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ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. - Californer -- The Holidays365 International Film Festival™ announced the winners for the 2021 juried competition. Romy's Salon won the Grand Jury Prize and As We Are won the Shooting Star Award. The Alice Guy-Blaché Award for excellence by a female filmmaker went to director Henriette Rietz for Postpartum.  The Red Ryder Award for excellence by a first-time director went to Ariel Poster for All American Kids.  The Best Young Filmmaker Award went to 8-year old animator April Yu for Moonlight The Monster and The Fashion Show.  The Audience Award went to The World's Gone Nutz.

Our esteemed jury included: John Diaz, Romell Foster-Owens, Alexander Gray, Shuja Paul, Deborah Pratt, Koji Steen-Sakai, Bonnie Spence, Danielle Stallings, Scott Stevenson, Susan Vicory, Denise Wakeman, and Todd Waterman.

FEATURE FILMS
Best Independent Narrative Feature Film – The Good Hearts Club

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Best International Narrative Feature Film – Romy's Salon
Best Ensemble Acting Award in a Narrative Feature Film – The Good Hearts Club
Best Director in a Narrative Feature Film – Mischa Kamp, Romy's Salon
Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film – Vita Heijmen, Romy's Salon
Best Supporting Actress in a Narrative Feature Film – Beppie Melissen, Romy's Salon
Best Screenplay in a Narrative Feature Film – Romy's Salon
Best Cinematography in a Narrative Feature Film – Romy's Salon
Best Editing in a Narrative Feature Film – Romy'sSalon
Best Sound Design in a Narrative Feature Film – The Good Hearts Club
Best Original Music Score in a Narrative Feature Film - Romy's Salon
Best Documentary Feature Film – Five, A Mother's Journey
Special Jury Recognition:  Love and Stuff

SHORT FILMS
Best International Narrative Short Film – Like The Ones I Used To Know
Special Jury Recognition – Dad's Divorce
Best U.S. Documentary Short Film – All American Kids
Special Jury Recognition – As We Are
Best International Documentary Short Film – Baba's Next Chapter
Special Jury Recognition – Dad Magnet

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Best Short Visionary Award – Chase!!
Best Director in a Short Film – Annie St-Pierre, Like The Ones I Used To Know
Best Actor in a Short Film – Tommy Kenter, Dad's Divorce
Best Actress in a Short Film – Lilou Roy-Lanouette, Like The Ones I Used To Know

Best Supporting Actor in a Short Film – Jesper Ole Feit Andersen, Dad's Divorce
Best Supporting Actress in a Short Film – Mathilde Passer, Dad's Divorce
Best Cinematography in a Short Film – Like The Ones I Used To Know
Best Editing in a Short Film – Chase!!
Best Sound Design in a Short Film – Dad's Divorce

ANIMATED FILMS
Best Animated Short Film – o28
Best Animation Visionary Award – The World's Gone Nutz
Best Directing in an Animated Short Film – Postpartum
Best Screenplay in an Animated Short Film – Justin and The Werlobee
Best Editing in an Animated Film – o28
Best Original Music Score – The World's Gone Nutz
Special Jury Recognition – Twin Trees

STUDENT FILMS
Best U.S. Student Film – Esperanza
Best International Student Film – Nostalgia

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