~ 2023 winners & selection ~
13th edition.
NOMINATED BEST FEATURE FILM
The Great Man, directed by Seenu Ramasamy Ramakrishnan, INDIA, 1h59.
Croissance, directed by Beni Jean-Claude, FRANCE, 1h24. 🏆 WINNER
Curse of the Jerunei, directed by Jason Chong, MALAYSIA, 1h30.
NOMINATED FRENCH CONNECTION
La Greve, réalisé par Benjamin Ble, 7′.
Tricheur, réalisé par Camille Onassous, 9′.
La Chance, réalisé par Bruno Delineau, 12′.
Au Lit!, directed by Salem Ouajeba, 6′.
Brambork, réalisé par Olivier Nelli, 15′. 🏆 WINNER
NOMINATED BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
Salvation in the mist, directed by XinTong Zhou, CHINA, 13′.
Borders, directed by Khamil Khan, UK, 17′. 🏆 WINNER
Elegance of the birds, directed by Uma Francois, CANADA, 19′.
Marjorie, directed by Amandine Blanchon, JAPAN, 9′.
Lollipops, directed by Selena Geffen, USA, 16′.
Què Va Passar? (What happened?), directed by Anna Ubach Font, ANDORRA, 14′.
NOMINATED BEST MUSIC VIDEO, DANCE or EXPERIMENTAL FILM
White, directed by Keum Taek Jung, KOREA.
Andreagene, directed by Timm Scharge, GERMANY.
Herbarium, directed by Regina Lissowska-Postaremczak, POLAND.
Pesto – VESPA, directed by Pawel Stokajlo & Piotr Smolenski, POLAND.
Grave, directed by Mathieu Pester, FRANCE.
Holler From The Holler, directed by Tim Cofield, USA.
She Leaves You, directed by Samantha Hart, CANADA.
Pain Tears Blood, directed by Ilya Shpota, RUSSIA. 🏆 WINNER
NOMINATED BEST ANIMATED FILM
Doll Factory, by Junyoung Park, KOREA.
Rebound, by Zach Grzymala, USA.
Candy Apple, by Tianxiang Liu, USA. 🏆 WINNER
NOMINATED BEST STUDENT FILM
OPA, directed by Merivelle Hannah, USA.
Apples, directed by Varvara Matsenova, RUSSIA.
Muy Bien, directed by Emilio Garcia, ARGENTINA.
Antes De Que Te Vayas (Before You Go), directed by Vicente Del Río Laya and Hans Von Marées Peede, CHILE. 🏆 WINNER
NOMINATED BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
Western. Cape – Home of Ubuntu, directed by Andreas Knuffmann, SOUTH AFRICA.
Majorite, directed by Bea Thillier & Rena Chaval, BELGIQUE.
Louïz from Evolution to Revolution, by Florian Cioffi, FRANCE. 🏆 WINNER
NOMINATED BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
Pachamama, directed by Alejandro Valenzuela, CHILE.
Echo from the Ancient Times, directed by 中国成都 捷森文化, CHINA.
La Petit Vadrouille, directed by BL&BL, Bertrand Landreau et Benjamin Lamart, FRANCE. 🏆 WINNER
NOMINATED BEST DIRECTOR
Marjorie, directed by Amandine Blanchon, JAPAN, 9′. 🏆 WINNER
Gore Opening, directed by Peter Buscemi, USA.
Encore y Croire, by Samuel Delbat, SUISSE.
Muy Bien, directed by Emilio Garcia, ARGENTINA.
NOMINATED BEST PERFORMER
Ensemble Cast for Gore Opening, directed by Peter Buscemi, USA. 🏆 WINNER
Laurence McCann and Jackson Lennon for Panic Attack, directed by Anthony Assad, IRELAND.
Michael Joseph Delaney for Fishbowl, directed by Ryan M. Andrews, CANADA.
NOMINATED BEST DOP – DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY or EDITOR
Half Samurai, directed by Rashad Haughton, JAPAN.
Signal, directed by Patryk Dróżdż, POLAND.
Gore Opening, directed by Peter Buscemi, USA. 🏆 WINNER
NOMINATED BEST SCORE, COMPOSER or SOUNDTRACK SONG
¿Cuando Volveras? (When will you return?), by the Ventura Brothers, MEXICO.
World War, by Agreen Dilshad, IRAQ.
Encore y Croire, by Samuel Delbat, SUISSE. 🏆 WINNER
NOMINATED BEST SHORT SCRIPT
That Changes Everything, written by Chance Durant, USA. 🏆 WINNER
Under Promotion, written by Gyuree Kim, KOREA.
Croque Monsieur, Croque Madame, written by Serge Dupuis-Lefebvre, FRANCE.
Sojourn: Summer’s End, written by Steven Gamella, USA.
La Tourterelle, written by Constantine Bouaffa, FRANCE.
NOMINATED BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
Tour of my soul, written by Emilio Wonschtenbach, USA.
Concealed, written by Charles Verdanas, DENMARK. 🏆 WINNER
The Least Value On The Market, written by Joanna Carillo, BELGIUM
Default Settings, written by Cary Kesling, USA.
NOMINATED BEST TRAILER / DRONE / COMMERCIAL / ADVERTISEMENT CAMPAIGN
Louïz from Evolution to Revolution, by Florian Cioffi, FRANCE.
Last Dance Tonight, by Xavier Haren-Forsenbecht, UK. 🏆 WINNER
Jordan, directed by Pavle Kaplanec, SERBIA.