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​WINNERS + NOMINEES

WINNERS AUTOMATICALLY OFFICIAL JURY SELECTION.
VIRTUAL FILM FESTIVAL DATES 21 TO 31 DECEMBER 2023.

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BEST PICTURE

• INTO TEMPTATION (USA) · Quinn da Matta

• NO.8 REPORTING (Canada) · Aljosha Kilmov, Matthew Lyon
• STEPMOTHER (Finland) · Joakim Pusenius
• THE GOOD DEATH (Slovakia) · Tomáš Krupa
• YOU CAN STAY OVER (IF YOU WANT) (USA) · Zach Siegel
• ANIMAL TRANSPORT (Argentina) · Iván Bustinduy
  
• THE OLD YOUNG CROW (Japan) · Liam LoPinto
• SOLAR VOYAGE (Poland) · Adam Zadlo​

• MONKEY BEACH (Canada) · Loretta Sarah Todd 
• HOW MAY I HELP YOU (USA) · Ella Harmon
• THE SOLDIER (Italy) · Matteo Faccenda
• ALMOST HOME: LIFE AFTER INCARCERATION (USA) · Bill Wisneski
• SAARNA (Finland) · Akseli Koskinen
• LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI (Bulgaria) · Nikolay Bogomilov
• LA FIÈVRE "FEVER" (Switzerland) · Matias Carlier

BEST FEATURE FILM

1. WINNER : · IDEM (France) · Giovanni Di Legami
2. MONKEY BEACH (Canada) · Loretta Sarah Todd 
3. LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI (Bulgaria) · Nikolay Bogomilov
4. THE KIND THAT KILLS (Canada) · Alexander Cruz
5. TWO WOMEN OVER THE LAW (Italy) · Raffaele Schettino
6. IL MORSO DEL RAMARRO (Italy) · Maria Lodovica Marini
7. GODLESS CHILDREN (USA) · Kathleen Regan, Simon Barracchini
   

BEST MEDIUM-LENGTH FILM OR SERIES PILOT EPISODE

1. ​WINNER: INTO TEMPTATION (USA) • Quinn da Mata
2. HONOURABLE MENTION: LA FIÈVRE "FEVER" (Switzerland) · Matias Carlier
3. STEPMOTHER (Finland) · Joakim Pusenius
4. THE SOLDIER (Italy) · Matteo Faccenda
5. MASTER SENSEI (Denmark) · Theis Gavnbo Holmstrup
6. TWIN TURBO (Estonia) · Romet Esko, Raul Esko
7. SMILE (USA) · Jamon Tolbert
8. FRANCES (Canada) · Darcy Hennessey
9. MAN IN THE MOUNTAIN (USA) · Dennis Trombly
10. PRIMACY (Spain) · Jos Man
11. THE ONE NOTE MAN (UK) · George C. Siougas
12. CHRISTMAS IS BELIEVING (Canada) · Andrew M.A. Spear

BEST SHORT FILM

1. ​WINNER:  YOU CAN STAY OVER (IF YOU WANT) (USA) · Zach Siegel
2. ANIMAL TRANSPORT (Argentina) · Iván Bustinduy
   
3. BELCANTO (Switzerland) · Ian Oggenfuss
4. HOW MAY I HELP YOU (USA) · Ella Harmon
5. THE THINGS THAT MATTER (France) · Jules Cherbonnier
6. APRIL FOOL'S DAY (Mexico) · Luis Arrieta
7. IMBROGLIO (UK) · Ian Sciacaluga
8. POLLO LOCO (USA) · Derek Bauder
9. GOOD NIGHT, LILY (Bulgaria) · Peter Vulchev

BEST MICRO-SHORT FILM

1. WINNER : RUNT (UK) · Bess Noakes-Kettel, Brendan Void
2. SOLAR PULSE (China) · Zong liang
3. NURTURE (USA) · Ying-Fang Shen
4. ONE OF US (Sweden) · Adrian Burt
5. THE MEAL (USA) · Emily Skye
   
6. WELCOME TO TEXAS (USA) · Mike Corey

BEST STUDENT FILM

1. WINNER: FRONTIER (Germany) • Axel Schuldes
2. BELCANTO (Switzerland) · Ian Oggenfuss
3. HOW MAY I HELP YOU (USA) · Ella Harmon
4. SAARNA (Finland) · Akseli Koskinen
5. TRAUMFÄNGER (Austria) · Tristan Aramis Neuberger
6. PARIS YOU GOT ME (Germany) · Julie Boehm
7. ДЕВУШКА И ГРИБНИК "MUSHROOM HUNT" (Russian Federation) · Kristina Kuza
8. ISLA  (UK) · Hector Hilleary
9. TU CASA ES MI CASA (USA) · Adrian Casado Perez
10. CAMILLE (France) · Emeric Gallego
11. DIE JÄGER (USA) · Holden Brandenstein
    

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

1. WINNER: THE ONE WHO SLEEPS ON HIS BREATH (USA) • ANDY BYERS
2. MEMO (Norway) · Thor Brenne
3. RUNT (UK) · Bess Noakes-Kettel, Brendan Void
4. A NIGHT LIKE THIS (Poland) · Tomasz Szafrański
5. TRAINS AND TEMPOS (Switzerland) · Michael Tretner
6. WIDENING RINGS OF BEING (Norway) · Elin Osjord
7. WHODUNIT (India) · Aditya Nair
8. DEMONS (Switzerland) · Humbi Entress
9. ITHAKA (Italy) · Nicola Pappalettera
10. A POSTERIORI (UK) · Natalia Jezova
    
11. THE WELL (USA) · Loretta Thomas

BEST DIRECTING

1. INTO TEMPTATION (USA) · Quinn da Matta
2. HONOURABLE MENTION: ANIMAL TRANSPORT (Argentina) · Iván Bustinduy
3. STEPMOTHER (Finland) · Joakim Pusenius
4. LA FIÈVRE "FEVER" (Switzerland) · Matias Carlier
5. YOU CAN STAY OVER (IF YOU WANT) (USA) · Zach Siegel

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

1. INTO TEMPTATION (USA) · Quinn da Matta
2. HONOURABLE MENTION: ANIMAL TRANSPORT (Argentina) · Iván Bustinduy
3. YOU CAN STAY OVER (IF YOU WANT) (USA) · Zach Siegel
4. LA FIÈVRE "FEVER" (Switzerland) · Matias Carlier
5. STEPMOTHER (Finland) · Juho Sahiluoto and Joakim Pusenius
6. IDEM (France) · Giovanni Di Legami
7. MONKEY BEACH (Canada) · Johnny Darrell, Andrew Duncan and Loretta Todd
8. LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI (Bulgaria) · Nikolay Bogomilov and Vincent Molli
9. TRAUMFÄNGER (Austria) · Tristan Aramis Neuberger and Benjamin Typplt
10. NURSERY RHYME OF A MADMAN (Canada) · Igor Stephen Rados
11. THE COMMON GOOD (Austria) · Stefan Gutternigh
12. ARE YOU LEAVING ALREADY? (Norway) · Mona-Johanne Hoel

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

1. STEPMOTHER (Finland) · Theofanis Kavvadas
2. INTO TEMPTATION (USA) · Matt Plaxco
3. ANIMAL TRANSPORT (Argentina) · Iván Bustinduy
4. LA FIÈVRE "FEVER" (Switzerland) · Matias Carlier
5. IDEM (France) · Timé Bulliard
6. MONKEY BEACH (Canada) · Stirling Bancroft
7. LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI (Bulgaria) · Emil Topuzov
8. PSALMS MICROFILMS: CYCLE ONE (Canada) · Brian Hunt
9. GOOD NIGHT, LILY (Bulgaria) · Krasimir Andonov
10. TIN WOMAN (Australia) · Trevor Worden
11. THE MEAL (USA) · Emily Skye
12. SOULTRIBE (Austria) · Stefan Rainer and Maik Burghardt
13. FLEECED (USA) · Sean C.Mehen

BEST LEAD ACTOR

1. WINNER : POLLO LOCO (USA) · Giancarlo Beltran
   
2. INTO TEMPTATION (USA) · Juan Manuel Salcito
3. IDEM (France) · Jean Yann Verton
4. LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI (Bulgaria) · Vincent Molli
5. BELCANTO (Switzerland) · Alberto Ruano

BEST LEAD ACTRESS

1. FRONTIER (Germany) · Vanessa Boritzka
2. IDEM (France) · Roxane Colson
3. MONKEY BEACH (Canada) · Grace Dove
4. TRAUMFÄNGER (Austria) · Karla Rörster
5. THE KIND THAT KILLS (Canada) · Isabelle Lafond
6. THE MEAL (USA) · Mary Cameron Rogers
7. SMILE (USA) · Jamon Tolbert

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
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1. WINNER : INTO TEMPTATION (USA) · Tom McLaren
2. FRONTIER (Germany) · Marius Biegai
3. THE KIND THAT KILLS (Canada) · Tristan Paquin-Donoghue
4. TWO WOMEN OVER THE LAW (Italy) · Raffaele Schettino
5. SMILE (USA) · Jake Ebright

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

1. WINNER: STEPMOTHER (Finland) • Mari Kaikkonen
2. BELCANTO (Switzerland) · Sonja Riesen
3. EIGHT OF SWORDS (UK) · Colette Hart
4. TRAUMFÄNGER (Austria) · Franziska Beck
5. TWO WOMEN OVER THE LAW (Italy) · Clara Galante

BEST EDITING & SOUND

1. ​WINNER : TRAUMFÄNGER (Austria) · Tristan Aramis Neuberger
   
2. STEPMOTHER (Finland) · Joakim Pusenius
3. THE SOLDIER (Italy) · Matteo Faccenda
4. TRAUMFÄNGER (Austria) · Tristan Aramis Neuberger
5. THINGS VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE (USA) · Gary Gasse
6. OMERTA: THE COMMISSION HAS FALLEN (USA) · Nolan Tondreau

BEST CGI & VISUAL EFFECTS

1. WINNER : PARIS YOU GOT ME (Germany) · Julie Boehm
   
2. SOLAR PULSE (China) · Zong liang
3. PRIMACY (Spain) · Jos Man
4. LIGHTNING'S ECHO (USA) · Demetrios Cokinos

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

1. WINNER : STEPMOTHER (Finland) · Joakim Pusenius
   
2. THINGS VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE (USA) · Gary Gasse
3. S'ÈVE (France) · Robin Reguron
4. OMERTA: THE COMMISSION HAS FALLEN (USA) · Nolan Tondreau

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

1. WINNER : STEPMOTHER (Finland) • Joakim Pusenius
   
2. THINGS VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE (USA) · Gary Gasse
3. OMERTA: THE COMMISSION HAS FALLEN (USA) · Nolan Tondreau

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BEST ANIMATED FILM

1. WINNER: NO. 8 REPORTING (Canada) • Aljosha Kilmov, Matthew Lyon
2. HONOURABLE MENTION: WELCOME TO TEXAS (USA) · Mike Corey
3. THE OLD YOUNG CROW (Japan) · Liam LoPinto
4. THE WAR THAT CHANGED RONDO (Ukraine) · Olha Havrylova
5. UNNECESSARY THINGS (Ukraine) · Dmytro Lisenbart
6. NURTURE (USA) · Ying-Fang Shen
7. PETE (USA) · Bret Parker
8. SAUNA SECURITY (Germany) · Nils Knoblich
9. ORPHEUS (UK) · Guy K. Ward

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

1. WINNER : THE GOOD DEATH (Slovakia) · Tomáš Krupa
   
2. ANTON PALZER: BREAKING THE CYCLE (Austria) · Lukas Gellert
3. BALDY FOR THE BLIND (USA) · Drea Castro
4. ALMOST HOME: LIFE AFTER INCARCERATION (USA) · Bill Wisneski
5. THE SON OF... THE HOLY TV (USA) · Jose Carlos Gorritti
6. THE ONE WHO SLEEPS ON HIS BREATH (USA) · Andy Byers

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

1. WINNER : SOLAR VOYAGE (Poland) · Adam Zadlo
   
2. THE TALE OF THE LITTLE POTATO (Switzerland) · Sergio Herencias
3. WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE (UK) · Genevieve Sulway
4. TRAINS AND TEMPOS (Switzerland) · Michael Tretner
   
5. WE HAVE TO SURVIVE: FUKUSHIMA! (Slovakia) · Tomáš Krupa
6. FORMALDEHYDE (Turkey) · Oğuz Yenen
7. KONSTANTINUS' LEGACY: AWAKENING THE LOVE FOR NATURE (Germany) · Daniel Bichsel
8. FAITH IN BLACKNESS: AN EXPLORATION OF AFROLATINE SPIRITUALITY (USA) · Charles Reynoso
9. I AM KANAKA (UK) · Genevieve Sulway
10. KALEIDOSCOPE (USA) · Vandna (Cheena) Jain

BEST DOC DIRECTING

1. WINNER : ALMOST HOME: LIFE AFTER INCARCERATION (USA) • BILL WISNESKI
2. THE GOOD DEATH (Slovakia) · Tomáš Krupa
3. PENDANT QUE NICOLETA TRAVAILLE (Belgium) · Isabelle Detournay
4. HOSTILE (UK) · Sonita Gale
5. THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS (Canada) · Romy Goulem
6. KEEPING OLIVIA (USA) · Daphne Yeager Ostendorf
7. WHERE THE WIND TAKES ME (Spain) · Ana Cristina Prieto Gracia
8. OXIGEN (Russian Federation) · Vitaly Lazo, Olga Borodina
9. THE GRADUATES (Serbia) · Dusan Gajic
10. THE SILENCE IN SÁPMI (Norway) · Liselotte Wajstedt
11. RON CARTER: FINDING THE RIGHT NOTES (USA) · Peter Schnall

BEST DOC CINEMATOGRAPHY

1. WINNER : ANTON PALZER: BREAKING THE CYCLE (Austria) · Lukas Gellert
   
2. THE GOOD DEATH (Slovakia) · Tomáš Krupa
3. SOLAR VOYAGE (Poland) · Adam Zadlo
4. THE SON OF... THE HOLY TV (USA) · Jose Carlos Gorritti
5. THE ONE WHO SLEEPS ON HIS BREATH (USA) · Andy Byers
6. UNFLINCHING GRACE (USA) · Bill Frakes
7. FADUMO: A LEGACY (Germany) · Johannes Rosenstein
8. THE BROKEN PROMISE (USA) · Kurt Norton
9. POLLY (Bulgaria) · Damyan Petkov Nikolov
10. SEEDS OF LIFE (USA) · Paige McKenna Grube

BEST ORIGINAL SONG & MUSIC VIDEO

1. WINNER : SPACE TABLE SYMPHONY (Germany) · Mayk Azzato
2. THE GUAPOS 'NUNCA TE QUISE' (Mexico) · Charlotte Kemp Muhl
3. THE~SHIP (Italy) · Mirko Bonanno
   
4. H MUNCHO 'WARZONE' (FEAT. HEADIE ONE) (UK) · KC Locke
5. EGO (USA) · Adam Lukowski
6. CALICA 'DON'T BY' (USA) · Dan Ramm
7. AFFENTANZ 'HUNTER' (Germany) · Cyprian Hercka
8. NINA MASSARA 'POSTCARD TO NEW ORLEANS' (Denmark) · Anders Helde

BEST NEW MEDIA

1. WINNER : HOW TO MAKE A COMMERCIAL (REGARDLESS OF THE PRODUCT OR BRAND) (Switzerland) · Lukas Gähwiler
   
2. MUNICIPAL UTILITIES SCHWEINFURT (Germany) · Matthias Waigand
3. THE TRIP (Germany) · Daniel Lathwesen
4. A NIGHT LIKE THIS (Poland) · Tomasz Szafrański
5. AYAME (Switzerland) · Andy Klossner
6. TIKI TAANE IN SESSION WITH CSO (New Zealand) · Tiki Taane

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY

WINNER
SIGNED, BABA (USA) · Yankee Zhou

NOMINEE
· LA PERDITA DELL’INNOCENZA "THE LOSS OF INNOCENCE" (Italy) · Donatella Corrado
· TICK TOCK (UK) · Willow Hewett
· FRANKIE BOY (USA) · Fran Sisco
· ASHERAH'S COLORS II (USA) · Gary Mazeffa
· SLAUGHTER ON THE TEXAS PLAINS OR THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF MR. TOOK (USA) · Wayne Gibson
· ONE OF US (UK) · Alan David Pritchard
· A GUY... WITH SPIRIT (USA) · Gene Gwynne
· TALL MAN SHORT MAN (USA) · Larry Coleman
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​SEMI-FINALISTS​
· REVELATION (Switzerland) · Carmen Pfammatter
· SHUTTER SPEED (USA) · Jonathan Sims
· THE LIGHT AT THE END (Canada) · Lynda Simmons
· THE FORTUNE COOKIE (USA) · Norma Marcus

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY

WINNER
A DARKER SHADE OF NIGHT (USA) · Wayne Gibson

NOMINEE
· CARNEVIL (USA) · Anthony Cross
· HAUNTED WEDDING AT CRESCENT PARK (USA) · Steve Hanisch
· GHOST WARRIOR: THE AWAKENING (UK) · Michael Chase
· NORTH TO THE FUTURE (USA) · John Rischmiller
· STELLAR FIVR (UK) · Laurence Patrick
· BEHIND THE VEIL (USA) · Gene Gwynne
· BRAND NEW BALLGAME (USA) · Ana Auther, Nan McNamara
· A FIRE IN THE MIND (USA) · Ken White
· THE WHITE FENCE  (USA) · Claudia Dato
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​SEMI-FINALISTS​
· THE TRUTH SERUM (USA) · Martin Zitter
· LET THE WILD GRASSES GROW (USA) · Kase Johnstun, Trevor Baierl
· HEAVEN'S REVOLUTION (Netherlands) · Leotien Parlevliet
· THE ROAD TO FENARIO (UK) · Matthias Sundberg
· REALITY (UK) · Melissa Mailer-Yates
· LAST STOP TOKYO (USA) · Nancee LaFayette-Pang

BEST TV SCRIPT

WINNER
GHOST WARRIOR: THE AWAKENING (UK) · Michael Chase

NOMINEE
· SADIE AND THE GROVE (UK) · Donia Youssef
· THE RAINBOW TOUR (Spain) · Allegra Nasi
· MEMOIRS OF A SCOTS IRISH WOMAN (USA) · Kaye Hinckley
· THE CLEANERS (USA) · Jacob Miles

BEST DRAMA

WINNER
· LA PERDITA DELL’INNOCENZA "THE LOSS OF INNOCENCE" (Italy) · Donatella Corrado

NOMINEE
· THE FIRST ONES (USA) · Regina Wills
· 2ND DATE (USA) · Jaik Andino
· SACAJAWEA, THE WINDCATCHER (USA) · Jane Fitzpatrick
· COLORADO (USA) · Nicholas S. Mata
· CROWD CONTROL (UK) · Judith Bunting
· WHATEVER HAPPENED TO PEYTON ROSE? (USA) · Azzurra Nox
· STRAW ON THE CAMEL  (Not Specified) · Lacye Brown
· APACHE (USA) · Adam Seidel
· A CHILD'S VOICE (Australia) · Karen Matthews

BEST HORROR OR THRILLER

WINNER
· CARNEVIL (USA) · Anthony Cross

NOMINEE
· JUNCTION (USA) · Jan Reesman
· THE DEEP (USA) · Kranti Pally
· CASKET GIRL (USA) · John Darbonne
· A RATHER LOVELY THING (USA) · Casey Mensing
· A SENSE OF SECURITY (UK) · Peter Gartner
· THE GOD CHILD (USA) · Dawn Greenfield Ireland
· FULL CIRCLE (USA) · Colleen Shannon
· VIATOR (Switzerland) · Angelina Fluehler
· THE YIELDING (Australia) · Natasha Le Petit

BEST ACTION, SCI-FI OR FANTASY

WINNER
· STELLAR FIVR (UK) · Laurence Patrick

NOMINEE
· EL CUENTO DE MI PAPA "THE STORY OF MY FATHER" (USA) · Alejandro Lalinde
· PARATEICHION (Ukraine) · Oleg Bazylewicz
· THE DARK FOREST (USA) · Wesley Alley
· VINTROSPECTION (USA) · Lisa Nagy Isaacson
· ROCK-A-BILLY  (USA) · Bobby Baham
· INVITATION TO MY OWN ASSASSINATION (USA) · Casey Mensing
· GIRL ON FIRE (USA) · Kimberly Fisher
· I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER (USA) · Gene Gwynne
· STEP (UK) · Brad Brookes

BEST COMEDY OR MUSICAL

WINNER
· HAUNTED WEDDING AT CRESCENT PARK (USA) · Steve Hanisch

NOMINEE
· WHAT IT'S LIKE BEING MORRIS (USA) · Desmond Lewis
· ON A SLOW BOAT (USA) · Keith Houk
· ORIGINALITY IS DEAD (USA) · Vanesa Moreno
· THE PARTY HOST (USA) · Brad Clevinger
· HOME AGAIN (USA) · Roberta Roy
· TALES OF THE BIZZARE (USA) · Gene Gwynne