2023 Awards!

Jury Awards
Thank you to our jury members: Akosua Adoma Owusu, Leilah Weinraub, Soda Jerk, Lizzie Fitch and Ryan Trecartin, and Cecelia Condit.

1st Prize Experimental

Backflip Director: Nikita Diakur, Animation, France, 13 min


1st Prize Documentary

One Day in Lim Chu Kang Director: Michael Kam, Documentary, Singapore, 5 min


1st Prize Animation

Soliloquy Director: Martine Syms, Experimental, USA, 7 min


1st Prize Narrative

After Sunset, Dawn Arrives Director: Andy Yi Li, Narrative, USA, 17 min


1st Prize Music Video

An Example of Lee-Roth Fog Isolated Under Laboratory Conditions Director: Ryan Betschart, Documentary, USA, 3 min


1st Prize Feature Narrative

The Last Farmer Director: M. Manikandan Narrative, India, 124 min


1st Prize Feature Documentary

Crows are White Director: Ahsen Nadeem Documentary, Ireland, Japan, USA, 97 min


Named Awards

Research Award

Addresses Directors: Maria Luisa Santos, Carlo Nasisse, Documentary, Costa Rica, 14 min


From the Booth Award

NE Corridor Director: Joshua Gen Solondz, Experimental, USA, 7 min


Programmer’s Award

Looking for Love (and Job) Director: Yue Nakayama, Narrative, USA, 20 min


Director’s Prize

Hardly Working Director: Total Refusal, Documentary, Austria, 21 min


Black Bear Award

The Tuba Thieves Director: Alison O’Daniel, Documentary, USA, 91 min


Film House Award For Visionary Filmmaking

De Humani Corporis Fabrica Directors: Verena Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Documentary, France, 118 min