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Winners

AWARDS OF

JANUARY 2023 EDITION

MERIT

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Best Narrative Feature

THE ALLIANCE 2 THE HUNT FOR BREEZE

ROBERT L. BUTLER, JR.

Best Narrative Short

BEYOND

ROBIN ZERBE

Best Documentary Feature

THE POISON GARDEN

EVELLYN SANTOS & CHRIS MANCINI

Best Documentary Short

THE OTHER FACE OF THE MOUNTAIN

MARKUS OTZ

Best Indie Feature

MOTHER & WILD

MARK FORBES

Best Indie Short

I BRAKE FOR ANIMALS

INGO FORSTHOFER

Best Animation

ATONE

JOSEPH DANIEL RODRIGUEZ

Best Student Film

IN THE LINE OF SIGHT

KELSEY RUSHWORTH & ALEX BUSTAMANTE

Best Comedy

THE GILBERT DIARIES - THE MOVIE

FRANK MODICA, PAUL VENIER & BOBBY CIASULLI

Best Drama

DON'T FALL ASLEEP

ELIZABETH JANE FINDLEY

Best Romance

ASHES TO ASHES

GEORGE ZOUVELOS

Best Horror

A CASE OF THE MONDAYS

JASON GROBSTICH

Best Sci-Fi

WORM RADIO

AUSTIN SMITH

Best Experimental Film

THE SEVENTH SEAL

JACEK KRAWCZYK

Best Inspirational Film

PEACE AND LOVE

GARETH ROCKLIFFE

Best Web/Tv Pilot

AIRWAY TO HEAVEN

KARL MATHER

Best Music Video

I PUT A SPELL ON YOU

CEEJAY RUSSELL & BETH WHEATLEY

Best LGBTQ

GOING HOME

JOSEPH KARIMBEIK

Best Horror Script

SWING

DAVID TOUSSAINT

Best Drama/Thriller Script

10 SECONDS

TOOM CHANDA

Best Woman Filmmaker

4UR PROTECTION

CAYLEE SACKS

Social Awareness Award

90 MINUTES WITHOUT MEAT

DAN BOTTERILL

ADDITIONAL

CATEGORIES

Best Trailer

NAFKOT - YEARNING

MALKA SHABTAY

Best Director / Feature

#BUTGOD

KEVIN MCAFEE

Best Director / Short

BETWEEN HERE AND GONE

SADIE DUARTE

Best 1st Time Director / Short

LONDON GANGSTAH

JOSEPH KARIMBEIK

Best Producer

I PUT A SPELL ON YOU

BETH WHEATLEY, CEEJAY RUSSELL, GINGER MINJ, DAVID CHARPENTIER, JACOB SLANE & RYAN ACETO

Best Actor

CUTTING THE DARKNESS

JONATHAN PIENAAR

Best Actress

THE FAN & LITTLE WITCH

ALESSIA GIRELLI

Best Duo

MINUTES

TOM PHELAN & JEFF VERNON

Best Ensemble

THE NEXT TO LAST SUPPER

JOHN CARR, COURTNEY ASHER & MICHAEL HARRELSON

Best Cinematography

FRAGMENTS

MATTHEW LUPPINO

Best Editing

A CASE OF THE MONDAYS

DYLAN HOANG

Best Original Score

DESTINY

AKISAI M

Best Song

GENESIS OF THE SONG TELEPORTATION

SUSAN LIM, JOI BARUA

Best Visual Effects

NANAKOROBI (SEVEN FALLS)

GLENNA BURMER & GABY BREITER

Best Original Story

THE ALLIANCE 2 THE HUNT FOR BREEZE

ROBERT L. BUTLER, JR. 

Best Screenwriter/Feature

A SILENT CALL: CAN ANYONE HEAR ME?

ANA A.P. BRAUNSTEIN

Best 1st Time Screenwriter

1987

ANDREW LANE FOX

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