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* Breakthrough Filmmaker – Toru Tokikawa for MCZ vs Kiss

A fascinating documentary about two different cultures meet through the power of music: legendary Rock band KISS vs. Japanese pop mega-star girls band Momoiro Clover Z (MCZ).

* Homegrown Talent – Skim For England - Tom Oxenham

Master of None's documentary comedy follows Frank's journey from his home in County Durham to the 2016 World Stone Skimming Championships in Scotland, where he will go hand to hand with the biggest names in the sport, battling to become the world's best skimmer.

* Best Feature – Die Beautiful - Jun Robles Lana

Friends attend the wake of Trisha, a Filipino transgender woman. They look back into the her life as she faces the adversities and triumphs of living as a transgender in Filipino society

* Best Director – Chloe Zhao for The Rider

After a riding accident leaves him unable to compete on the rodeo circuit, a young cowboy searches for a new purpose.

Peoples Award - Urban and the Shed Crew - Candida Brady

Best Actor - Richard Armitage - Urban and the Shed Crew

A hard living, disillusioned, ex social worker becomes the unlikely savior to an anarchic gang of joy-riding, drug taking, thieving, out of control, care home runaway kids.