Award Winners: January 2023

Best Film of the Month (Special Jury Award)

El Paso 11:55 by Keith Jardine (USA)

Best Foreign-Language Film of the Month (Special Jury Award)

Ellie by Fernando Bonelli (Spain)

Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)

Lineage by Finnegan Haid (USA)

Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)

Takbir by Jordi Calvet (Spain)

Best Film of the Month (Runners-up)

A Rush of Peace by Jake Lockett (USA)

Mingming by 荣欣 张 (China)

One Man Band by Dekang Liu (USA)

Screenlife by Antonis Karathanasopoulos (Greece)

Platinum Awards

Best Indie ShortTakbir by Jordi Calvet (Spain)

Best Drama ShortEllie by Fernando Bonelli (Spain)

Best Documentary ShortThe Aligned Athlete by Jordan Gorman (USA)

Best Crime ShortA Rush of Peace by Jake Lockett (USA)

Best Film Noir ShortEl Paso 11:55 by Keith Jardine (USA)

Best Thriller ShortTakbir by Jordi Calvet (Spain)

Best Horror ShortLineage by Finnegan Haid (USA)

Best Western ShortDirty Rotten Tofu and the Gohan Girls by June K Inuzuka (USA)

Best Student ShortAquarium In The Fishbowl by Sabrina Jane (China)

Best Animation ShortThe Cocoon by David Shen Miller (USA)

Best Screendance ShortRum 444 by Peter Svenzon and Joakim Envik Karlsson (Sweden)

Best Web Series/TV PilotPinheiro: Ep02 – Refresh by Thomas Dunzendorfer (Austria)

Best Male Director: Jordi Calvet for Takbir (Spain)

Best First Time Female Director: 荣欣 张 for Mingming (China)

Best First Time Male Director: Keith Jardine for El Paso 11:55 (USA)

Best Actor: Keith Jardine for El Paso 11:55 (USA)

Best Supporting Actress: Alina Phelan for A Rush of Peace (USA)

Best Supporting Actor: Pedro Casablanc for Takbir (Spain)

Best Acting Duo: Brendan Fehr and Keith Jardine for El Paso 11:55 (USA)

Best EditingDirty Rotten Tofu and the Gohan Girls (USA)

Best Production Design: Zirao Zhang for One Man Band (USA)

Best Sound DesignDirty Rotten Tofu and the Gohan Girls (USA)

Best Original Score: Joel Humlén for The Rebirth (Sweden)

Best Original Story: Keith Jardine for El Paso 11:55 (USA)

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BRONZE AWARDS

HONORABLE MENTIONS

FINALISTS

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