Gold Awards: December 2023

Best Indie ShortThe Whistleblower by Qinwei Hu (China)

Best Drama ShortPetit Louis by Andre Bato (USA)

Best Documentary ShortCannabis + Creativity by Elana Frankel (USA)

Best Dark Comedy ShortStir by Tiffany Whitney Chang (UK)

Best Crime ShortI (Don’t) Blame. Trump by Igor Parfenov (Ukraine)

Best Experimental ShortPainful Flavours by Julian Hand (UK)

Best Student ShortPlot Development by Elias Gandy (USA)

Best Animation ShortAm I a Painter? (Czy jestem malarzem?) by Michał Kucharski (Poland)

Best LGBTQ Short43 York Road by Alex Figueiredo and Charleen Elea (UK)

Best Male Director: Alan Rexroth for #WAY_Aurelio (Germany)

Best Student Male Director: Elias Gandy for Plot Development (USA)

Best First Time Female Director: Maui Barzuna for Woulda Coulda Shoulda (Costa Rica)

Best First Time Male Director: Taylor Joshua Rankin for The Snow Leopard (USA)

Best Actress: Rebecca Klingler for Dear Ernie (USA)

Best Actor: Alex Figueiredo for 43 York Road (UK)

Best Supporting Actor: Tristan Pretty for 43 York Road (UK)

Best Ensemble Cast: Hervine De Boodt, Katharina Linder, Klaus Heindl, Margret Engel, and Miguel A Lopez for The Handbag (Germany)

Best CinematographyThe Funeral (白布) (China)

Best Editing: Brandon Yarbrough for Dear Ernie (USA)

Best Production Design: Brittany Porter for Petit Louis (USA)

Best Original Score: Taylor Joshua Rankin for The Snow Leopard (USA)

Best Original Story: Aleksei Borovikov for Brother (USA)

Best Short ScriptPaps’ Trace by Cécile Vernant (France)

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