OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST - March 2023
Documentary
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Animation
(random order)
1. FREEDUMB (d. John Johnson) - 16 min, United States, 2023
2. Rebirth (d. Frank Kilpatrick, Rayko Takahashi, Alex Wand) - 12 min, United States, 2023
3. BACKROOOMS - ANOTHER SYNC (d. Sung Yoo) - Student - 2 min, Republic of Korea, 2023
Experimental
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Music Video
(random order)
1. Totemo - My Gravity (d. Young-Wook Paik) - 5 min, Republic of Korea, 2023
2. Sandro Cavazza - The Days (d. Paul Jerndal) - 3 min, Sweden, 2022
3. Loose Ties - Superhuman (d. Achilles Tsoutsis) - 5 min, Greece, 2023
Screenplays
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(finalists)​
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1. The Four of Us are Dying (w. Jesse Dorian)
2. I'll See You Next Year (w. Lucy Mills)
3. Gale (w. Matthew R Ford)
4. The Baby in the Basket (w. Tom Jolliffe)
5. The Christmas Gift (w. Alyxandrya Prynce)
6. Maan Pasha (w. Zeid Adnan AbuOdeh)
7. The Jig is Up (w. Maire Patricia Clerkin)
March 2023 Winners. Screening: July 18
Fiction
(random order)
1. Fatty (d. Riwen Huang) - Student - 29 min, China, 2022
2. If I Were a Man (d. Rocco Anelli) - Student - 15 min, Italy, 2022
3. Kiss of Death (d. Dennis Demirbas) - 20 min, Germany, 2022
4. Sirens (d. Charlie White) - 12 min, United Kingdom, 2023
5. Soldiers (d. Zhaoshuai Wu) - Student - 28 min, China, 2023
6. Hey There! (d. Camille Blundell) - Student - 5 min, United States, 2023
7. Julia (d. Víctor Muñoz) - 11 min, Spain, 2022
8. Nana's Footsteps (d. Shykodah-Khi McGrath) - 21 min, Australia, 2023
BEST OF THE FEST
Soldiers (d. Zhaoshuai Wu) - Student - 28 min, China, 2023
2nd BEST OF THE FEST
Sirens (d. Charlie White) - 12 min, United Kingdom, 2023
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3rd BEST OF THE FEST
If I Were a Man (d. Rocco Anelli) - Student - 15 min, Italy, 2022
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BEST STUDENT FILM
Soldiers (d. Zhaoshuai Wu) - Student - 28 min, China, 2023
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AUDIENCE AWARD
Hey There! (d. Camille Blundell) - Student - 5 min, United States, 2023 - 24 votes
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Best Documentary
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
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Best Animation
BACKROOOMS - ANOTHER SYNC (d. Sung Yoo) - Student - 2 min, Republic of Korea, 2023
NOMINEES:
FREEDUMB (d. John Johnson) - 16 min, United States, 2023
Rebirth (d. Frank Kilpatrick, Rayko Takahashi, Alex Wand) - 12 min, United States, 2023
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Best Experimental
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
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Best Music Video
Sandro Cavazza - The Days (d. Paul Jerndal) - 3 min, Sweden, 2022
NOMINEES:
Totemo - My Gravity (d. Young-Wook Paik) - 5 min, Republic of Korea, 2023
Loose Ties - Superhuman (d. Achilles Tsoutsis) - 5 min, Greece, 2023
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Best Director
Zhaoshuai Wu - Soldiers - Student - 28 min, China, 2023
NOMINEES:
Charlie White - Sirens - 12 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Rocco Anelli - If I Were a Man - Student - 15 min, Italy, 2022
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Best Screenplay
Zhaoshuai Wu - Soldiers - Student - 28 min, China, 2023
NOMINEES:
Dennis Demirbas - Kiss of Death - 20 min, Germany, 2022
Rocco Anelli - If I Were a Man - Student - 15 min, Italy, 2022
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Best Actor
Samuel Terry - Sirens - 12 min, United Kingdom, 2023
NOMINEES:
Maishun Cao - Soldiers - Student - 28 min, China, 2023
Caner Yelaldi - Kiss of Death - 20 min, Germany, 2022
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Best Actress
Zihan Huang - Fatty - Student - 29 min, China, 2022
NOMINEES:
Rita Sigmond - Sirens - 12 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Marielle Alessandra - Julia - 11 min, Spain, 2022
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Best Editing
Zhu Zhiyi - Soldiers - Student - 28 min, China, 2023
NOMINEES:
Marco Bue - If I Were a Man - Student - 15 min, Italy, 2022
Luke White - Sirens - 12 min, United Kingdom, 2023
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Best Cinematography
Marco Ranieri - If I Were a Man - Student - 15 min, Italy, 2022
NOMINEES:
Cai Guoqing - Soldiers - Student - 28 min, China, 2023
Ed White - Sirens - 12 min, United Kingdom, 2023
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Best Original Score
Nicola Scardicchio - If I Were a Man - Student - 15 min, Italy, 2022
NOMINEES:
Víctor Muñoz - Julia - 11 min, Spain, 2022
Frank Kilpatrick, Rayko Takahashi, Alex Wand - Rebirth - 12 min, United States, 2023
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Screenplays
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1st Place
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Maan Pasha (w. Zeid Adnan AbuOdeh)
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