CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 2023 WINNERS AND NOMINEES
NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR WINTER
WINNER BEST FEATURE FILM

A CAMBODIAN WINTER

Directed by Forest Wise
NOMINEES
​2nd Place ​· RAVEN WOMAN (Japan) · Junichi Haruta 
3rd Place · FOREST ISLAND (Japan) · Ryosuke Handa 
· LOST COS (USA) · Robin de Levita
· LINDY LOU (Australia) · Lisa Bertoldo
WINNER BEST MEDIUM-LENGTH FILM

A STATE OF

Directed by Nick Benjamin
NOMINEES
​2nd Place ​· THE CHIEFTAIN OF THE PUDDING RACE (USA) · Shane Crosland
3rd Place · DIGITAL ASYLUM (Bulgaria) · Nick Stanchev
· WOH RAAT "THAT NIGHT" (USA) · Sanjeev Kuwadekar
· WHITE MULE (USA) · Peter Dobson
· SUNNYSIDE (Japan) · Daisuke Kurata 
· REFLECTIONS: WHEN IT'S NO LONGER (Canada) · Wanda Reinholdt

HONOURABLE MENTION

· GHOSTING SOCIETY (USA) · Rory Knox
WINNER BEST SHORT FILM

GET READY. OFF
TO THE FEAST​

Directed by Lamara Sogomonian
NOMINEES
2nd Place · CITY OF GHOSTS (UK) · Christian Elliott, Elle Ginter
3rd Place · BLUE (USA) · Robert Petrie
· IKARUS (USA) · Shaun Escayg 
· THE M WORD (Australia) · Shane Poss Crosland

HONOURABLE MENTION

· ARCHIMÉTRICA (Spain) · Jose Luis Serzo
WINNER BEST MICRO-SHORT FILM

ARCHEÌO

Directed by Jonathan Moratal
NOMINEES
2nd Place · TUNNEL RAT (USA) · Patrick Riglesberger
3rd Place · MEET YOUR LOCAL YURU-CHARA (Sweden) · Magnus Fredriksson
· TURN OF FATE (UK) · Melissa Stanton
WINNER BEST STUDENT FILM

READING &
OTHER VICES

Directed by Ariana Berenson
NOMINEES
2nd Place · LIFE OR DEATH OF A CITY: A FILMIC TRIPTYCH (Germany) · Sascha Kloas
3rd Place · APPETITE (USA) · Maddy Freeman
· FORGETTING CHLOE (USA) · Maiqi Zuo
· PATIENT ZERO (USA) · Douglas W. Dunklin
· BROKEN STARS (USA) · HanYing Du
· ROMANCE UNMASKED (USA) · Jonathan Hersey
· NATZEE ZOMBIE CARNAGE (USA) · Nicholas Weed
WINNER BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

MAN WITH SHADOW

Directed by Ema Kugler
NOMINEES
2nd Place · THE MUSE (USA) · Max Karpylev
3rd Place · HAUSKEEPER (Germany) · Matthias Freier
· BORINESS (Spain) · Fabrizio Rossetti
· THE SMITH (Bulgaria) · Desislava Chuturkova
· INVISIBLE HAND (USA) · Matthew Taylor
· PAINT ON PAINT (Portugal) · Vasco Diogo
WINNER BEST QUEER

LIKE SON,
LIKE FATHER

Directed by Mark Bethea
NOMINEES
2nd Place · STILL I REACH FOR YOU (USA) · Victor A. Janusz
3rd Place · IS HE CHEATING? (USA) · Bill Morton
· NEIGHBORHOOD STRANGER (USA) · Andrew Santiago
WINNER BEST TV SERIES OR PILOT EPISODE

RETROGRADE

Directed by Max Decker
NOMINEES
2nd Place · PARIS IS JUST A BIG DIRTY CITY (USA) · Alexandra Papoulias Barton, Zak Fishman
3rd Place · TEACHING WHILE BLACK (USA) · Aaron Moss
· READING & OTHER VICES (USA) · Ariana Berenson
· IN SEARCH OF A P-I-G (USA) · Keith Edward Szarabajka, Tony Pasqualini, Laura Stribling, Chuma Gault, Jack Szarabajka, Kazu Takeda
· MISSY JUBILEE IS TRASH (Australia) · Missy Jubilee
WINNER BEST ZERO/LOW-BUDGET FILM

JULIA

Directed by Víctor Muñoz
NOMINEES
2nd Place · PIT & PENDULUM (Canada) · J. Aldric Gaudet
3rd Place · RETARDATION (Sweden) · Nils Agdler
· THE STIX (UK) · Adam Marley
· BECAUSE THE WORLD TURNS VERY SLOWLY (Switzerland) · Joachim H. Böttcher
· NO PROMISED LAND (USA) · Colin Bressler
· THE SEEKER (USA) · Kipp Howard
WINNER BEST DANCE OR POETIC FILM

LADY BE GOOD

Directed by James Kinney, Pierre Marais
NOMINEES
2nd Place · CABARET CUBA (UK) · Madeleine Duba
3rd Place · NALA (USA) · Darshan Singh Bhuller 
· SHE DREAMT ALONE (USA) · Nina McNeely
· VISION (USA) · Taso Papadakis
· MONTERANO'S TALES (Italy) · Marika Vannuzzi
· MONOI MAZI "ALONE TOGETHER" (UK) · Raymond Chai
WINNER BEST DRAMA

NOT TO FORGET

Directed by Valerio Zanoli
NOMINEES
2nd Place · RETROGRADE (USA) · Max Decker
3rd Place · TOM AND LUCE (France) · Paule Muxel
· I'M A PEDOPHILE (Sweden) · Johanna Ställberg
· FRAGMENTS (Canada) · Matthew Luppino 
WINNER BEST COMEDY OR MUSICAL

READING &
OTHER VICES

Directed by Ariana Berenson
NOMINEES
2nd Place · SERVANTS (USA) · Sarah Tither-Kaplan
3rd Place · QUEER FISH IN GOD'S WAITING ROOM (USA) · Adrian Pasdar
· BIG MOMMA EARTH (USA) · Jeff Kazanjian
· TIMMY'S SUNDAY (USA) · Justin Borland
WINNER BEST ACTION, SCI-FI OR FANTASY

IKARUS

Directed by Shaun Escayg
NOMINEES
2nd Place · BLUE (USA) · Robert Petrie
3rd Place · PERFECT WAY TO DIE (China) · Xingsheng Sun
· HALF SAMURAI (Japan) · Rashad Haughton
· LAYERS OF LIES (Finland) · Ramin Sohrab
· FUTUREWORLD (Canada) · Christopher Angus
· THE PROTOTYPE  (USA) · Marcelo Grion
WINNER BEST HORROR OR THRILLER

LOOK TWICE

Directed by Kyle Wilson
NOMINEES
2nd Place · BRUT (USA) · Nick Chartrand
3rd Place· IN A DARK, DARK ROOM (Ukraine) · Denis Sobolev 
· A STATE OF (USA) · Nick Benjamin
· LA NUIT (France) · Stephane Vallee
· VOID (Iceland) · Þorsteinn Sturla Gunnarsson
· THE EVE (Italy) · Luca Machnich
WINNER BEST DIRECTING

THE MUSE

Directed by Max Karpylev
NOMINEES
2nd Place · BREATH (Brazil) · Anaya Kunst
3rd Place · BRUT (USA) · Nick Chartrand
· THE M WORD (Australia) · Shane Poss Crosland
· GONE (Canada) · Randy Daudlin
· RETROGRADE (USA) · Max Decker
· A STATE OF (USA) · Nick Benjamin
· READING & OTHER VICES (USA) · Ariana Berenson
· WHITE MULE (USA) · Peter Dobson

HONOURABLE MENTION

· WHOEVER WAS USING THIS BED (Australia) · Andrew Kotatko
WINNER BEST FIRST-TIME DIRECTOR

THE EVE

Directed by Luca Machnich
NOMINEES
2nd Place · THE MUSE (USA) · Max Karpylev
3rd Place · ARCHIMÉTRICA (Spain) · Jose Luis Serzo
· HEART (USA) · Noelle Joy Sorenson
· SPANISH DEBUT (Spain) · Iryna Melnyk Novak
· THREE CORNERS OF DECEPTION (USA) · Dr. Meleeka Clary
· RETRIBUTION (USA) · Michael W. Reid
· A STATE OF (USA) · Nick Benjamin
· RAVEN WOMAN (Japan) · Junichi Haruta
WINNER ORIGINAL BEST SCREENPLAY

BRUT

Directed by Nick Chartrand
NOMINEES
2nd Place · SE ENGANA QUE EU GOSTO "GO FOOL YOURSELF" (Brazil) · Marco Felipe Rossi
3rd Place · GHOSTING SOCIETY (USA) · Rory Knox
· THE EVE (Italy) · Luca Machnich
WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

THE MUSE

Directed by Max Karpylev
NOMINEES
2nd Place · HOT FEET (USA) · Mike Mentor
3rd Place · A STATE OF (USA) · Nick Benjamin
· VOID (Iceland) · Þorsteinn Sturla Gunnarsson
· RAZED BY REBELS "A NEW GENERATION" (USA) · Jason Winfield
· SAM'S DECISION (USA) · Marcelo Ribeiro Carvalho
· THE FORK IN THE ROAD (Australia) · Carolyn Jennifer Corkindale
· A GHASTLY MURDER (UK) · Lauren Lorenzo
· THE EVE (Italy) · Luca Machnich

HONOURABLE MENTION

· WHITE MULE (USA) · Peter Dobson
WINNER BEST LEAD ACTOR

MARTIN HRISTOV

· CITY OF GHOSTS (UK) · Christian Elliott, Elle Ginter
NOMINEES
2nd Place · THE M WORD (Australia)
3rd Place · CAN YOU HURRY (USA)
· RETROGRADE (USA) · Perry Ojeda
· CACTUS (Sweden)
· THE EVE (Italy)
· RAVEN WOMAN (Japan)
WINNER BEST LEAD ACTRESS

ALEXANDRA MILLER

· CAN YOU HURRY (USA) · Igor Lewicki