OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST - February 2023
Documentary
(random order)
1. Bhaktapur / A human story (d. Nicola Bozzo) - 14 min, Italy, 2022
2. Geosonic #1 Atlantic (d.Andrés Mahía) - 22 min, Spain, 2023
3. Cold Comfort For Change (d. John Baikie) - 6 min, United Kingdom, 2022
Animation
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Experimental
(random order)
1. THE END OF THE COSMOS (d. Davide Fraternali) - 22 min, Italy, 2021
2. A Portrait of Greed & Grief (d. Sam Goddard) - Student - 5 min, United Kingdom, 2022
3. Mental x Disorder (d. Evgeniy Tametskiy) - 1 min, Russia, 2022
4. Moth (d. Kate Weare, Jack Flame Sorokin) - 5 min, United States, 2022
Music Video
(random order)
1. Lovers' Roulette (d. Lauren Hoover) - 7 min, United States, 2023
2. Microscope (d. Konstantyn Napolov) - 10 min, Netherlands, 2023
3. LOVESCHEISS (d. Carlos Laux y Silió) - 3 min, Germany, 2023
Screenplays
POSTPONED FOR THE NEXT EDITION
February 2023 Winners. Screening: July 18
Fiction
(random order)
1. Eleven Weeks (d. Gavin O'Herlihy) - 14 min, United Kingdom, 2021
2. Whispers of the Wind (d. Kamay Kan) - 13 min, United Kingdom, 2021
3. Repent (d. Michael Wolf) - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2022
4. Contrition (d. Brandon Normon) - 14 min, Canada, 2022
5. The Family Man (d. Velton J Lishke, Joshua Blewitt) - 27 min, United Kingdom, 2022
6. Napalm Roses (d. Jyo Miyaji) - Student - 14 min, Australia, 2022
7. The Banquet (d. E-jung Sim) - Student - 17 min, Republic of Korea, 2022
8. Good Girl (d. Antoine Blanche) - 11 min, France, 2023
9. Iscariote (d. Louis Tolleron) - 2 min, France, 2023
BEST OF THE FEST
Repent (d. Michael Wolf) - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2022
2nd BEST OF THE FEST
Good Girl (d. Antoine Blanche) - 11 min, France, 2023
3rd BEST OF THE FEST
Whispers of the Wind (d. Kamay Kan) - 13 min, United Kingdom, 2021
BEST STUDENT FILM
Napalm Roses (d. Jyo Miyaji) - Student - 14 min, Australia, 2022
AUDIENCE AWARD
Cold Comfort For Change (d. John Baikie) - 6 min, United Kingdom, 2022 - 302 votes
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Best Documentary
Bhaktapur / A human story (d. Nicola Bozzo) - 14 min, Italy, 2022
NOMINEES:
Cold Comfort For Change (d. John Baikie) - 6 min, United Kingdom, 2022
Geosonic #1 Atlantic (d.Andrés Mahía) - 22 min, Spain, 2023
Best Animation
NOT ENOUGH OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
Best Experimental
THE END OF THE COSMOS (d. Davide Fraternali) - 22 min, Italy, 2021
NOMINEES:
Mental x Disorder (d. Evgeniy Tametskiy) - 1 min, Russia, 2022
A Portrait of Greed & Grief (d. Sam Goddard) - Student - 5 min, United Kingdom, 2022
Best Music Video
Lovers' Roulette (d. Lauren Hoover) - 7 min, United States, 2023
NOMINEES:
Microscope (d. Konstantyn Napolov) - 10 min, Netherlands, 2023
LOVESCHEISS (d. Carlos Laux y Silió) - 3 min, Germany, 2023
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Best Director
Kamay Kan - Whispers of the Wind - 13 min, United Kingdom, 2021
NOMINEES:
Antoine Blanche - Good Girl - 11 min, France, 2023
Michael Wolf - Repent - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2022
Best Screenplay
Dylan Cullum - Repent - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2022
NOMINEES:
Velton J Lishke, Michael Bray - The Family Man - 27 min, United Kingdom, 2022
Gavin O'Herlihy - Eleven Weeks - 14 min, United Kingdom, 2021
Best Actor
Tommy Saunders - Eleven Weeks - 14 min, United Kingdom, 2021
NOMINEES:
Velton Lishke - The Family Man - 27 min, United Kingdom, 2022
Darcy Laurie - Contrition - 14 min, Canada, 2022
Best Actress
Naima Maurel - Good Girl - 11 min, France, 2023
NOMINEES:
Maggie Slater - Napalm Roses - Student - 14 min, Australia, 2022
Nikki Helens - The Family Man - 27 min, United Kingdom, 2022
Best Editing
E-jung Sim - The Banquet - Student - 17 min, Republic of Korea, 2022
NOMINEES:
Will Simpson - The Family Man - 27 min, United Kingdom, 2022
Li Shu Sheng - Whispers of the Wind - 13 min, United Kingdom, 2021
Best Cinematography
Riley Hart - Napalm Roses - Student - 14 min, Australia, 2022
NOMINEES:
Mathilde Jouaud - Eleven Weeks - 14 min, United Kingdom, 2021
Basile Petit - Good Girl - 11 min, France, 2023
Best Original Score
Protector 101 - Contrition - 14 min, Canada, 2022
NOMINEES:
Joe Lin - Whispers of the Wind - 13 min, United Kingdom, 2021
Kurt Tomlinson - The Family Man - 27 min, United Kingdom, 2022
Screenplays
POSTPONED FOR THE NEXT EDITION