April 2018 Winners
Best Picture
Picture
Top Coat Cash
Action/Thriller Feature
Runtime 01:43:25
Producers: Staci Klinginsmith, Larry Parrish, Mike Webb, Rodney Phillips, Harley "Papabear" Riddle, David Tittone & David Torre
Director: David Tittone


 Picture
“Best Picture” Award Winner, "Top Coat Cash" will take home this beautiful HIMPFF Trophy during the Award Ceremony on Jan 26, 2019. 
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Award of Recognition
Best Drama Student Short
Picture
15 minutes
Best Drama Short Student
Runtime 11:28
Best Drama Short
Picture
I am Ana
Best Drama Short
Runtime 12:10
Best Comedy/Dramedy Short
Picture
The Untold Story of Romeo & Juliet
Best Comedy/Dramedy Short
Runtime 10:30
Best Feature All Genre
Picture
Blue Skies on Mars
Best Feature All Genre
Runtime 02:00:00​
Best Foreign Short
Picture
Nila - a river of sere sands
Best Foreign Short
Runtime 12:53
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Best Foreign Feature
Picture
TOREN
Best Foreign Feature
Runtime 01:54:24
Best Animation Short​
Picture
First Comes Love
Best Animation Short
Runtime 02:26
Best Experimental Short
Picture
A P E X
Best Experimental Short
Runtime 04:00
Best Webisode/New Media
Picture
The Worst Travel Show
Best Webisode/New Media
Runtime 08:00
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Best Documentary Short 
Picture
Thu Thuy - mosaic Dreams
Best Documentary Short 
Runtime 37:00
Best Documentary Feature
Picture
Land Divers
Best Documentary Feature
Runtime 01:33:23
Best Trailer/Promo
Picture
Homefront the Revolution
Best Trailer/Promo
Runtime 02:30
Best Music Video
Picture
YES But NO
Best Music Video
Runtime 02:3
Best Commercial
Picture
KISS TO KILL
Best Commercial
Runtime 0:43
Best Cinematography ​
Picture
Nawzad Shekhany
TOREN
Runtime 01:54:24
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Best Editing
Picture
Daniele Joi 
I.C.E. CREAM
Runtime 07:00
Best Music Score
Picture
Flora Cheng
Blue Skies on Mars
Runtime 02:00:00
Best Woman Filmmaker
Picture
Jiaqi Yan
Mind Games
Runtime 02:13
Best First Time Filmmaker
Picture
Peter Hsui
Land Divers
Runtime 01:33:23
Best Producer Short
Picture
Nguyen Thu Thuy
Thu Thuy - mosaic Dreams
Runtime 37:00

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Best Director Feature
Picture
Brian Lutes
Blue Skies on Mars
Runtime 02:00:00
Best Actress 
Picture

Claudia Gosselin
Blue Skies on Mars
Best Actor
Picture

Brian Lutes
Blue Skies on Mars
Screenplay Winners
Easy Nothin’
1st Place Winner
Screenplay Feature
by
Sherry Engle
Operation Brother Sam
2nd Place Winner
Screenplay Feature
by
Gustavo Freitas
A Voyager in Chronospace 
​3rd Place Winner
Screenplay Feature
by
Lisa E. Kirkwood