Spring 2023 Results


Best Feature
Winner: ID
Nominee: Fatwa
Nominee: HUNTING DAY
Nominee: THE DARK GIRL
Nominee: Spin the Wheel
Nominee: Piercing Wounds
Nominee: Don't Get in the Car

Best Documentary Feature
Winner: Runaways
Winner: ROOTS, DIASPORA & WAR
Nominee: Pain of Silence
Nominee: Mekong Apocalypse

Best Documentary Short
Winner: VIVERE ARTE
Nominee: She Wins
Nominee: Dysability
Nominee: Cruising with virus
    on board

Best Animated Short
Winner: Dream Eaters
 Best Short
Winner: I Forget
Winner: Any Old Sunday
Winner: Where Dreams Fall
Winner: Queen of Diamonds
Winner: SINGING IN FRONT OF
    THE COLOSSEO
Nominee: SEEDS
Nominee: Wired
Nominee: ENSURE
Nominee: Enigma
Nominee: Fatima
Nominee: Perfect
Nominee: REVERSE
Nominee: Hopeless
Nominee: Volunteer
Nominee: DISTANZIA
Nominee: Decisions
Nominee: Berlin Short
Nominee: I Play Loser
Nominee: The Long Wait
Nominee: A Taste of Strawberry
Nominee: Giuli - It Was A Dream

Best Experimental Short
Winner: Screener
Nominee: Fatima
Nominee: eyes light shut
Nominee: Sleepy Night Athens Bright
 Best Music Video
Winner: LUNARCODE: THE LIGHT
Winner: The Curse of KK Hammond-
    The Bone Collector
Nominee: English Tea
Nominee: CAN YOU HEAR ME
Nominee: The Alliance 2 the Hunt
    for Breeze Music Video

Best Web Series
Winner: Roomates
Nominee: Come On Over
Nominee: UBER: Los Angeles

Best Student Film
Winner: Sailing Away
Nominee: Dust and Data
Nominee: Playin' Possum
Nominee: The Will to Survive
Nominee: Will There be Dancing
    on Mars?

Best Romantic Comedy
Winner: Histoire de Love
Best Director
Winner: Fatwa
Winner: Decisions
Winner: Volunteer
Winner: DISTANZIA
Winner: HUNTING DAY
Winner: Dream Eaters
Winner: Any Old Sunday
Winner: Where Dreams Fall
Nominee: Wired
Nominee: Enigma
Nominee: Fatima
Nominee: REVERSE
Nominee: I Forget
Nominee: The Doll
Nominee: Screener
Nominee: Runaways
Nominee: Sailing Away
Nominee: Spin the Wheel
Nominee: Queen of Diamonds
Nominee: The Cost of Money
Nominee: SINGING IN FRONT OF
    THE COLOSSEO

Best Writing
Winner: Perfect
Winner: I Forget
Winner: Hopeless
Winner: I Play Loser
Winner: Today Forever
Winner: Piercing Wounds
Winner: Mekong Apocalypse
Winner: The Four of Us Are Dying
Nominee: ENSURE
Nominee: REVERSE
Nominee: Roomates
Nominee: THE DUKE
Nominee: Volunteer
Nominee: Decisions
Nominee: HUNTING DAY
Nominee: Family Gone
Nominee: Tumble Weave
Nominee: Dream Eaters
Nominee: The Long Wait
Nominee: THE DARK GIRL
Nominee: Any Old Sunday
Nominee: Playin' Possum
Nominee: Spin the Wheel
Nominee: Histoire de Love
Nominee: Meet Los Parents
Nominee: A Beautiful Life
Nominee: The Last Picture
Nominee: Where Dreams Fall
Nominee: Queen of Diamonds
Nominee: Don't Get in the Car
Nominee: Stuck with virus
    on board
Nominee: SINGING IN FRONT OF
    THE COLOSSEO
Nominee: Donavan Emery, The Android
    & Himself
 Best Actor
Winner: SEEDS (Jeff Horner)
Winner: I Play Loser (Liam Shi)
Winner: Spin the Wheel (Neil Chase)
Winner: Playin' Possum (Remy Danoy)
Winner: Queen of Diamonds
    (Omar Khan)
Nominee: ID (Rakesh Galebhe)
Nominee: Perfect (Luis Almeida)
Nominee: The Note (Rip Elliott)
Nominee: The Long Wait (Larry Neale)
Nominee: Where Dreams Fall
    (Tug Rice)
Nominee: Hopeless
    (Isaac Levi Anthony)
Nominee: Deadly Nightshade
    (Christopher Blackburn)

Best Actress
Winner: Fatima (Iulia Benze)
Winner: Enigma (Alyssa Scott)
Winner: The Doll (Pamela Mayos)
Winner: THE DARK GIRL
    (Katharina Scheuba)
Winner: Don't Get in the Car
    (Jennimay Walker)
Winner: SINGING IN FRONT OF
    THE COLOSSEO (Marianne Leoni)
Nominee: Today Forever (Josie Rios)
Nominee: Piercing Wounds
    (Natalie Polisson)
Nominee: The Real Beauty
    (Rossella Gabriele)
Nominee: Queen of Diamonds
    (Carlotta Banat)
Nominee: The Cost of Money
    (Nikki Apostolidis)
Nominee: Giuli - It Was A Dream
    (Giuli Chokheli)

Best Sound
Winner: Screener
Winner: Hopeless
Winner: I Play Loser
Winner: Dream Eaters
Winner: Any Old Sunday
Nominee: ID
Nominee: Fatwa
Nominee: Wired
Nominee: Enigma
Nominee: Volunteer
Nominee: HUNTING DAY
Nominee: Come On Over
Nominee: Where Dreams Fall
Nominee: ROOTS, DIASPORA & WAR
Nominee: The Alliance 2 the Hunt
    for Breeze Music Video
 Best Cinematography
Winner: ID
Winner: Wired
Winner: Sailing Away
Winner: Any Old Sunday
Winner: A Beautiful Life
Winner: Queen of Diamonds
Nominee: Fatwa
Nominee: The Doll
Nominee: Runaways
Nominee: DISTANZIA
Nominee: VIVERE ARTE
Nominee: HUNTING DAY
Nominee: Tumble Weave
Nominee: The Long Wait
Nominee: Spin the Wheel
Nominee: Tale and Corona
Nominee: Pain of Silence
Nominee: LUNARCODE: THE LIGHT
Nominee: ROOTS, DIASPORA & WAR
Nominee: SINGING IN FRONT OF
    THE COLOSSEO
Nominee: The Curse of KK Hammond-
    The Bone Collector

Best Music
Winner: Wired
Winner: Decisions
Winner: Berlin Short
Winner: eyes light shut
Winner: Pain of Silence
Winner: Giuli - It Was A Dream
Winner: It's All About A Feeling
Nominee: ID
Nominee: SEEDS
Nominee: Fatwa
Nominee: I Forget
Nominee: Hopeless
Nominee: OUR LADIES
Nominee: HUNTING DAY
Nominee: Dream Eaters
Nominee: I Play Loser
Nominee: Tumble Weave
Nominee: THE DARK GIRL
Nominee: Dust and Data
Nominee: Three Persons
Nominee: Today Forever
Nominee: Any Old Sunday
Nominee: Tale and Corona
Nominee: The Real Beauty
Nominee: A Beautiful Life
Nominee: Where Dreams Fall
Nominee: Queen of Diamonds
Nominee: Mekong Apocalypse
Nominee: Don't Get in the Car
Nominee: ROOTS, DIASPORA & WAR
Nominee: A Taste of Strawberry
Nominee: The Million Dollar Game
Nominee: Sleepy Night Athens Bright
Nominee: The Alliance 2 the Hunt
    for Breeze Music Video
Best Editing
Winner: ENSURE
Winner: Runaways
Winner: VIVERE ARTE
Winner: Come On Over
Winner: Stories about the past,
    present and future
Winner: The Alliance 2 the Hunt
    for Breeze Music Video
Nominee: Wired
Nominee: Screener
Nominee: She Wins
Nominee: The Note
Nominee: Volunteer
Nominee: Decisions
Nominee: HUNTING DAY
Nominee: English Tea
Nominee: I Play Loser
Nominee: Sailing Away
Nominee: Mister Creep
Nominee: Dream Eaters
Nominee: Berlin Short
Nominee: THE DARK GIRL
Nominee: Spin the Wheel
Nominee: Any Old Sunday
Nominee: Pain of Silence
Nominee: The Real Beauty
Nominee: CAN YOU HEAR ME
Nominee: Histoire de Love
Nominee: The Last Picture
Nominee: Where Dreams Fall
Nominee: Queen of Diamonds
Nominee: Deadly Nightshade
Nominee: LUNARCODE: THE LIGHT
Nominee: ROOTS, DIASPORA & WAR
Nominee: The Million Dollar Game
Nominee: Sleepy Night Athens Bright

Best FX
Winner: HUNTING DAY
Winner: Spin the Wheel
Winner: A Taste of Strawberry
Nominee: English Tea
Nominee: Mister Creep
Nominee: Meet Los Parents
Nominee: The Will to Survive
Nominee: The Curse of KK Hammond-
    The Bone Collector
 Best Humor
Winner: ENSURE
Winner: Perfect
Winner: Any Old Sunday
Winner: Meet Los Parents
Winner: The Cost of Money
Nominee: Roomates
Nominee: Piercing Wounds
Nominee: UBER: Los Angeles

Best Original Idea
Winner: SEEDS
Winner: REVERSE
Winner: Dust and Data
Winner: Where Dreams Fall
Winner: Donavan Emery, The Android
    & Himself
Nominee: ID
Nominee: ENSURE
Nominee: Hopeless
Nominee: Screener
Nominee: THE DUKE
Nominee: Decisions
Nominee: OUR LADIES
Nominee: Time to Fly
Nominee: Sailing Away
Nominee: Dream Eaters
Nominee: Berlin Short
Nominee: Any Old Sunday
Nominee: Tale and Corona
Nominee: eyes light shut
Nominee: Pain of Silence
Nominee: Meet Los Parents
Nominee: A Beautiful Life
Nominee: The Cost of Money
Nominee: UBER: Los Angeles
Nominee: Mekong Apocalypse
Nominee: Deadly Nightshade
Nominee: A Taste of Strawberry
Nominee: Giuli - It Was A Dream
Nominee: The Four of Us Are Dying
Nominee: Cruising with virus
    on board
Nominee: Will There be Dancing
    on Mars?
Nominee: the wanderer of
    the montagnette........
Nominee: The Curse of KK Hammond-
    The Bone Collector
 Best Message
Winner: Fatwa
Winner: She Wins
Winner: Runaways
Winner: Dysability
Winner: VIVERE ARTE
Winner: Tumble Weave
Winner: CAN YOU HEAR ME
Winner: The Real Beauty
Winner: Pain of Silence
Winner: Mekong Apocalypse
Winner: ROOTS, DIASPORA & WAR
Winner: Giuli - It Was A Dream
Winner: SINGING IN FRONT OF
    THE COLOSSEO
Nominee: Come On Over

Best Twist
Winner: ID
Winner: Tumble Weave
Winner: The Long Wait
Winner: THE DARK GIRL
Winner: Tale and Corona
Winner: The Million Dollar Game

Most Terrifying
Winner: Volunteer
Winner: HUNTING DAY
Winner: The Last Picture
Winner: A Taste of Strawberry
Nominee: The Doll
Nominee: Family Gone
Nominee: Mister Creep
Nominee: Three Persons
Nominee: THE DARK GIRL
Nominee: The Million Dollar Game

Best Production Design
Winner: The Curse of KK Hammond-
    The Bone Collector

No Budget Spirit
Winner: Will There be Dancing
    on Mars?
Nominee: THE DUKE
Nominee: the wanderer of
    the montagnette........

Best Feature Script
Winner: Heaven Sent Me
Winner: The Pickleball Killer
Winner: The Four of Us Are Dying
Nominee: Donavan Emery, The Android
    & Himself
Nominee: noun [C/U] 1. Crab;
    2. The Fourth Sign of the Zodiac;
 Best Short Script
Winner: Musth
Nominee: Out of Adversity