Award Winners: March 2023

Best Short of the Season & Best Foreign-Language Short of the Season (Special Jury Awards)

Dark Cell by Jean-Michel Tari (France)

Dark Cell
Dark Cell

Awards of Excellence (Special Jury Mentions)

August by Eli McGowan (USA)

A Dishonourable Death by Blok (UK)

Old Time Radio: Your Move by Joel Harlow (USA)

Old Time Radio: Your Move

Best Shorts of the Season (Runners-up)

Caroline by Riccardo Constant (USA)

Dasher by Joaquim Adrià Pujol (USA)

That’s Enough Now Thanks by Aquila Chase-Daniel (USA)

The Risk Takers by Xano Alexander Cuervo (USA)

Vividream by Matteo Di Loreto (Denmark)

Water Dawg by Christopher Baiza (USA)

Platinum Awards

Best Drama Short: August by Eli McGowan (USA)

Best Documentary Short: Oppenheimer After Trinity by Trent J. DiGiulio and Larry L. Sheffield (USA)

Best Romantic Short: That’s Enough Now Thanks by Aquila Chase-Daniel (USA)

Best Dark Comedy Short: A Dishonourable Death by Blok (UK)

Best Thriller Short: Caroline by Riccardo Constant (USA)

Best Horror Short: Water Dawg by Christopher Baiza (USA)

Best Sci-Fi Short: Dark Cell by Jean-Michel Tari (France)

Best Experimental Short: Dasher by Joaquim Adrià Pujol (USA)

Best Student Short: August by Eli McGowan (USA)

Best Microfilm: Farewell to a Legend: The Last Blast by Bryn Downing (UK)

Best Screendance Short: Vividream by Matteo Di Loreto (Denmark)

Best Music Video: The Rebellion by Gabriel Hostetler (USA)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: The Risk Takers by Xano Alexander Cuervo (USA)

Best Male Director: Jean-Michel Tari for Dark Cell (France)

Best Student Male Director: Eli McGowan for August (USA)

Best First Time Male Director: Blok for A Dishonourable Death (UK)

Best Actor: Curt Neill for Livable Measure of Miserableness (USA)

Best Supporting Actor: George Basil for Livable Measure of Miserableness (USA)

Best Ensemble Cast: Alain Figlarz, Juliette Tresanini, Jonathan Pineau Bonetti, Pol White, Eric Debrosse, and Christel Wallois for Dark Cell (France)

Best Cinematography: Dark Cell (France)

Best Editing: Dark Cell (France)

Best Production Design: Mary Smit for August (USA)

Best Visual FX: Dark Cell (France)

Best Special FX: Old Time Radio: Your Move (USA)

Best Sound Design: Dark Cell (France)

Best Original Score: Dark Cell (France)

Best Original Story: Jean-Michel Tari for Dark Cell (France)

Best Short Script: Just Outside of Victory by Justin Wheelon (USA)

August
Oppenheimer After Trinity
That's Enough Now Thanks
A Dishonourable Death
Caroline
Water Dawg
Farewell to a legend: The Last Blast
Vividream
Dasher
The Rebellion
Livable Measure of Miserableness
Old Time Radio: Your Move

GOLD AWARDS

SILVER AWARDS

BRONZE AWARDS

HONORABLE MENTIONS

FINALISTS

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