FALL WINNERS 2023
Best Feature Film
He Never Left - US
Best Short Film
The Time Machine - US
Best Micro Short Film
Books “R” Us - US
Honorable Mention - Pick - Iran
Best International Feature Film
Dreams of Glory - Hong Kong
Best International Short Film
Can’tmera - Laos
Honorable Mention - Like a Dog - Iran
Best Documentary Feature Film
Mystic Maya: Journey of Initiation - US
Best Documentary Short
Forest Rivers - Poland
Honorable Mention - Love Like Nature - Sweden
Best Animated Film
Shuck - Emerson New - UK
Honorable Mention - The Muralz - Malaysia
Best Student Film
Gravity, among other things - US
Best Music Video
Comeback Song - Phillip Enkey - US
Best Director - Feature
James Morris - He Never Left - US
Best Director - Short
Ebrahim Ghaeini - The Time Machine - US
Best First-Time Director
Mystic Maya: Journey of Initiation - Douglas Beechwood - US
Best VFX
Broken Soul - The New World - Italy
Best Editing
Midnight - Teerapat Thadaphacharapaisan - Thailand
Best Cinematography
To Err - Joseph Kitchens - US
Honorable Mention - The Time Machine - Calen Albert - US
Best Music Score
Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs - Kevin Croxton - US
Honorable Mention - He Never Left - Randin Graves - US
Best Sound Design
Highway - Brian Parsons - US
Best Costume Design
Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs - Abigail Freeman - US
Honorable Mention - Private - Karen Blackwood - US
Best FX Makeup
The Time Machine - Julia Vinha - US
Best Stunts
Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs - Roger Anderson, Vic Armstrong, Sean Boyd, Josh Bull, Cody Faber, Pearson Hurst - US
Best Original Screenplay - Feature
Gold: It Will Happen Again - Luke Hunter - UK
Silver: Good News Greenie - Ashley Coles - US
Bronze: Thursday’s Secret - Louis Boakye - US
Best Original Screenplay - Short
Paper Son and Little Red Dragon - Howard Lun Hong - US
Best Fictional Podcast Script
Dragonlands - Andy McQuinn - US
Best Grip
Indiana Jones and the Treaure of the Aztecs - Andy Her, Hudson Pruitt and Cy Sheffield - US
Best Production Design
Zero Coordinates - Nima Valibeigi, William Narcis - Iran
Best Lighting
Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs - Andy Her, Hudson Pruitt, Cy Sheffield - US
Best Actor
He Never Left - Colin Cunningham - US
Honorable Mention: Steve Blackwood - US
Best Actress
Highway - Lindsey Hawkes - US
Best Supporting Actor
The Hawthorne Bounty - Kaizo Kim - US
Best Supporting Actress
He Never Left - Jessica Staples - US
Honorable Mention - Highway - Cherie Julander - US
Best Actor Under 18
Taming Petruchio - Cooper Lopez, Collin Higgins - US
Best Actress Under 18
Metal Kingdom - Tylin Newton - US
Best Ensemble Cast
Free Lunch - Seth Kannof, Mark Adams, Benny Goldman, David Tieck, Malith, Jake Crawford, Ailish Donegan - US
Best Fantasy Film
Broken Soul - The New World - Italy
Best Action Film
Highway - US
Best Sci-Fi Film
To Err - US
Best AI Film
Eximium Core - Verdant 9 - US
Best Family Film
Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs - US
Best Adventure Film
Metal Kingdom - US
Best Fan Film
Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs - US
Honorable Mention: Clutch Powers in: How Johnny Got His Thunder Back - US
Best Period Piece Film
The Hawthorne Bounty - US
Best Horror Film
The Framed Soul - US
Best Film Noir Film
Private - US
Best Experimental Film
Call of the Wild - Iran
Best Pop Song
“Star Witness” - Paola - US
Best Hip-Hop Song
Free Lunch - US
Honorable Mention - “Ric Flair Flo” - Sinzere - Canada
Best World Song
Tyrannosaurus Blues - Italy
Best Metal/Progressive Song
“Street Metallians” - Black Denim Rage - US
Best Rock Song
“Palace of Anarchy” - Perfect Disorder - US