Spring 2023 Results

We are still in the process of emailing everyone their laurels so please be patient until you receive yours.
All will be sent by May 31st. Thank you very much!

Best Feature
Winner: ID
Nominee: Fatwa
Nominee: HUNTING DAY
Nominee: THE DARK GIRL
Nominee: Spin the Wheel
Nominee: Piercing Wounds
Nominee: Don't Get in the Car

Best Documentary Feature
Winner: Runaways
Winner: ROOTS, DIASPORA & WAR
Nominee: Pain of Silence
Nominee: Mekong Apocalypse

Best Documentary Short
Winner: VIVERE ARTE
Nominee: She Wins
Nominee: Dysability
Nominee: Cruising with virus
    on board

Best Animated Short
Winner: Dream Eaters
Best Short
Winner: I Forget
Winner: Any Old Sunday
Winner: Where Dreams Fall
Winner: Queen of Diamonds
Winner: SINGING IN FRONT OF
    THE COLOSSEO
Nominee: SEEDS
Nominee: Wired
Nominee: ENSURE
Nominee: Enigma
Nominee: Fatima
Nominee: Perfect
Nominee: REVERSE
Nominee: Hopeless
Nominee: Volunteer
Nominee: DISTANZIA
Nominee: Decisions
Nominee: Berlin Short
Nominee: I Play Loser
Nominee: The Long Wait
Nominee: A Taste of Strawberry
Nominee: Giuli - It Was A Dream

Best Experimental Short
Winner: Screener
Nominee: Fatima
Nominee: eyes light shut
Nominee: Sleepy Night Athens Bright
Best Music Video
Winner: LUNARCODE: THE LIGHT
Winner: The Curse of KK Hammond-
    The Bone Collector
Nominee: English Tea
Nominee: CAN YOU HEAR ME
Nominee: The Alliance 2 the Hunt
    for Breeze Music Video

Best Web Series
Winner: Roomates
Nominee: Come On Over
Nominee: UBER: Los Angeles

Best Student Film
Winner: Sailing Away
Nominee: Dust and Data
Nominee: Playin' Possum
Nominee: The Will to Survive
Nominee: Will There be Dancing
    on Mars?

Best Romantic Comedy
Winner: Histoire de Love
Best Director
Winner: Fatwa
Winner: Decisions
Winner: Volunteer
Winner: DISTANZIA
Winner: HUNTING DAY
Winner: Dream Eaters
Winner: Any Old Sunday
Winner: Where Dreams Fall
Nominee: Wired
Nominee: Enigma
Nominee: Fatima
Nominee: REVERSE
Nominee: I Forget
Nominee: The Doll
Nominee: Screener
Nominee: Runaways
Nominee: Sailing Away
Nominee: Spin the Wheel
Nominee: Queen of Diamonds
Nominee: The Cost of Money
Nominee: SINGING IN FRONT OF
    THE COLOSSEO

Best Writing
Winner: Perfect
Winner: I Forget
Winner: Hopeless
Winner: I Play Loser
Winner: Today Forever
Winner: Piercing Wounds
Winner: Mekong Apocalypse
Winner: The Four of Us Are Dying
Nominee: ENSURE
Nominee: REVERSE
Nominee: Roomates
Nominee: THE DUKE
Nominee: Volunteer
Nominee: Decisions
Nominee: HUNTING DAY
Nominee: Family Gone
Nominee: Tumble Weave
Nominee: Dream Eaters
Nominee: The Long Wait
Nominee: THE DARK GIRL
Nominee: Any Old Sunday
Nominee: Playin' Possum
Nominee: Spin the Wheel
Nominee: Histoire de Love
Nominee: Meet Los Parents
Nominee: A Beautiful Life
Nominee: The Last Picture
Nominee: Where Dreams Fall
Nominee: Queen of Diamonds
Nominee: Don't Get in the Car
Nominee: Stuck with virus
    on board
Nominee: SINGING IN FRONT OF
    THE COLOSSEO
Nominee: Donavan Emery, The Android
    & Himself
Best Actor
Winner: SEEDS (Jeff Horner)
Winner: I Play Loser (Liam Shi)
Winner: Spin the Wheel (Neil Chase)
Winner: Playin' Possum (Remy Danoy)
Winner: Queen of Diamonds
    (Omar Khan)
Nominee: ID (Rakesh Galebhe)
Nominee: Perfect (Luis Almeida)
Nominee: The Note (Rip Elliott)
Nominee: The Long Wait (Larry Neale)
Nominee: Where Dreams Fall
    (Tug Rice)
Nominee: Hopeless
    (Isaac Levi Anthony)
Nominee: Deadly Nightshade
    (Christopher Blackburn)

Best Actress
Winner: Fatima (Iulia Benze)
Winner: Enigma (Alyssa Scott)
Winner: The Doll (Pamela Mayos)
Winner: THE DARK GIRL
    (Katharina Scheuba)
Winner: Don't Get in the Car
    (Jennimay Walker)
Winner: SINGING IN FRONT OF
    THE COLOSSEO (Marianne Leoni)
Nominee: Today Forever (Josie Rios)
Nominee: Piercing Wounds
    (Natalie Polisson)
Nominee: The Real Beauty
    (Rossella Gabriele)
Nominee: Queen of Diamonds
    (Carlotta Banat)
Nominee: The Cost of Money
    (Nikki Apostolidis)
Nominee: Giuli - It Was A Dream
    (Giuli Chokheli)

Best Sound
Winner: Screener
Winner: Hopeless
Winner: I Play Loser
Winner: Dream Eaters
Winner: Any Old Sunday
Nominee: ID
Nominee: Fatwa
Nominee: Wired
Nominee: Enigma
Nominee: Volunteer
Nominee: HUNTING DAY
Nominee: Come On Over
Nominee: Where Dreams Fall
Nominee: ROOTS, DIASPORA & WAR
Nominee: The Alliance 2 the Hunt
    for Breeze Music Video
Best Cinematography
Winner: ID
Winner: Wired
Winner: Sailing Away
Winner: Any Old Sunday
Winner: A Beautiful Life
Winner: Queen of Diamonds
Nominee: Fatwa
Nominee: The Doll
Nominee: Runaways
Nominee: DISTANZIA
Nominee: VIVERE ARTE
Nominee: HUNTING DAY
Nominee: Tumble Weave
Nominee: The Long Wait
Nominee: Spin the Wheel
Nominee: Tale and Corona
Nominee: Pain of Silence
Nominee: LUNARCODE: THE LIGHT
Nominee: ROOTS, DIASPORA & WAR
Nominee: SINGING IN FRONT OF
    THE COLOSSEO
Nominee: The Curse of KK Hammond-
    The Bone Collector

Best Music
Winner: Wired
Winner: Decisions
Winner: Berlin Short
Winner: eyes light shut
Winner: Pain of Silence
Winner: Giuli - It Was A Dream
Winner: It's All About A Feeling
Nominee: ID
Nominee: SEEDS
Nominee: Fatwa
Nominee: I Forget
Nominee: Hopeless
Nominee: OUR LADIES
Nominee: HUNTING DAY
Nominee: Dream Eaters
Nominee: I Play Loser
Nominee: Tumble Weave
Nominee: THE DARK GIRL
Nominee: Dust and Data
Nominee: Three Persons
Nominee: Today Forever
Nominee: Any Old Sunday
Nominee: Tale and Corona
Nominee: The Real Beauty
Nominee: A Beautiful Life
Nominee: Where Dreams Fall
Nominee: Queen of Diamonds
Nominee: Mekong Apocalypse
Nominee: Don't Get in the Car
Nominee: ROOTS, DIASPORA & WAR
Nominee: A Taste of Strawberry
Nominee: The Million Dollar Game
Nominee: Sleepy Night Athens Bright
Nominee: The Alliance 2 the Hunt
    for Breeze Music Video
Best Editing
Winner: ENSURE
Winner: Runaways
Winner: VIVERE ARTE
Winner: Come On Over
Winner: Stories about the past,
    present and future
Winner: The Alliance 2 the Hunt
    for Breeze Music Video
Nominee: Wired
Nominee: Screener
Nominee: She Wins
Nominee: The Note
Nominee: Volunteer
Nominee: Decisions
Nominee: HUNTING DAY
Nominee: English Tea
Nominee: I Play Loser
Nominee: Sailing Away
Nominee: Mister Creep
Nominee: Dream Eaters
Nominee: Berlin Short
Nominee: THE DARK GIRL
Nominee: Spin the Wheel
Nominee: Any Old Sunday
Nominee: Pain of Silence
Nominee: The Real Beauty
Nominee: CAN YOU HEAR ME
Nominee: Histoire de Love
Nominee: The Last Picture
Nominee: Where Dreams Fall
Nominee: Queen of Diamonds
Nominee: Deadly Nightshade
Nominee: LUNARCODE: THE LIGHT
Nominee: ROOTS, DIASPORA & WAR
Nominee: The Million Dollar Game
Nominee: Sleepy Night Athens Bright

Best FX
Winner: HUNTING DAY
Winner: Spin the Wheel
Winner: A Taste of Strawberry
Nominee: English Tea
Nominee: Mister Creep
Nominee: Meet Los Parents
Nominee: The Will to Survive
Nominee: The Curse of KK Hammond-
    The Bone Collector
Best Humor
Winner: ENSURE
Winner: Perfect
Winner: Any Old Sunday
Winner: Meet Los Parents
Winner: The Cost of Money
Nominee: Roomates
Nominee: Piercing Wounds
Nominee: UBER: Los Angeles

Best Original Idea
Winner: SEEDS
Winner: REVERSE
Winner: Dust and Data
Winner: Where Dreams Fall
Winner: Donavan Emery, The Android
    & Himself
Nominee: ID
Nominee: ENSURE
Nominee: Hopeless
Nominee: Screener
Nominee: THE DUKE
Nominee: Decisions
Nominee: OUR LADIES
Nominee: Time to Fly
Nominee: Sailing Away
Nominee: Dream Eaters
Nominee: Berlin Short
Nominee: Any Old Sunday
Nominee: Tale and Corona
Nominee: eyes light shut
Nominee: Pain of Silence
Nominee: Meet Los Parents
Nominee: A Beautiful Life
Nominee: The Cost of Money
Nominee: UBER: Los Angeles
Nominee: Mekong Apocalypse
Nominee: Deadly Nightshade
Nominee: A Taste of Strawberry
Nominee: Giuli - It Was A Dream
Nominee: The Four of Us Are Dying
Nominee: Cruising with virus
    on board
Nominee: Will There be Dancing
    on Mars?
Nominee: the wanderer of
    the montagnette........
Nominee: The Curse of KK Hammond-
    The Bone Collector
Best Message
Winner: Fatwa
Winner: She Wins
Winner: Runaways
Winner: Dysability
Winner: VIVERE ARTE
Winner: Tumble Weave
Winner: CAN YOU HEAR ME
Winner: The Real Beauty
Winner: Pain of Silence
Winner: Mekong Apocalypse
Winner: ROOTS, DIASPORA & WAR
Winner: Giuli - It Was A Dream
Winner: SINGING IN FRONT OF
    THE COLOSSEO
Nominee: Come On Over

Best Twist
Winner: ID
Winner: Tumble Weave
Winner: The Long Wait
Winner: THE DARK GIRL
Winner: Tale and Corona
Winner: The Million Dollar Game

Most Terrifying
Winner: Volunteer
Winner: HUNTING DAY
Winner: The Last Picture
Winner: A Taste of Strawberry
Nominee: The Doll
Nominee: Family Gone
Nominee: Mister Creep
Nominee: Three Persons
Nominee: THE DARK GIRL
Nominee: The Million Dollar Game

Best Production Design
Winner: The Curse of KK Hammond-
    The Bone Collector

No Budget Spirit
Winner: Will There be Dancing
    on Mars?
Nominee: THE DUKE
Nominee: the wanderer of
    the montagnette........

Best Feature Script
Winner: Heaven Sent Me
Winner: The Pickleball Killer
Winner: The Four of Us Are Dying
Nominee: Donavan Emery, The Android
    & Himself
Nominee: noun [C/U] 1. Crab;
    2. The Fourth Sign of the Zodiac;
Best Short Script
Winner: Musth
Nominee: Out of Adversity