QUALIFYING
2023 WINNERS
2023 BEST OF FESTIVAL
feature documentary
Director: PAUL MICHAEL BLOODGOOD
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NARRATIVE FEATURE 2023: DRAMA
GOLD AWARD: ANALEMMA; Director: Rodolfo Graziano - Mexico
GOLD AWARD: Goin' Home; Director: Steven Mark Shaw- United States
SILVER AWARD: Just One Life; Director: Sun Ho Lee Donovan - United States
BRONZE AWARD: When Angels Fear; Director: Peter DeAnello - United States
HONORABLE MENTION:
Older Man Younger Woman; Director: Benet Embry- United States
Sophia; Director: Efriem Kahsay Quada - Eritrea
The Switchblade Sisterhood; Director: Davo Hardy - Australia
Idem; Director: Giovanni Di Legami - France
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NARRATIVE FEATURE 2023: COMEDY
GOLD AWARD: The Big Whoop; Director: Lisa Satriano - United States
SILVER AWARD: Mangú Aquí; Director: Luke Bond - United States
BRONZE AWARD: Love's Labors Lost; Director: Brian J. Carter - United States
HONORABLE MENTION:
WordLotto; Director; Johnny Baca - United States
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NARRATIVE FEATURE 2023: HORROR
GOLD AWARD: Ruthless; Director: Owen Franklin - United Kingdom
SILVER AWARD: Night of the Harvest; Director: Christopher Carter, Jessica Morgan - United States
HONORABLE MENTION:
Diane; Director: Damarrus Grant - United States
The Darkening Hour; Director: Tony Severe - United States
Séance Games - METAXU; Director: Tane McClure - United States
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NARRATIVE FEATURE 2023: SCIFI
GOLD AWARD: Esper X Private Detective Agency - Searching for Good-Bye -; Director: Akiyoshi Koba - Japan
SILVER AWARD: Twin Flame Hotel; Director: Gavin Thagard, Michael Howell - United States
SILVER AWARD: HEMISPHERE; Director: Christopher Maes - United States
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NARRATIVE FEATURE 2023: LGBTQ
GOLD AWARD: A Holiday I Do; Director: Paul Schneider, Alicia Schneider - United States
GOLD AWARD: Out of My Comfort Zone; Director: Ivy Vale - United States
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FEATURE DOCUMENTARY 2023:
GOLD AWARD: Finding Light; Director: Paul Michael Bloodgood - United States
GOLD AWARD:This is Edik: A tale of a Gifted and Stolen Childhood; Director: Ivan Proskuryakov - Russian Federation
SILVER AWARD: Portal to the Pleiadians; Director: Roxanne Heibloem, Peter Edward Heibloem - Australia
SILVER AWARD: Beacon Farms; Director: Candy Whicker - Cayman Islands
BRONZE AWARD: FOOD ROOTS; Director: Michele Josue - United States
BRONZE AWARD: FC Sukhavati; Director: Hobin Sun, Baru Na - Korea, Republic of
BRONZE AWARD: Dream Big Little One; Director: Marcus Graham - Australia
HONORABLE MENTION:
Taking the Fight; Director: Carlos Arrieta - United States
You Will Be My Music; Director: Bob Joseph Williams- United States
Sherwood Forest: Top Secret; Director: Greg Lee Mellott- United States
MUSIC IS MY LIFE - JOSEPH SHABALALA AND LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO; Director: Mpumi Supa Mbele, Carolyn Eileen Carew, South Africa
The Deadly Link; Director: Nina Knapp - United States
Baseball Harmony; Director: Joo-il Gwak, Amy Hutchinson - United States
A Refugee's Guide to Rome; Director: Ted Efremoff - United States
Bleu Blanc Satan - Early French Black metal; Director: Franck Trebillac, Camille Dauteuille - France
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NARRATIVE SHORT 2023: DRAMA
GOLD AWARD: Hope, Directors: Chris Gallego Wong - United States
GOLD AWARD: Little Yellow Flower, Director: Chien-Ping Lin - Taiwan
GOLD AWARD: Implied Consent, Director: Vic Huber - United States
GOLD AWARD: Bonding, Director: Luke Rex - United States
SILVER AWARD: Over the Moon in a Foreign Land; Director: David Li - Canada
SILVER AWARD: Angel & Paris; Director: Ashton Ghaffaar, Chris Graziano - United States
SILVER AWARD: First Of Seven; Director: Zack Abramowitz - United States
BRONZE AWARD: Catch the Bus; Director: Chloe Owens - United States
BRONZE AWARD: The Last Act; Director: Peng Liu - China
HONORABLE MENTION:
Retro Memo; Director: Zhaoyu Liu - United States
My Dearest Amena; Director: Shaida Kazemi - United Kingdom
To Grieve or Not to Grieve; Directors: Donald Watson - United States
The First Night; Director: Silvia Gregorova - Czech Republic
JUMP SENIOR; Director: WON JIN - Korea, Republic of
Sunny's Closet; Director: Carlyle KIng - United States
Vax; Director: Barak Shpiez - United States
Where Did The Love Go; Director: Bilal Hussain - Denmark
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NARRATIVE SHORT 2023: COMEDY
GOLD AWARD: The One Note Man; Director: George C. Siougas - United Kingdom
GOLD AWARD: Five Stars; Director: Kenny Williams, Ryan Hepkema - United States
SILVER AWARD: The Nature Doc; Director: Brady Jacquin - United States
BRONZE AWARD: The Coffeepot; Director: Jared Groenewegen - United States
HONORABLE MENTION:​
All The Red Flags; Director: Caleb Suggs - United States
Loveshake; Director: Caleb Suggs - United States
The Catastrophe; Director: Kendall Christianson - United States
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NARRATIVE SHORT 2023: HORROR
GOLD AWARD: I love you; Director: Rafael Maria Friebe - Germany
GOLD AWARD: The Rage part 2: Director; Joshua Cleave - United Kingdom
SILVER AWARD: Chateau Sauvignon: terroir: Director: D.M. Night Maire - United States
BRONZE AWARD: Losing Faith A fable based on "The Night Stalker":Director: Allan Wasserman - United States
BRONZE AWARD: The Ascension Program: Director: Max DeLeo - United States
BRONZE AWARD: Lullaby: Director: Noah Kinsey - United States
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NARRATIVE SHORT 2023: LGBTQ
GOLD AWARD: The Prince's Dilemma; Director: Devin Rowe - United States
SILVER AWARD: CATFIGHT; Director: Keshhav Panneriy - India
BRONZE AWARD: Night Hawkes; Director: Atlas Ferrera - United States
HONORABLE MENTION:​
SERENITY; Director: Amanda Mickwee - United States
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DOCUMENTARY 2023: SHORT
GOLD AWARD: Three years; Director: SHUJIA ZHANG - China
SILVER AWARD: Cactus, Love, Mountains: A Psychedelic Journey with Huachuma; Director: kai (kaitz) ilya brebner - Israel
BRONZE AWARD: Paper Boats; Director: Jessica Pons - United States
BRONZE AWARD: Enduring Spirit; Director: Suyeol - Japan
BRONZE AWARD: The Asifa Bano Story; Director: Mina Isabella JafriMalik - United States
HONORABLE MENTION:
Snowdrops for the Bairns; Director: Donna Dees - United States
Folk Palummedda (Short Documentary); Director: Raffaele Sciacca - Italy
Finding God; Director: Charles Dewandeler - United States
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NARRATIVE SHORT 2023: SCI-FI
GOLD AWARD: Ellie; Director: Vinny O'Brien - United States
SILVER AWARD: Nemorise; Director: Vladi Haivoronski - Canada
BRONZE AWARD: Made in Technicolor; Director: Millie Cupp - United States
HONORABLE MENTION:
DOC: Race, Revolution, Relativity & The Confessions of a Time Traveling Terrorist; Director: Tarik Rashaan Davis, Laura K Nicoll - United States
Transistor Visitor; Director: Will Tully - United States
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MUSIC VIDEO 2023:
GOLD AWARD: The Golden Boy; Director: Michał Radziejewski, Kosma Masny - Poland
GOLD AWARD: Hantu - Dyan Tai; Director: Shaun Parker - Australia
GOLD AWARD: John DeMena - Eternal Eyes; Director: Ishan Shukla - United States
GOLD AWARD: Astronaut; Director: Dimo - Japan
SILVER AWARD: Mirage; Director: Jad Rahmé - Lebanon
SILVER AWARD: Crush On You; Director: Jimi James - United States
SILVER AWARD: Pounding; Director: Anna Zaboeva - Belgium
SILVER AWARD: Milošev feat. Dunja Ercegović - Krug; Director: Ivana Radić - Croatia
BRONZE AWARD: GOTHMINISTER: Battle of The Underworlds; Director: Bjørn Alexander Brem, Tor Eigil Scheide - Norway
BRONZE AWARD: ego (official music video); Director: Adam Lukowski - United States
BRONZE AWARD: That Muscle Shoals Sound; Director: Rick Revel, Kevin Kehl - United States
HONORABLE MENTION:
Folk Palummedda (Official Music Video); Director: Raffaele Sciacca - United States
Deacon - FOUND ME; Director: Grey Smoley - United States
Hangman; Director: Charlie Chappell - United States
I am Free; Director: Edward Ogum - Canada
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STUDENT FILM 2023:
GOLD AWARD : The Key; Director: Haiwei Sun, Beijing, China - Savannah College of Art and Design
GOLD AWARD: Phase III; Director: Numark Ricafranca - United States
SILVER AWARD: Northeasterly Wind 东北风; Director: Daniel Xue - Chinese-Canadian
SILVER AWARD: Be Water, My Friend; Director: Sean Yang - Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film & Media Arts
BRONZE AWARD: Plant Baby; Director: Arabella Sharkey - New York University Tisch School of the Arts
BRONZE AWARD: Chasing Fame; Director: Lily Ma, Shanghai, China - Currently: MFA SCAD
BRONZE AWARD: Alice; Director: Donovan Wardroper - Portsmouth University , United Kingdom
HONORABLE MENTION:
THYSIA; Director: Timo Vogt - Austria
L'amour est temps de reflets; Directors: Yann Richebourg - France
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MOVIE TRAILER 2023:
GOLD AWARD: Defiance; Director: Dimitri Legrand - France
SILVER AWARD: Mad Scientists : A.I. Maxima; Director: Antonia Tong - United States
BRONZE AWARD: Ruffle; Director: Sara Farzadfard - United States
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