Winners of 18th edition
September 2023
Best Narrative Feature
Emanuelle's Revenge
Directors: Monica Carpanese, Dario Germani
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Best Narrative Short
THE LAST RANGER
Director: Cindy Lee
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Best Feature Documentary
Game of Fish
Director: Maria Ålander and Martin Falklind
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Best Short Documentary
Calls From Home
Director: Sylvia Ryerson
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Honorable Mention Short Documentary
The Body in the Woods
Director: Bel Trew
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Best Experimental
Thresholds
Director: Silvina Der Meguerditchian
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Best Comedy
F*CK MARRY KILL
Director: Suzanne luna
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Best Science Fiction
REVERIE
Director: Kelli Elizabeth Horan
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Best Horror
LYCANTHROPY
Director: Nieves Gómez
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Best Animation
A Bride's Diary
Director: Yeon Choi
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Best Web/TV/Pilot
Flawsome: Sex, Drugs & Recipes
Director: Claudia Pickering Dzienny
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Best Music Video
NITEPUATAUAT
Director: Isabelle Longnus
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Best Student Film
Now I Am Old and Do Not Need the Moon
Director: Dasha Bough
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Honorable Mention Student Film
My Roommate, Death
Director: Becca Isaias
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Best Actress
Aisling O'Sullivan First Date
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Honorable Mention Actress
Emily Kilkenny Roddy Trouble
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Best Cinematographer
The Alliance
Amanda Jean Kowalski and Jeff Griecci
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Best Scriptwriter
BRENDA MORALES and DORA GUZMAN
SARAH; love and revolution
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Best Producer
Nili Tal
My Lover the Clock Thief
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Best Editor
Renata Baldi
Moisture
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Best Director
Viktoriya Melnykova
The Choice
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Best Composer
Hueimin Kuan
Soul of God - Hueimin Kuan
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Best LGBTQ
Dimka
Director: Victoria Elizabeth Campbell
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Best Human Rights
The Big Picture - Understanding How Poland's Abortion Laws Changed Over Time
Director: Natalia Weichsel
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Best Film About Women
ANNA
Director: Borimir Bono Ilkov
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Best Canadian Filmmaker
Where Can We Live in Peace?
Director: Judy Mary Jackson
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Best Environmental
My Alaskan Journey
Director: Erin Ranney and Jack Johnston
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Best First Time Filmmaker
Nadeshiko Koba
Boneless Lantern
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Best thriller
BOYHOARDER
Director: Gabrielle Carrubba
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Best Unproduced Script
It Takes a Village
Writer: Lisa Triano
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Best Historical Film
Analogue Revolution: How Feminist Media Changed the World
Director: ‪ Marusya Bociurkiw
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Best Biographical Film
The Alma Enigma
Director: Naomie Kremer
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Best Sport Film
Shadesofwinter ALIGNED | Between the Sea and The Sky
Director: Sandra Lahnsteiner-Wagner
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Best Youth Artist
Mae Robb Ginny's Enterprise