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 Winners. Screening: 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 Carley - Tuned 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 Cormack - Gomorrah - Student - 16 min, United Kingdom, 2023
NOMINEES:
HsinYu Chang - Don'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