Here are the 2020 FINALISTS, WINNERS and OFFICIAL SELECTION for the Hollywood Art and Movie Awards.
The 2020 Nomination Laurels are available at our FilmFreeway Laurel Center.
The January 2020 event rewarded the submitters of the 2019 call for entries.
Screenings, QnA, event and networking took place January 23rd, 2020, at the Promenade Playhouse, ( website – IG – Facebook) in legendary and beautiful Santa Monica, Los Angeles!
FOR BEST FEATURE FILM
WINNER > FLOW, directed by Warren Chow, USA
FINALIST > KANSAS STREET, directed by Aaron Strinberg, USA
BEYOND MEMORY, directed by Miguel Babo, PORTUGAL
HALF MOUNTAIN, directed by Mingxuan Guo, CHINA
I HOPE YOU ARE WELL, directed by Dubin, CHINA
FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
WINNER > ON THE VERGE OF DOMINANCE, directed by Lance Eriksen, GERMANY
FINALIST > THE GHOST OF MODAGOR, directed by Elena Chamberlain, FRANCE
FOR BEST FRENCH SHORT FILM
WINNER > RED KARMA, directed by Mi Kwan Lock
FINALIST > LE BOULANGER, directed by Sebastien Derochand
YOU’RE MINE, directed by Pascal Lastrajoli
AN EGYPTIAN TREASURE, directed by Ilan Zerrouki
FOR BEST WOMAN DIRECTOR
WINNER > Ava Ismaiylova for PETRICHOR, USA
FINALIST > Elena Chamberlain for THE GHOST OF MOGADOR, FRANCE
FINALIST > Chelsea Devantez for BASIC, USA WITHDRAWN
FOR BEST MAN DIRECTOR
WINNER > Yacine Medjana for CAGES, FRANCE
FINALIST > Warren Chow for FLOW, USA
Guillermo Patrikios Alum for THE GAME, USA
FOR REVELATION FILMMAKER
WINNER > TALK, directed by Romuald Boulanger, FRANCE
FINALIST > BASIC, directed by Chelsea Devantez, USA WITHDRAWN
FOR BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
WINNER > KELPIE, directed by Danielle Bittner, CANADA
FINALIST > The Legend of Toto, directed by Blanca Carola Montoya Boon, USA
Bruised, directed by Rok won Hwang, Samantha Tu, USA
Fish for Life, directed by Kerstin Blätterbinder, Lisa Gierlinger, Lukas Mathä, Victoria Wolfersberger, AUSTRIA
FOR BEST MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER > NICE SHOES, directed by Jonathan Lawrence, USA
FINALIST > CARILLON, directed by Etorre Maximili, ITALY
FOR BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
WINNER > The Nature of Man, directed by Anthony Martinez, USA
FINALIST > Feelings, directed by Florian Cioffi, FRANCE
FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
WINNER > Shaped, directed by Andrew Daughters, Timothy Goode, USA
FINALIST > Lituka, directed by Rodney Kimbangu, USA
FOR BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM
WINNER > GOING ON STAGE, directed by Liou, Dai-Yan, TAIWAN
FINALIST > DICHROME, directed by Weston Snider, CANADA
THE RIGHT BALANCE, directed by Simon Evergrave, USA
FOR BEST FEATURE SCRIPT FINALISTS
WINNER > M – Demon Killer, by Mark Hammond, USA
Johnny Was A Gangster, by Jesus F. Jauregui, Scott A. Lopez, USA
A Kind of Victory, by Bill Baxter, USA
House of Jade, by Tomek P. Chenczke, PORTUGAL
Loon Lake, by Abraham Archambault, USA
Natural Weekend, by Dave Orvis, Rosemarie Orvis, USA
Homecoming, by Robert Leo Cox, USA
The Phoenician, by Larry Thomas, USA
Not in a Million Years, by Christian Van Slyke, USA
Houdini’s Daughter, by Kit Wilson, USA
Land of Wooden Gods, by Börje Peratt, SWEDEN
What Boyfriends & Girlfriends Do!, by Waide Riddle, USA
Warrior Spirit, by Chris Tasara, USA
Adam and the Aliens, by Nathaniel Baker, USA DISQUALIFIED
FOR BEST SHORT SCRIPT FINALISTS
WINNER > Private Number, by Geoffrey Gould, USA
Call The Hogs, by Kelly L. Perine, USA
Bingo Man, by Chris Beadnell, AUSTRALIA
The Danger of Safety, by Tadgh Quill-Manley, IRELAND
Nurture the Dark, by Adam Fidler, USA
72 Hour Hold, by Caroline Hoenemeyer, USA DISQUALIFIED
Unrest In Peace, by Edmundo Barraza, USA DISQUALIFIED
FOR BEST SCORE FINALISTS
WINNER > ORANGE AND BLUE, by Aniss “Amakuno” Belkadi, FRANCE
AS ABOVE, by Alexia Riner, USA
FORMATION, by Jakob Eder, AUSTRIA
WALL OF FLESH: A VINTAGE COMEDY, by Brian Sturges, USA
A ROYAL LOVE, by Guy Renardeau, NETHERLANDS
SHARDS IN THE HEART, by Natalee Borisenko, UKRAINE
RWANDA, by Davide Caprelli, ITALY
UNTOLD, by Eiko Jin, USA DISQUALIFIED
FOR BEST WEB CONTENT / WEB SERIES
WINNER ex-aequo > SINGLE’S DIARIES, directed by Sascha El Waraki, GERMANY
WINNER ex-aequo > THE REAL WITCHES OF WEST HOLLYWOOD, directed by Leah Lamarr, Carlye Tamaren, USA
RIVERSIDE DALE, directed by Eric Debrune, FRANCE
FOR BEST ART PHOTOGRAPHY ( STILL)
WINNER > SAVE THE CARRIZO, by Nicholas Gillin, USA
FINALIST > SUNSET, by Cato Rød, NORWAY
FOR BEST DRONE FILMMAKING
WINNER > EXPEDITION TO THE PLANET CHAD, by Andrii Andreiev, UKRAINE
FOR BEST TRAILER / PROMO
WINNER > Lindor: Christmas dream, FRANCE
FINALIST > The Fate of War, KOREA
Nike : Sport Changes Everything : Lane Tech HS, USA
Curls for the Girls, CANADA
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