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California International Short Film Festival

2023: Nominations & Award Winners

Fall 2023 Award Winners

Fall 2023 Nominations: Genre Competitions

Fall 2023 Nominations: Technical Competitions

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Competitions

Short Scripts

Narrative Shorts (Grand Jury Prize)

Foreign Shorts (Grand Jury Prize)

Student Shorts

Documentary Shorts

Experimental Shorts

Newcomer Shorts

Microfilms

Comedy Shorts

Animation Shorts

Fantasy Shorts

Sci-Fi Shorts

Horror Shorts

Thriller Shorts

Crime Shorts

Western Shorts

Children Shorts

Women Shorts

LGBTQ Shorts

Screendance Shorts

Music Videos

Web Series/TV Pilots

Best Narrative Short (Grand Jury Prize) – Fall 2025: Spare! by Jules Cales and Balthazar Ullmann (France)

Best Narrative Short (Grand Jury Prize) – Summer 2025: Lamp by Zoe Peng (China)

Best Narrative Short (Grand Jury Prize) – Spring 2025: Dolldays by Morten Hansen (Norway)

Best Narrative Short (Grand Jury Prize) – Winter 2024/2025: Ice Cold Ricky by Juwan Chung (USA)

Best Narrative Short (Grand Jury Prize) – Fall 2024: The Sun Rises Again by Yi Wei (China)

Best Narrative Short (Grand Jury Prize) – Summer 2024: Lamb of Vengeance by Gaosheng Xin (China)

Best Narrative Short (Grand Jury Prize) – Spring 2024: Ana Paula by Leigh Marling (USA)

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