Winter 2023/2024 Nominations: Genre Competitions
Winter 2023/2024: Semi-finalists
Best Female Director
Kanya Iwana for Home (USA)
Katalin Weith for AI vs Deep State (Hungary)
Maui Barzuna for Woulda Coulda Shoulda (Costa Rica)
Sara Werner for Lines (USA)
Tereza Hirsch for Your Move, My Lady (Czechia)
Best Male Director
Christopher Schultz for Enemy No More (USA)
David Tschan for Ruby’s Dad (USA)
Jamal McLemore for Uninsured (USA)
Joseph Paul Alvarado for The River (USA)
Ryan Serrano for The Jump (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker
Axel Dahan for On The Paths Awakened (France)
Hudson Hillin for Newman’s Block (USA)
Xi Bo Yan for Original Sin (China)
Best Actress
Jamie Taylor Ballesta for Petit Louis (USA)
Julia Wilke for Lines (USA)
Olivia D’Lima for Naughties (UK)
Best Actor
David Pucek-Farnsworth for The River (USA)
Jared Day for Uninsured (USA)
Ryan Serrano for The Jump (USA)
Best Supporting Actress
Annie Hägg for The River (USA)
Leyla A for Of Gods & Pens (USA)
Sophie Jordan Collins for Burden (USA)
Best Supporting Actor
Arthur Roberts for Uninsured (USA)
CK Fernandez for Of Gods & Pens (USA)
Ken Weiler for Lines (USA)
Best Acting Duo
David Pucek-Farnsworth and Annie Hägg for The River (USA)
Isaac Alisma and Kylee Bacon for Ruby’s Dad (USA)
Jake B. Miller and Jonathan Tanigaki for Enemy No More (USA)
Julia Wilke and Ken Weiler for Lines (USA)
Shubhangi Shekhar and Aashish Kumar for Wrong Side Up (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast
Arthur Roberts, Jared Day, and Hamilton Mitchell for Uninsured (USA)
Hasaan Dubuclet, Xavier Lawery, Rob Fox Rich, Clarence Roberts, Tana Montrel-Smith, Manny Montrel, Jared Montrel, Sage Powell, Dave Honorée, and Courtney Smith for Water Park (USA)
Ivvan Pignon, Luis King, Mayciann Amans, and Alex Farivar for Star Club (USA)
Jam Murphy, Luciana VanDette, Juliana Zinkel, Daniel Rios Jr., Christina Renee, Polly Kreisman, Diletta Guglielmi, Maleek Rae, Vincent Ticali, Joacquin Pittaluga, and Christopher Alexander Chukwueke for Through the Modern Looking Glass (USA)
Miroslav Donutil, Anna Kulovaná, Jaromír Nosek, David Sír, and Lucie Vondrácková for Your Move, My Lady (Czechia)
Best Cinematography
Andrew Kommers for The Jump (USA)
Anthony Gutierrez for The Crying Bull (USA)
Mario Nakasone for Therapist of the Year (USA)
Pavel Kopp for Your Move, My Lady (Czechia)
Rebeca Durán for The River (USA)
Best Editing
Cheryl Serrano for The Jump (USA)
Fernando Alberto Broce for Ojue (Panama)
Kanya Iwana for Home (USA)
Lux Carroll for Opus 1: f.u.n (USA)
Sergio Saravia and Maui Barzuna for Woulda Coulda Shoulda (Costa Rica)
Best Production Design
Amine Ayoub for Ojue (Panama)
Maria Higgins for Enemy No More (USA)
The Crying Bull (USA)
The Jump (USA)
Your Move, My Lady (Czechia)
Best Sound Design
Kelsey Nie for Enemy No More (USA)
The Jump (USA)
Tyson Dai for The River (USA)
Best Original Score
Greg Nicolett for Enemy No More (USA)
Margaret Evans for Ruby’s Dad (USA)
Maródi László and Gábor Nagysolymosi for AI vs Deep State (Hungary)
Mondriana Villegas for Forty Three Seconds (USA)
Simo Virokannas for The Jump (USA)
Best Original Screenplay
Christopher Schultz for Enemy No More (USA)
Jamal McLemore for Uninsured (USA)
Joseph Paul Alvarado and Nathan Sacks for The River (USA)
Liesl Wilke for Lines (USA)
Ryan Serrano for The Jump (USA)
Winter 2023/2024 Nominations: Genre Competitions
Winter 2023/2024: Semi-finalists
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