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July – August 2023

These are the winners of July – August 2023:

MAIN CATEGORIES
Best Film – I Walk With Ghosts – Grant Clover, Michael Metzler Jr. – Usa
Best American Film – What Hides Within – Nathanael Molnár – Usa
Best European Film – LES MAUVAIS JOURS FINIRONT – Stéphane Elmadjian – France
Best Asian Film – Departure – Takayuki Yoshikawa – Japan
Best Italian Film – Notte di marzo – Gianni Aureli – Italy
Best Super Short (under 10 minutes) – Little me, Egotrip – Tyana Rendič – Slovenia
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes) – The Missing Clue – Alexandra Dragnea, Alex Mazzaev – Romania
Best Medium Length (from 30 to 60) – From the Heart of America – Richard Evan Boardman – Usa
Best Drama – Yohiro – Luigi Di Domenico – Italy
Best Documentary – Axé, Salvador! – Domenico Rodolfo Grillone – Italy
Best Animated Film – Take Care – Kaylee Anne Hatfield – Usa
Best Low-Budget Film – Carne e Sangue – Griff Scially – Usa
REALITY AWARDS
Best Realistic Film – The Red Barn – Precious King – Usa
Best Experimental Film – Jeleń – Piotr Smolenski, Marcin Wójcik – Poland
Best Original Idea – Men in Cars – Molly Vernon – Usa
Best Inclusive Film (LGBTQ+) – Toska – Tommaso Barba – Italy
Best Fight for your Rights – Incognito – Joey Moe – Denmark
Best Green – B for Art – Anna Douare – France
Best Jobs/Works – Archeìo – Jonathan Moratal – Switzerland
Best Irony – Been Here Before – Nathan Benham – United Kingdom
Best Violence – Scrap Head – Igor Gabriel – Belgium
Best Female Perspective – Decisions – Bar Mardix – Israel
Best Social Impact – L’ attimo in cui… – Gianluca Sia – Italy
Best Futuristic – Man in the Mountain – Dennis Trombly – Usa
Best What If – The Disappearance of Evelin Gale – Jan Fabris – Slovenia
Best Absurd FF – A Espuma e o Leão – Cláudio Jordão – Portugal
Best Hope – The path of Maria – Morgan Davidsen – Brazil, Norway
Best Family – Les arbres sont bleus – Mélanie Grancourt – France
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director – Burning Red – Fabrizio Ancillai – Italy
Best Young Director (under 25y) – TRIM – Josiah Persad – Usa
Best Soundtrack – BunuelesqueDaniel Nissenbaum – United Kingdom
Best Editing – The Assassin’s Apprentice: Silbadores of the Canary IslandsTrevor Mayes – Usa
Best Screenplay – The SystemBryan McGlothin – Usa
Best Cinematography – Seductive DevotionDestin Gerek – Usa
Best Vfx – A Taco – Antonio Rotunno – Mexico
Best Actor/Actress – Say My NameRhoyce Nova – Australia
Best Producer – RevengeDewi Reijs – Netherlands
Best Movie Poster – A Knock – Abraham Lopez – Usa
Best Title – Life Like This – Abraham Lopez – Usa
OTHER AWARDS
Best Music Video – In a Tamasic World – Camilla Martini – Italy

SCREENPLAY SECTION (SCRIPT)
Best Short Screenplay – Your Call is Important to Us – Elizabeth Lewis – Canada
Best American Screenplay – The Lies That Bind Us – Audey Cuff – Usa
Best European Screenplay – Out Of Adversity – Elliot Stanton – United Kingdom
Best Super Short Screenplay (under 10 pages) – A Life Unexamined – Catherine Stanley – Usa
Best Italian Screenplay – Quella notte – Olga Fantò – Italy

Honorable Mention
Space Station Village EP6: The Carved Agreement – Yi-Feng Kao – Taiwan
Where are you from? –  Juan Cristiani – Uruguay
Pesto – VESPA – Pawel Stokajlo, Piotr Smolenski – Poland
KATAGMAN – Ramon Castillanes Tenoso, Peter D Deocos – Philippines
Rage – Ross Langill – Canada
December Fades – “Sunrise” – Joel Umbaugh – Usa
Ghostfree – Susanne Palm – Taiwan
Il ritorno – Michele Azzarito – Italy
A Musical Box – Abraham Lopez – Usa