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Top Shorts Winners - February 2023






Film of the Month

In the Valley of the Moon - Luca Massimiliano Pizzoleo


Best Narrative Film

Premonition - Nick Marchuk


Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

Judge - Nicolo' Pozzali


Best Indie Film

Chai - Sid Dalvi


Honorable Mention: Indie Film

Chimera Road - Gregory Da Silva


Best Drama

Premonition - Nick Marchuk


Best Comedy

Boss of the Toss - Chris Harboldt


Best Thriller

MADMA!D - Yunyi Zhu


Best Horror

E P - Nathan Alan Thomas


Best Experimental Film

Tenderness - Adam William Wilson


Best Romantic Comedy

Dave & Alice Want to Have Sex - Kyle Sauer, Alli Brown


Best Crime Film

In the Valley of the Moon - Luca Massimiliano Pizzoleo


Best Documentary

Hi, Dad - Stephanie Tonneson


Best Animation

The Life and Times of Schrodinger's Cat - Ron Noble, Suzanne Nichols


Best Music Video

Rosa Linn - Snap - Aramayis Hayrapetyan


Best Student Film

Ember - Robin Hofmann, Trinity Soos


Honorable Mention: Student Film

Hide and Seek - Maddie Tran, Zachary Willis


Best Microfilm

Stronger than you think - Laurent Stine


Best Director

In the Valley of the Moon - Luca Massimiliano Pizzoleo

Best First Time Director

Judge - Nicolo' Pozzali


Best Indie Filmmaker

Doll Factory - Junyoung Park


Best Young Filmmaker

All The Little Impossibles - Zan Miray Lapp


Best Actor

In the Valley of the Moon - Raz Fritz


Best Actress

E P - Jaclene London


Best Young Actress

All The Little Impossibles - Fiona Larsen-Teskey


Best Duo

Dave & Alice Want to Have Sex - Mark St. Cyr & Alli Brown


Honorable Mention: Duo

Blueberry - Sofia D'Marco & Andrew McIntyre


Best Original Story

In the Valley of the Moon - Luca Massimiliano Pizzoleo