And the nominees are…

Winners will be announced at the Gala Awards Party, to be held at the Hilton Garden Inn on Saturday, April 5. For ticket information visit HERE.

Best Documentary
A Place of Truth
American Road
The Unforgettable Fire
Waiting For Mamu
Music City USA

Best Short
Out of the Ash
Possum
The Beginning & The End
The Learning Curve
Detour

Best Feature
Bridge and Tunnel
Escape From Tomorrow
Rabbit Stories
Koan of Spring
The Hanover House

Best Screenplay
The Gift
Out of the Ash
Rabbit Stories
Bridge and Tunnel
The Beginning and The End
Best Actor
Roy Abramsohn, Escape From Tomorrow
Brian Chamberlain, Detour
Arjun Gupta, Bridge and Tunnel
Ken Matthews, The Beginning and the End
Ryan Metcalf, Bridge and Tunnel

Best Actress
Anne Bobby, The Hanover House
Annet Mahendru, Bridge and Tunnel
Megan Tusing, The Beginning and the End
Eleanor Wilson, Possum
Natalie Zampella, Rabbit Stories

Best Director
Jason Brescia, Bridge and Tunnel
Randy Marsh, Escape From Tomorrow
Chris McDaniel, Music City USA
Corey Norman, The Hanover House
Barrett Rudich, A Place of Truth

Peoples Choice Presented by Verizon
#YOLO
The Hanover House
American Road
Down by the River’s Edge
Paradigm
Out of the Ash
How to Kill A Zombie
Follow Me
A Place of Truth
She Doesn’t Love Marty

Best Maine Film
How to Kill a Zombie
Detour
The Water in the Bay
She Doesn’t Love Marty
The Hanover House

Best Film in Festival
Bridge and Tunnel
Escape From Tomorrow
Waiting for Mamu
The Learning Curve
Detour