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January Results 2023
From Official Selections to Finalists and Award Winners, we’re proud to celebrate the incredible talent and imagination that shaped this season.
To everyone who submitted - thank you for trusting us with your story.
Head over to the Results Page and see where your journey has taken you!
Best Short Film
Award Winner
Bearly Standing
Directed by Samantha Hanus & Susanna Dominguez
Best Script or Screenplay
Award Winner
Bootstrap
Written by Greyson Gibson
Exceptional Achievement
Devoured
Written by Lisa K. Crosato
Finalist
Torn
Written by Ericka Salary
Best Short Script/Screenplay
Award Winner
Complex
Written by Rachel Marianne Page-Molloy
Exceptional Achievement
Delvin
Written by Terry Luke Podnar
Best Unproduced Script
Award Winner
Devil You Didn't Know
Written by Andrew Kopacz
Exceptional Achievement
DragonSphere
Written by Stephen Irving
The Book of Jobe
Written by Alex Martinez
Finalist
Cursed
Written by Ralph Halse
Bootstrap
Written by Greyson Gibson
Best Writer
Award Winner
Torn
Written by Ericka Salary
Best Documentary
Award Winner
Alright Forever
Directed by Jeffrey Richards
Exceptional Achievement
Vancouver - A brief history
Directed by Jean-Jacques Dumonceau
The Cigar City
Directed by Christopher Boyd
Best Feature Film
Award Winner
Jerry Coel
Directed by Daniel Vossen
Best Drama
Award Winner
The Secret Codex
Written by Kevin Pike, Hans Sluijter
Best Animated Film
Award Winner
The Moon Followed Me To Falmouth
Directed by Joël Gibbs
Exceptional Achievement
The Happy Statue
Directed by Tony Pham
Best Student Film
Award Winner
Honeymoon USA
Directed by Tania Richet
Best Comedy Film
Award Winner
The Cockney and the Toff: A Victorian Encounter
Directed by Nina Crane
Best Low Budget Film
Award Winner
The Soul of St. Ives
Directed by Jonathan Christopher Martin-Ives
Finalist
Flâneur
Directed by Davide Canali
Best Experimental Film
Award Winner
Nebula
Directed by Filip Stojiljkovic
Exceptional Achievement
Insomnia - 4:00 AM
Directed by Kary H. Sarrey
Finalist
Burnt by the Sun
Directed by Alexander Walker Miller
Best Environmental Film
Award Winner
The Goddess of Glen Canyon
Directed by Erik Sather
Best Music Video
Award Winner
Elements : Beautiful Untrue Things
Directed by Amelia Finngåård
Exceptional Achievement
Flame
Directed by Anaya Kunst
Finalist
The Moon Followed Me To Falmouth
Directed by Joël Gibbs
Best Music Score
Award Winner
The Seeds of Change
Directed by Karen Braysher
Best Composer
Award Winner
Flame
Directed by Anaya Kunst
Exceptional Achievement
The Moon Followed Me To Falmouth
Directed by Joël Gibbs
Best LGBTQ Film
Award Winner
Boswellia Sacra
Directed by Stefan M. Mladenovic
Best Narrative
Award Winner
Christmas Eve with Moby the Rat!
Directed by Rich Eginton
Best Women Filmmaker
Award Winner
Flame
Directed by Anaya Kunst
Best Historical Film
Award Winner
THE RESTAURANT MAN
Written by Donald Boudreau
Best Podcast Stories
Award Winner
The Walls
Directed by Greyson Gibson
Exceptional Achievement
Sara's War
Written by Brenda Hodnett
Greyson Gibson's Bootstrap
Directed by Greyson Gibson
Best Mobile Film
Award Winner
Karma
Directed by Melissa Smith & DeWayne Richards
Best Director
Award Winner
Flame
Directed by Anaya Kunst
Finalist
Karma
Directed by Melissa Smith & DeWayne Richards
Best Cinematographer
Award Winner
The Test
Directed by Corey Davis
Best Cast & Crew
Award Winner
I'm Your Woman
Directed by Swapnil S. Rajpurkar
Best Indie Film
Award Winner
Karma
Directed by Melissa Smith & DeWayne Richards