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2023
Winners & Semi Finalists
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
FOREIGN FILMS
WINNER
J'Accuse! A cry from the killing pits of Lithuania
Directed by
Michael D Kretzmer
SHORT FILMS
WINNER
SHATTERED
Directed by
Kory Getman
WINNER
TWO CHAIRS
Directed by
Enni Eastman
WINNER 2nd Place
Breaking In
Directed by
Matthew Winters, Andrew Essig
WINNER 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
STUDENT FILMS
WINNER
Palette Cleanser
Directed by
Christian Olsen
SEMI FINALISTS
Sky and Lucia
Directed by
Violet Gallo
Starcatcher
Directed by
Cassandra Silverman
MUSIC VIDEOS
WINNER
Kogershin
Directed by
Malik Zenger
SEMI FINALISTS
Broken Mirror - Kayla Burch
Directed by
Steve Brock
Yar (friend)
Directed by
Fran Menchon
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
BEST TRAILER
WINNER
Desiderium Trailer
Directed by
Ela Yürekli Gorkay
SEMI FINALISTS
"Staycation" Teaser Trailer
Directed by
Russell Emanuel
BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER
The Muse
Directed by
Max Karpylev
SEMI FINALISTS
Tito
Directed by
Anthony Notarile, Andy Tworischuk
THRILLER FILM
WINNER
A Tiger in the Subway
Directed by
James Abrams
SEMI FINALISTS
Dead Cameraman
Directed by
Jack Aversano, Jack Aversano
SCI-FI FILM
WINNER
Renaissance, Year 20
Directed by
The Shepherd
SEMI FINALISTS
The Shepherd
Directed by
Ilya Plyusnin
DRAMA FILM
WINNER
Today’s Noose
Directed by
Anna Gabriel
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
ANIMATION
WINNER
Knightlights & Teddy Bears
Directed by
Mackenzie K. Wertman
SEMI FINALIST
Starcatcher
Directed by
Cassandra Silverman
CONGRATULATIONS
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