2023 Festival Awards
Congratulations to all our 2023 filmmakers and screenwriters!
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS
Best of the Fest
26.2 TO LIFE by Christine Yoo
Best Documentary Short
WINNER: SEEDS OF CHANGE by Maximilian Armstrong
RUNNER UP: SWIMMING THROUGH by Samantha Sanders
2nd RUNNER UP: JACK AND SAM by Jordon Horowitz
Best Comedy Short
WINNER: CONFESSIONS by Stephanie Kaznocha
RUNNER UP: DRAGON POETS OF BOSTON by Gordon LePage
2nd RUNNER UP: CLAM SHACK BLUES by Matt Ott
Best Animated Short
WINNER: MANŌ by Brittany Biggs
RUNNER UP: THE SOCIAL CHAMELEON by Alex Ross
2nd RUNNER UP: THE EGRET RIVER by Wan Ling-Liu
Best Dramatic Short
WINNER: NAKAM by Andreas Kessler
RUNNER UP: THE BOND by Jahmil Eady
2nd RUNNER UP: BLACK MARIA by Marcus W. Albino
Best Documentary Feature
WINNER: 26.2 TO LIFE by Christine Yoo
RUNNER UP: THE SPACE RACE by Lisa Cortes & Diego Hurtado de Mendoza
2nd RUNNER UP: LOCKED OUT by Luchina Fisher & Kate Davis
Best Narrative Feature
WINNER: ARIEL – BACK TO BUENOS AIRES by Alison Murray
RUNNER UP: JESS PLUS NONE by Mandy Fabian
2nd RUNNER UP: INTERMEDIUM by Erik Bloomquist
JURY AWARDS
Best Animated Short
WINNER: NIGHT by Ahmad Saleh
RUNNER UP: MISOPHONIA by Linda Wingerter
2nd RUNNER UP: THE SOCIAL CHAMELEON by Alex Ross
Best Documentary Short
WINNER: DECIDING VOTE by Robert Lyons & Jeremy Workman
RUNNER UP: DAUGHTER OF THE SEA by Nancy Kwon & Nicole Gormley
2nd RUNNER UP: OTRO LADO (THE OTHER SIDE) by Gabriela Cavanaugh & Grace McNally
Best Comedy Short
WINNER: THE VACATION by Jarreau Carrillo
RUNNER UP: MY EYES ARE UP HERE by Nathan Morris
2nd RUNNER UP: CLAM SHACK BLUES by Matt Ott
Best Dramatic Short
WINNER: RIPS by Major Dorfman
RUNNER UP: PANDA by Sasha Briggs
2nd RUNNER UP: TART by Rose Schimm
Best Narrative Feature
Drama
WINNER: LAKELANDS by Robert Higgins & Patrick McGivney
RUNNER UP: COYOTE by Katherine Jerkovic
Comedy
WINNER: A KIND OF KIDNAPPING by D.G. Clark
RUNNER UP: JESS PLUS NONE by Mandy Fabian
Best Documentary Feature
WINNER: PATROL by Camilo de Castro & Brad Allgood
RUNNER UP (TIE):
DUSTY & STONES by Jesse Rudoy
WITH PETER BRADLEY by Alex Rappoport
SOUND DESIGN AWARD
Best Sound Design in a Short Drama or Comedy
WINNER: NAKAM
RUNNER UP: BLACK MARIA
2nd RUNNER UP: INFRACTION
DIRECTOR’S CHOICE AWARDS
Best Performance
Youth in a Feature Film
ENZO DESMEULES SAINT-HILAIRE (COYOTE)
Adult in a Feature Film
JENNIFER KIM (SOMEWHERE QUIET)
Youth in a Short Film
HAOZHE WANG (FOREIGN UNCLE)
Adult in a Short Film
MATT LEONE (BLUE BOY)
Best Cinematography
Short Documentary
CHRIS NAUM & PERRIN JAMES (DAUGHTER OF THE SEA)
Short Drama
DIMITRIS LAMBRIDIS (DUSTLIGHT)
Feature Documentary
CURREN SHELDON (KING COAL)
Feature Narrative
PEDRO VENDRELL (EDEN)
Fortitude in Filmmaking
CAMILO DE CASTRO & BRAD ALLGOOD (PATROL)
Emerging Filmmaker
MICHAEL N HANSEN & PEGGY O’SULLIVAN (ALL MEN ARE WICKED)
SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
SHORT COMEDY
WINNER: ST.GEORGE AND THE DRAGON by Stuart Alan Creque
RUNNER UP: TRANS SPOTTING by R.A. Eschenroeder
SHORT DRAMA
WINNER: DEVIL’S INSTRUMENT by Frederik Ehrhardt
RUNNER UP: PENDING by Jennifer Rae Rapaport
FEATURE COMEDY
WINNER: A NEED FOR SOMETHING NEW by John T. Frederick
RUNNER UP: inHUMAN reSOURCES by Neal Thibedeau, Rafael Aguilo
FEATURE DRAMA
WINNER: GRAMPS by Jennifer Rapaport, John Stimpson, and Geoffrey Taylor
RUNNER UP: THE WHITE GLOVES, LEGEND by Robert Manz
