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JANUARY
2023
WINNERS & NOMINEES
BEST SHORT FILM
NOMINEE - Best Short Film
The Whispering Chimeras
directed by
Jordi Avalos
NOMINEE - Best Short Film
The Deportation of a Model Citizen
directed by
Jacob Thomas Pilgaard
WINNER - Best Short Film
Judas by the Sea
directed by
HAO WU
BEST STUDENT FILM
NOMINEE - Best Student Film
when the sun rises, the moon shines
directed by
Jia Liu
WINNER - Best Student Film
SISTER
directed by
Emma Balcazar
NOMINEE - Best Student Film
Feelblock
directed by
Halldór Frank Hafsteinsson
BEST ANIMATION
NOMINEE - Best Animation
Surprise
directed by
Silvester Zwaneveld
NOMINEE - Best Animation
Moe and Mel: Too Many Mouths to Feed
directed by
Emma Benson
WINNER - Best Animation
C'est la vie
directed by
Jacek Olejnik, Rafał Sankiewicz, Wojciech Sankiewicz, Bartosz Terlicki
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
NOMINEE - Best Music Video
Worrywart
directed by
Apolonia Davalos
WINNER - Best Music Video
Thirsty Eyes - Pop Sent (Yamaha)
directed by
Alexander Worsch
NOMINEE - Best Music Video
Jerks
directed by
Alessandro Gaspari
BEST EXPERIMENTAL
SPECIAL MENTION - Best Experimental
DISPLACED
directed by
Akeim Toussaint Buck, Ashley Karrell
BEST DOCUMENTARY
SPECIAL MENTION - Best Documentary
To Dance
directed by
Jake Fuller
BEST ACTOR
Category NOMINEE - Florentin Groll
Thirsty Eyes - Pop Sent (Yamaha)
directed by
Alexander Worsch
Category NOMINEE - Franck Saurel
The Whispering Chimeras
directed by
Jordi Avalos
Category WINNER - Jordan Lee
Judas by the Sea
directed by
HAO WU
BEST ACTRESS
Category NOMINEE - Angelique Meyns
The Whispering Chimeras
directed by
Jordi Avalos
Category NOMINEE - Thalita Beltrâo Sørensen
The Deportation of a Model Citizen
directed by
Jacob Thomas Pilgaard
Category WINNER - Chen Jia Ning
Judas by the Sea
directed by
HAO WU
BEST DIRECTOR
NOMINEE - Best Director
The Whispering Chimeras
directed by
Jordi Avalos
NOMINEE - Best Director
The Deportation of a Model Citizen
directed by
Jacob Thomas Pilgaard
WINNER - Best Director
Judas by the Sea
directed by
HAO WU
BEST SCREENPLAY
NOMINEE - Best Screenplay
The Whispering Chimeras
directed by
Jordi Avalos
NOMINEE - Best Screenplay
The Deportation of a Model Citizen
directed by
Jacob Thomas Pilgaard
WINNER - Best Screenplay
Judas by the Sea
directed by
HAO WU
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
NOMINEE - Best Cinematography
The Deportation of a Model Citizen
directed by
Jacob Thomas Pilgaard
WINNER - Best Cinematography
Judas by the Sea
directed by
HAO WU
NOMINEE - Best Cinematography
Empty Spaces
directed by
Lukas Hanulak
BEST EDITOR
NOMINEE - Best Editor
Thirsty Eyes - Pop Sent (Yamaha)
directed by
Alexander Worsch
NOMINEE - Best Editor
The Deportation of a Model Citizen
directed by
Jacob Thomas Pilgaard
WINNER - Best Editor
Judas by the Sea
directed by
HAO WU
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
WINNER - Best Original Score
The Whispering Chimeras
directed by
Jordi Avalos
NOMINEE - Best Original Score
Night Eye
directed by
Oliver Wieländner
NOMINEE - Best Original Score
Empty Spaces
directed by
Lukas Hanulak