WINNERS 2020
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2020 WINNERS
This has been the biggest year yet with a whopping 650 entries. The judges were in awe with some of the talent that is out there. Making films is no easy business, if it was everyone would be doing it, however, hard work, dedication, perseverance, and a lot of talent, has made this year's festival even more difficult than last year's
​Here are our winners for the 2020 Next Level International Film Festival.
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THE NEXT LEVEL AWARD
Award: Winner
Film: The Big Ugly
By: Scott Wiper
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BEST FEATURE FILM
Award: Winner
Film: The Big Ugly
Award: Runner Up
Film: Dolphin Island
By: Scott Wiper
By: Mike Disa
Award: 2nd Runner Up
Film: AIYAI: Wrathful Soul
By: Ilanthirayan Alan Arumugam
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BEST DOCUMENTARY
Award: Winner
Award: Runner Up
Film: Too Blue To Be Black, Too Black To Be Blue
By: Mikhail A. Gershteyn
Film: The Patagonia Triple Crown
By: Dmitriy Shpilenok , Vladislav Grishin
Award: 2nd Runner Up
Film: Sockeye Salmon. Redfish
By: Nomade Media
BEST SHORT DRAMA
Award: Winner
Film: The Rabbit Hole
By: Richard Bakewell
Award: Runner Up
Film: Ghost in the Gun
By: Andrew Chen
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BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
Award: Winner
Film: Me and the Sea
Award: Runner Up
Film: Naretoi
By: Franziska Link
By: Kelsey Doyle, Katie Sugarman
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BEST SHORT ANIMATION
Award: Winner
Film: Trap
Award: Runner Up
Film: Vanquish
By: Paul James
By: Mateo Ruiz, Ryan Callahan
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BEST SHORT HORROR
Award: Winner
Film: Black Heart, Red Hands
Award: Runner Up
Film: Chateau Sauvignon: Terroir
By: Russell Southam
By: David M. Night Maire
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BEST SHORT COMEDY
Award: Winner
Film: Vincent
Award: Runner Up
Film: Fully Skits
By: Jamin Tasker
By: Benjamin Sterne
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BEST STUDENT FILM
Award: Winner
Film: Positive
Award: Runner Up
Film: Radheya Jegatheva
By: Matthew Kaukiainen
By: The Quiet
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BEST WEB-SERIES
Award: Winner
Series: Head Space
By: Romy Palan
Award: Runner Up
Series: Roadmap... Next Turn Adulthood
By: Joanna Beveridge
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BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Award: Winner
Song: Anthem of the Damned
Award: Runner Up
Song: Ghost Town
Performed By: Cynation
Performed By: Navighator
Director: Aaron Mak
Director: Amadeu Gomes
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BEST TRAILER
Award: Winner
Film: Rogue Roy
Award: Runner Up
Film: Flowers Don't Grow In England
By: Dave Beamish
By: Tanecia Britt
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BEST AUSTRALIAN FILM
Award: Winner
Film: Domicide
Award: Runner Up
Film: A Stone's Throw
By: Lucy Velik
By: Luke Wissell
BEST AUSTRALIAN FILM
Award: Winner
Film: Domicide
Award: Runner Up
Film: A Stone's Throw
By: Lucy Velik
By: Luke Wissell
BEST WEIRD AND WONDERFUL
Award: Winner
Film: The Avant-Gardener
Award: Runner Up
Film: Tx-Reverse
By: Lindsay Katt, Heather Matarazzo, Jeremiah Kipp, Carl Byrd
By: Martin Reinhart, Virgil Widrich
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Award: Winner
Film: The Cabin
By: Cheddeville Maxime
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