Golden State Film Festival
2023 Awards
BEST MUSIC VIDEO PROMOTING ANOTHER MEDIUM - GHOST MEDIUM DETECTIVE
BEST SHORT FILM ADAPTED FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM - MILLICENT & ME AND THE APPLE TREE
BEST DRAMA SHORT - ADIYAH GRACE
BEST FAMILY DRAMA SHORT - IRIS
BEST INSPIRATIONAL SHORT - LAUREN’S CHOICE
BEST LGBT+ SHORT - WE ARE BLEACH
BEST ROMANCE SHORT - 37
BEST SCI-FI SHORT - PORTALS
BEST SCI-FI FANTASY SHORT - THE BEACH
BEST SCI-FI FEATURE - THE ASSASSINATION OF J KAISAAR AND THE RISE OF AGUSTUS
BEST HORROR COMEDY SHORT - BLOOD MOON OVERTIME
BEST HORROR SHORT - THE IRON SHEIK MASSACRE
BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM - CHINESE SPEAKING VAMPIRES
BEST COMEDY/DRAMA SHORT - SORRY I’M SAD
BEST ROM/COM SHORT - STARS BEHIND THE CLOUDS
BEST THRILLER SHORT - OSTINATO
BEST THRILLER FEATURE - IT'S SPRING
BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM - THE GRADUATES
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM - JUNK
BEST FOREIGN SHORT - BUTTERFLY
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT - WINTER LOCKDOWN
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST - SHORT FILM - BUNCO BABES
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST - FEATURE FILM - THE PARTY
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR SHORT FILM - BLAKE HOLDEN/MUD DOG
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FEATURE FILM - CHUCK RAMAGE/LITTLE TOWN
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS SHORT FILM - Tiffany Smith/AMINA
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS FEATURE FILM - Jasmine Akakpo/THE GIRL IN THE BACKSEAT
BEST ACTRESS - SHORT FILM - DEE WALLACE/LENA’S DANCE
BEST ACTRESS - FEATURE FILM - ISLA BLAIR/REVEREND AND MRS SIMPSON
BEST ACTOR - SHORT FILM - GARLAND SCOTT/PUNCHER’S CHANCE
BEST ACTOR - FEATURE FILM - EDDIE NAVARRO/MOON STUDENTS
BEST PERFORMER - SHORT FILM - Ethan Judelson/DON'T FAN THE FLAME, BITCH
BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT ANIMATION - Nic Gregory/SUDDENLY
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY SHORT FILM - Claire Chubbuck/A WAY HOME
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY FEATURE - Dale Neven/HOUSE IN TIME
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN SHORT - FANFOBIA
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN FEATURE FILM - THE LONG HOLLYWOOD NIGHT
BEST SCORE SHORT FILM - JES AND LORA
BEST SCORE FEATURE FILM - MERCY
BEST SOUND DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM - GROWER'S HANDS
BEST SOUND FEATURE FILM - CHARLIE GORMAN’S WAKE
BEST DIRECTOR - MUSIC VIDEO - LOOKING FOR MY MIND/Esteban "Steven" Petersen
BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT ANIMATION - Peter McCully/PERILUNE
BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY SHORT - Stacey Summers/THE LAST DROP: ALEJANDRO'S STORY
BEST DIRECTOR - TV DOCUMENTARY - John Redlinger/OUR VOICE NOW
BEST DIRECTOR - NARRATIVE SHORT FILM - Patrick Norris/REVAMPED
BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - Adam Flaa/LA UVA
BEST DIRECTOR - FEATURE - Robin de Levita/LOST COS
BEST EDITING MUSIC VIDEO - BIGFOOTS BASEBALL/Greg Simmons
BEST EDITING SHORT ANIMATION - THE MOON FOLLOWED ME TO FALMOUTH
BEST EDITING SHORT DOCUMENTARY -NEW YORK NEW YEAR 2023
BEST EDITING SHORT NARRATIVE - A.NOIR
BEST EDITING - FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - HOOP TALES FROM THE CHI/GOODY AND BOGAN BOYS
BEST EDITING - FEATURE FILM - COMPANY OF PROPHETS
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY -MUSIC VIDEO - AN AMERICAN REQUIEM: ELEGY FOR THE WEST
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - SHORT NARRATIVE FILM - WISDOM TREE
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM -LAS ROSIES
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - TV DOCUMENTARY - BACK TO THE HEART
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM - RAISING GLOBAL CITIZENS
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - FEATURE FILM - Neal Tyler/DRIFTWOOD
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC VIDEO - A NIGHT IN CHARLOTTE WITH SWEENEY TY
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST MUSIC VIDEO- ASHAMED
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT ANIMATION - YOUNG DARIO
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY- OPERATION TEAK
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST TV DOCUMENTARY - FALL FIGHT SHINE
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT NARRATIVE - SANA, SANA
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST WEBISODE - PARANOYANCE
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST PILOT - THE HIGH LIFE
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST DOCUMENTARY -KING CHESS
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST FEATURE FILM - THIS SUCKS
GRAND PRIZE MUSIC VIDEO - UKRAINE, UKRAINE (HALF THE WORLD AWAY)
GRAND PRIZE BEST ANIMATED FILM - ADVENTURES WITH THE CARETAKER
GRAND PRIZE - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT - THE BONITA MURALS
GRAND PRIZE - BEST TV DOCUMENTARY - DEFINING PASSION: THE DANCER
GRAND PRIZE - BEST PILOT - STATIONHEADS
GRAND PRIZE - BEST BEST WEBISODE - AFTERING
GRAND PRIZE BEST NARRATIVE SHORT - THE GREAT MAN HIMSELF
GRAND PRIZE - BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - DRIVEN: THE TONY PEARSON STORY
GRAND PRIZE - BEST ANIMATED FEATURE - APOCALYPSE LOVE
GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE - THE MISTRESS
SCREENPLAY AWARDS
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - HORROR/WESTERN - ANATHEMA: TRANSFIGURO by Bob Singleton
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY COMEDY/ROMANCE - DEERLY BELOVED `by COLIN COSTELLO
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY - GYMNASTICS BY Nikki Buziak
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY WAR DRAMA - TRAITOR BY JORDAN ROCKWELL
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY COMEDY - NOSEWORTHY BY Carlo Essagian
BEST TELEVISION WEB SERIES SCREENPLAY - GENESIS BY Joseph Anthony Francis
BEST TELEVISION INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY - MULIK THE ZULIK BY Ayelet Saban
BEST TELEVISION COMEDY SCREENPLAY - SECOND SET BY Candace Egan
BEST TELEVISION COMEDY PILOT SCREENPLAY - WICKED PLANS BY LEE CHAMBERS
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SCREENPLAY -THE PRIORY OF SION BY Cazebon-Taveau
BEST COMEDY FEATURE SCREENPLAY - REBEL WITHOUT A MASK by Scott M Weil & Bill Bonfanti
BEST LGBT+ FEATURE SCREENPLAY - SINS OF SAINTS BY Lacy McClory
BEST ACTION/DRAMA FEATURE SCREENPLAY - SURAYA'S WAR BY Andy Patrizio
BEST ACTION/ROMANCE FEATURE SCREENPLAY - GIMME SHELTER PART THREE by David Davidson
BEST COMEDY SCREENPLAY - CESAR AND MAX BY Susan Klos
BEST FAMILY DRAMA FEATURE SCREENPLAY - FAITH by Tom Anastasi
BEST HORROR FEATURE SCREENPLAY - MORITURIOSIS BY Jesse Dorian
BEST MYSTERY/SUSPENSE FEATURE SCREENPLAY - NOTRE DAME IS IN FLAMES BY Michael David Sollars, Geoffrey Durand Sollars, Eric Gerard Sollars
BEST DRAMA SCREENPLAY - SPOKESMAN BY Yuval Shrem and Eddie Navarro
BEST SCI-FI FEATURE SCREENPLAY - ESCAPE FROM THE COMMODORE 64 BY David Hearne, Belinda Missen
BEST THRILLER FEATURE SCREENPLAY- DELIA BY Amy Hutchins
BEST PERIOD SCREENPLAY - "THE GUIDE" BY Henry Radoff, Kris White
BEST BIOGRAPHY SCREENPLAY - HUBBLE BY John Patrick McHale
BEST SCREENPLAY INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY - THE MECHANIC BY Joseph F Alexandre
BEST SCREENPLAY ADAPTED FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM - "SAM'S PLACE" by Sheri Sussman
GRAND PRIZE BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - PARTNERS BY Nicholas Ryon Joseph, Jerry Ferrell
GRAND PRIZE TV SCRIPT/PILOT - RHYTHM GIRLS BY Judy Chaikin, Debbie Allen, Lou Adler, Mike Greene
GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY - BLOOD, SCUM & NEON LIGHTS BY Brett Howard Nelson