See also AWARD WINNERS OF AUGUST 2023: TECHNICAL CATEGORIES
Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
The Rocking Chair by Jeno Hodi (Hungary)
Best Foreign-Language Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Millennium Project by Yifan Zhang (China)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Matthew by Matt Servitto (USA)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
The Factory by Masoud Saadat (Iran)
Best Short of the Season – Runner-up (Special Jury Mentions)
A Short Trip to the Countryside by Regina Kräh (Germany)
Back to Heaven by Natpakorn Nangnoi (Thailand)
Mine by Hesong Zhao (China)
Pacemaker by Brian Vincent Rhodes and Christopher Lennertz (UK)
She Who Sees All by Gordy Shor De St. Jeor (USA)
Upgrade by Zefeng Wang (China)
Best Indie Short: The Factory by Masoud Saadat (Iran)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Indie Short): A Short Trip to the Countryside by Regina Kräh (Germany)
Honorable Mention (Indie Short): Tatara by Qunio Nozawa (Japan)
Best Drama Short: The Rocking Chair by Jeno Hodi (Hungary)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Drama Short): Matthew by Matt Servitto (USA)
Honorable Mention (Drama Short): Back to Heaven by Natpakorn Nangnoi (Thailand)
Best Student Short: Millennium Project by Yifan Zhang (China)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Student Short): Long Dance by Kenny Beckford (USA)
Honorable Mention (Student Short): Pink Flamingos Everywhere by Jordan Vescio (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Documentary Short): The Urgency Of Now by KC Schulberg (USA)
Honorable Mention (Documentary Short): Murmur by Zhuoheng Liu (China)
Honorable Mention (Comedy Short): Mary of Astoria by Carly Bivona (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Crime Short): The Tenant by Brigg T Bloomquist (USA)
Best Mystery Short: She Who Sees All by Gordy Shor De St. Jeor (USA)
Best Horror Short: Mine by Hesong Zhao (China)
Honorable Mention (Horror Short): Dead Drop by Tiffany Melia (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Sci-Fi Short): The Common Good by Stefan Gutternigh and Eva Amann (Austria)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Western Short): Sister by Payten Brewer (USA)
Best Animation Short: Pacemaker by Brian Vincent Rhodes and Christopher Lennertz (UK)
Best Women Short: Mad Pierrette by Diana Bahirian (Canada)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Women Short): Blubber by Chloë Levine (USA)
Honorable Mention (Women Short): Rexford by Riley D Robbins (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Microfilm): Lola’s Cigarettes by Zilia Thien Nguyen (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Experimental Short): Unattended by Tora Johanne Turøy (Norway)
Honorable Mention (Experimental Short): Lola’s Cigarettes by Zilia Thien Nguyen (USA)
Best Music Video: Mendirman (I’m The One) by Nadir Sabirov and Khurshid Sabirov (Uzbekistan)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Music Video): Lea Lustenberger – Crossroad by Piet Esch (Switzerland)
Honorable Mention (Music Video): Set a Fire by Jehan Assria and Erik Bergamini (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Web Series & TV Pilot): Rumors by Nicole Vernarec, Matthew Vieira, and Kira Reed Lorsch (USA)
Honorable Mention (Web Series & TV Pilot): Pledge: Looks Are Deceiving by Ariel K. Harris (USA)
Honorable Mention (Web and New Media): The Kiki House of Vase by Syrus Sadvandi (Taiwan)
Honorable Mention (Parody Short): Ghost Leave by Miguel Lopez de Leon (USA)
Best Short Script: Mirror Man by Cameron Clayton Usher (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Short Script): Pembrook by L. E. Coleman (USA)
Honorable Mention (Short Script): Wolf Street by Frank Mancuso and Christopher J Adams (USA)
See also AWARD WINNERS OF AUGUST 2023: TECHNICAL CATEGORIES
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