The 2023 Nominees
Every year the challenge of judging and nominating the projects gets more intense. This year in most categories the difference was in fractions of a point, not points. Congratulations to not only the nominees but to everyone who entered. Be proud, you made a movie. Not everyone can say that!
The Chatham-Kent Award for Best Feature Film
Notre Dame de Moncton Purgatory Jack Dark Shades of a Secret
Best Short Film
Sylvie Made It The 13th Hour The Forbidden Fruit Tied
Best Director
Denise Bouchard (Notre Dame de Moncton) Brett & Jason Butler (Purgatory Jack)
Afsaneh Aghanezhad & Vali Bagheri (For Child Never Born)
The Riggi Media Award for Best Cinematography
Antony Kwok (12 Minutes) Daniel Everitt-Lock (Purgatory Jack)
John Barrett Ashmore (Notre Dame de Moncton) Juyoung Park (Broken Puzzle)
YourTV Award for Best Editing
Nathan Olszewicki (Pirate Treasure) Hunter Collins (Grandma Martha)
Julie Chalhoub (Flag Act) Julia Niendorf (Sleep Tight)
Design Sound Productions Award for Best Sound Design
Ghasem Andarzgou (For Child Never Born) Housseni Sylla (Lanterns Flicker)
Ben Leggett (Purgatory Jack)
Best Music Video
Unravel Feeling Through the Night
Best Screenplay - Feature
Rasputin - Joe Maloney The Pickleball Killer - Jim Carroll
Brahma's Feet - Krystopher Hugo Neto Taulois de Andrade
Best Screenplay - Short
Billy - David Creighton Hearts in a Sling - Stephanie Gould
Living in the Past - Bernhard Riedhammer
Best Screenplay - Micro
The Notice - Stephanie Gould The Twin - Majid Farzolahi Old School - Bernhard Riedhammer
Best Web series
Hurt GI Joe: Operation Recon 39 Seconds
Best Documentary - Feature
Exploring the Pacific Northwest Kim's Video
Manufacturing the Threat
Best Documentary - Short
The North Star: Finding Black Mecca Lanterns Flicker The Recess Project
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Best Actor - Male
Mohamadreza Abangah (The Wall) Sam Wexler (Grandma Martha) Tim Rozon (Purgatory Jack)
Best Actor - Female
Mandy Magnan (Athletic Withdrawal) Jessica Tucker (Alone)
Laurie Gagné (Notre Dame de Moncton)
Most Promising Individual
Miranda Lambert (The Audition Waiting Room) Adrien Orville (Sylvie Made It)
Iman Sayad Borhani (Brother's Horn) J. Christian Hamilton (Go On and Bleed)
The Rob Herder Award for Physical Effects
Angelica Avendano (Purgatory Jack) Hunter Collins (Grandma Martha)
Daniel Baker (War Games: A Christmas Truce) Cayley Giene (Sleep Tight)
Best Costuming
Kristen Somborac (War Games: A Christmas Truce) Allie Thompson (Purgatory Jack)
Checking (GI Joe: Operation Recon) Maryam Shirazi & Shima Valibeigi (Zero Coordinates)
Best Animation
Psychosomatic Unravel TesSA Eureka
The Robert Bertrand Award for Comedic Genius
The Drop of Champagne War Games: A Christmas Truce Unfriending I Can Explain