August 2023 – Summer Edition

WINNERS

Best World Short Film – Aris Demetrios: Sculpture From The Heart (Director: Josh Aronson, United States)
Best World Feature Film – Exceptional Beings (Producers: Justin Ifeanyi Morgan and Njedeh Anthony – Directors: Njedeh Anthony, Christian Kazadi – United States)
Best Documentary Feature – Edward Osredkar’s Entertainer Chat (Director: Edward John Osredkar, United States)
Best Drama Feature – Out of State-A Gothic Romance (Director: Victoria Bugbee, United States)
Best Feature Script – The Pickleball Killer (Writer: Jim Carroll, United States)
Best Short Script – Deadline To Death (Writer: Elliot Stanton, United Kingdom)
Best Animation Short – The 7th Night: MaoMao Revisits (Director: ahLoong, Malaysia)
Best Comedy Short – The Feature (Director: Derek Diamond, United States)
Best Dance Short – Monterano’s Tales (Director: Marika Vannuzzi, Italy)
Best Documentary Short – 13 Driver’s Licenses (Director: Ryoya Terao, United States)
Best Drama Short – Bridge. (Director: Cristina Wolf, United States)
Best Environmental Short – Expedition Wai Wai (Director: Charles Angus Montier, United Kingdom)
Best Experimental Short – Findings (Director: Kristina Schippling, Germany)
Best First-Time Filmmaker Movie – Tears of Metal (Director: Etienne Adam, Canada)
Best Horror Short – A Safe place (Director: Nicolas Lincy, France)
Best Micro Short – Deer (Directors: Piotr Smolenski, Marcin Wójcik – Poland)
Best Music Video – Pesto – VESPA (Directors: Pawel Stokajlo, Piotr Smolenski – Poland)
Best Student Short – To the Rescue (Director: Cynthia Ellen Gall, United States)
Best Thriller Short – Red Admiral (Director: Marin Rangelov, Bulgaria)
Best TV Pilot – Fried (Director: Richard Goss, United Kingdom)

ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES

Best Acting Ensemble – Out of State-A Gothic Romance (Director: Victoria Bugbee, United States)
Best Actor – Eric Roberts (Exceptional Beings – (Producers: Justin Ifeanyi Morgan and Njedeh Anthony – Directors: Njedeh Anthony, Christian Kazadi – United States)
Best Actress – Ciara Carter (Exceptional Beings – (Producers: Justin Ifeanyi Morgan and Njedeh Anthony – Directors: Njedeh Anthony, Christian Kazadi – United States)
Best Cinematography – Darren Joe (Bridge. – Director: Cristina Wolf, United States)
Best Director – Victoria Bugbee (Out of State-A Gothic Romance, United States)
Best Editing – Christian Kazadi (Exceptional Beings – (Producers: Justin Ifeanyi Morgan and Njedeh Anthony – Directors: Njedeh Anthony, Christian Kazadi – United States)
Best Poster – Creepy Carves Designs (Late Checkout – Director: Josh Graves, United States)
Best Sound Design – Sam Mutch (Exceptional Beings – (Producers: Justin Ifeanyi Morgan and Njedeh Anthony – Directors: Njedeh Anthony, Christian Kazadi – United States)
Best Screenplay – Half Steel (Javid Samadov, Germany)

HONORABLE MENTIONS

My Baby (Director: John Dada, France)
Sisters of Vengeance (Director: George Louis Monteiro, United States)
I dream My dream (Directors: Monique van Kerkhof, Bo Oudendijk – Netherlands)
Artificial Angels (Writer: Matthew L Stevens, United States)

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

Imhotep’s Secret (Writer: Jorge A Troncone Osorio, United States)
ID101 A witch tale (Director: ManLorFilm, Italy)
Raising Faith — Stories About Dyslexia (Director: Stacey O. Irwin, United States)
Dark Realities (Script Movie) (Director: Matthew Toffolo, United States)
Antiquarius (Director: Jacek Krawczyk, Poland)
Essence on time frames (Director: Luis Dias, Portugal)
Lacrime di vento (Director: Damiano Rossi, Italy)