survey
Director Kelly Whitlock
Spotlight Silver Award
Swing Thoughts
Director Eric L Williams
Spotlight Silver Award
Talk with Us
Director Fabio Costa Prado
Spotlight Silver Award
Tears Teacher
Director Noemie Nakai
Spotlight Platinum Award
Ten Points of Joy
Director William Carl Grout
Spotlight Bronze Award
The Barber
Director Sergiy Pudich
Spotlight Platinum Award
The Bible Says - Dangers of Vaping
Director Doug Stroup
Spotlight Silver Award
The Curse of Cain
Director Aaron Christian Paderewski
Spotlight Gold Award
The Dentist
Director Lawrence Terrill
Spotlight Silver Award
The End of the World
Director Sarah Lang
Spotlight Gold Award
The Fool's Role In The Nothing Universe
Director Brett Sixtysix
Spotlight Bronze Award
The Forgotten Place
Director Oscar Rene Lozoya
Spotlight Platinum Award
Director bellopropello
Spotlight Gold Award
The Lodge
Director Pam Walton
Spotlight Silver Award
The Long Drive Home
Director Elisa Clark
Spotlight Silver Award
The Mark
Director Devin E. Haqq
Spotlight Platinum Award
The Old Guards
Director Will Branner
Spotlight Silver Award
The Pageant
Director Kasey O'Brien
Spotlight Gold Award
The Pandemic, The Panther & The People
Director Richard Jordan
Spotlight Silver Award
The Parts That Stay
Director Sarah Alison Hodges
Spotlight Gold Award
The Show Must Go On!
Director Inseong Lee
Spotlight Silver Award
The Spinning Man
Director Jordan Rosenbloom
Spotlight Gold Award
The Vet
Director Marshall Krich
Spotlight Silver Award
The Wick
Director Sabine Crossen
Spotlight Platinum Award
Tipsy
Director Melissa Weisman
Spotlight Silver Award
Told You So
Director Owen Bishop
Spotlight Bronze Award
Tossed Out
Director Michael K.Bell
Spotlight Silver Award
Total Darkness
Director Dylan Gallimore
Spotlight Gold Award
Trafficked
Director Doug Stroup
Spotlight Silver Award
Trusting Chloe
Director Todd Long
Spotlight Silver Award
Überfrog
Director Tuomas Kurtakko
Spotlight Platinum Award
UMOYA
Director Jason Sterling
Spotlight Silver Award
Unmasked Voice A Covid 19 Story
Director Gavin Thagard
Spotlight Silver Award
Directors Brett Forrest, Brian Ryu
Spotlight Gold Award
Wade in the Water
Director Betsy Stern
Spotlight Silver Award
Wander
Director LeAnn Schmitt
Spotlight Gold Award
Welcome to the Friend Zone
Director Christopher Allen Richardson
Spotlight Silver Award
When the Dust Clears
Director Joshua Williams
Spotlight Gold Award
Worth It
Director Christopher Allen Richardson
Spotlight Bronze Award
Zaak's Dream
Director Zaak Fresh
Spotlight Silver Award
Zealandia
Director Bruno du Bois
Spotlight Platinum Award
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