OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST - July 2023
Documentary
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Animation
(random order)
1. Completionist (d. Ellie Rogers) - Student - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2023
2. The Last Biscuit (d. Amy Fitzpatrick) - Student - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2023
3. Love at First Shine (d. Mehak Jain) - Student - 1 min, United States, 2023
4. Roger Casement - A Biography (d. Danny Coyne) - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Experimental
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Music Video
(random order)
1. lahgog & magog (d. Omer Aloni) - 2 min, Israel, 2023
2. Zoetrope (d. Simon Peecock) - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2022
3. Udsigten (The View) (d. Jacob Thomas Pilgaard) - 3 min, Denmark, 2023
4. Bench Seat (d. Kaiser Phillip Cunningham III) - 7 min, United States, 2023
Screenplays
(finalists)
1. LOST CONNECTION (w. Matthew L Brutsche)
2. Marah From Eilat (w. Leiter Daniellson)
3. Among Snakes (w. Brooke Mulkins)
4. The Void (w. David Canetti)
5. Swingman (w. Zeki Turgut Gezgez)
6. And God Said, Let There Be Golf (w. Timothy O'Rawe, Cathleen O'Rawe)
July 2023 Winners. Screening: December 12th, 2023
BEST OF THE FEST
Things Visible and Invisible (d. Gary Gasse) - 14 min, United States, 2023
2nd BEST OF THE FEST
The Can (d. Shadow C. LaValley, Danielle Purdy) - 22 min, United States, 2022
3rd BEST OF THE FEST
The Pigeon of Waterloo (d. Margaux Comte) - Student - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2023
BEST STUDENT FILM
Wool (d. Alfie David Gardener) - Student - 13 min, United Kingdom, 2023
AUDIENCE AWARD
Wool (d. Alfie David Gardener) - Student - 13 min, United Kingdom, 2023 - 132 votes
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Best Documentary
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Best Animation
Completionist (d. Ellie Rogers) - Student - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2023
NOMINEES:
The Last Biscuit (d. Amy Fitzpatrick) - Student - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Roger Casement - A Biography (d. Danny Coyne) - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Best Experimental
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Best Music Video
Bench Seat (d. Kaiser Phillip Cunningham III) - 7 min, United States, 2023
NOMINEES:
Udsigten (The View) (d. Jacob Thomas Pilgaard) - 3 min, Denmark, 2023
lahgog & magog (d. Omer Aloni) - 2 min, Israel, 2023
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Best Director
Gary Gasse - Things Visible and Invisible - 14 min, United States, 2023
NOMINEES:
Caleb Voyles - The Ballad of Rich and Champ - 13 min, United States, 2022
Shadow C. LaValley, Danielle Purdy - The Can - 22 min, United States, 2022
Best Screenplay
Margaux Comte - The Pigeon of Waterloo - Student - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2023
NOMINEES:
Shadow C. LaValley - The Can - 22 min, United States, 2022
Gary Gasse - Things Visible and Invisible - 14 min, United States, 2023
Best Actor
Shadow C. LaValley - The Can - 22 min, United States, 2022
NOMINEES:
Sam Barrett - Wool - Student - 13 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Hudson Barry - Things Visible and Invisible - 14 min, United States, 2023
Best Actress
Mollie Milne - HANGNAIL - Student - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2023
NOMINEES:
Zoë Yeoman - The Can - 22 min, United States, 2022
Lea Mihevc - The Disappearance of Evelin Gale - 28 min, Slovenia, 2023
Best Editing
Gary Gasse - Things Visible and Invisible - 14 min, United States, 2023
NOMINEES:
Sean Cruser - The Can - 22 min, United States, 2022
Kate McIntosh - HANGNAIL - Student - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Best Cinematography
Kevin Lohrmann - Things Visible and Invisible - 14 min, United States, 2023
NOMINEES:
Hophni William - The Ballad of Rich and Champ - 13 min, United States, 2022
Shona Russell - HANGNAIL - Student - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Best Original Score
Shawn Williams - Things Visible and Invisible - 14 min, United States, 2023
NOMINEES:
Ruslan Perezhilo - The Disappearance of Evelin Gale - 28 min, Slovenia, 2023
Toby Longhurst - Wool - Student - 13 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Screenplays
1st Place
LOST CONNECTION (w. Matthew L Brutsche)
2nd Place
Among Snakes (w. Brooke Mulkins)
3rd Place
The Void (w. David Canetti)
Fiction
(random order)
1. Things Visible and Invisible (d. Gary Gasse) - 14 min, United States, 2023
2. The Pigeon of Waterloo (d. Margaux Comte) - Student - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2023
3. The Ballad of Rich and Champ (d. Caleb Voyles) - 13 min, United States, 2022
4. The Disappearance of Evelin Gale (d. Jan Fabris) - 28 min, Slovenia, 2023
5. The Can (d. Shadow C. LaValley, Danielle Purdy) - 22 min, United States, 2022
6. HANGNAIL (d. Grace Connor) - Student - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2023
7. Wool (d. Alfie David Gardener) - Student - 13 min, United Kingdom, 2023