The search for AOFF 2016 Festival films has begun! These are the winners of the Winter Quarter 2015.

Best Drama – Winner: Visiting Mum (Cassandra Nguyen), Honorable Mention: My Life as a Sock (Tony Jonick)

Best Comedy – Winner: D.Asian (Sarah Smith), Honorable Mention: Crimson Defender vs. The Slightly Racist Family (Simu Liu)

Best Fantasy/Sci-Fi – Winner: The Controller (Bryce Marrero), Honorable Mention: Sapphire Strange (Justin Calen Chenn)

Best Horror/Thriller – Winner: Sweet Sixteen (Yung-Jen Yang)

Best Action/Adventure – Winner: Apart (Xin Huang)

Best Documentary – Winner: Bayanihan: The Spirit of Community (Ricky Fosheim), Honorable Mention: The Glass Man (We Ra)

Best Animation – Winner: Run Crab Run (Wei Lu), Honorable Mention: Rain Lotus (Joe Chang)

Best Music Video – Winner: Turn It Up – Tiger JK & Tasha (Steve Nguyen & Choz Belen), Honorable Mention: The Roar – Monish Gangwani (Monish Gangwani)

Best Actor – Winner: Roberto Van Nguyen (Visiting Mum), Honorable Mention: Edward Hong (The Controller)

Best Actress – Winner: Imee Lysandrious (Anna), Honorable Mention: Roopashree Jeevaji (In Search of America Inshallah)

Best Supporting Actor – Winner: Yehuda Nahari (Longing), Honorable Mention: Naoyuki Ikeda (American Hikikomori)

Best Supporting Actress – Winner: Akiko Shima (American Hikikomori)

Best Ensemble Cast – Winner: Crimson Defender vs. The Slightly Racist Family (Simu Liu), Honorable Mention: Longing (Nadav Mishali)

Best Director – Winner: Cassandra Nguyen (Visiting Mum), Honorable Mention: D.Asian (Sarah Smith)

Best Cinematographer – Winner: Xuhui Zhao (Twin Lotus), Honorable Mention: Haige Zhou (Mimi)

Best Editing – Winner: Inger Longren (D.Asian)

Best Original Score – Winner: Aaron Kenny (Run Crab Run), Honorable Mention: Sun Jianguo (Rain Lotus)

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