OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST - May 2023
Documentary
(random order)
1. Making Up For Lost Time (d. Richard David Wilson) - 12 min, Israel, 2023
2. Michael Wolff "Memoir" (d. Benjamin Rodefer) - 21 min, United States, 2023
3. Tales of the Boiling River (d. Vitaliy Perunov) - 15 min, United States, 2023
Animation
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Experimental
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Music Video
(random order)
1. Epicity (d. Goldwyn Thandrayen) - 3 min, United States, 2023
2. GREEN MONS (d. Lee Sang Won) - 3 min, Korea, 2023
3. Demons Of The Night (d. Frank Kollbi) - 3 min, Switzerland, 2023
Screenplays
(finalists)
1. Marah From Eilat (w. Leiter Daniellson)
2. SHAPESHIFTER (w. Anthony Ford)
3. METEOR (w. Line Rainville, Franco Pirrone)
4. DEVIL'S ISLAND (w. Peter Mayfield)
5. Dispatch Me Home (w. Joey Kent, Greg Martin)
6. Christmas Curfew (w. Simon Parker)
May 2023 Winners. Screening: July 18
1st Place
Christmas Curfew (w. Simon Parker)
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2nd Place
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SHAPESHIFTER (w. Anthony Ford)
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3rd Place
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Marah From Eilat (w. Leiter Daniellson)
Fiction
(random order)
1. Hyenas (d. François Nolla) - 20 min, France, 2022
2. Pete & Re-Pete (d. Martha Van Garza) - 11 min, United States, 2022
3. Pier Paolo dead and risen (d. Rocco Anelli) - 15 min, Italy, 2023
4. Adieu Gaston (d. Victor Guilbaud) - 15 min, France, 2023
5. V.I.S. - Very Important Student (d. Philipp Rolikhin) - 26 min, Russian Federation, 2021
6. Jingle Hell (d. Sean Cruser) - 29 min, United States, 2023
7. Not Too Far Away From Paradise (d. Samuel James Thomson) - 11 min, United Kingdom, 2023
BEST OF THE FEST
Adieu Gaston (d. Victor Guilbaud) - 15 min, France, 2023
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2nd BEST OF THE FEST
Jingle Hell (d. Sean Cruser) - 29 min, United States, 2023
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3rd BEST OF THE FEST
V.I.S. - Very Important Student (d. Philipp Rolikhin) - 26 min, Russian Federation, 2021
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BEST STUDENT FILM
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
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AUDIENCE AWARD
Pete & Re-Pete (d. Martha Van Garza) - 11 min, United States, 2022 - 148 votes
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Best Documentary
Making Up For Lost Time (d. Richard David Wilson) - 12 min, Israel, 2023
NOMINEES:
Michael Wolff "Memoir" (d. Benjamin Rodefer) - 21 min, United States, 2023
Tales of the Boiling River (d. Vitaliy Perunov) - 15 min, United States, 2023
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Best Animation
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
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Best Experimental
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
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Best Music Video
GREEN MONS (d. Lee Sang Won) - 3 min, Korea, 2023
NOMINEES:
Epicity (d. Goldwyn Thandrayen) - 3 min, United States, 2023
Demons Of The Night (d. Frank Kollbi) - 3 min, Switzerland, 2023
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Best Director
Victor Guilbaud - Adieu Gaston - 15 min, France, 2023
NOMINEES:
Philipp Rolikhin - V.I.S. - Very Important Student - 26 min, Russian Federation, 2021
Sean Cruser - Jingle Hell - 29 min, United States, 2023
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Best Screenplay
Victor Guilbaud - Adieu Gaston - 15 min, France, 2023
NOMINEES:
Sergey Torchilin - V.I.S. - Very Important Student - 26 min, Russian Federation, 2021
Luke Van Garza - Pete & Re-Pete - 11 min, United States, 2022
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Best Actor
Mikhail Bespalov - V.I.S. - Very Important Student - 26 min, Russian Federation, 2021
NOMINEES:
Giacomo Pressi - Pier Paolo dead and risen - 11 min, Luxembourg, 2022
Vincent Schmitt - Adieu Gaston - 15 min, France, 2023
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Best Actress
Poonam Basu - Jingle Hell - 29 min, United States, 2023
NOMINEES:
Fanny Jacquet - Hyenas - 20 min, France, 2022
Anna Ivankovic - Not Too Far Away From Paradise - 11 min, United Kingdom, 2023
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Best Editing
Sean Cruser - Jingle Hell - 29 min, United States, 2023
NOMINEES:
Philipp Rolikhin - V.I.S. - Very Important Student - 26 min, Russian Federation, 2021
Maxime Sebeo - Adieu Gaston - 15 min, France, 2023
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Best Cinematography
Kim Cohen, Sean Cruser - Jingle Hell - 29 min, United States, 2023
NOMINEES:
Luca La Vopa - Pier Paolo dead and risen - 11 min, Luxembourg, 2022
Aurelie Mazi - Adieu Gaston - 15 min, France, 2023
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Best Original Score
Nicola Scardicchio - Pier Paolo dead and risen - 11 min, Luxembourg, 2022
NOMINEES:
Jaysen Lewis - Jingle Hell - 29 min, United States, 2023
Hopeson Makokha - Not Too Far Away From Paradise - 11 min, United Kingdom, 2023
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Screenplays
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