Fall 2023 Award Winners: Genre Competitions
Best Female Director: Léa Sassi for Marie s’envole (France)
Best Male Director: Harald Swinkels, with Caroline Bevaart, for Drawback (Netherlands)
Best Young Filmmaker: Kat Dubrow for One Wish (USA)
Best Actress: June Assal for Marie s’envole (France)
Best Actor: Joseph Sernio for Loved (USA)
Best Supporting Actress: Lee Malka for Ave Gradiva (Israel)
Best Supporting Actor: William Champion for I Know What You Need (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Dominic Bogart and Claire Haller for Monday Mourning (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: June Assal, Antoinette Giret, Mélodie Le Blay, Xavier Pitois, Marcella Bergeron, Louise Blanche Pascal, Valérie Moinet, and Victor Assié for Marie s’envole (France)
Best Cinematography: Paul Lensink for Drawback (Netherlands)
Best Editing: Troy Ruff for Loved (USA)
Best Production Design: Jynnifer Macomber for I Know What You Need (USA)
Best Sound Design: Chris Friedman for Mother Trucker (USA)
Best Original Score: Manu Martin, Joi Barua, Ron Josef Danziger, and Mathieu Eymard for A Fantasy of Companionship between Human and Inanimate (Singapore)
Best Original Screenplay: Harald Swinkels for Drawback (Netherlands)









Fall 2023 Award Winners: Genre Competitions
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