See also
All Nominated Films (A-O): 2022/2023 Annual Awards
All Nominated Films (P-Z): 2022/2023 Annual Awards
Best Indie Short
11.02.2020.MPLS.MN by Haohao Yan (USA)
Mother in the Mist by Kay Niuyue Zhang (USA)
Tecata by Mario Theodosio Gallegos (USA)
Best Drama Short
Prepare for Launch by Vince Williams (USA)
The Crossing by Tomas Simonsen (Norway)
Trust by Diane Lansing (USA)
Best Student Short
Breathless by Wayne Yu (China)
Enclosed by Yi Yang (USA)
Like Cloud by Chengyang Xie (China)
Best Documentary Short
Clean Mountains by Geertjan Lassche (Netherlands)
Ocean Mother by Miko Lim (USA)
The Last Hunter by Ziling Chen (China)
Best Comedy Short
Gary by Doug Cox (USA)
Mammas by Carine Hazan (France)
Queer Fish in God’s Waiting Room by Adrian Pasdar (USA)
Best Romantic Comedy Short
Holy Sh!t by Jacob Meszaros (USA)
Loves Me, Loves Me Not by Bret Koehler (USA)
The Blow Out Day by Rebecca Engen Isaksen (Norway)
Best Dark Comedy Short
Call It A Front by Ricky Staffieri and Ben Fout (USA)
The Meditater by Justin Giegerich (USA)
Truck Fishing in America by Shelley Delaney (USA)
Best Crime Short
Purple Case by David Sarian and Kostya Yezagelian (USA)
The Case by Patrick House (USA)
The Deep End by Jack Fessenden (USA)
Best Film Noir Short
Hot Take by Arthur Glover (USA)
Judas by the Sea by Wiggle Ng (China)
We Are by Gregory Sankara (France)
Best Mystery Short
Feuerkreis by Jasper Graeve (Germany)
Phantom Pain by Henry James (USA)
The Everlast by Robert Flowers (USA)
Best Thriller Short
Familial by Catherine Schetina (USA)
The Prey by Thibault Lafargue and Romain Lafargue (France)
The Turn Ahead by Jessin Joy (India)
Best Horror Short
Fog of War by Steven Lundgren (USA)
I Miss Us by Roth Rind (USA)
The Tongue by Jose Vicente Chavez (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short
Callisto’s End by Nathan Schiele (USA)
Demiurg by Adam Nowak (Poland)
Void by Jonathan E Munoz (USA)
Best Fantasy Short
Mountain by Yuwei Du (China)
Ratavoloira by Giulio Maria Cavallini (Italy)
War Games by Donald Mertens and Foulques Couvreur (Belgium)
Best Animation Short
Giselle by Emmanuel Shiu (USA)
Sina ma Tinirau by Vilsoni Tausie Hereniko (USA)
Vesak by Ina Chen (China)
Best Children Short
An Island Drifts by Vivian Ip (USA)
Bellyful by Alison Yardley (USA)
Bright Like The Sun by Thida Nathalie (UK)
Best Women Short
Fault Line by Lauren Himmelvo (USA)
I Have Dreamed Carthage by Cyril Nehmé (France)
The Song of the Whale by Aspa Siokou (Greece)
Best LGBTQ Short
Cord of Three by Sophia Kindt (Germany)
Impetus by Benjamin Knoebl (Austria)
Thomas by Adriano Falconi (USA)
Best Microfilm
Booksmart by Côme Ferré (France)
The Last Woman by Pierre Stine (Belgium)
Zero by Tim Hamilton (New Zealand)
Best Experimental Short
Infinity + 1 by Flo Demmer (Germany)
Sounds by Andrew Michael Frescas (USA)
The Masterpiece by Paul Myzia (USA)
Best Music Video
Lullaby for the Missing by Ashvin A Mathew (India)
Skin by Jesse Samos Leaman (Australia)
The Deadly Rhythm by Nils Nygårdh (Sweden)
Best Screendance Short
Occurrence by Jeon Sehoon (South Korea)
The Glimpse of Present Moment by Nataliya Tkachuk (Ukraine)
Yang by Jin Li and Jingyan Lin (China)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
How Did We Get Here? by Matt Frierdich and J.N. Mackey (USA)
Spaghetti Face by Peter Raber (USA)
WIC 300 by Robert Moon (USA)
Best Director (Female)
Ekin Onat for Lost (Turkey)
Haohao Yan for 11.02.2020.MPLS.MN (USA)
Lauren Himmelvo for Fault Line (USA)
Best Director (Male)
Benjamin Knoebl for Impetus (Austria)
Tomas Simonsen for The Crossing (Norway)
Vince Williams for Prepare for Launch (USA)
Best Student Director (Female)
Aspa Siokou for The Song of the Whale (Greece)
Kay Niuyue Zhang for Mother in the Mist (USA)
Sophia Kindt for Cord of Three (Germany)
Best Student Director (Male)
Chengyang Xie for Like Cloud (China)
Cyril Nehmé for I Have Dreamed Carthage (France)
Yi Yang for Enclosed (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female)
Alison Yardley for Bellyful (USA)
Shelley Delaney for Truck Fishing in America (USA)
Yuwei Du for Mountain (China)
Best First Time Director (Male)
Mario Theodosio Gallegos for Tecata (USA)
Patrick House for The Case (USA)
Wiggle Ng for Judas by the Sea (China)
Best Actress
Emily Bader for Trust (USA)
Riccarda Richter for Cord of Three (Germany)
Shen Shi Yu for Mother in the Mist (USA)
Best Actor
Markus Freistätter for Impetus (Austria)
Mehmet Esen for Lost (Turkey)
Stefan Rollins for Dream A Little Dream (USA)
Best Supporting Actress
Christin Sawyer Davis for Fault Line (USA)
Huaguo Wang for Mountain (China)
Talia Martin for Enclosed (USA)
Best Supporting Actor
Greg Kriek for Trust (USA)
Neal Adelman for Truck Fishing in America (USA)
Patrick Scott Lewis for Familial (USA)
Best Child/Young Actress
Isabel Himmelvo for Fault Line (USA)
Janelle Gallegos for Tecata (USA)
Kaya McLean for Bellyful (USA)
Best Child/Young Actor
Ashton Miramontes for Enclosed (USA)
Drew Hauge for Thomas (USA)
Quintus Lim for An Island Drifts (USA)
Best Acting Duo
Jake Sabinsky and Neal Adelman for Truck Fishing in America (USA)
Jiahao Fu and Shipeng Zhang for Like Cloud (China)
Sebastian Cybulski and Tomasz Sobczak for Demiurg (Poland)
Best Ensemble Cast
Jacob Young, Amanda Baker, McTyere Parker, and Ethan Pogue for Prepare for Launch (USA)
Markus Freistätter, Felix Stichmann, Johannes Seilern, Simone Fuith, Valentina Waldner, Uli Pleßmann, and Daniel Seniuk for Impetus (Austria)
Wiktor Simonsen, Lena Hope, Norah Rondestvedt, Harald Nikolaisen, Thor-Olav Andersen, and Joakim Arnøy for The Crossing (Norway)
Best Original Screenplay
Ekin Onat for Lost (Turkey)
Wayne Yu for Breathless (China)
Yuwei Du for Mountain (China)
Best Cinematography
Alex Fong for Judas by the Sea (China)
Sebastian Thaler for Impetus (Austria)
Steven Lundgren for Fog of War (USA)
Best Original Score
Christopher Farrell for The Crossing (Norway)
Francesco Mo for Ratavoloira (Italy)
Ronen Landa for Trust (USA)
All Nominated Films (A-O): 2022/2023 Annual Awards
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