Silver Awards: February 2023

Best Indie Short: The Origin of Birds by Damián Javier Apunte and Todd Lawrence Grilli (USA)

Best Drama Short: Mom & Dad Are Okay by Lucas Monteiro (USA)

Best Documentary Short: Finding Fred Lee by Jack Gin (Canada)

Best Romantic Short: Take Care by Imani Christopher and Jabu Ndlovu (USA)

Best Comedy Short: Perfect by Luis Almeida (Brazil)

Best Thriller Short: Oh, Spare Me by Gia-Rayne Harris (USA)

Best Horror Short: It Listens by Paul Alanis (USA)

Best Sci-Fi Short: Homing Instinct by Lydia Dean Pilcher (USA)

Best Student Short: Bodywork by Jack Beckett Cohen (USA)

Best Animation Short: Mushkile’ by Kami Shefer (Israel)

Best Women Short: Something Wild by Emily Jayne Adams (USA)

Best LGBTQ Short: Walking in the Wrong Direction by Lisa Singletary (USA)

Best Microfilm: Stronger Than You Think by Laurent Stine (Belgium)

Best Screendance Short: Elements: Beautiful Untrue Things by Amelia Finngåård (Sweden)

Best Music Video: Not a Teacup by Mattan Cohen (USA)

Best Web and New Media: 45 Mill Street by Daniel E Catullo III (USA)

Best Female Director: Jiho Won for Happy Halloween (South Korea)

Best Male Director: Chris Spinas for Avast Ye Scallywag (South Africa)

Best First Time Female Director: Bekah Andrew and Nick Andrew for The Woman of the Sun (USA)

Best First Time Male Director: Jack Gin for Finding Fred Lee (Canada)

Best Young Filmmaker: Maddie Tran and Zachary Willis for Hide and Seek (USA)

Best Actress: Julia Tobler Hatfield for The Woman of the Sun (USA)

Best Actor: Teddy Fischer for Bodywork (USA)

Best Acting Duo: Michelle Huirama and David Aguirre Firth for Pale Blue Dot (Bulgaria)

Best Ensemble Cast: Anthony Misiano, David John Phillips, Julia VanderVeen, Clarissa Meneses, Greg Mays, Sushant Adlakha, and Joey Colavolpe for Forgive (USA)

Best Cinematography: Nathan Brooks for Avast Ye Scallywag (South Africa)

Best Editing: Nick Andrew for The Woman of the Sun (USA)

Best Production Design: Happy Halloween (South Korea)

Best Sound Design: The Water Has Memory (China)

Best Original Score: The Guest Bedroom (USA)

Best Original Story: Ahsan Minhas and Yazeed Al Muqbil for Sukoon (Addiction of Silence) (Saudi Arabia)

Best Short Script: Close Friends by Don Ahmad (USA)

The Origin of Birds
Mom and Dad Are Okay
Finding Fred Lee 1.0
It Listens
Homing Instinct
Take Care
Perfect
Oh, Spare Me
Mushkile'
Bodywork
Something Wild
Walking in the Wrong Direction
Stronger than you think
Elements : Beautiful Untrue Things
45 Mill Street
The Woman of the Sun
Not a Teacup
Happy Halloween
Avast Ye Scallywag
Pale Blue Dot
The Water Has Memory
Forgive
Hide and Seek
The Guest Bedroom
Sukoon

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