2025 Culver City Film Festival Awards

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BEST HORROR SHORT - BOKEH

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BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM - FEAR ANONYMOUS

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BEST METAPHYSICAL SHORT - A VILLAGER ELEGY

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BEST COMEDY THRILLER FEATURE FILM - TROUBLEWORLD

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BEST INSPIRATIONAL FEATURE FILM - WE ARE NEVER ALONE

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BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT ANIMATION - JAKE AND PETE'S CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST - SHORT FILM - RUBY’S HEART

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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST FEATURE FILM - THE DREAMER CINDERELLA

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR SHORT FILM -FRANK STALLONE - MY EXTRAORDINARY JOE

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FEATURE FILM - Andrew James Jones/THE EXECUTOR

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS SHORT FILM -  Charlie Levenberg/NIC OF TIME

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS FEATURE FILM - Kenya Hunter-Placido/BULLETS, BLADES AND BLOOD

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BEST ACTRESS - SHORT FILM - Miho Saito/THE TOURIST

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BEST ACTRESS - FEATURE FILM -Anne-Marie Johnson/THE ADDICTION OF HOPE

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BEST ACTOR - SHORT FILM - Lejon Stewart/THE JOB

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BEST ACTOR - FEATURE FILM - Aaron Therol/PURPLE

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BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO - KINGDOM OF THE PENGUINS

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BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM - KILLER GRANNIES

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BEST EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE FILM - TO THE HANDS

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BEST DRAMA SHORT - DEAR HOPE

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BEST DANCE SHORT - SEQUOIA SPIRITS

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BEST FAMILY SHORT - 3 MINUTOS

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BEST FAITH-BASED SHORT - AT THE MERCY OF FAITH

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BEST REVENGE/THRILLER SHORT FILM - MANTIS

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BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM - Following in the Footsteps of my Ancestors

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY SHORT FILM - Bill Dwyer/A LITTLE HUMAN SPARK

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY FEATURE - Amy Tofte/CONTRACT TRACING

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BEST COMEDY SHORT - SHABA DABA

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BEST DARK COMEDY SHORT - THE PERFECT PALM

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BEST DRAMEDY SHORT- FRIDAYS

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BEST ACTION FEATURE - CASH 2

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BEST COMEDY FEATURE - LOVE AND TAXES

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BEST MOCKUMENTARY FEATURE - MY MOVIE STARRING PAUL DANO

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BEST INTERNATIONAL WEBISODE/WEB SERIES - LAKEFIELD

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BEST MYSTERY SHORT - UNBRIDLED 

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BEST MUSIC BASED SHORT FILM - LIPSTICK GRUNGE

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BEST SOUND MUSIC VIDEO - "ATLAS"

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BEST SOUND SHORT ANIMATION FILM - CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 99

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BEST SOUND SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM - SAPPHIRE & SONG

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BEST SOUND SHORT FILM - BELLOW

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BEST SOUND DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM - MR. BIG

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BEST SOUND FEATURE FILM - FIRST PERSON SAVIOR

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BEST INTERNATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM - 1000 O

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BEST  SHORT DRAMA DEALING WITH ADDICTION - MENDO’S CAROUSEL

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BEST FANTASY FEATURE - DOUBLE BLADE

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BEST THRILLER SHORT - TWO CHAINS

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BEST SCI-FI SHORT - UNHOUSED

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BEST SCI-FI FEATURE FILM -  PLEASURE, BYE

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BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT NARRATIVE FILM -  HALAL DREAMS

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN MUSIC VIDEO - DON'T FEAR

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN SHORT FILM - A SIMPLE LIFE

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN FEATURE FILM - COCO WORLD

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 BEST EDITING MUSIC VIDEO - THE GREAT UNKNOWN

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BEST EDITING SHORT ANIMATION - IF THE SUN DIES

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BEST EDITING SHORT DOCUMENTARY - BEHIND THE MIC: The Arvie Lowe Jr. Story

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BEST EDITING SHORT NARRATIVE -  JARED BOGHOSIAN/ONE RULE

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BEST EDITING - FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - ALONE ON THE MOUND

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BEST EDITING - FEATURE FILM - NOT TONIGHT

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BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT DOCUMENTARY - RETURN TO MY BLUE

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 BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY -MUSIC VIDEO - WHITE KNIGHT

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - SHORT NARRATIVE FILM -  DIEZ SEGUNDOS

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM - BIGFOOT NAVAJO NATION

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM - HARBOUR CHRONICLES

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FEATURE FILM - LOLITA

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BEST DIRECTOR - MUSIC VIDEO - Stacey Stone/THE SANCTITY OF FAITH

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BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT ANIMATION - JOHN KALNING/SUI

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BEST DIRECTOR - PILOT/WEBISODE/WEB SERIES - Russ Emanuel/ROUND THE CORNER

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BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY SHORT - Ian Cumming/THE ARCHIVE

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BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY - TELEVISION - Dr. Harriet Kimbro-Hamilton/A Tour of One City: The History of the Negro Leagues in Nashville, Tn. and Beyond

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BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT FILM - isaiah francis/HIGH ROAD & La Premonicion (Premonition)

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BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - Jane Centofante/SAFFRON ROBE

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BEST DIRECTOR - FEATURE FILM -  Timothy Shea/PIECES OF AMY

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM - ADENTRO

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BEST DOCUMENTARY ABOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

THE PRICE OF PROGRESS, LAX AND IT'S NEIGHBORS

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST MUSIC VIDEO - YOU'RE A HALO

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT ANIMATION - CAPTAIN KEITH

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY-  DISCO ALLEY

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT NARRATIVE - ALBIE

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST WEBISODE/WEB SERIES -  Alicia & Jerome Season II

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST TV PILOT - NEWS DESK 

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY - IMMIGREAT

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - BLUE ZEUS

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AUDIENCE AWARD BEST FEATURE - LADY IN THE URN

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GRAND PRIZE MUSIC VIDEO - PETER GABRIEL'S "SECRET WORLD"

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GRAND PRIZE BEST ANIMATED SHORT - She is Us: The Story of Judge Songhai Armstead

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT -  THE BREAKTHROUGH GROUP

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST TV PILOT -  30 SOMETHING

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST WEBISODE/WEB SERIES -  THEATER WHILE BLACK

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GRAND PRIZE BEST NARRATIVE SHORT - SLIPPING AWAY 

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GRAND PRIZE BEST DOCUMENTARY - TELEVISION - THE PORT CHICAGO INCIDENT

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GRAND PRIZE BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - BOUNDLESS BORDERS

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE - CRUSTY FOULER

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CULVER CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2025 SCREENPLAY AWARDS

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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - SCI-FI - Deep Time BY William Barrios

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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY WAR DRAMA- Rise Again BY Ernie Rivera

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 BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - COMEDY - Dancing Queens BY Diana Foronda

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 BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY ROMANCE - Nightswimming BY Julie Fergus

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 BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT SCREENPLAY

No Worries! BY Chris Dicker, Amy Stephenson, Shane Langan, PJ Gallagher, Una McKevitt, Lena Byrne

 

BEST INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION PILOT - 2020 BY Xi Ren

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SCREENPLAY - FORGOTTEN BY Samuel Beaumont

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BEST TELEVISION SCREENPLAY - COMEDY - The Influencer BY Tamara Kagel

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 BEST TELEVISION SCRIPT BASED ON A TRUE STORY -  Two Shots BY Tyree Brown

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 BEST TELEVISION PILOT - COMEDY/ DRAMA - Sly BY Jesse Dorian

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BEST TELEVISION PILOT - MYSTERY -  Unspoken BY Robyn Babina

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 BEST WESTERN FEATURE SCREENPLAY - A Bullet For God's Bounty BY Don Stroud

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 BEST SATIRE/COMEDY FEATURE SCREENPLAY -  Bawdy Count  BY John Kestner

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 BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY - MUSICAL  - Paradise Valley - The Musical BY Steven M. Hirohama

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  BEST COMING OF AGE FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Prodigal BY Aidan Cullen

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BEST HISTORICAL DRAMA FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Sapientia BY Brad Cooper

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BEST ROMCOM SCREENPLAY - Love Reunited BY Joseph Anthony Francis

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BEST FEATURE FANTASY THRILLER - THE ARMCHAIR TRAVELLERS BY Patricia Planck, Kelly E. Nine

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BEST MYSTERY FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Muscle Beach BY ROBERT HOUCK

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 BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY - Salt Kiss BY Bixby Elliot

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 GRAND PRIZE BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY -  RISE AGAIN BY  ERNIE RIVERA

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 GRAND PRIZE BEST TV SCRIPT - The Allegory of the Hood BY Diane Thomassin

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GRAND PRIZE TV PILOT - Naughty Maids BY Rommel Rojas

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 GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY - The Riddle Behind The Wall BY Felicia Mead

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