2023 Award Nominees
| Category | Nominees | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Drama | Night Ride | Eirik Tveiten | Norway |
| Best Comedy | The Treatment | Álvaro Carmona | Spain |
| Best Documentary | Holding Moses | Rivkah Beth Medow | United States |
| Best Animated Film | Ice Merchants | João Gonzalez | Portugal |
| Best Art/Experimental Film | Walls Beneath Our Feet | Antti Suniala | Finland |
| Best Student Film | The Book | Farzad Foroughi | Iran |
| Best PA Filmmaker | Grump in the Night | Kris Theorin | United States |
| Best Female Filmmaker Presented by the Regional Center for Women in the Arts | Holding Moses | Rivkah Beth Medow | United States |
| H. Paul FItzpatrick People's Choice Award | Feeling Through | Doug Roland | United States |
2020-2022 Award Winners
| Category | Nominees | Best Drama | The Neighbor's Window | Marshall Curry | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Comedy | Fool's Day | Cody Blue Snider | United States |
| Best Documentary | Broken Orchestra | Charlie Tyrell | United States |
| Best Animated Film | Memorable | Bruno Collet | France |
| Best Student Film | Daughter | Daria Kashcheeva | Czech Republic |
| Best Experimental/Art Film | Play | Piotr Sulkowski | Poland |
| Best Female Filmmaker Presented by the Regional Center for Women in the Arts | Negative Space | Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata | France |
| Best PA Filmmaker | Eworth | Christopher Romano | United States |
| H. Paul Fitzpatrick People's Choice Award | Portraitist | Cyrus Neshvad | Luxembourg |
2019 Award Winners
| Best Drama | Skin | Salaud Morisset | USA |
| Best Comedy | Chuchotage | Barnabás Tóth | Hungary |
| Best Documentary | My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes | Charlie Tyrell | Canada |
| Best Animated Film | One Small Step | Shaofu Zhang | USA |
| Best Student Film | Everything's Fine | Zack Morrison | USA |
| Best Art/Experimental Film | Short Wave | Mohamad Esmaeeli | Iran |
| Best Female Filmmaker Presented by the Regional Center for Women in the Arts | Late Afternoon | Louise Bagnall | Ireland |
| Best PA Filmmaker | Justin Geller - Thought It Would Be A Good Story | Jon Rehr | USA |
| H. Paul Fitzpatrick People's Choice Award | Marguerite | Marianne Farley | Canada |
2018 Award Winners
| Best Drama | Witnesses | David Koch | France |
| Best Comedy | The Eleven O'Clock | Derin Seale | Australia |
| Best Documentary | 116 Cameras | Davina Pardo | New York, NY US |
| Best Animated Film | Garden Party | Théophile Dufresne | France |
| Best Student Film | Watu Wote - All of Us | Katja Benrath | Germany |
| Best Art/Experimental Film | Lacrimosa | Tanja Mairitsch | Austria |
| Best Female Filmmaker Presented by the Regional Center for Women in the Arts | Watu Wote - All of Us | Katja Benrath | Germany |
| Best PA Filmmaker | Character Study | Luke Brubaker | Pennsylvania, US |
| H. Paul Fitzpatrick People's Choice Award | Watu Wote - All of Us | Katja Benrath | Germany |
2017 Award Winners
| Best Drama | Les Fremissement du The | Marc Fouchard | France |
| Best Comedy | Fabrizio's Initiation | Mariano Biasin | Argentina |
| Best Documentary | A System of Justice | Jane Wells | New York, US |
| Best Animated Film | Animated | Nick LeDonne | New Jersey, US |
| Best Student Film | The Little Dictator | Nurith Cohn | Israel |
| Best Art/Experimental Film | Le Potager | Grégoire Berthon | France |
| Best Female Filmmaker Presented by the Regional Center for Women in the Arts | He Said | Tara Lynn Orr | California, US |
| Best PA Filmmaker | Still Here | Ryan Kreston | Pennsylvania, US |
| H. Paul Fitzpatrick People's Choice Award | Sing | Kristof Deak | United Kingdom & Hungary |
2016 Award Winners
| Best Drama | Scheharazade | Mehrnoush Aliaghaei | Alabama, US |
| Best Comedy | Apocalypse Rock | Brian Pennington | Maryland, US |
| Best Documentary | e-Nable | Brett Abramsky | North Carolina, US |
| Best Animated Film | The Story of Ginger and Snapper | D.C. Douglas | California, US |
| Best Student Film | Margret and Helmut | Clemens Beier | New York, US |
| Best Art/Experimental Film | Unfortunately | Sharokh Dolkou | New York, US |
| Best Female Filmmaker Presented by the Regional Center for Women in the Arts | UMBRA/Eclipse of the Moon | Urszula Nawrot | Poland |
| Best PA Filmmaker | A Grand Pursuit | Will Strathmann | Pennsylvania, US |
| H. Paul Fitzpatrick People's Choice Award | Dear Santa | Maura Smith | Massachusetts, US |
2015 Award Winners
| Best Drama | Baghdad Messi | Sahim Omar Kalifa & Oost-Vlaanderen | Belgium |
| Best Comedy | The Voorman Problem | Mark Gill | United Kingdom |
| Best Documentary | Powerful Medicine: Simply Magic | Mwita Chacha & Kevin Spencer | Virginia, USA |
| Best Animated Film | I M Possible | Prasad Narse | Georgia, US |
| Best Student Film | Snow Boat | Mirror Su | Georgia, US |
| Best Art/Experimental Film | Gumball | Kris Theorin & Kurtis Theorin | Pennsylvania, US |
| Best Female Filmmaker Presented by the Regional Center for Women in the Arts |
Bis Gleich (Til Then) 5 Tropoi Na Pethaneis (5 Ways 2 Die) |
Benjamin Wolff Daina Papadaki |
California, US Cyprus |
| Best PA Filmmaker | Moths | Andy Fortenbacher | New York, US |
| H. Paul Fitzpatrick People's Choice Award | Bis Gleich (Til Then) | Benjamin Wolff | California, US |
2014 Award Winners
| Best Drama | Aquel No Era Yo | Esteban Crespo | Madrid, Spain |
| Best Comedy | Grandma's Not A Toaster | Andrew Napier | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Best Documentary | Sikh Formaggio | Devyn Bisson, Katie Wise, Dan Duran | Italy / US |
| Best Animated Film | The Orphan and the Polar Bear | Neil Christopher | Canada |
| Best Student Film | Nicoletta | Sonia Liza Kenterman | United Kingdom |
| Best Art/Experimental Film | The Tunnel | Cory Blasdell | Wynnewood, PA US |
| Best Female Filmmaker Presented by the Regional Center for Women in the Arts | Nicoleta | Sonia Liza Kenterman | United Kingdom |
| Best PA Filmmaker | Pitchfork | Ryan Wood | Kingston, PA |
| H. Paul Fitzpatrick People's Choice Award | Curfew | Shawn Christensen | Marietta, GA |
2013 Award Winners
| Best Drama | Record/Play | Jesse Atlas | California, US |
| Best Comedy | Harry Grows Up | Mark Nickelsburg | New York, NY US |
| Best Documentary | Brain Power | Tiffany Shlain | California, US |
| Best Animated Film | Abiogenesis | Richard Mans | New Zealand |
| Best Student Film | Yana | Boris Nikolov | Johanneshov, Sweden |
| Best Art/Experimental Film | Blindspot | Tamara Britza | Australia |
| Best Female Filmmaker Presented by the Regional Center for Women in the Arts | Stalled | Shannon Kohli | Canada |
| Best PA Filmmaker | Give Me a Sign | Greg Koorhan | Philadelphia, PA US |
| H. Paul Fitzpatrick People's Choice Award | Mothers of No Tomorrow | Sixx King | Philadelphia, PA US |
2012 Award Winners
| Best Drama | Raju | Max Zahle | Hamburg, Germany |
| Best Comedy | Time Freak | Andrew Bowler, Gigi Causey | New York, NY US |
| Best Documentary | Look to the Cookie | Lindsay Lindenbaum | New York, NY US |
| Best Animated Film | Live Outside the Box | Shu-Hsuan Lin | Fremont, CA US |
| Best Student Film | The Road Home | Rahul Gandotra | London, UK |
| Best Art/Experimental Film | Danse Macabre | Danny Lennon | Montreal, Canada |
| Best Female Filmmaker Presented by the Regional Center for Women in the Arts | The Maiden and the Princess | Ali Scher | Burbank, CA US |
| Best PA Filmmaker | Following Chase | Greg Koorhan | Philadelphia, PA US |
| H. Paul Fitzpatrick People's Choice Award | Raju | Max Zahle | Hamburg, Germany |
2011 Award Winners
| Best Drama | Little Children, Big Words (Sma Barn, Stora Ord) | Lisa James-Larsson | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Best Comedy | God of Love | Luke Matheny, Gigi Dement | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Best Documentary | Revolutionary Microphone | Therese Tran | Austin, TX US |
| Best Animated Film | Prayers for Peace | Dustin Grella | New York, NY, US |
| Best Student Film | The Confession | Tanel Toom | Beaconsfield, UK |
| Best Art/Experimental Film | Sensology | Michel Gagne | Bellingham, WA US |
| Best Female Filmmaker Presented by the Regional Center for Women in the Arts | Little Children, Big Words (Sma Barn, Stora Ord) | Lisa James-Larsson | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Best PA Filmmaker | Coming off the DL | Dan Hunt, John O’Leary | Villanova, PA US |
| H. Paul Fitzpatrick People's Choice Award | Reco | Chris Adler, Mary Boregino | Salt Lake City, UT US |
2010 Award Winners
| Best Drama | Zand | Joost van Ginkel, Helen Zwaan | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Best Comedy | Le Hobby | Nicolas Zappi | Paris, France |
| Best Documentary | Nico's Challenge | Steve Audette | Concord, MA US |
| Best Animated Film | Garbage Angels | Pierre M. Trudeau | Montreal, Canada |
| Best Student Film | Time Machine | Mark Kendall | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Best Art/Experimental Film | Becoming | Ayelen Liberona Joseph Johnson Cami | Toronto, Canada |
| Best Female Filmmaker Presented by the Regional Center for Women in the Arts | Down in Number 5 | Kim Spurlock | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Best PA Filmmaker | Squared | Jeremy Braverman | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Audience Choice Award | Level Up | Greg Koorhan | Philadelphia, PA US |
2009 Award Winners
| Best Drama | The Line | Kent Bassett | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Best Comedy | Tripping Up | Greg Koorhan | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Best Documentary | Flowers of Rwanda | David Munoz | Madrid, Spain |
| Best Animated Film | Red & Blue | Tyler Ayres | Columbus, OH US |
| Best Student Film | Open Your Eyes | Susan Cohen | Pasadena, CA US |
| Best Art/Experimental Film | Magritte Moment | Ian Fischer | New York, NY US |
| Best Female Filmmaker Presented by the Regional Center for Women in the Arts | Mother, Mine | Susan Everett | Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK |
| Best PA Filmmaker | Charlie Applebee | Patrick Taggart | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Audience Choice Award | Charlie Applebee | Patrick Taggart | Philadelphia, PA US |
2008 Award Winners
| Best Drama | Silver Tongues | Simon Arthur | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Best Comedy | I'm in the Mood for Death | Carolyn London | New York, NY US |
| Best Documentary | The Tribe | Tiffany Shlain | Mill Valley, CA US |
| Best Animated Film | Simulacra | Tatchapon Lertwirojkul | Jersey City, NJ US |
| Best Student Film | In Between | Jose E. Inglesias Vigil | Przykop, Purda, Poland |
| Best Art/Experimental Film | Glimpse | Dustin Grella | New York, NY US |
| Best Female Filmmaker Presented by the Regional Center for Women in the Arts | I'm in the Mood for Death | Carolyn London | New York, NY US |
| Best PA Filmmaker | Four Thorns for Aidan | Josh Smith | Berwyn, PA US |
| Audience Choice Award | Life in a Bowl | Todd Bieber & Juliana Brafa | Winfield, PA US |
2006 Award Winners
| Best Drama | Binta and the Grand Idea | Javier Fesser | Madrid, Spain |
| Best Comedy | Pitch | Ian Gelfand | New York, US |
| Best Documentary | Alex Scott: A Stand for Hope | Larry Mendte | Philadelphia, PA, US |
| Best Animated Film | Moongirl | Henry Selick | Portland, OR, US |
| Best Student Film | Charlie | Matt Tegtmeier | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Best Art/Experimental Film | Missing Pages | Jerome Olivier | Tokyo, Japan |
| Best Female Filmmaker Presented by the Regional Center for Women in the Arts | Twitch | Leah Meyerhoff | New York, NY US |
| Best PA Filmmaker | Benjamin Franklin: Stealing Lightning from the Sky | Larry Mendte | Pennsylvania, US |
| Audience Choice Award |
Rent Control |
Tesia Barone | Philadelphia, PA, US |
2005 Award Winners
| Best Drama | Maree | James Pellerito | |
| Best Comedy | Pee Shy | Deb Hagan | |
| Best Documentary | Shadow Of Liberty | ||
| Best Animated Film | Dear Sweet Emma | John Cernak | |
| Best Student Film | Perils in Nude Modeling | Scott Rice | |
| Best Art/Experimental Film | Modus Vivendi | Richard Liukis | |
| Best Female Filmmaker Presented by the Regional Center for Women in the Arts | Pee Shy | Deb Hagan | |
| Best PA Filmmaker | Snyder & Newton | Pennsylvania, US | |
| Audience Choice Award | Canta | Emre Sahin |