The FirstGlance Screening committee has chosen the following awards presented to the Official Selections at the 8th annual Hollywood Event.

Feature Narrative:
Audience Award: "Dakota Skye"

Best Director: Ron Berrett for "An American in China"

Best Actor: James McDonald in "Fissure"

Best Ensemble Cast: "Dakota Skye"

Feature Documentary

Audience Award: "Two Million Minutes"

Best Educational Film: "Two Million Minutes"

Best Environmental Film: "Who's Got the Power?"

Short Narrative

Audience Award: "Looking Up Dresses"

Best Ensemble Cast: "A Day's Work"

Best LA Insider Film: "Partially True Tales of High Adventure!"

Best Male Performance: Ron Rifkin in "Pivot"

Best Performance by a Child: Tolan Aman in "Pumpkin Hell"

Best Female Performance: Hanieh Jodat in "Rabia"

Best Comedy: "Looking Up Dresses"

Best Dark Comedy: "Feeding"

Best Cinematography: "Persona"

Best Thriller: "The Colony"

Best Director: Ramaa Mosley for "The Brass Teapot"

Best Satire: "Orion Slave Girls Must Die!!!"

Best Action Film: "R.I.P. Tide"

Best Visual Effects: "Hank’s Auto Repair"

Shorts Too

Audience Award: "The Light"

Best Director: "No Middle Ground"

Best Thriller: "Abingdon"

Best Historical Film: "The Light"

Best Concept: "Lucky 10"

Best Supernatural Film: "Messages"

Best Horror Film: "The Butcher"

Best Comedy: "Mr. Gnobody"

Mini-Docs

Audience Award: "The Beanie Baby Soldier"

Best Historical Short Film: "Pilgrimage"

Best Current Events Short Film: "The Beanie Baby Soldier"

Best Social Awareness Short Film: "Get On The Bus For Mother's Day"

Animation

Audience Award: "Simulacra"

Best Short Animation: "Simulacra"

Best Short Animation Philly: "Sam and Piccolo"

Music Videos

Audience Award: "GLARING AT THE SUN"

Best Group Performance: "GLARING AT THE SUN"

Best Solo Performance: "Lies"

Best Philly Music Video: "Gone"

Student Shorts

Audience Award: "The Legend of Rosalie"

Best Documentary: "The Legend of Rosalie"

Best Narrative: "All She Wants to Do"

AND FINALLY THE GRAND PRIZE...

The Best of Fest Award: "DAKOTA SKYE"