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OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST - October 2023
Documentary
(random order)

1. Culture vs war. Liberov (d. Kadim Tarasov) - 25 min, Ukraine, 2023

2. Fast Forward (d. Andrea Costa) - 11 min, United Kingdom, 2023

3. Speculations (d. Simon Crofts) - 7 min, United Kingdom, 2023

Animation
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Experimental
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Music Video
(random order)

1. Ego (d. Ava Della Pietra) - Student - 2 min, United States, 2023

2. Drink To You, Morgan Wallen (d. Ryan Parker) - 6 min, United States, 2023

3. Drainpipe Diamond (d. Joe Byrne) - 3 min, Ireland, 2023

Screenplays
(finalists)

1. Voodoo Valentinos (w. Michael Louis Gould)

2. Sacred Sun (w. Michael Louis Gould)

3. Lower Lifeforms (w. Bill Keshisnik)

4. Meteor (w. Line Rainville, Franco Pirrone)

5. Jack'd (w. Mike Ede)

October 2023 WinnersScreening: Dec. 12th, 2023
BEST OF THE FEST
Don't Choke (d. Sonny Baez) - 24 min, United Kingdom, 2022
2nd BEST OF THE FEST
This is not Norway (d. Alicia Albares, Paco Cavero) - 18 min, Spain, 2023
3rd BEST OF THE FEST
Tuned In (d. Luke Walters) - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2023
BEST STUDENT FILM
My Toy (d. Mazen Haj Kassem) - Student - 8 min, Denmark, 2023
AUDIENCE AWARD

Don't Choke (d. Sonny Baez) - 24 min, United Kingdom, 2022 - 71 votes

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Best Documentary

Fast Forward (d. Andrea Costa) - 11 min, United Kingdom, 2023

NOMINEES:

Speculations (d. Simon Crofts) - 7 min, United Kingdom, 2023

Culture vs war. Liberov (d. Kadim Tarasov) - 25 min, Ukraine, 2023

Best Animation

NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS

Best Experimental

NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS

Best Music Video

Ego (d. Ava Della Pietra) - Student - 2 min, United States, 2023

NOMINEES:

Drink To You, Morgan Wallen (d. Ryan Parker) - 6 min, United States, 2023

Drainpipe Diamond (d. Joe Byrne) - 3 min, Ireland, 2023

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Best Director
Sonny Baez - Don't Choke - 24 min, United Kingdom, 2022
NOMINEES:
Luke Walters - Tuned In - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2023

Alicia Albares, Paco Cavero - This is not Norway - 18 min, Spain, 2023

Best Screenplay
Alicia Albares, Paco Cavero - This is not Norway - 18 min, Spain, 2023
NOMINEES:
Sonny Baez - Don't Choke - 24 min, United Kingdom, 2022
Mazen Haj Kassem - My Toy - Student - 8 min, Denmark, 2023

Best Actor
Hassan El Sayed - My Toy - Student - 8 min, Denmark, 2023

NOMINEES:

Jonathon CarleyTuned In - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2023

Mark Rush - Don't Choke - 24 min, United Kingdom, 2022

Best Actress
Chloe Wigmore Don't Choke - 24 min, United Kingdom, 2022
NOMINEES:
Joana Bernardo - Topic For a Short Film - 21 min, Portugal, 2023
Berit Cedergreen Bech - Ashbearer - 10 min, Denmark, 2023

Best Editing
Alex CormackGomorrah - Student - 16 min, United Kingdom, 2023
NOMINEES:
HsinYu ChangDon't Choke - 24 min, United Kingdom, 2022

Luke Walters - Tuned In - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2023

Best Cinematography
Lluc Mestre Mas, George Tsamis - Don't Choke - 24 min, United Kingdom, 2022
NOMINEES:
Robin Sparrow - Tuned In - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2023

Alex Cormack - Gomorrah - Student - 16 min, United Kingdom, 2023

Best Original Score
Carme Rodríguez - This is not Norway - 18 min, Spain, 2023
NOMINEES:
Josh Evans - Tuned In - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Alex Korakianitis - Gomorrah - Student - 16 min, United Kingdom, 2023

Screenplays

1st Place
Sacred Sun (w. Michael Louis Gould)
2nd Place

Meteor (w. Line Rainville, Franco Pirrone)

3rd Place

Lower Lifeforms (w. Bill Kershisnik)

Fiction
(random order)

1. The Twin Emperors (d. Christopher Neels, Joe Ball, Simon Dawson) - 12 min, United Kingdom, 2023

2. This is not Norway (d. Alicia Albares, Paco Cavero) - 18 min, Spain, 2023

3. Don't Choke (d. Sonny Baez) - 24 min, United Kingdom, 2022

4. Gomorrah (d. Aaron J McIntyre) - Student - 16 min, United Kingdom, 2023

5. Topic For a Short Film (d. Carolina Dray) - 21 min, Portugal, 2023

6. Tuned In (d. Luke Walters) - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2023

7. My Toy (d. Mazen Haj Kassem) - Student - 8 min, Denmark, 2023

8. Ashbearer (d. Alexander Ryding) - 10 min, Denmark, 2023

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