winners 2023 winter edition - Cinema and photography awards

WINNERS

Third Year - Winter Edition

You can download your personalized diploma here

All the winning movies are listed below

Best Feature Film/Best Comedy
Suite Killing Machines
Directed by Austin Galante
United States

Best Feature Documentary
Day after…
Directed by Kamar Ahmad Simon
Bangladesh

Best Short Documentary
Unconquered
Directed by John Parr
United Kingdom

Best Student Film
Breath in, Breath Out (Nádech Výdech)
Directed by Lucy Smith-Williams, Fatema
Yasser
United States

Best Short Film
Rare Land
Directed by EFTHIMIS HATZIS
Greece

Best Super Short Film
Checked Bags (Short)
Directed by Mark Cline
United States

Best Experimental Film
The Decisive Moment
Directed by Dominic Kubisch
Austria

Best Horror
Shush
Directed by Luke Cooper
United Kingdom

Best Thriller
High Water
Directed by Ewan Gorman
United Kingdom

Best Sci-Fi
Altered Perceptions
Directed by Jorge Ameer
United States

Young Filmmaker (Under 30)
Alanna Schneider
Violin
United Kingdom

Actress (Short/Feature/Music Video)
Mami Hanano
Koto, the Woman Samurai
Japan

Actor (Short/Feature/Music Video)
Brian Faracy
Snail
United States

Ensemble (Short/Feature/Best Post-Production)
Little Miss Sunshine
Directed by Charli Brown
United States

Best Asian Film
Kick Off
Directed by Irene Pui Yee Chan and Rick Hon Hung Chui
Hong Kong

Best LGBTQ Screenplay
Out Now
Written by JoJo Blake
Ireland

Best Television Script
Meteor
Written by Line Rainville, Franco Pirrone
Canada

Best Short Script (11-30 pages)
Paps' Trace
Written by Cécile Vernant
France

Best Original Screenplay (Short/Feature)
SACRED SUN
Written by Michael Louis Gould
United Kingdom

Best Cinematography
Zindagi Ek Kashmakash ("Life, a Dilemma")
Directed by Neha Sudha Vijay
India

Best Crime
UMOYA
Directed by JASON STERLING
United States

Best Human Rights Film
Apnoia
Directed by Vanessa Payri
Canada

Best LGBTQ
John
Directed by LE HAN
United States

Best Inspirational Film
FRAGILE - Handle with care
Directed by Frank Besl
Germany

Best War Film
Ukraine_War_Christmas
Directed by Dragan Cotic
Germany

Best Music Video
VOICES by Ciinderella Balthazar
Directed by Vittoria Rizzardi Peñalosa
United Kingdom

Best Experimental Music Video/Best Animation
Heart Strings Music Video
Directed by Alex Shamraev, Tim McMorris
Canada

Best Dance Music Video
Ma terre d'accueil
Directed by Amandine Garrido, Emmanuelle Roberge
Canada

Best Director Short Film (Fiction/Documentary)
John Parr
Unconquered
United Kingdom

Best Director Feature Film (Fiction/Documentary)
Jorge Ameer
Altered Perceptions
United States

Best Director Student Film
Zhuojie Wang
贺礼 THE GIFT
China

Female Director (Short/Feature/Music Video)
Geri Simeonova
Snail
United States

Best Editing
Snail
Directed by Geri Simeonova
United States

Best Detective Film
Undercover
Directed by Jake Reardon
United States

Best Educational Film
Sankofa Chicago: The Untold
Directed by Vanessa Page Wright
United States

Best Noir Photography
Chris Poulios
“Transporting In Elegance”
Greece

Best Art Photography
Elaine Cristina Melo
“In Communion”
Brazil

Best Nature Photography
Vicky DePiore
“Daughter Nature”
United States

Best Portrait
Dan Howell
“Cliodna Rising”
United States

Best Experimental Photography
Cécile Vernant
“Zombie House”
France

Best Amateur Photography
Ashley Medeiros
“Abandoned Places in the Irish Capitol of Texas”
United States