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Films NOMINATED to COMPETE

WINTER 2023


ALTERNATE MEDIA






ANIMATION
Dark Tryst
Director Bradley N Harper
in Animated
United States
FREEDUMB
Director John Johnson
in Animated
United States
Greg's House
Director Keith Pakiz
in Animated
United States


ART-HOUSE FILM










Foga dei passi (Spirited steps) - Cinemavita
Directors Katia Viscogliosi, Francis Magnenot
in Art-house Film
Italy










Where I'm From
Director Sina Nazarian
in Art-house Film
Canada
Wondrous Kiental
Directors Christina Zurbrügg, Michael Hudecek
in Art-house Film
Austria





COMEDY





You And What Army
Director Jim Menza
in Comedy
United States



DOCUMENTARY
A Chance to Danceon
Director Richard Hemmingway
in Documentary
United States
Boneyard Alaska
Director Paul Andrew Lawrence
in Documentary, Sound Editing (subcat), Original Score (subcat)
United States
   
Building Bridges: Bill Youren's Vision of Peace
Director John Nicolas Chrisstoffels
in Documentary, Research (subcat), Original Score (subcat)
New Zealand
Finding the Line - An Exploration of Structural Integration
Directors Aleš Urbanczik, Grzegorz Oleksa
in Documentary
Switzerland
Frank Bey: All My Dues Are Paid
Directors Tom Dwyer, Lisa Palattella
in Documentary
United States
Jazz Saved My Life
Director Justin Freed
in Documentary
United States
Nafkot - Yearning
Director malka shabtay
in Documentary
Israel

Showing Up - Dare to live from your heart
Director Keith Kelly
in Documentary
United States

Teacher of Patience
Director Carmen Vincent
in Documentary
United States



The Art of Time
Directors Bo van Scheyen, Jorge Lopes
in Documentary
Netherlands




























DRAMA – ROMANCE

Alive
Director Amanuel Tekle
in Drama
Eritrea

Ellie
Director Fernando Bonelli
in Drama
Spain
   
It's Spring...
Director Roman Musheghyan
in Drama, Actor: Lead (subcat), Direction (subcat), Original Score (subcat)
Armenia









DUST COLLECTOR







EXPERIMENTAL




Stormy-The Opera
Director Kay Adshead
in Experimental
United States
Pangolia
Director Kay Adshead
in Experimental
United Kingdom
Pvt. Ravel's Bolero
Director J Z Murdock
in Experimental
United States
The form of strength🔱: Ayantika
Director Dibya Das Kollorob
in Experimental
India






HORROR





INSPIRATIONAL


Being Human
Director Anna Lisa Mühlig
in Inspirational
Germany



No War
Director Enzo Zelocchi
in Inspirational, Actor: Lead (subcat)
Italy


SAVING FAITH
Directors Jordan P Jordan, Randy Messersmith
in Inspirational, Actor: Lead (subcat)
United States



LGBT





LOOSE SHORTS


Portrait of Etika
Director Becca Foxx
in Loose Shorts, Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat)
United States

Rumbo: First Pee
Director Lauro Chartrand-DelValle
in Loose Shorts, Actress: Lead (subcat), Direction (subcat), Stunt/Fight Choreography (subcat)
Canada



MUSIC VIDEO
Corporation Businesman
Director Wayne Olivieri
in Music Video
United States
Show me the Vision
Directors Roc Flowers, Matilde Bergamini
in Music Video, Original Song (subcat), Voice-Over Talent (subcat)
Spain
Walk With Us
Director Hannah Westbrook, Kym Franklin, Willa Moore, Darren Crisp
in Music Video, Original Song (subcat)
United States


NOVEL MANUSCRIPT



PSA



RELIGIOUS/FAITH

    A Dollhouse 2041- Evangelium Vitae Moderne
Director Melanie Ekholdt Huynh
in Religious/Faith, Actress: Lead (subcat)
Switzerland






No Address
Writers Julia Verdin, James Papa
in Screenplay, Religious/Faith
United States





SCI-FI

The Subconscious Dreamer
Director Amy Rose D'Allessandro Stolz
in Sci-Fi, Tight Shorts, TV Show
United States


SCREENPLAY
AT THE MERCY OF FAITH
Writer Samuel Taylor
in Screenplay
United States
A Royal Marines Disposition (Screenplay)
Writer Mark John Alden
in Screenplay
United Kingdom
AT THE MERCY OF FAITH - Alternative Horror
Writer Samuel Taylor
in Screenplay
United States
AT THE MERCY OF FAITH - Terror Version
Writer Samuel Lee Taylor
in Screenplay
United States
Bad Love Tigers
Submitter Kevin Schewe
in Screenplay
United States
Beyond Belief
Writer Sylvain C Boies
in Screenplay
Canada
Bite Marks
Writer Jay Strong
in Screenplay
United States
Brothers of Babylon
Writer Gabriel Womack
in Screenplay
United States
By The Hour
Writer Jeanine Barone
in Screenplay
United States
By The Time I Got To Woodstock
Writer Jeffrey Massie
in Screenplay
United States
Canvas 31
Writer Jared Doles
in TV Show
United States
CHASING SKIRT
Writer ROY TREVOR COOMBS
in Screenplay
United States
Consumed
Writer Don Stroud
in Screenplay
United States
DEATH OF AN ANGEL
Writer TOM COWAN
in Screenplay
Australia
Dancing in the White Room
Writer David Sabbath
in Screenplay
United States

Do Unto Others
Writer Joseph Michael Leone
in Screenplay
United States
Eighty-Eight Frequencies
Writer Jeffrey Massie
in Screenplay
United States
   

Gold MIne
Writer Robert Reeves
in Screenplay
United States
Group Portrait
Writer Billy Eric
in Screenplay
United States
Love Me X 3
Writer Erin Elizabeth Keefer
in Screenplay
United States
Love. Without a Trace.
Writer Sean Hynes
in Screenplay
Ireland
Lucid
Writer DeAndre Harris
in Screenplay
United States
Might Come a Windstorm
Writer Jill Elaine Hughes
in Screenplay
United States
My Splendid Stranger
Writer Michael John Nelson Baker
in Screenplay
United Kingdom

No Address
Writers Julia Verdin, James Papa
in Screenplay, Religious/Faith
United States
SACRED SUN
Writer Michael Louis Gould
in Screenplay
United Kingdom
Splashdown
Writer Don Stroud
in Screenplay
United States
Tabula Rasa
Writer JEFFREY N MASSIE
in Screenplay
United States


The Baker of Quaregnon
Writers Sheryl Needle Cohn, Barry Oliver Chase
in Screenplay
United States
The Deception
Writer gloria graham
in Sci-Fi
United States
The Red Zone
Writer Terry Luke Podnar
in Screenplay
United States
Visum Infinitum/ View of Infinity
Submitter Jorge Troncone Osorio
in Screenplay
United States





STUDENT



Letitia
Director Acacia Khonji
in Student
United Kingdom



Pink Fireworks
Director Lee Zhongqin
in Student
China


STRUCTURAL FILM
Director yasuyuki kurihara
in Student
Japan

The 12th Queen of the Court
Director Sky Vernon
in Student
United States







SPORTS



TIGHT SHORTS

Art of Crossing
Director Tobiasz Wałkiewicz
in Tight Shorts, Stunt/Fight Choreography (subcat)
Poland


Creation and the Creator
Submitter Lilian De Silva
in Tight Shorts
Flights
Director Jon Tengs Engebretsen
in Tight Shorts
Norway

Shooting Your Own Shadow
Directors Joseph J Parisi, Michael Amman
in Tight Shorts
United States


The Care Giver
Directors Brittany Charlotte Smith, Kenzie Yango
in Tight Shorts, Actress: Lead (subcat)
Canada
The Subconscious Dreamer
Director Amy Rose D'Allessandro Stolz
in Sci-Fi, Tight Shorts, TV Show
United States
Traffic
Director Camilla Almond
in Tight Shorts
United States

   
Words
Director John M Forte
in Tight Shorts, Cinematography (subcat)
United States


TRAILER





TV COMMERCIALS







TV SHOW

One Way In No Way Out. LV
Director Malcolm S Boyd
in TV Show
United States
The Subconscious Dreamer
Director Amy Rose D'Allessandro Stolz
in Sci-Fi, Tight Shorts, TV Show
United States




WEBISODE

Generation Hops: The ABQ
Director David Sabbath
in Webisode (Pilot), Direction (subcat), Editing (subcat)
United States
"Night Visit” (Pilot Episode)
Director Abdul Stone Jackson
in TV Show
United States

 


ZERO BUDGET

+380 | Kyiv, Ukraine |
Directors Andrew Opryshko, Troy Bronson Bronson
in Zero Budget
United States

A Song of starless Skies
Director Jan Niederprüm
in Zero Budget
Germany



StartStop (The Untold Story as told by Mary Applestone a film by Jim Banfield)
Director Kew
in Zero Budget
Canada