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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

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