where the dark is not just seen,
WELCOME TO
DARK
LAND
AWARDS
RULES
ABOUT
but deeply felt and understood
· EINE SACHE DER PERSPEKTIVE "A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE" (Austria) · Gerda Leopold
· HAMLET WITHIN (UK) · Ken McMullen
· CRYPTO SHADOWS (USA) · James Fox
· ECHO HOMO (Germany) · Wolfgang Christoph Schmiedt
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST FILM
· I AM (Australia) · Marcus Graham
· ALL THAT ROAMS BELOW (France) · Fabien Legeron, Estelle Faye
· NIGHT VOICES (USA) · Bradley Hawkins
· MAN IN A CAN (Belgium) · Henk Pringels
· DUST (USA) · Howard Woolf
· MEDEA (USA) · Andronica Marquis
· DIAGNOSIS P.T.S.D. (USA) · Monet Dunham
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST SHORT FILM
· LOOK TWICE (USA) · Kyle Wilson
· MEANS TO AN END (New Zealand) · Tanya Wheeler
· GUYS WEEKEND (USA) · Dave Srock
· JUST A GIRL (UK) · Kieran Freemantle
· BACON (UK) · Geoff Bell
· CASSANDRA (USA) · David E. Tolchinsky
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST MICRO-SHORT
· ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (New Zealand) · Arvid Eriksson
· DREAM (USA) · Taso Papadakis
· TRANSMISSION (Sweden) · Mats Landström
· A POSTERIORI (UK) · Natalia Jezova
· TURN OF FATE (UK) · Melissa Stanton
· ABLUTION (USA) · Colette Copeland
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST STUDENT FILM
· TIGER (UK) · Alfie Metcalfe
· GROM (USA) · Jordy Antonio
· INTERCEPTION (New Zealand) · Peter McCully
· THE SHOW ENDS TWICE (Japan) · Shota Kamitani
· BURDEN (USA) · James Nanney.Jr
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST EXPERIMENTAL
FILM
· TOUCH THE BEAST (UK) · Dora Frankel
· THE EVE (Italy) · Luca Machnich
· EINE SACHE DER PERSPEKTIVE "A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE" (Austria) · Gerda Leopold
· SNAILS (USA) · Dorothea Braemer
· INVISIBLE HAND (USA) · Matthew Taylor
· I AM (Australia) · Marcus Graham
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST DIRECTING
· XTO Я (WHO AM I) (Armenia) · Lamara Sogomonian
· LOOK TWICE (USA) · Kyle Wilson
· I AM (Australia) · Marcus Graham
· BURDEN (USA) · James Nanney.Jr
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST EMERGING
FILMMAKER
· THE FORK IN THE ROAD (Australia) · Carolyn Jennifer Corkindale
· HIDING BODIES (USA) · Erika Lupo
· MAN ON THE TOWER (USA) · Karl Shefelman
· THE SHACK: An Atmos-Fearic Thriller (USA) · Dark Hoffman
· ECHOES OF KERBEROS (USA) · Ross Kolton
· EVIL WITHIN (USA) · Marlana Ball
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
· THE EVE (Italy) · Giulio Pietromarchi
· I AM (Australia) · Oscar Gomez
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST ORIGINAL
SCREENPLAY
· THE EVE (Italy) · Luca Machnich
· I AM (Australia) · Marcus Graham, Charles Mayer
· NEVER SHAKE THE DEVIL'S HAND (Canada) · Pierre Gregory
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST LEAD ACTOR
· HAMLET WITHIN (UK) · Ian McKellen
· I AM (Australia) · Charles Mayer
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST LEAD ACTRESS
· CRYPTO SHADOWS (USA) · Mikayla Iverson
· MEANS TO AN END (New Zealand) · Esther Louise
· CASSANDRA (USA) · Ruby Dalton
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST EDITING &
SOUND DESIGN
· OLMA DJON (France) · Victoria Yakubov Schneid
· THE JOURNEY OF MURDER (China) · Jun Wang
· HELP (UK) · Lesley Manning
· LOOK TWICE (USA) · Kyle Wilson
· BRING HIM TO ME (Australia) · Luke Sparke
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST ORIGINAL
SCORE
· DICE TOWER THEATRE (USA) · Mike Atchley, Joleen Fresquez
· LUNCH WITH HITLER (South Africa) · Christopher Grant Harvey
· TOUCH THE BEAST (UK) · Dora Frankel
· THE EVE (Italy) · Luca Machnich
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST ART DIRECTION
· LUNCH WITH HITLER (South Africa) · Christopher Grant Harvey
· THE MOONMAN (China) · Xi Wenting
· TOUCH THE BEAST (UK) · Dora Frankel
· THE EVE (Italy) · Luca Machnich
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST DRAMA
· I'M A PEDOPHILE (Sweden) · Johanna Ställberg
· THE MOONMAN (China) · Xi Wenting
· FLATLINE (USA) · John Lockmer
· RESTART (Australia) · Zev Howley
· WHEN FIGHTING MONSTERS (USA) · Philip Lee
· THE LAST REBEL (Finland) · Niko Kostet
· LUNCH WITH HITLER (South Africa) · Christopher Grant Harvey
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
Best Comedy
or Musical
· GUYS WEEKEND (USA) · Dave Srock
· DUST BUNNIES (New Zealand) · Peter McCully
· KIDS CAN REALLY F*CK UP A MARRIAGE (NOBODY TELLS YOU THAT.) (USA) · Julie O'Hora
· NURSERY RHYME OF A MADMAN (Canada) · Igor Stephen Rados
· OLD TIME RADIO: YOUR MOVE (USA) · Joel Harlow
· ONE SUGGESTION (USA) · Alyssa Kurtzman
· THE SECOND COMING (USA) · Jack Szarabajka
· DEAD SERIOUS: BEGINNING BEFORE THE END (USA) · Alix Oliver, Julian Scalia
· THE LOVE SWITCH (USA) · Terri Gilboy
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST ANIMATION
· NEVER SHAKE THE DEVIL'S HAND (Canada) · Pierre Gregory
· THE FALL (Argentina) · Martin Schurmann, Fernando Szurman
· SUSHI CRUSH (Argentina) · Martin Schurmann
· THE TIN WOODS (USA) · Nick Boxwell
· FISHY (Germany) · Leonore Poth
· HINTER-LAND (Canada) · Christopher Angus
· MY DIGITAL TRUTH (UK) · Swen Werner
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST FEATURE
DOCUMENTARY
· THE NEW ABOLITIONISTS (USA) · Christina Zorich
· WHERE THE WIND TAKES ME (Spain) · Ana Cristina Prieto Gracia
· VAKLUSH (Bulgaria) · Nikolay Vasilev
· EASTER IS REAL (USA) · Phyllis J. Levy Weebe
· HOMELESS IN AMERICA (USA) · Miko Nincic
· THE HAUNTED JIZO OF SHIMO-MIZUNO, SAYAMA CITY (Japan) · Mitsuo Kurihara
· MUITO AMOR: JEWS AND JUDAISM IN AMAZONIA (Israel) · Malka Shabtay
· ANYTHING YOU LOSE (USA) · Irina Vodar
· ALASKA LONG HUNTERS (USA) · Mark D. Rose
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST SHORT
DOCUMENTARY
· SILENT RHYTHM (USA) · Sarah Goolishian
· THE ZEN ART OF STONE SQUEEZING (UK) · Harry Wheeler
· LIFE WITHOUT A HEARTBEAT (Germany) · Wolfgang Christoph Schmiedt
· DEVIL IN A LAWYERS SUIT (Australia) · Mark A Tarrant
· MASKEN FÜR ALLE "A MASK FOR EVERYONE" (Germany) · Anna Faroqhi, Haim Peretz
· ART FROM THE INSIDE (USA) · Barbara Wiener
· LOOKING FOR MOM (Taiwan) · Peter Hsui
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST EPISODIC SERIES
OR NEW MEDIA
· MOON KNIGHT (USA) · Akshay Tiwari
· SILENT PARTNERS (USA) · Jorge “Jokes” Yanes
· LETTER TO GOYA (Turkey) · Erdogan Bulut
· DEAD SERIOUS: BEGINNING BEFORE THE END (USA) · Alix Oliver, Julian Scalia
· OMG! (Switzerland) · Anaëlle Morf, Cristina Müller
· DIGITAL AFFAIRS (USA) · Elor De Mayo
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST ORIGINAL
PODCAST
· LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT (UK) · Jack Bowman
· HOW IT ENDS (USA) · Micah Rodriguez, Stephanie Resendes
· A QUIETER PLACE: GREAT VOICE NO TRAINING (USA) · Robin Williams
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
· FEARLESS (USA) · Rohitash Rao
· DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE (Israel) · Itamar Isaak
· WALK INTO THE WATER (USA) · Aric Johnson
· SELF-CREATION (Poland) · Ewa Sztefka
· KAYLA BURCH 'BROKEN MIRROR' (USA) · Steve Brock
· WINO-STRUT AND FRIENDS 'MY WHOLE HEART IS BLUE' (USA) · Robert Cook
· GOOD WILL REMEDY 'MESSIN WITH MY HEAD' (FT. VILIANI) (Australia) · Hayden Stephen Lowry
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST ORIGINAL
SONG
· DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE (Israel) · Itamar Isaak
· WALK INTO THE WATER (USA) · Aric Johnson
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST FEATURE
SCREENPLAY
· BLACK OCEAN (USA) · Francesca O'Hop
· LIFE, LOVE AND DYING IN THE ALPS (USA) · Karin delaPeña Collison
· A FIRE IN THE MIND (USA) · Ken White
· LOST (USA) · Victor A. Orel
· BAD LOVE STRIKES (USA) · Kevin Schewe
· SPIRIT OF THE WOLF (USA) · Pamela PerryGoulardt
· NO ONE WILL KNOW ME (USA) · Devin Dugan
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST SHORT
SCREENPLAY
· THE COLOR OF THE EVENING SKY (USA) · Linda Kampley
· ALLUSION (USA) · Scott Hutz
· REVELATION (Switzerland) · Carmen Pfammatter
· WILLOW SAYS (USA) · Geoffrey Gould
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST TV SCRIPT
· 1000: THE SWORD IN THE STONE (Italy) · Guido Giordano
· WIDOWS (USA) · Katie Fahey
· MIKE GOES FISHING (USA) · Wayne Gibson
· METAMORPHOSIS REVISITED (USA) · Scott Nelson
DARK
LAND
NOMINEES
BEST EMERGING
SCREENWRITER
· GIRL ON FIRE (USA) · Kimberly Fisher
· THE FUNERAL GUY (USA) · Sandra Bolton
· STEPS DOWN THE SAME RIVER (UK) · Arseny Muchnick
· CONCEPTUS (USA) · Brian Herskowitz
· A SENSE OF SECURITY (UK) · Peter Gartner
· NON-LOCAL: THE "SALIVA" REWORK (USA) · Kameron Jenkins
· STRAIGHT EDGE (Canada) · Joe Amero
DARK
LAND
SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST FEATURE FILM
· PASSIONFLOWER (Canada) · Shelagh Carter
· NURSERY RHYME OF A MADMAN (Canada) · Igor Stephen Rados
· MONSTERS WITHIN (USA) · Devin Montgomery
· REDSIN: MARTYRS OF DISSENT (USA) · Chris Ortiz
· THE RADICALIZATION OF JEFF BOYD (Switzerland) · Uwe Schwarzwalder
· PESADILLA (USA) · Dylan Anglin
· LEAVING VIRGINVILLE (USA) · Melissa Whitely
· RADIO SILENCE (USA) · Troy Scoughton, Sr.
· LINDY LOU (Australia) · Lisa Bertoldo
· THE CORONA DIALOGUES (USA) · Dylan Brody
DARK
LAND
SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST FILM
· MIRROR GAME (USA) · Angie Rowntree
· MEMORIES (UK) · Jane Sanger
· WHEN I GO (USA) · Robert Jarzen
· GHOSTING SOCIETY (USA) · Rory Knox
· LEVISA BRIDGES (Australia) · Phil Dawson
· THE RASCALS OF RED SQUARE (USA) · Jimmy Miller
· M MINUS 60: THE WARRIOR (Japan) · Kazuyoshi Hayashi
· PSALMS MICROFILMS: CYCLE ONE (Canada) · Jason Hildebrand, Tad Munnings
DARK
LAND
SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST SHORT FILM
· LOSE IT (USA) · AJ Taylor, Maximilian Clark
· CLAIRE DE LUNE (Canada) · Antoine Tapin
· HARD SIDE OF MIRACLES (USA) · John Fornof
· ELECTION NIGHT (USA) · Peter Zerzan
· THE COMMON GOOD (Austria) · Stefan Gutternigh, Eva Amann
· BEVERLY EVER AFTER (USA) · John Kestner
· THE GHOUL (Australia) · Ryan Osmond
· THERE'LL BE NO DIVORCE (Ireland) · Noelle Clarke
· MURRAY GHOST (USA) · Brian Herskowitz
· LES ANGES FONT LE MÉNAGE (Canada) · Valérie Lecomte
DARK
LAND
SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST STUDENT FILM
· DELIVERY (USA) · Hsin Ting Lin
· THE MAGICIAN (USA) · Brielle S. Carroll
· FORLORNING (USA) · Hezreel Robertson
· SACRED AWAKENINGS (USA) · Ian Xavier Gancas
· VIOLET (USA) · Brielle S. Carroll
· HILLTOP HIKE (USA) · Robert Cunniff
DARK
LAND
SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST EXPERIMENTAL
FILM
· MIGRAINE (Belgium) · Frédéric Roussel
· SECOND GEN (USA) · Mike Madigan
· TIGER (UK) · Alfie Metcalfe
· INSPIRATION (Spain) · Alberto Martín-Aragón
· SANGAM (Belgium) · Jonty Toosey
· TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION, A COMING OF AGE SELFIE FILM (USA) · Barbara Becker Holstein
· NEW TEST 1-2-3 (UK) · Anne Gart
· EICHA: THE BOOK OF LUMENATIONS (USA) · Adeena Michelle Karasick
· POETRY AGAINST THE END OF THE WORLD (USA) · Dylan Brody
· NORTH BY FREAKING WEST (USA) · Christos Kotsovos
DARK
LAND
SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST DIRECTING
· PLAYGROUND 2013-14 (Germany) · Erdogan Bulut
· US STILL EXISTS - MA HAMA ESTI - UNS GIBT ES NOCH? (Germany) · Erdogan Bulut
· THE EVE (Italy) · Luca Machnich
· THE CORONA DIALOGUES (USA) · Dylan Brody
· IN SEARCH OF A P-I-G (USA) · Keith Edward Szarabajka, Tony Pasqualini,
Laura Stribling, Chuma Gault, Jack Szarabajka, Kazu Takeda
DARK
LAND
SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST ANIMATION
· PLAYGROUND 2013-14 (Germany) · Erdogan Bulut
· THE ADVENTURES OF FATHER BEAR AND HIS MIDLIFE CRISIS (Australia) · Matt Bolin
· ARTMINUTE: THE PERFECT SELFIE (Denmark) · Asta Wellejus
· SARAFOUR (Sweden) · David Giese
· US STILL EXISTS - MA HAMA ESTI - UNS GIBT ES NOCH? (Germany) · Erdogan Bulut
· THE POWER OF GRIEF (UK) · Melissa Stanton
· THE DISASTER MITZVAH (USA) · Brandon Manuel Werwa
· ULFHEDNAR (USA) · Scott Nielsen
DARK
LAND
SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST SHORT
DOCUMENTARY
· RISE LIKE A PHOENIX (UK) · Carl Hunter
· FROM PAIN TO PURPOSE: HER SECOND SERVICE STORY (USA) · Eva L Fulton
· LOUIE (KR.ONE) GASPARRO 5POINTZ (USA) · Eirini Alligiannis
· DANS LA NUIT DE L'HUMANITÉ (France) · Patrice Barletta
· DR HELEN LIGHT AM VIDEO PORTRAIT (Australia) · John Hipwell
· DIS-CONNECTION (Canada) · Richard El Asmar
· OIL RIBERA (Italy) · Paolo Virone
· THE SKY IS THE LIMIT (UK) · Mirka Anderson
· DRAGONFLY MP, THE PHO MICHAEL STORY (USA) · Douglas J. Corcoran
· EMILY'S DO (USA) · Gary Beeber
DARK
LAND
SEMI-FINALISTS
Best Episodic Series
or New Media
· THE WHOLE ARMOR COMIC BOOK: THE TRUTH ABOUT LIES (USA) · Chivas Davis
· IN SEARCH OF A P-I-G (USA) · Keith Edward Szarabajka, Tony Pasqualini,
Laura Stribling, Chuma Gault, Jack Szarabajka, Kazu Takeda
· I UNDERSTAND RICHARD BURKE IS A FAN FAVORITE (USA) · Michael Jay Tucker
· BAT DIARY (Italy) · Silvano Plank
· JOLLY COLD SOUL (USA) · Robert Cunniff
DARK
LAND
SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
· PAIN (USA) · Chico Bennett
· SHADOWMAN (USA) · Scott Roberts Nielsen
· THE GIRL WHO FADED AWAY (USA) · Brent Heise
· F*CK BIRDS (Georgia) · Revaz Giorgi Arveladze
· I'VE BEEN AFRAID (USA) · Cecelia Condit
· HAPPY TRANS GIRL LIKE ME (USA) · Fran Sisco
· WALKABOUT (USA) · Daniel Wander
DARK
LAND
SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST FEATURE
SCREENPLAY
· THE LAST PRISON (USA) · Richard Geiwitz
· SIZZLE SIZZLE (USA) · Yuval Shrem, Stephen Fife
· JUNCTION (USA) · Jan Reesman
· YOU WANT IT DARKER (Belgium) · Sandra J. Paul
· THE SHROUD TRINITY (USA) · Frank McEvoy
· NIGHT TERROR (Sweden) · Micke Askernäs
· GŒD (USA) · Monte Albers de Leon
· BATTLE CRIES (USA) · Karen Walker
· PUPPETLAND (USA) · Dominic Abeyta
DARK
LAND
SEMI-FINALISTS
Best Emerging
Screenwriter
· VIOLENT INDIGO (UK) · Deborah Hodgetts
· FEAR THE REAPER (USA) · Jason John Cicalese
· WELCOME TO CALIFORNIA: FROM L.A. COUNTY JAIL TO #1 IN SALES (Canada) · Sandra Boszko
· THE ADVENTURES OF C.J. (USA) · Gaby Day
· SVEN (USA) · Jesse Dorian
· MOUNT MORA (USA) · Eric Gerard Sollars, Michael David Sollars, Geoffrey Durand Sollars
· THE DUPLICATE (USA) · Victor A. Orel
· RACE WARS: A EUGENICS EXPERIMENT (USA) · Eric Faulkner
· THE CANDY LADY (USA) · Mitchell Pou
· NATION OF SCARFACE (USA) · Marcus Raymond Sanford
