2023 Winners - Finalists
& Official Selections

🏆 FEATURE FILMS

Winner:

• The Burden of Guilt – Directed by Lilton Stewart III

Semi-Finalists:

• LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI – Directed by Nikolay Bogomilov

• Obnovka – Directed by Iryna Brel

• I Don't Want Success – Directed by Anna Parysheva

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🌍 FOREIGN FILMS

Winner:

• J'Accuse! A cry from the killing pits of Lithuania – Directed by Michael D Kretzmer

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🎥 SHORT FILMS

Winners:

• SHATTERED – Directed by Kory Getman

• TWO CHAIRS – Directed by Enni Eastman

2nd Place:

• Breaking In – Directed by Matthew Winters, Andrew Essig

3rd Place:

• EVA. HERO GIRL – Directed by Temirbek Amanzhol

Jury Special:

• Black Sunset – Directed by Elena Viklova

Semi-Finalists:

• Time Spent – Directed by Rob Daniel Hutt

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🎬 STUDENT FILMS

Winner:

• Palette Cleanser – Directed by Christian Olsen

Semi-Finalists:

• Sky and Lucia – Directed by Violet Gallo

• Starcatcher – Directed by Cassandra Silverman

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🎵 MUSIC VIDEOS

Winner:

• Kogershin – Directed by Malik Zenger

Semi-Finalists:

• Broken Mirror – Kayla Burch – Directed by Steve Brock

• Yar (friend) – Directed by Fran Menchon

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🌟 WEB SERIES

Winner:

• Story of Godia – Directed by Mouayed Zabtia

Semi-Finalists:

• Roomates – Directed by Franklin Livingston

🔮 EXPERIMENTAL FILM

Winner:

• Lost Images – Directed by Cesare Bedogne

Semi-Finalists:

• Wither With Her – Directed by Jason W Hammond

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🎞️ BEST TRAILER

Winner:

• Desiderium Trailer – Directed by Ela Yürekli Gorkay

Semi-Finalists:

• "Staycation" Teaser Trailer – Directed by Russell Emanuel

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🎭 BEST DIRECTOR

Winner:

• The Muse – Directed by Max Karpylev

Semi-Finalists:

• Tito – Directed by Anthony Notarile, Andy Tworischuk

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🔥 THRILLER FILM

Winner:

• A Tiger in the Subway – Directed by James Abrams

Semi-Finalists:

• Dead Cameraman – Directed by Jack Aversano

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🚀 SCI-FI FILM

Winner:

• Renaissance, Year 20 – Directed by The Shepherd

Semi-Finalists:

• The Shepherd – Directed by Ilya Plyusnin

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🎭 DRAMA FILM

Winner:

• Today’s Noose – Directed by Anna Gabriel

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✂️ BEST EDITING

Winner:

• Box Exchange – Directed by Frank Tran

Semi-Finalists:

• CANCER/EVOLUTION – Directed by Maggie Jones, Brad Jones

• Livestream – Directed by Tanxuan Shi, Ziyuan Wang

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🐻 ANIMATION

Winner:

• Knightlights & Teddy Bears – Directed by Mackenzie K. Wertman

Semi-Finalists:

• Starcatcher – Directed by Cassandra Silverman