OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST - September 2023
Documentary
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Animation
(random order)
1. Franklin (d. Maddy Stevens) - Student - 5 min, United States, 2023
2. Project Ishmael (d. Pavel Kozulya) - 3 min, United States, 2023
3. Minerva Noctua (d. Benjamin Pascoe) - 2 min, United States, 2023
4. The Righteous (d. Davide Tromba) - 8 min, Italy, 2023
5. I Walk the Line (d. Paul Griffin) - 2 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Experimental
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Music Video
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Screenplays
(finalists)
1. Let It Be Perpetual (w. Aaron Lumley)
2. Resurgem (w. Delaney Carpenter)
3. Cardboard Coffin (w. Richard Jordan)
4. The Inn (w. Chris Feaster)
5. Rodeo Joe (w. Darren Geare, Jeff Allen Geare)
6. Intact (w. Joseph Michaels)
September 2023 Winners. Screening: Dec 12th, 2023
BEST OF THE FEST
I'm Not Finished (d. Rebecca Gallon) - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2023
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2nd BEST OF THE FEST
Mask. (d. Margaret Kane-Rowe) - 10 min, Ireland, 2022
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3rd BEST OF THE FEST
Invisible Flags (d. Meitar Paz) - 36 min, United States, 2023
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BEST STUDENT FILM
Overclocking (d. Alexander Vikulov) - Student - 7 min, Russia, 2023
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AUDIENCE AWARD
Overclocking (d. Alexander Vikulov) - Student - 7 min, Russia, 2023 - 121 votes
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Best Documentary
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
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Best Animation
Project Ishmael (d. Pavel Kozulya) - 3 min, United States, 2023
NOMINEES:
I Walk the Line (d. Paul Griffin) - 2 min, United Kingdom, 2023
The Righteous (d. Davide Tromba) - 8 min, Italy, 2023
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Best Experimental
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
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Best Music Video
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
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Best Director
Rebecca Gallon - I'm Not Finished - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2023
NOMINEES:
Margaret Kane-Rowe - ​Mask. - 10 min, Ireland, 2022
Meitar Paz - Invisible Flags - 36 min, United States, 2023
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Best Screenplay
Matt Hansen - I'm Not Finished - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2023
NOMINEES:
Emily Strong - The Mother - 18 min, United States, 2023
Brad McClane - Bacillus - Student - 6 min, United States, 2023
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Best Actor
Graham Earley - Mask. - 10 min, Ireland, 2022
NOMINEES:
Matt Hansen - I'm Not Finished - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Michael Welch - Invisible Flags - 36 min, United States, 2023
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Best Actress
Meitar Paz - Invisible Flags - 36 min, United States, 2023
NOMINEES:
Mo O'Connell - Mask. - 10 min, Ireland, 2022
Rachel Bardwell - I'm Not Finished - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2023
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Best Editing
Arseny Syuhin - Overclocking - Student - 7 min, Russia, 2023
NOMINEES:
Brad McClane - Bacillus - Student - 6 min, United States, 2023
Reece McCullagh - I'm Not Finished - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2023
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Best Cinematography
Thomas Sandler - I'm Not Finished - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2023
NOMINEES:
Anton Mineev - Overclocking - Student - 7 min, Russia, 2023
Brad McClane - Bacillus - Student - 6 min, United States, 2023
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Best Original Score
Emma Most - Project Ishmael - 3 min, United States, 2023
NOMINEES:
Izabelle Grimm - Franklin - Student - 5 min, United States, 2023
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Screenplays
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1st Place
Resurgem (w. Delaney Carpenter)
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2nd Place
Rodeo Joe (w. Darren Geare, Jeff Allen Geare)
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3rd Place
Cardboard Coffin (w. Richard Jordan)
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Fiction
(random order)
1. The Mother (d. Emily Strong) - 18 min, United States, 2023
2. Penélope (d. Ricardo G. Santos) - 17 min, Portugal, 2023
3. Lizziehead (d. Martin William Daniels) - 39 min, United Kingdom, 2023
4. I'm Not Finished (d. Rebecca Gallon) - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2023
5. The Stillness in the Air (d. Matt Shaw) - 38 min, United Kingdom, 2023
6. Bacillus (d. Brad McClane) - Student - 6 min, United States, 2023
7. Invisible Flags (d. Meitar Paz) - 36 min, United States, 2023
8. Overclocking (d. Alexander Vikulov) - Student - 7 min, Russia, 2023
9. Mask. (d. Margaret Kane-Rowe) - 10 min, Ireland, 2022