Annual Award Winners 2022/2023

Best Indie Short: Mother in the Mist by Kay Niuyue Zhang (USA)

Best Drama Short: The Crossing by Tomas Simonsen (Norway)

Best Student Short: Like Cloud by Chengyang Xie (China)

Best Documentary Short: Ocean Mother by Miko Lim (USA)

Best Comedy Short: Queer Fish in God’s Waiting Room by Adrian Pasdar (USA)

Best Romantic Comedy Short: Holy Sh!t by Jacob Meszaros (USA)

Best Dark Comedy Short: Call It A Front by Ricky Staffieri and Ben Fout (USA)

Best Crime Short: Purple Case by David Sarian and Kostya Yezagelian (USA)

Best Film Noir Short: Hot Take by Arthur Glover (USA)

Best Mystery Short: Phantom Pain by Henry James (USA)

Best Thriller Short: Familial by Catherine Schetina (USA)

Best Horror Short: Fog of War by Steven Lundgren (USA)

Best Sci-Fi Short: Callisto’s End by Nathan Schiele (USA)

Best Fantasy Short: Ratavoloira by Giulio Maria Cavallini (Italy)

Best Animation Short: Sina ma Tinirau by Vilsoni Tausie Hereniko (USA)

Best Children Short: Bellyful by Alison Yardley (USA)

Best Women Short: I Have Dreamed Carthage by Cyril Nehmé (France)

Best LGBTQ Short: Impetus by Benjamin Knoebl (Austria)

Best Microfilm: Zero by Tim Hamilton (New Zealand)

Best Experimental Short: Sounds by Andrew Michael Frescas (USA)

Best Music Video: Skin by Jesse Samos Leaman (Australia)

Best Screendance Short: The Glimpse of Present Moment by Nataliya Tkachuk (Ukraine)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: How Did We Get Here? by Matt Frierdich and J.N. Mackey (USA)

Best Female Director: Lauren Himmelvo for Fault Line (USA)

Best Male Director: Benjamin Knoebl for Impetus (Austria)

Best Student Female Director: Kay Niuyue Zhang for Mother in the Mist (USA)

Best Student Male Director: Chengyang Xie for Like Cloud (China)

Best First Time Female Director: Shelley Delaney for Truck Fishing in America (USA)

Best First Time Male Director: Mario Theodosio Gallegos for Tecata (USA)

Best Actress: Riccarda Richter for Cord of Three (Germany)

Best Actor: Stefan Rollins for Dream A Little Dream (USA)

Best Supporting Actress: Talia Martin for Enclosed (USA)

Best Supporting Actor: Greg Kriek for Trust (USA)

Best Child/Young Actress: Kaya McLean for Bellyful (USA)

Best Child/Young Actor: Ashton Miramontes for Enclosed (USA)

Best Acting Duo: Jake Sabinsky and Neal Adelman for Truck Fishing in America (USA)

Best Ensemble Cast: Markus Freistätter, Felix Stichmann, Johannes Seilern, Simone Fuith, Valentina Waldner, Uli Pleßmann, and Daniel Seniuk for Impetus (Austria)

Best Original Screenplay: Yuwei Du for Mountain (China)

Best Cinematography: Sebastian Thaler for Impetus (Austria)

Best Original Score: Ronen Landa for Trust (USA)

Best Indie Short

Mother in the Mist by Kay Niuyue Zhang (USA)


Best Drama Short

The Crossing by Tomas Simonsen (Norway)


Best Student Short

Like Cloud by Chengyang Xie (China)


Best Documentary Short

Ocean Mother by Miko Lim (USA)


Best Comedy Short

Queer Fish in God’s Waiting Room by Adrian Pasdar (USA)


Best Romantic Comedy Short

Holy Sh!t by Jacob Meszaros (USA)


Best Dark Comedy Short

Call It A Front by Ricky Staffieri and Ben Fout (USA)


Best Crime Short

Purple Case by David Sarian and Kostya Yezagelian (USA)


Best Film Noir Short

Hot Take by Arthur Glover (USA)


Best Mystery Short

Phantom Pain by Henry James (USA)


Best Thriller Short

Familial by Catherine Schetina (USA)


Best Horror Short

Fog of War by Steven Lundgren (USA)


Best Sci-Fi Short

Callisto’s End by Nathan Schiele (USA)


Best Fantasy Short

Ratavoloira by Giulio Maria Cavallini (Italy)


Best Animation Short

Sina ma Tinirau by Vilsoni Tausie Hereniko (USA)


Best Children Short

Bellyful by Alison Yardley (USA)


Best Women Short

I Have Dreamed Carthage by Cyril Nehmé (France)


Best LGBTQ Short

Impetus by Benjamin Knoebl (Austria)


Best Microfilm

Zero by Tim Hamilton (New Zealand)


Best Experimental Short

Sounds by Andrew Michael Frescas (USA)


Best Music Video

Skin by Jesse Samos Leaman (Australia)


Best Screendance Short

The Glimpse of Present Moment by Nataliya Tkachuk (Ukraine)


Best Web Series/TV Pilot

How Did We Get Here? by Matt Frierdich and J.N. Mackey (USA)


Best Female Director

Lauren Himmelvo for Fault Line (USA)


Best Male Director

Benjamin Knoebl for Impetus (Austria)


Best Student Female Director

Kay Niuyue Zhang for Mother in the Mist (USA)


Best Student Male Director

Chengyang Xie for Like Cloud (China)


Best First Time Female Director

Shelley Delaney for Truck Fishing in America (USA)


Best First Time Male Director

Mario Theodosio Gallegos for Tecata (USA)


Best Actress

Riccarda Richter for Cord of Three (Germany)


Best Actor

Stefan Rollins for Dream A Little Dream (USA)


Best Supporting Actress

Talia Martin for Enclosed (USA)


Best Supporting Actor

Greg Kriek for Trust (USA)


Best Child/Young Actress

Kaya McLean for Bellyful (USA)


Best Child/Young Actor

Ashton Miramontes for Enclosed (USA)


Best Acting Duo

Jake Sabinsky and Neal Adelman for Truck Fishing in America (USA)


Best Ensemble Cast

Markus Freistätter, Felix Stichmann, Johannes Seilern, Simone Fuith, Valentina Waldner, Uli Pleßmann, and Daniel Seniuk for Impetus (Austria)


Best Original Screenplay

Yuwei Du for Mountain (China)


Best Cinematography

Sebastian Thaler for Impetus (Austria)


Best Original Score

Ronen Landa for Trust (USA)

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