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January 2023 Winners
Heart Of Champions
Director Michael Mailer
in Best Film Score
United States
Christabel Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra
Submitter Albert Syeles
in Best Film Score (Honorable Mention)
United States
God - Song by Charlie Jones
Director Louis Netter
in Music Video
United Kingdom
For I Am Dead
Director Patricia Delso Lucas
in Best Actor
Belgium
For I Am Dead
Director Patricia Delso Lucas
in Best Drama
Belgium
Once Upon a Pool
Writer Adam Swimmer
in Best Short Screenplay
Canada
Lions of Florence
Writer Ken White
in Best Feature Screenplay
United States
The Dead Ringer
Submitter Suzanne LUTAS
in Best Feature Screenplay
French Polynesia
The Italian Baba | My cave in India VR
Directors Omar Rashid, Elio Germano
in Best VR Film
Italy
SQUID GODDESS
Director Eddy Falconer
in Best Micro Film
United States
I Wish for You
Director Stuart Rideout
in Best Micro Film (Honorable Mention)
United Kingdom
Worthless
Director Shireen Ayache
in Best Micro Film (Honorable Mention)
United Kingdom
i don't wanna go
Director Max Vadset
in Best Micro Film (Honorable Mention)
United States
Big Trouble in Little America
Director Qiyue Sun
in Best Student Film
China
The Tears of Our Reality
Director Maya Pegues
in Best Student Film (Honorable Mention)
United States
Killer Series
Director Gabriel Murisier
in Best Comedy
Switzerland
Boombox (The God of The Dance) - Cartoon Version
Director Christian Candido
in Best Dance Film
Italy
Vision of the Vampyre
Director James Caley
in Best Horror
Germany
Button Eyes
Director Ashley Nicole
in Best Horror (Honorable Mention)
United States
Knock Knock
Director Somaak Dutta
in Best Horror (Honorable Mention)
India
Buena Suerte Senora Muerte
Director Ryan Barney
in Best Horror (Honorable Mention)
United States
IAPOTEMOFA’
Directors Arturo Pizzicannella, Emiliano Ciabotti Co-director
in First Time Filmmaker
Italy
Knock Knock
Director Somaak Dutta
in First Time Filmmaker (Honorable Mention)
India
For the Greater Good
Director Michael Gavino
in Best Sci-Fi
United States
Biological Loneliness
Director Karolis Jankus
in Experimental Films
Lithuania
MEETING
Submitter Martin Keady
in Experimental Films (Honorable Mention)
United Kingdom
Lucy Palustris: The Dinner Party
Director Patricia Coates
in Experimental Films (Honorable Mention)
Canada
course of events
Director Olof Thiel
in Experimental Films (Honorable Mention)
Sweden
NECROSIS
Director Alberto Martín-Aragón
in Experimental Films (Honorable Mention)
Spain
PARALELO
Director Santiago Echeverry
in Experimental Films (Honorable Mention)
United States
Entanglement
Director Dan Binns
in Best Script
Australia
Anatomy of a Town
Submitter Patricia Fox
in Best Script (Honorable Mention)
There is exactly enough time
Director Oskar Salomonowitz
in Animation
Austria
You Found Me
Director Jordyn Russell
in Animation (Honorable Mention)
United States
We Would All be Kings
Director Márel Malaret
in Documentary Feature
Puerto Rico
America Boxed In
Directors Casey G. Williams, Ian S. Williams
in Documentary Feature (Honorable Mention)
United States
Agniyogana - Lower the head, Invoke the fire
Director Emma Balnaves
in Documentary Feature (Honorable Mention)
Australia
We Came A Long Way By Faith: Catholic Hill and St. James the Greater Catholic Church
Director George Wingard
in Documentary Feature (Honorable Mention)
United States
Love Yourself Today
Director Ross Killeen
in Documentary Feature (Honorable Mention)
Ireland
Soutien de Famille
Director Maxime Berthou
in Documentary Feature (Honorable Mention)
France
My Camino
Director Pedro Gil Vasconcelos
in Documentary Short
Portugal
7 years art from Berlin "BrückenKunst" 2019
Director Gilbert Brüning
in Documentary Short (Honorable Mention)
Germany
Border-Ball
Director Joel Tauber
in Documentary Short (Honorable Mention)
United States
High Touch
Director Karlie Hustle
in Documentary Short (Honorable Mention)
United States
The Haunted Jizo of Shimo-Mizuno, Sayama City
Director Mitsuo Kurihara
in Narrative Feature
Pastiche
Director shivaan makker
in Best Producer
United States
Nocturne
Director Jordy Tempelman
in Narrative Short
Netherlands
Distortion
Director Michael Daniel Bricker
in Narrative Short (Honorable Mention)
United States
DISHONEST
Submitter John Ryan
in Narrative Short (Honorable Mention)
United Kingdom
(the importance of ) Punctuality
Directors Colin Gregory, Tim Pasmore
in Narrative Short (Honorable Mention)
Australia
Dry
Director Melanie Poole
in Narrative Short (Honorable Mention)
Australia
The Date
Director Cara Rust
in Narrative Short (Honorable Mention)
South Africa
The Day My Cat Saved My Life
Directors Kagan Goh, Co-Director: Susanna Uchatius
in Narrative Short (Honorable Mention)
Canada
BLACKSTAR
Director Maurya Kerr
in Best Director
United States
The Doctrine
Director Shane Brar
in Best Cinematography
Canada
Special Choises:
MusArt
Director Kevin Hanzlik
in Best Film Score
United States
Waves
Director Jesus Plaza
in Music Video
Spain
a Soulless Man Story
Writer Emanuele La Placa
in Best Feature Screenplay
Italy
#itsnotfunny
Director Mario Massaro
in Best Micro Film
Italy
Become Who You Needed
Director Maria Norton
in Best Student Film
Portugal
The Man in the Shadows
Director Tom Kircher
in Best Horror
United States
Love Dog
Director Rob Larson
in First Time Filmmaker
United States
LIFTOFF
Director Pete Berger
in Best Sci-Fi
Switzerland
Art & Joy & Pleasure
Director Goran Ajtič
in Experimental Films
Slovenia
ISOLA
Director Aymone G
in Experimental Films (Honorable Mention)
France
A City With A View
Director Maria Velasco
in Experimental Films (Honorable Mention)
United States
Wellow
Director Sally Waterman
in Experimental Films (Honorable Mention)
United Kingdom
High Water
Writer Caitlin Brands
in Best Script
United States
Lily Girl
Director Demetrios Poursanidis
in Animation
Greece
All short films about the work & the exhibitions of "BrückenKunst" from 2014 to 2019, a group of unrecognized artists in Berlin.
Director Gilbert Brüning
in Documentary Feature
Germany
Call me Damien
Director Sonja Mayer
in Documentary Short
Austria
DANI'S TWINS
Directors Brad Allgood, Steve Dorst
in Documentary Short (Honorable Mention)
United States
The City Within
Directors Anna de Manincor, ZimmerFrei
in Documentary Short (Honorable Mention)
Italy
Nostos
Director Pavlos Vissariou
in Best Producer
Greece
Stare Me In The Eye
Director Athina Chatzigiannaki
in Narrative Short
Australia
Mažoji
Director Aistė S. Gram
in Best Director
Lithuania
THE SUBMERGED VOICE
Director Angel Baltasar
in Best Director (Honorable Mention)
Spain
AWOKEN SOMA
Director Nadia Gardner-Charles
in Best Director (Honorable Mention)
United Kingdom
Her Magnum Opus
Director Marta Renzi
in Best Director (Honorable Mention)
United States
Nothing’s changed except for everything
Submitter Chris Cameron
in Best Director (Honorable Mention)
United States
Men I Trust
Director Nathan Vass
in Best Actress
United States
Bound
Director Jaye Pniewski
in Best Cinematography
United States

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