Winners


SPRING 2024 EDITION


BEST of the FESTIVAL

*these were the 10 titles screened at our March 28th event


BEST FILM of the FESTIVAL: Cinching Saddles - Dir. by Kevin Sengara, Aman Pannu (Canada) 

1st RUNNER UP for BEST FILM: Sam and Duke's Big River Adventure - Dir. by Tom Taylor (USA) 

2nd RUNNER UP for BEST FILM: ÆTERNAM - Dir. by Alexandre Ciolek (France) 

Best Director of the Festival: Jeremie Sery - Unfathomable (USA) 

Best Writer of the Festival: Lola June - Ugly Child (USA) 

Best Actor of the Festival: David Bowers-Mason - The Puppet Show (New Zealand) 

Best Actress of the Festival: Lone Fleming - Zheimer (Spain) 

Best Cast of the Festival: Arlo and the Sea - Dir. by Damian Overton (Australia)  

Best Cinematography of the Festival: Laundromat - Dir. by Hiroshi Takahashi (Japan) 

Best Editing of the Festival: Closed Season - Dir. by Paola Martinez Gutierrez, Patricio Aguilar Marquez, Claudia Ocaranza Abascal (Mexico) 


Audience Choice: Closed Season - Dir. by Paola Martinez Gutierrez, Patricio Aguilar Marquez, Claudia Ocaranza Abascal (Mexico)

Category Award Nominees

*These films are not screened at our live event but are in the running for IMDb-eligible awards. Click each category to see the full list of nominations.


Award winners will be announced on the following dates: March 23 - Poster & Ultra Short Categories, March 24 - Super Short Category, March 25 - Short Category, March 26 Long Short & Feature Categories