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Golden State Film Festival
2023 Awards  

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​BEST MUSIC VIDEO PROMOTING ANOTHER MEDIUM - GHOST MEDIUM DETECTIVE

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BEST SHORT FILM ADAPTED FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM - MILLICENT & ME AND THE APPLE TREE

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BEST DRAMA SHORT - ADIYAH GRACE

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BEST FAMILY DRAMA SHORT - IRIS

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BEST INSPIRATIONAL SHORT - LAUREN’S CHOICE

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BEST LGBT+ SHORT - WE ARE BLEACH

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BEST ROMANCE SHORT - 37

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BEST SCI-FI SHORT - PORTALS

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BEST SCI-FI FANTASY SHORT - THE BEACH

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BEST SCI-FI FEATURE - THE ASSASSINATION OF J KAISAAR AND THE RISE OF AGUSTUS

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BEST HORROR COMEDY SHORT - BLOOD MOON OVERTIME

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BEST HORROR SHORT - THE IRON SHEIK MASSACRE

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BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM - CHINESE SPEAKING VAMPIRES

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BEST COMEDY/DRAMA SHORT - SORRY I’M SAD

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BEST ROM/COM SHORT - STARS BEHIND THE CLOUDS

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BEST THRILLER SHORT - OSTINATO

 

BEST THRILLER FEATURE - IT'S SPRING

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BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM  - THE GRADUATES

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM - JUNK

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BEST FOREIGN SHORT - BUTTERFLY

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BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT - WINTER LOCKDOWN

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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST - SHORT FILM - BUNCO BABES

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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST - FEATURE FILM - THE PARTY

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR SHORT FILM - BLAKE HOLDEN/MUD DOG

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FEATURE FILM - CHUCK RAMAGE/LITTLE TOWN

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS SHORT FILM - Tiffany Smith/AMINA

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS FEATURE FILM - Jasmine Akakpo/THE GIRL IN THE BACKSEAT

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BEST ACTRESS - SHORT FILM - DEE WALLACE/LENA’S DANCE

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BEST ACTRESS - FEATURE FILM - ISLA BLAIR/REVEREND AND MRS SIMPSON

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BEST ACTOR - SHORT FILM - GARLAND SCOTT/PUNCHER’S CHANCE

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BEST ACTOR - FEATURE FILM - EDDIE NAVARRO/MOON STUDENTS

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BEST PERFORMER - SHORT FILM - Ethan Judelson/DON'T FAN THE FLAME, BITCH

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BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT ANIMATION - Nic Gregory/SUDDENLY

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY SHORT FILM -  Claire Chubbuck/A WAY HOME

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY FEATURE - Dale Neven/HOUSE IN TIME

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN SHORT - FANFOBIA

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN FEATURE FILM - THE LONG HOLLYWOOD NIGHT

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BEST SCORE SHORT FILM - JES AND LORA

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BEST SCORE FEATURE FILM - MERCY

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BEST SOUND DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM - GROWER'S HANDS

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BEST SOUND FEATURE FILM - CHARLIE GORMAN’S WAKE

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BEST DIRECTOR - MUSIC VIDEO - LOOKING FOR MY MIND/Esteban "Steven" Petersen

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BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT ANIMATION - Peter McCully/PERILUNE

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BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY SHORT - Stacey Summers/THE LAST DROP: ALEJANDRO'S STORY

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BEST DIRECTOR - TV DOCUMENTARY - John Redlinger/OUR VOICE NOW

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BEST DIRECTOR - NARRATIVE SHORT FILM - Patrick Norris/REVAMPED

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BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - Adam Flaa/LA UVA

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BEST DIRECTOR - FEATURE -  Robin de Levita/LOST COS

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BEST EDITING MUSIC VIDEO - BIGFOOTS BASEBALL/Greg Simmons

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BEST EDITING SHORT ANIMATION - THE MOON FOLLOWED ME TO FALMOUTH

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BEST EDITING SHORT DOCUMENTARY -NEW YORK NEW YEAR 2023

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BEST EDITING SHORT NARRATIVE -  A.NOIR

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BEST EDITING - FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - HOOP TALES FROM THE CHI/GOODY AND BOGAN BOYS

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BEST EDITING - FEATURE FILM - COMPANY OF PROPHETS

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY -MUSIC VIDEO - AN AMERICAN REQUIEM: ELEGY FOR THE WEST

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - SHORT NARRATIVE FILM -  WISDOM TREE

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM -LAS ROSIES

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - TV DOCUMENTARY - BACK TO THE HEART

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM - RAISING GLOBAL CITIZENS

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - FEATURE FILM - Neal Tyler/DRIFTWOOD

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC VIDEO - A NIGHT IN CHARLOTTE WITH SWEENEY TY

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST MUSIC VIDEO- ASHAMED

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT ANIMATION - YOUNG DARIO

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY- OPERATION TEAK

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST TV DOCUMENTARY - FALL FIGHT SHINE

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT NARRATIVE - SANA, SANA

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST WEBISODE -  PARANOYANCE

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST PILOT - THE HIGH LIFE

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST DOCUMENTARY -KING CHESS

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST FEATURE FILM - THIS SUCKS

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GRAND PRIZE MUSIC VIDEO - UKRAINE, UKRAINE (HALF THE WORLD AWAY)

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GRAND PRIZE BEST ANIMATED FILM - ADVENTURES WITH THE CARETAKER

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​GRAND PRIZE - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT - THE BONITA MURALS

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST TV DOCUMENTARY - DEFINING PASSION: THE DANCER

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST PILOT - STATIONHEADS

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST BEST WEBISODE - AFTERING

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GRAND PRIZE BEST NARRATIVE SHORT - THE GREAT MAN HIMSELF

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - DRIVEN: THE TONY PEARSON STORY

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST ANIMATED FEATURE - APOCALYPSE LOVE

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE - THE MISTRESS

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SCREENPLAY AWARDS

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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - HORROR/WESTERN - ANATHEMA: TRANSFIGURO by Bob Singleton

 

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY COMEDY/ROMANCE - DEERLY BELOVED `by COLIN COSTELLO

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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY - GYMNASTICS BY Nikki Buziak

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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY WAR DRAMA - TRAITOR BY JORDAN ROCKWELL

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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY COMEDY - NOSEWORTHY BY Carlo Essagian

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BEST TELEVISION WEB SERIES SCREENPLAY - GENESIS BY Joseph Anthony Francis

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BEST TELEVISION  INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY - MULIK THE ZULIK BY Ayelet Saban

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BEST TELEVISION COMEDY SCREENPLAY - SECOND SET BY Candace Egan

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BEST TELEVISION COMEDY PILOT SCREENPLAY - WICKED PLANS BY LEE CHAMBERS

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SCREENPLAY -THE PRIORY OF SION BY Cazebon-Taveau

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BEST COMEDY FEATURE SCREENPLAY - REBEL WITHOUT A MASK by Scott M Weil & Bill Bonfanti

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BEST LGBT+ FEATURE SCREENPLAY - SINS OF SAINTS BY Lacy McClory 

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BEST ACTION/DRAMA FEATURE SCREENPLAY - SURAYA'S WAR BY Andy Patrizio

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BEST ACTION/ROMANCE FEATURE SCREENPLAY - GIMME SHELTER PART THREE by David Davidson

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BEST COMEDY SCREENPLAY - CESAR AND MAX BY Susan Klos

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BEST FAMILY DRAMA FEATURE SCREENPLAY - FAITH by Tom Anastasi

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BEST HORROR FEATURE SCREENPLAY - MORITURIOSIS BY Jesse Dorian

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BEST MYSTERY/SUSPENSE FEATURE SCREENPLAY - NOTRE DAME IS IN FLAMES BY Michael David Sollars, Geoffrey Durand Sollars, Eric Gerard Sollars

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BEST DRAMA SCREENPLAY - SPOKESMAN BY Yuval Shrem and Eddie Navarro

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BEST SCI-FI FEATURE SCREENPLAY - ESCAPE FROM THE COMMODORE 64 BY David Hearne, Belinda Missen

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BEST THRILLER FEATURE SCREENPLAY- DELIA BY Amy Hutchins

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BEST PERIOD SCREENPLAY - "THE GUIDE" BY Henry Radoff, Kris White

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​BEST BIOGRAPHY SCREENPLAY -  HUBBLE BY John Patrick McHale

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BEST SCREENPLAY INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY - THE MECHANIC BY Joseph F Alexandre

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BEST SCREENPLAY ADAPTED FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM - "SAM'S PLACE" by Sheri Sussman

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GRAND PRIZE BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - PARTNERS BY Nicholas Ryon Joseph, Jerry Ferrell

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GRAND PRIZE TV SCRIPT/PILOT - RHYTHM GIRLS BY Judy Chaikin, Debbie Allen, Lou Adler, Mike Greene

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY - BLOOD, SCUM & NEON LIGHTS BY Brett Howard Nelson

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