Nominations and Winners of the 2023 Edition

 

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Best Actor Nominations:

 

  • Alexei Bondar “TITO”

  • John Vamvas “Scarpedicemente”

  • Tyler Clinton “Red Hook”

Winner:

 

  • John Vamvas “Scarpedicemente”

Best Actress Nominations:

 

  • Lan Zhong “LIN”
  • Olga Montes “Scarpedicemente”
  • Rita Sistrunk “Strangers Among Us”

Winner:

 

  • Olga Montes “Scarpedicemente”

Best Animation Nominations:

 

  • “Niemandsland” Christian Ignaz Peintner

  • “THE SPRAYER” Farnoosh Abedi

  • “This Side of Hell” Brendan Dean

Winner:

 

  • “THE SPRAYER” Farnoosh Abedi

Best Cinematography Nominations:

 

  • “After the Gunflint” – Ben Enke

  • “Ma’s Kitchen – S’alfrico” – Watson Grant

  • “This Room is My Oyster” – Gus Aronson

Winner:

 

  • “After the Gunflint” – Ben Enke

Best Costume Nominations:

 

  • “Cato” – America’s Founding Drama

  • “Time in a bottle” – DIVA Orchestra

  • “Thru It” – Sam Mirandaf

Winner:

 

  • “Time in a bottle” – DIVA Orchestra

Best Director Nominations:

 

  • Anthony Notarile, Andy Tworischuk – “TITO”

  • Kyle Parish – “THE LAST GUARDIAN”

  • Oliver Yan – “Home Away”

Winner:

 

  • Kyle Parish – “THE LAST GUARDIAN”

Best Documentary Production Nominations:

 

  • “Angela Merkel – A Legacy Through Time”

  • “Lucky My Entire Life”

  • Shirin Ebadi – “Until We Are Free”

Winner:

 

  • Shirin Ebadi – “Until We Are Free”

Best Drama Nominations:

 

  • “Bad Beat” – David Ambrose

  • “Cage: Between Two Battles” – Cenk İzgören

  • “Red Hook” – Max Millstein

Winner:

 

  • “Cage: Between Two Battles” – Cenk İzgören

Best Human Rights Nominations:

 

  • “Covid Century” – Michael Wech

  • “J’Accuse! A Cry From the Killing Pits of Lithuania” – Michael Kretzmer

  • “The Online Shop” – Carsten Woike

Winner:

 

  • “J’Accuse! A cry from the killing pits of Lithuania” – Michael Kretzm

Best Music Score Nominations:

 

  • “Home Away” – Michael Hough

  • “The Muse” – Eugene Gavrolov & Alex Butov Jr.

  • “The Whirlpool” – Andrey Kliminov

Winner:

 

  • “The Whirlpool” – Andrey Kliminov

Best Music Video Nominations:

 

  • “Broken Mirror” – Kayla Burch – Steve Brock

  • “Secrets” by Zach Fields – Reel Genius Media

  • “The Exiled” – Fabiano Montesano

Winner:

 

  • “Broken Mirror” – Kayla Burch – Steve Brock

Best Production Nominations:

 

  • CONTROL

  • Corruption on Earth

  • Holly Hill

Winner:

 

  • CONTROL

Best Rising Filmmaker Nominations:

 

  • David Kodheli – “Erik”

  • Jordan Rubio – “Between Stops”

  • Max Karpylev – “The Muse”

Winner:

 

  • Max Karpylev – “The Muse”

Best Short Documentary Nominations:

 

  • “Folded Whispers” – Mark Anthony Thomas

  • “Philosophy of Intimacy Part 2” – Edward Albolote

  • “The Show Must Go On” – Fahim Hamid

Winner:

 

  • “Folded Whispers” – Mark Anthony Thomas

Best Short Narratives Nominations:

 

  • “Bouchaib” – Boudra Ali
  • “Holly Hill” – Jack Foley
  • “Rose Tint” – Aris

Winner:

 

  • “Rose Tint” – Aris Federman

Best Screenplay Nominations:

 

  • “Heroes, Just For One Day (Breaking Thick Ice)” – Salvatore Riggio

  • “Hurricane” – Christopher Willis

  • “The Mat” – Ralph Lucchese

Winner:

 

  • “Heroes, Just For One Day (Breaking Thick Ice)” – Salvatore Riggio

Best Woman Director Nominations:

 

  • Dawn Gifford Engle – Shirin Ebadi – “Until We Are Free”

  • Rita Sistrunk – “Strangers Among Us”

  • Rose Blecon – “Share”

Winner:

 

  • Dawn Gifford Engle – Shirin Ebadi – “Until We Are Free”

Best Feature Documentary Nominations:

 

  • “Cancer/Evolution” – Maggie Jones

  • “Femocracy” – Peter Wolf

  • “Tale of the American Dream” – Stanislav Puzdriak

Winner:

 

  • “Cancer/Evolution” – Maggie Jones

Best Feature Narratives Nominations:

 

  • “Four Reasons” – Pedro Pérez Rosado
  • “God’s Will” – Aric Grooms
  • “Scarpedicemente” – John Vamvas

Winner:

 

  • “God’s Will” – Aric Grooms

Best Student Film Nominations:

 

  • Ben Steele – “After the Uniform | A Mark On Your Soul”

  • Faranak Sahafian – “Black Red White”

  • Lillian Li – “Lin”

Winner:

 

  • Faranak Sahafian – “Black Red White”

Best Comedy Nominations:

 

  • “Boxed In” – Corey Silverman-Lloyd

  • “My Father’s Fabulous Funeral” – Mark Stolzenberg

  • “This Room is My Oyster” – Theodore Matza

Winner:

 

  • “My Father’s Fabulous Funeral” – Mark Stolzenberg

Best Experimental Nominations:

 

  • “Beach Day” – Robin Johnson

  • “Perfect Timing: A True Tale of an Aspiring Creator” – Kenny Vesey

  • “Scent of Love” – Altin Sulaj, Genti Deçka

Winner:

 

  • “Scent of Love” – Altin Sulaj, Genti Deçka

Best LGBT Nominations:

 

  • “Art and Pep” – Mercedes Kane
  • “Roll Pin Punch”- Debbie Vu
  • “Not All Men” – Tosh Leykum

Winner:

 

  • “Roll Pin Punch”- Debbie Vu

Honorable Mention

“Between Stops” - Jordan Rubio

 

“Strangers Among Us” - Rita

 

“Sistrunk Thru It” - Sam Mirandaf