See also AWARD WINNERS OF JULY 2023: TECHNICAL CATEGORIES
Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Bediyan by Rajiv Ranjan (India)
Best Foreign-Language Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Kindred by Jad Chatila (Lebanon)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Benny & James by Logan Vaughn (USA)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Naked Zombie Girl is Back! by Rickey Bird (USA)
Best Short of the Season – Runner-up (Special Jury Mentions)
Cope by Anthony Sutcliffe (UK)
Left Behind by Jingyi Zhao (China)
Men Grieving by Adam Peltier (USA)
Out There by Laila Iravani (USA)
Outstanding Actor Award (Special Jury Mention)
Joseph Maroun for Kindred and Paradis (Lebanon)
Best Drama Short: Bediyan by Rajiv Ranjan (India)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Drama Short): Kindred by Jad Chatila (Lebanon)
Honorable Mention (Drama Short): Cope by Anthony Sutcliffe (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Student Short): The Form by Shao-Chiu Yen (USA)
Honorable Mention (Student Short): Awaiting Spring by Yan Yue (China)
Best Documentary Short: Woman, Life, Freedom | Iran’s Revolution Amidst the 2022 FIFA World Cup by Auctus Productions (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Girl Control by Chad Carlstone (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Comedy Short): Hamam Zakiya by Eman Alsayed (UAE)
Honorable Mention (Comedy Short): Isn’t That Obvious?! by Marcel Flock (Germany)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Men Grieving by Adam Peltier (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Dark Comedy Short): Childhood Friends by Jana Filzhuth (Germany)
Honorable Mention (Dark Comedy Short): The Manson Sisters by Douglas Bladimir Lopez (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Action Short): Agent Red 2 by Kevin Barile (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Film Noir Short): Blue Bell Hill by Geoff Bell (UK)
Best Mystery Short: Kindred by Jad Chatila (Lebanon)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Mystery Short): Kiloherz by Jakob Gessner (Germany)
Honorable Mention (Mystery Short): Midnight Travels by Christian Barillas (USA)
Best Horror Short: Naked Zombie Girl is Back! by Rickey Bird (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Fantasy Short): Missing String by Hugo Remy (Canada)
Honorable Mention (Fantasy Short): A Birthday Tale by Virgo Velasquez (Canada)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Western Short): The First Cowboy by Jose-Luis Ruiz (USA)
Best Animation Short: A Tree Once Grew Here by Johnnie Semerad (USA)
Honorable Mention (Animation Short): The Fallen by Sinew Zhang (USA)
Best Children Short: Left Behind by Jingyi Zhao (China)
Honorable Mention (Children Short): TCG Puppets: Halloween Spooktacular by Kobe Nijal Morrison (USA)
Best Women Short: Out There by Laila Iravani (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Women Short): The 13 by Margaux Le Bail and Clément Beauvois (France)
Honorable Mention (Women Short): The Form by Shao-Chiu Yen (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Benny & James by Logan Vaughn (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (LGBTQ Short): Sam and The Universe by Alicia Ramírez (USA)
Honorable Mention (LGBTQ Short): Carelessly There by Rachel Deutsch (USA)
Best Microfilm: The 13 by Margaux Le Bail and Clément Beauvois (France)
Honorable Mention (Experimental Short): Mortals by Yunwen Chen (China)
Best Music Video: Affentanz – Hunter by Cyprian Hercka (Germany)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Music Video): Edge of Alright by Martin McDougall (UK)
Honorable Mention (Web Series & TV Pilot): Missy Jubilee is Trash by Missy Jubilee (Australia)
Best Short Script: Long Way Home by Terry Luke Podnar (USA)
See also AWARD WINNERS OF JULY 2023: TECHNICAL CATEGORIES
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