OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST - April 2023
Documentary
(random order)
1. DIAMOND IN THE DIRT (d. Hussain Mohamed Hassan, Sean Kardar) - 5 min, United Kingdom, 2022
2. The Ocean's Stewards (d. Sanne Molenaar) - Student - 27 min, Netherlands, 2023
3. Run Deep (d. Jamie Hull Greenwood) - 13 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Animation
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Experimental
(random order)
1. Libby and I (d. Inbar Caspi) - 18 min, Israel, 2022
2. Parade (d. Ben Crompton) - 29 min, United Kingdom, 2021
3. Chemical Somnia (d. Scott Portingale) - 3 min, Canada, 2022
Music Video
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Screenplays
POSTPONED FOR THE NEXT EDITION
April 2023 Winners. Screening: July 18
Fiction
(random order)
1. I Will Stay With You Until Morning (d. Jasper Sekhar Banerjee) - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2023
2. Promised Land (d. Tullio Forgiarini) - 11 min, Luxembourg, 2022
3. Old People (d. Karam Singh) - 23 min, United States, 2022
4. Away with the Fairies (d. Morgan Lui) - Student - 14 min, United States, 2023
5. See the Sunrise (d. Andy James Taylor) - 17 min, United Kingdom, 2022
6. Man Off The Coast (d. Matt Sedgley) - 14 min, United Kingdom, 2023
7. Where the Flowers Bloom (d. Luying Wang) - Student - 16 min, China, 2023
BEST OF THE FEST
Man Off The Coast (d. Matt Sedgley) - 14 min, United Kingdom, 2023
2nd BEST OF THE FEST
See the Sunrise (d. Andy James Taylor) - 17 min, United Kingdom, 2022
3rd BEST OF THE FEST
Promised Land (d. Tullio Forgiarini) - 11 min, Luxembourg, 2022
BEST STUDENT FILM
Where the Flowers Bloom (d. Luying Wang) - Student - 16 min, China, 2023
AUDIENCE AWARD
Away with the Fairies (d. Morgan Lui) - Student - 14 min, United States, 2023 - 37 votes
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Best Documentary
DIAMOND IN THE DIRT (d. Hussain Mohamed Hassan, Sean Kardar) - 5 min, United Kingdom, 2022
NOMINEES:
The Ocean's Stewards (d. Sanne Molenaar) - Student - 27 min, Netherlands, 2023
Run Deep (d. Jamie Hull Greenwood) - 13 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Best Animation
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Best Experimental
Parade (d. Ben Crompton) - 29 min, United Kingdom, 2021
NOMINEES:
Libby and I (d. Inbar Caspi) - 18 min, Israel, 2022
Chemical Somnia (d. Scott Portingale) - 3 min, Canada, 2022
Best Music Video
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
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Best Director
Matt Sedgley - Man Off The Coast - 14 min, United Kingdom, 2023
NOMINEES:
Luying Wang - Where the Flowers Bloom - Student - 16 min, China, 2023
Tullio Forgiarini - Promised Land - 11 min, Luxembourg, 2022
Best Screenplay
Luying Wang - Where the Flowers Bloom - Student - 16 min, China, 2023
NOMINEES:
Matt Sedgley - Man Off The Coast - 14 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Tullio Forgiarini - Promised Land - 11 min, Luxembourg, 2022
Best Actor
Andrew McCracken - I Will Stay With You Until Morning - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2023
NOMINEES:
Vincent Woods - Man Off The Coast - 14 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Erik Scilley - Where the Flowers Bloom - Student - 16 min, China, 2023
Best Actress
Sophie Simmons - Man Off The Coast - 14 min, United Kingdom, 2023
NOMINEES:
Dina Selimovic - Where the Flowers Bloom - Student - 16 min, China, 2023
Adeline Swartzendruber - Away with the Fairies - Student - 14 min, United States, 2023
Best Editing
Mike Donaghy, Andy James Taylor - See the Sunrise - 17 min, United Kingdom, 2022
NOMINEES:
Jean-Luc Simon - Promised Land - 11 min, Luxembourg, 2022
James Poston - I Will Stay With You Until Morning - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Best Cinematography
Tom Laxton - Man Off The Coast - 14 min, United Kingdom, 2023
NOMINEES:
Harrison Wong - Old People - 23 min, United States, 2022
Wai-Yip Wong Benjamin, Mike Donaghy - See the Sunrise - 17 min, United Kingdom, 2022
Best Original Score
Arnaud Drieu - See the Sunrise - 17 min, United Kingdom, 2022
NOMINEES:
Claudine Muno - Promised Land - 11 min, Luxembourg, 2022
Forrest Yang - Away with the Fairies - Student - 14 min, United States, 2023
Screenplays