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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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Categories
The Next Level Award
THE NEXT LEVEL AWARD
Award: Winner
Film: The Big Ugly
By: Scott Wiper
Best Feature Film
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
Best Documentary
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
Award: Runner Up
Film: The Rabbit Hole
By: Richard Bakewell
Film: Ghost in the Gun
By: Andrew Chen
FILM & SCRIPT FESTIVALS
Best Short Drama
Best Short Documentary
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
Award: Winner
Film: Me and the Sea
Award: Runner Up
Film: Naretoi
By: Franziska Link
By: Kelsey Doyle, Katie Sugarman
Best Short Animation
BEST SHORT ANIMATION
Award: Winner
Film: Trap
Award: Runner Up
Film: Vanquish
By: Paul James
By: Mateo Ruiz, Ryan Callahan
Best Short Horror
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
Best Short Comedy
BEST SHORT COMEDY
Award: Winner
Film: Vincent
Award: Runner Up
Film: Fully Skits
By: Jamin Tasker
By: Benjamin Sterne
Best Student Film
BEST STUDENT FILM
Award: Winner
Film: Positive
Award: Runner Up
Film: Radheya Jegatheva
By: Matthew Kaukiainen
By: The Quiet
Best Web-Seris
BEST WEB-SERIES
Award: Winner
Series: Head Space
By: Romy Palan
Award: Runner Up
Series: Roadmap... Next Turn Adulthood
By: Joanna Beveridge
Best Music Video
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
Best Trailer
BEST TRAILER
Award: Winner
Film: Rogue Roy
Award: Runner Up
Film: Flowers Don't Grow In England
By: Dave Beamish
By: Tanecia Britt
Best Australian Film
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
Best Weird and Wonderful
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
The Rising Star Award
Audience Choice
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Award: Winner
Film: The Cabin
By: Cheddeville Maxime
Honourable Mentions
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
Category: Feature Film
Film: A Christmas Cancellation
Category: Short Horror
Film: Blood Sisters
By: Justin Timpane
By: Joshua M. Thomas
Category: Feature Film
Film: Dangerous Twist
By: Jane John-Nwankwo
Category: Short Documentary
Category: Short Film
Film: Skull Bliss: Portrait of a Skull Carver
By: Romain Cailliez
Film: Yols & the Models: Discover Australia
By: Fawaz Hamawy, Warren Coulton
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