Silver Awards: April 2023

Best Indie Short: The Female General`s Moustache by Disheng Zhang (China)

Best Drama Short: Everything Is Not What It Seems by Anton Chernonog (USA)

Best Documentary Short: Flo Jo: A Daughter’s Love by Shannon Dion (USA)

Best Romantic Short: Dumdum by Giancarlo Diaz (USA)

Best Comedy Short: Za by Sam Silverstein (USA)

Best Dark Comedy Short: All We Have to Do is Kill One Guy by Jason Dugre (USA)

Best Sci-Fi Short: The Knock by Marcus Liversedge (UK)

Best Fantasy Short: Diana: Blood Rage by Adam Seals (USA)

Best Experimental Short: Carlos Gómez Centurión: I Say Mercedario by Raphael Castoriano and Gustavo Travieso (USA)

Best Student Short: You, Protagonist by Zibo Fan (China)

Best Animation Short: Rebirth by Frank Kilpatrick (USA)

Best Children Short: Building a Bridge by Qingning Xiang (China)

Best Women Short: Bliss and Sad by Chenxing Yang (China)

Best Music Video: Claudia Hoyser – Small Town Motels by Tim Leverett, Tony Gross, and Claudia Hoyser (USA)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: What If by Maria Alejandra Hernandez (USA)

Best Parody Short: Let’s Go Action Squadron! by Paris Brown (USA)

Best Female Director: Nicole Sofia for Hamartia (Canada)

Best Male Director: Raphael Castoriano and Gustavo Travieso for Carlos Gómez Centurión: I Say Mercedario (USA)

Best Student Female Director: Qingning Xiang for Building a Bridge (China)

Best Student Male Director: Zetian Xu for So Long, My Daughter (China)

Best First Time Female Director: Emily Teague for Rosé Haze (USA)

Best First Time Male Director: Shang Jung Wu for Heroes And Puppets (Taiwan)

Best Actress: Adriana Bermudez for Escape (USA)

Best Acting Duo: Natalie Bendheim and Roy Gutierrez for Meat Cute (USA)

Best Ensemble Cast: Juliette Cecile, Christina Ledo, and Amy MacKay for 360 (USA)

Best Cinematography: Zichen Zhou for Bliss and Sad (China)

Best Editing: Christian Heflin for Alone (USA)

Best Production Design: Bliss and Sad (China)

Best Sound Design: Paper Line (USA)

Best Original Score: Hamartia (Canada)

Best Original Story: Zetian Xu for So Long, My Daughter (China)

Best Short Script: The Age of Blood by Alexa Salimpour (USA)

Flo Jo: A Daughter's Love
The Female General`s Moustache
Everything Is Not What It Seems
ZA
All We Have to Do is Kill One Guy
Dumdum
The Knock
Diana: Blood Rage
Carlos Gómez Centurión: I Say Mercedario
You, Protagonist
Rebirth
Building a Bridge
Bliss and Sad
Claudia Hoyser - Small Town Motels
What If
Hamartia
So long, my daughter
Heroes And Puppets
Escape
Let's Go Action Squadron!
Rosé Haze
Meat Cute
360
Alone
Paper Line

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