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Winners & Official Selection

Official Selection

November - 2023

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SPECIAL AWARDS:

Special Award: Short Film Of The Month

Scissors, By Tanweihua Weihua Tan. China

Special Award: Feature Film Of The Month

Mist, By Xin Ai. China

--- SHORT FILM AWARDS ---

Best Drama Short Film

Empty Heights, Moonlit Night, By Canghai Lu. China

                       

Best Comedy Short Film

Unsorted, By Daniel Gönczy. Switzerland

           

Best Experimental Short Film

A Shattered Reflection Of A Woman, By Gordon Racz. United States

 

Best Lgbt Short Film

Perpetual Re-Evaluation, By Matthew Mirliani. United States

 

Best Social Short Film

Camping, By Derek Quick. United States

 

Best Sci-Fi Short Film

Saint-Sacrifice, By Jean-Claude Leblanc. Canada

 

Best Sports Short Film

Own Goal, By Ava Spence. United Kingdom

 

Best Dance Short Film

Oasis, By Garance Staehli. Germany

 

Best Horror Short Film

Pretty Hands, By Senyo Mortty. United Kingdom

 

Best Super Short Film

Beate Sits In The Bathroom In Silence, By Valerie Knill. Germany

 

Best Poetic Short Film

Will You Miss Me?, By Craig J Shorrock. United Kingdom

 

Best Romance Short Film

Kimono, By Aditya Chintapalli. France

 

Best Indie Short Film

Scissors, By Tanweihua Weihua Tan. China

 

Best First Short Film By The Director

Ta, By Fiona Lu. China

 

Best Student Short Film

Love Sink In Tide, By Pengyu Yan, Hongdi Xiao. China

 

Best Animation Short Film

Dot - Sucking Leech, By Luis Manuel Quiroga. Spain

 

Best Documentary Short Film

Draw Us In – Aimee, By Julie Robinson. Canada

--- Short Films: Cast & Crew Awards  ---

Best Director In A Short Film

Jean-Claude Leblanc - Saint-Sacrifice

Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Tan Weihua – Scissors

Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Canghai Lu - Empty Heights, Moonlit Night

 

Best Female Director In A Short Film

Fiona Lu - Ta

Female Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Alana Mediavilla - Stranded A Dirty Coin Short

 

Best Direction In Animation Short Film

Luis Manuel Quiroga - DOT

 

Best Young Director In A Short Film

Pengyu Yan, Hongdi Xiao - Love Sink In Tide

Young Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Ava Spence - Own Goal

Young Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Shui Hu - Disentangle

 

Best Screenplay In A Short Film

Wen Lei、Canghai Lu、Long Jin、Wenbo Li - Empty Heights, Moonlit Night

Screenplay Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Yi Tian - Love Sink In Tide

Screenplay Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Xiaoxuan Liu - Thousand Paper Cranes

 

Best Lead Actor In A Short Film

Luc Picard - Saint-Sacrifice

Lead Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Le Sun - Empty Heights, Moonlit Night

Lead Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Square Cattle  - Scissors

 

Best Lead Actress In A Short Film (Exaequo)

Sara Gellert - A Shattered Reflection Of A Woman

Yi Xing - Love Sink In Tide

Lead Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Raven Miles - Camping

 

Best Supporting Actor In A Short Film   

Michael Vaccaro - A Shattered Reflection Of A Woman

Supporting Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Ron Payne - The Return Of Charlie Mitchel

 

Best Young Actress In A Short Film

Smily Tang - Ta

Young Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Celeste Clark - Camping

 

Best Cinematography In A Short Film

Li Yingchuan  - Scissors

Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Shui Hu - Disentangle

Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Mathieu Elie - Saint-Sacrifice

 

Best Lighting In A Short Film

Jun Yuan - Thousand Paper Cranes

Lighting Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Li Yingchuan, Tan Weihua  - Scissors

Lighting Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Haobang Hammer Geng - A Shattered Reflection Of A Woman

 

Best Art Direction In A Short Film

Kimono

Art Direction Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Liling Liu - Empty Heights, Moonlit Night

 

Best Editing In A Short Film

Min Dong - Empty Heights, Moonlit Night

Editing Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Swen Werner - My Digital Truth

 

Best Original Score In A Short Film

Xie Tianxiao - Scissors

Original Score Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Nsee - A Shattered Reflection Of A Woman

Original Score Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Hugo Heynard - Kimono

 

Best Production In A Short Film

Jean-Claude Leblanc, Patrick Gauthier - Saint-Sacrifice

Production Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Tan Weihua,  Xiao Hei  - Scissors

Production Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Luke - Empty Heights, Moonlit Night

 

Best Production Desing In A Short Film

DOT

 

Best Sound Design In A Short Film

Patrick Knup, Patrick Rioux - Saint-Sacrifice

Sound Design Honorable Mention In A Short Film 

Luis Manuel Quiroga - Dot

 

Best Make Up In A Short Film

Lorie Hamel - Saint-Sacrifice

--- AUDIENCE AWARDS ---

First Audience Award: Saint-Sacrifice, By Jean-Claude Leblanc. Canada

Second Audience Award: Dot - Sucking Leech  , By Luis Manuel Quiroga. Spain

Third Audience Award: Empty Heights, Moonlit Night, By Canghai Lu. China

---OTHERS---

Best Music Video         

To The Moon , By Richard E. United States

 

Best Art Video

Disentangle, By Shui Hu. United States

 

Best Poster 

Saint-Sacrifice, By Jean-Claude Leblanc. Canada

--- FEATURE FILM AWARDS ---

Best Animation Feature

The Concierge, By Yoshimi Itazu. United States

 

Best Lgbt Feature

Wowie, By Howard Moody Lewis. United States

 

Best Play Theatre

Lincoln And Douglass, By Charlie Cook. United States

 

Best First Feature Film By The Director

Mist, By Xin Ai. China

--- FEATURE FILMS: CAST & CREW AWARDS  ---

Best Director In A Feature Film

Ai Xin - Mist

 

Best Screenplay In A Feature Film

Satomi Oshima - The Concierge

 

Best Lead Actor In A Feature Film

Wang Yanbin - Mist

 

Best Cinematography In A Feature Film

Li Jinyang,Lubo  - Mist

 

Best Art Direction In A Feature Film

Ren Binhao - Mist

 

Best Original Score In A Feature Film

The Concierge

Best Production In A Feature Film

Ai Xin - Mist

 

Best Sound Design In A Feature Film

The Concierge

 

Best Costume Design In A Feature Film

Lincoln And Douglass

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LIVE SCREENING

Scissors, By Tanweihua Weihua Tan. China

Saint-Sacrifice, By Jean-Claude Leblanc. Canada

Empty Heights, Moonlit Night, By Canghai Lu. China

A Shattered Reflection Of A Woman, By Gordon Racz. United States

Love Sink In Tide, By Pengyu Yan, Hongdi Xiao. China

Kimono, By Aditya Chintapalli. France

DOT - Sucking Leech  , By Luis Manuel Quiroga. Spain

Oasis, By Garance Staehli. Germany

TA, By Fiona Lu. China

Camping, By Derek Quick. United States

OFFICIAL SELECTION

 

Short Films

A Shattered Reflection Of A Woman, By Gordon Racz. United States

Analysis, By Bella Cross. United States

Beate Sits In The Bathroom In Silence, By Valerie Knill. Germany

Black Hair, By Mathias Balaguer. Argentina

Caged Dreams , By Johannes Favi. United States

Camping, By Derek Quick. United States

Disentangle, By Shui Hu. United States

Dot - Sucking Leech  , By Luis Manuel Quiroga. Spain

Draw Us In – Aimee, By Julie Robinson. Canada

Empty Heights, Moonlit Night, By Canghai Lu. China

Five Unnecessary Indulgences, By David Hensley. United States

In The Air, By Jaylen Lloret. United States

Kimono, By Aditya Chintapalli. France

Lia, By Linda Brieda. United States

Love Sink In Tide, By Pengyu Yan, Hongdi Xiao. China

Melody, By Caden Gibson. United States

Missed Call, By Ryan Tyler. United States

My Digital Truth, By Swen Werner. United Kingdom

Mysterious, By Peter Jordan. United States

Oasis, By Garance Staehli. Germany

Own Goal, By Ava Spence. United Kingdom

Perpetual Re-Evaluation, By Matthew Mirliani. United States

Pretty Hands, By Senyo Mortty. United Kingdom

Saint-Sacrifice, By Jean-Claude Leblanc. Canada

Scissors, By Tanweihua Weihua Tan. China

Sold Out, By Isabella Medrano. Ecuador

Stranded: A Dirty Coin Short, By Alana Mediavilla. United States

Ta, By Fiona Lu. China

The Girl From Gaza, By Nicolas Aujula. United Kingdom

The Return Of Charlie Mitchel, By James Calarco. Canada

The Visitor, By Bahram Pourghadiri. United Kingdom

Thousand Paper Cranes, By Xiaoxuan Liu. China

To The Moon , By Richard E. United States

Treasure Haunt, By Carlos Lerma. United States

Unsorted, By Daniel Gönczy. Switzerland

Why Yes, By Hank Kemp. United Kingdom

Will You Miss Me?, By Craig J Shorrock. United Kingdom

 

Feature Films

Blue Birds, By Cilian Pujol. Portugal

Dark Thoughts, By Aylin Valls. United States

Distancing, By Akon Heras. United States

Lincoln And Douglass, By Charlie Cook. United State

Mist, By Xin Ai. China

The Concierge, By Yoshimi Itazu. United States

Until Today, By Rowan Sanchis. Spain

Wowie, By Howard Moody Lewis. United States

 

Poster

My Digital Truth, By Swen Werner. United Kingdom

Saint-Sacrifice, By Jean-Claude Leblanc. Canada

Caged Dreams , By Johannes Favi. United States

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