Winners of the 20th edition
August/2023


Best International Feature 
Pray For Me
Director: Damian Lee

Best Narrative Short 
DRAWBACK
Directors: Caroline Bevaart, Harald Swinkels

Best International Documentary Feature
Mekong Apocalypse
Director: Michael Buckley

Best Short Documentary 
The Fight For Rhinoceros Conservation
Directors: Max Lévine, Flo Lemonnier

Best Script 
Morituriosis
Writer: Jesse Dorian

Best Cinematography
Portrait of a Cowboy
Director: Devon Wycoff

Best Actress
Lara Daans
Pray For Me

Best Composer
Manu Martin
A Fantasy of Companionship between Human and Inanimate

Best Animation 
A Fantasy of Companionship between Human and Inanimate
Directors: Susan Mey Lee Lim, Samudra Kajal Saikia, Christina Teenz Tan

Best Comedy 
Big Momma Earth
Jeff Kazanjian

Best Experimental 
Sh'ma
Director: Suki John

Best Sci-Fi
tRuth
Directors: Sylvie Zaidman, Nic Shake

Best Horror 
The Director
Directors: Ryan Adolph, Alex J Greenberg

Best Music Video 
RAHAT EL BAL (PEACE OF MIND)
Director: Julien Fouré

Best Trailer 
Limited Slip
Directors: Clint Calvert, Caleb Johnson

Best Student Film
Auteur
Director: Jisan Haque

Best Web/Series
No Ordinary Love
Directors: Chase Lee, Mina Kang

Best Female Director 
Run, Chad Run
Director: Nadia Guo

Best Unproduced Script 
Paladins
Writer: Robert Isabella

Best Independent Short 
A Breath of Fresh Air
Director: Destinee Easley