BEST FEATURE – ACTION: RAG DOLL
Nora is that girl: the one who works overtime, helps out her family by all means, and leaves little for herself. She can’t even fathom a love interest. But with her one free hour a day, she takes out life’s hardships at the local mixed martial arts gym, where she is no longer who she is, if just for that hour. Shannon Murray; Roxanna Sanchez; Stephanie Erb; Dante Basco; Dot Marie Jones; Daren Longley, writer; Bailey Kobe, director.
BEST DOCUMENTARY – ACTION: SHE IS THE OCEAN
Examines nine extraordinary women from the four corners of the globe who share one thing in common: a profound love for the Sea. Keala Kennelly; Ocean Ramsey; Sylvia Earle; Anna Bader; Coco Ho; Andrea Moller; Inna Blokhina, writer/director. Russia
BEST FEATURE PRO-ACTION: WOODSTOCK OR BUST
Two seventeen-year-old singer/songwriters from the West Coast, LORIAN and MERYL, it’s the once-in-a-lifetime dream to travel cross-country and perform at Woodstock. Willow Shields; Meg DeLacy; Teddy Van Ee; Elijah Stevenson; Leslie K. Bloom, writer/director. US
BEST DOCUMENTARY PRO-ACTION: SEEING IS BELIEVING: WOMEN DIRECT
FEATURE DOC – An intimate conversation with female directors who are using their voices to tell stories that matter to them. Lesli Linka Glatter, Sarah Gavron, Li Lu, and Naima Ramos Chapman. Directed and Produced by Cady McClain. Produced also by Kate Super, Jon Lindstrom and Amanda Quinn Olivar. USA
BEST SHORT NARRATIVE – ACTION: IMBROGLIO
Two warring groups of criminals meet to exchange hostages, each side unaware that the other harbors a deadly secret. Zoe Bell; Alina Andrei; Kiralee Hayashi; Jason Tobias; Robert Dill; Deosick Burney; Travis Johns; Joseph Michael Harris; Christopher Zatta, writer/director. USA
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY – ACTION: A LAND SHAPED BY WOMEN
Two Freeride World Champions explore the country in a van through the adventure sports they are passionate about: snowboarding and surfing. Anne-Flore Marxer; Aline Bock; Katrín Oddsdóttir; Vilborg Arna Gissurardóttir; Heida Birgisdottir; Anne-Flore Marxer, director. Australia
BEST SHORT NARRATIVE PRO-ACTION: BETWEEN US
Explores life’s rawness and the belief in the magic of the parent/child connection of pure love that defies life and even death itself. Alicia Coppola, Gil Bellows, Anthony Michael Jones, Elaine Hendrix, Rebecca Field, Mila Jones; Alicia Coppola, writer/director. USA
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY PRO-ACTION: ASTRONAUT STARBRIGHT
Taylor Richardson (Astronaut Starbright), is a young girl of color who aspires to be an astronaut when she grows up. Taylor Richardson; Lana Taylor, director. USA
BEST STUDENT SHORT – ACTION: BUTTERFLY
A high school boxer with a mission to make her late father proud and avenge the injuries to her boyfriend struggles to find balance in the relationship with her mother and must train to defeat her rival. Margie Curran; Neil McDonough; Veronica Argentieri; Heidi Marie Ferren; Jonathan Sperling; Nicolas Alayo, writer/director. USA
BEST STUDENT SHORT – PRO-ACTION: RIVERMENT
A former Civil Rights activist fears for the safety of her granddaughter when her granddaughter decides to follow in her footsteps. Diane Powell; Nicolette Ali Brown; Kike Ayodeji; Roland Sands; Roderick Bradford; Shayla Racquel, Israel Daramola, writers; Shayla Racquel, director. USA
VANGUARD: THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
A documentary that uncovers what is behind one of the most confounding dilemmas in the entertainment industry – the under-representation and misrepresentation of women. Chloë Grace Moretz; Ilan Arboleda, Geena Davis, Meryl Streep, Natalie Portman, Paul Feig, Taraji P. Henson, Reese Witherspoon; Zoe Saldana and many others; Tom Donahue, director. USA
BEST COMEDY: ARE YOU MY MOMMY
An action star in mortal danger is rescued by an unlikely savior with ulterior motives. Paula Jean Hixson; Neil Napier; Sarah Booth; Enuka Okuma; Ava Penner; Christopher Grove; Paula Jean Hixson, writer; Gavin Michael Booth, director. USA
BEST FOREIGN SHORT: REEL WOMEN SEEN
Realities faced by women in the film and TV industry yet simultaneously depicts the necessary, possible and achievable ways to transform them. Jodelle Ferland; Kristin Leman; Gabrielle Rose; Rosemary Dunsmore; Jennifer Podemski; Karen Robinson; Elvira Kurt, writer; Heather Allin, producer; Amanda Tapping, director. Canada
STUDENT SHORT, SPECIAL RECOGNITION: RELAPSE
A woman learns to control her anger through boxing. Jessica Honz; Olaf Legner; Manuel Nero; Samuel Gheist, co-writer; Toby Oliver, co-writer/director. Germany
BEST DIRECTOR FEATURE: PHILIP S. PLOWDEN, RANGE RUNNERS
A woman thru-hiking an isolated trail runs into trouble when her pack is hijacked by two men hiding out in the woods, desperate and on the run. Celeste M. Cooper; Michael B. Woods; Sean Patrick Leonard; Devon Colwell, writer; Philip S. Plowden, director. USA
BEST DIRECTOR SHORT: MAX ISAACSON, PIPE
When Pup, a young girl living on the fringe of a bombed out town, finds a dead body washed up on the beach she brings it home to give it a proper burial, but other people have plans for the body and Pup’s refusal to give it up brings hell down upon she and her father’s heads. Zoe Bell; Tracie Thoms; Elizabeth Hunter; Jeffrey Nicholas Brown; Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly, writers; Max Isaacson, director. USA
BEST ACTRESS FEATURE: WILLOW SHIELDS, WOODSTOCK OR BUST
Two seventeen-year-old singer/songwriters from the West Coast, LORIAN and MERYL, it’s the once-in-a-lifetime dream to travel cross-country and perform at Woodstock. Willow Shields; Meg DeLacy; Teddy Van Ee; Elijah Stevenson; Leslie K. Bloom, writer/director. USA
BEST ACTRESS SHORT: ZOË BELL, IMBROGLIO & PIPE
Two warring groups of criminals meet to exchange hostages, each side unaware that the other harbors a deadly secret. Zoë Bell; Deosick Burney; Robert Dill; Joseph Michael Harris; Kiralee Hayashi; Travis Johns; Christopher Zatta, writer/director. USA
When Pup, a young girl living on the fringe of a bombed out town, finds a dead body washed up on the beach she brings it home to give it a proper burial, but other people have plans for the body and Pup’s refusal to give it up brings hell down upon she and her father’s heads. Zoe Bell; Tracie Thoms; Elizabeth Hunter; Jeffrey Nicholas Brown; Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly, writers; Max Isaacson, director. USA
BEST ACTOR: NEIL NAPIER, ARE YOU MY MOMMY
An action star in mortal danger is rescued by an unlikely savior with ulterior motives. Paula Jean Hixson; Neil Napier; Sarah Booth; Enuka Okuma; Ava Penner; Christopher Grove; Paula Jean Hixson, writer; Gavin Michael Booth, director. USA
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: DOT-MARIE JONES
Nora is that girl: the one who works overtime, helps out her family by all means, and leaves little for herself. She can’t even fathom a love interest. But with her one free hour a day, she takes out life’s hardships at the local mixed martial arts gym, where she is no longer who she is, if just for that hour. Shannon Murray; Roxanna Sanchez; Stephanie Erb; Dante Basco; Dot Marie Jones; Daren Longley, writer; Bailey Kobe, director. Adult themes. USA
BEST ACTION CHOREOGRAPHY: IMBROGLIO
Two warring groups of criminals meet to exchange hostages, each side unaware that the other harbors a deadly secret. Zoë Bell; Deosick Burney; Robert Dill; Joseph Michael Harris; Kiralee Hayashi; Travis Johns; Christopher Zatta, writer/director. USA
BEST FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY: NIGHT SHIFT
A guilt ridden police officer is forced to tackle her inner demons and rely on her training to survive and fight her way through 5 floors of a drug lab. Adele Elasmar; Liz Conrado; Stephen Degenaro; Zia Kelly; Matt Theo; Adam Rowland; John Balazs, writer/director. Australia
BEST SCREENPLAY – FINAL DRAFT FEMME, sponsored by Final Draft: SKYFOXES
Written by MARISA FORREST
BEST SCREENPLAY – ACTION: THE VALEDICTORIAN
Written by KATHALEEN BREWER
FINALIST 1ST PLACE: DRONES & DRIVERS
Written by HALEY ISLEIB
BEST SCREENPLAY – PRO-ACTION: 221B
Written by MARY WASCHE & STAN JONES
FINALIST 2ND PLACE: BEYOND LOGIC
Written by BRIDGET BELL McMAHON
Artemis’ Women Powered Music, sponsored by:
BEST COMPOSER: ROMANCE
Written by PENNY CORRIS
BEST SCORE: NANCY DREW AND THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE CUES
Written by SHERRI CHUNG
BEST ARTIST: ONE OF THE BOYS
Written by JASS BIANCHI
BEST THEME SONG: SHOTS FIRED
Written by PIPER MADISON
BEST FOREIGN COMPOSER:
FIRESTORM SYMPHONY III: ALL THE TREES ARE GROWING
Written by MARGARET BRANDMAN
BEST FOREIGN SCORE: THE BORROWED DRESS
Written by SUAD BUSHNAQ
BEST FOREIGN ARTIST: HEAR ME
Written by EFRAT ALONY
BEST FOREIGN THEME SONG: CHANDELIER
Written by JANET DEVLIN
