Fall 2023 Nominations: Genre Competitions
Best Female Director
Aloura Melissa Charles for Under (USA)
Aurélie Garon for Floaters (France)
Jessa Zarubica for Mother Trucker (USA)
Julia Marchese for I Know What You Need (USA)
Léa Sassi for Marie s’envole (France)
Best Male Director
Dustin Kahia for Monday Mourning (USA)
Harald Swinkels, with Caroline Bevaart, for Drawback (Netherlands)
Kiarash Bokaeyan for Varanus (Iran)
Usman Mukhtar for Gulabo Rani (Pakistan)
Yuri Riklis for Ave Gradiva (Israel)
Best Young Filmmaker
Kat Dubrow for One Wish (USA)
Peiwen Xie for Sister (USA)
Samantha Jimenez Garcia for Egged (USA)
Best Actress
Carmen Serano for Roberta’s Rules (USA)
Caroline Goldenberg for I Know What You Need (USA)
June Assal for Marie s’envole (France)
Best Actor
Arben Bajraktaraj for Floaters (France)
Derrex Brady for Roberta’s Rules (USA)
Joseph Sernio for Loved (USA)
Best Supporting Actress
Katie L. Hall for Under (USA)
Kendal Brenneman for Dating Audrey (USA)
Lee Malka for Ave Gradiva (Israel)
Best Supporting Actor
Mahmodreza Bahrami for Hairdryer (Iran)
Reza Amozad for Varanus (Iran)
William Champion for I Know What You Need (USA)
Best Acting Duo
Andy Marques and Christian Colbert for God in the Valley (USA)
Dominic Bogart and Claire Haller for Monday Mourning (USA)
Edmund C. Short and Kendal Brenneman for Dating Audrey (USA)
JJ Nolan and Jetta Juriansz for Mother Trucker (USA)
Michael Paone and Hannah Coffman for Breakdown (France)
Best Ensemble Cast
Caroline Goldenberg, William Champion, Giovanna Drummond, and Colin Fin for I Know What You Need (USA)
Derrex Brady, Carmen Serano, Page Kennedy, Aida Rodriguez, Giovanni Cristoff, Sean Holland, Vanoy Burnough, June Christopher, Casey Zeman, Jasmine Sim, Shane Dorriz, Mike Foy, David Michael Trevino, Kevin Michael Moran, John Taferner, Michael Gitomer, Tammie Young, Tiffany Walker, Sara Albrecht, Selam Seifu, Ryu Brady, Zara Morrison, Deborah Marcano, Phyllis Duke, Janina Bates, and Patrice Bates for Roberta’s Rules (USA)
Gabriel Rivas, Jorge Luis Moreno, Sebastian Segura, and Ariel Wang for Five Tool Player (USA)
Jannica Olin, Luke Rex, Darren Lipari, and Ryan Stroud for Bonding (USA)
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
Alex Simon for I Know What You Need (USA)
Furqan Gul for Gulabo Rani (Pakistan)
Mario Contini for Mother Trucker (USA)
Paul Lensink for Drawback (Netherlands)
Shenn Adank for Lose Me Not (Switzerland)
Best Editing
Elijah Senn for Mother Trucker (USA)
Muhammad Gharibi for Varanus (Iran)
Troy Ruff for Loved (USA)
Best Production Design
Harald Swinkels for Drawback (Netherlands)
Jynnifer Macomber for I Know What You Need (USA)
Kristin Wettstein for Dating Audrey (USA)
Kyla Morgan for Y (Australia)
Marie s’envole (France)
Best Sound Design
Chris Friedman for Mother Trucker (USA)
Giovanni A Lodigiani for Foreigner (USA)
Loved (USA)
Best Original Score
Bob Thole for Drawback (Netherlands)
George Kallis for Monday Mourning (USA)
Manu Martin, Joi Barua, Ron Josef Danziger, and Mathieu Eymard for A Fantasy of Companionship between Human and Inanimate (Singapore)
Peter Marchese for I Know What You Need (USA)
Ralf Andreas Gübeli for Lose Me Not (Switzerland)
Best Original Screenplay
Ali Mudar for Gulabo Rani (Pakistan)
Cécile Polard for Marie s’envole (France)
Harald Swinkels for Drawback (Netherlands)
Fall 2023 Nominations: Genre Competitions
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