Nominees and winners 2023

SAM

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BEST SHORT

*****A REAL ADVENTURE*****

AGENT HEADS

CONSUMPTION

DÉJÀ VU

HOW TO MUSICAL THEATRE

I JUST WANTED YOU TO SEE

KID

MR MAYONNAISE

SAM

TR4P

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BEST DIRECTOR

*****HOW TO MUSICAL THEATRE - Allen Robertson & Damon Brown*****

I JUST WANTED YOU TO SEE - Yordan Harasimov

LA LOCURA: The Madness - Sam Cadman

SAM - Jen Stafford & Ryan Thielen

TR4P - Lina Westphal

BEST FEATURE

A TOWN FULL OF GHOSTS

ALBERT & CLAUDE

COLINEALES

THE GREATEST OF ALL TINA

*****WHEN WENDY GREW UP*****

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FEMME FANTASTIC

A REAL ADVENTURE - Ingela Ogard

*****CONSUMPTION - Salomé Costa*****

FINDING MY EDGE - Jennifer Smith

TR4P - Lina Westphal

WĀHINE & WAVES - Amber Jones

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TOP MALE FILMMAKER

AGENT HEADS - Ajay Varma Nandyala

HALF ALIVE IN 125 - Jagur Dane Rozell

LA LOCURA: The Madness - Sam Cadman

*****WĀHINE & WAVES / SAM - Ryan Thielen*****

WHEN WENDY GREW UP - Travis Williams

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TOP TEXAS FILMMAKER

(S)HIT SQUAD - Johnathan Brownlee

ESPERANZA - Tom Procida

*****KID - Taylor Zachary Butler*****

LAYMAN'S COPYRIGHT - Erik Mauck

NIGHT VISIT - Joseph Santa Cruz

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BEST ACTRESS

(S)HIT SQUAD - Gail Cronauer

CONSUMPTION - Salomé Costa

*****FOUR WALLS - Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa*****

SAM - Soleia Clark

KID - Lesley Tesh

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BEST ACTOR

DÉJÀ VU - Maurice Moore

I JUST WANTED YOU TO SEE - Jeremias Amoore

KID - Jack Dullnig

LA LOCURA: The Madness - George Deihl Jr.

*****WAVING - Ralph Ineson*****

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BEST TEXAS FILM

(S)HIT SQUAD

*****DÉJÀ VU*****

ESPERANZA

HOW TO MUSICAL THEATRE

KID

LAYMAN'S COPYRIGHT

LIFECELL

WHEN WENDY GREW UP

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

AGENT HEADS - Adam Chapman

SAM - Kyle Moe

*****TR4P - Norman Hermle*****

WĀHINE & WAVES - Ryan Thielen & Jonn Robinet

WAVING - Andrew Alderslade

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BEST SCREENPLAY

AGENT HEADS - Ajay Varma Nandyala & Joseph Van Landschoot

HOW TO MUSICAL THEATRE - Allen Robertson & Damon Brown

KID - Taylor Zachary Butler

*****LA LOCURA: The Madness - Rodrigo Luzzi, George Deihl Jr. & Sam Cadman*****

SAM - Jen Stafford

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BEST SCORE

A REAL ADVENTURE - Oliver Lodge & Ryan McTear

AGENT HEADS - Ani Immaneni

*****HOW TO MUSICAL THEATRE - Allen Robertson*****

LIFECELL - Mark Saltman

MR MAYONNAISE - Alex Shenkman VERY GOOD

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BEST VFX

A REAL ADVENTURE

AGENT HEADS

HOW TO MUSICAL THEATRE

*****LIFECELL*****

WAVING

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BEST DOCUMENTARY

COMMON THREAD

*****DOSED: THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME*****

FINDING MY EDGE

THE ROAD AHEAD

*****WĀHINE & WAVES (BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT)*****

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BEST ORIGINAL CONCEPT

A REAL ADVENTURE

*****AGENT HEADS*****

HOW TO MUSICAL THEATRE

LIFECELL

WAVING

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FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER AWARD

FINDING MY EDGE - Jennifer Smith

*****LIFECELL - Tyler Mann*****

MR MAYONNAISE - Patrick Rahill

YOU'RE ALRIGHT HUN - Katie-Ann McDonough

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BEST SOUND DESIGN

HOW TO MUSICAL THEATRE

*****I JUST WANTED YOU TO SEE*****

LIFECELL

MR MAYONNAISE

WAVING

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BEST ENSEMBLE

FOUR WALLS

HOW TO MUSICAL THEATRE

I JUST WANTED YOU TO SEE

*****LA LOCURA: The Madness*****

SAM

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

A REAL ADVENTURE

FOUR WALLS

*****I JUST WANTED YOU TO SEE*****

TR4P

WAVING

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BEST STUDENT FILM

LAST MEMORY OF SPRING

NORMAL

ROGUE GUARDIAN

*****TR4P*****

YOU'RE ALRIGHT HUN

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BEST editing

AGENT HEADS - Edy Recendez

DÉJÀ VU - Alex Rios

I JUST WANTED YOU TO SEE - Yordan Harasimov

SAM - Ryan Thielen

*****TR4P - Norman Hermle & Lina Westphal*****

BEST TV PILOT

DRAGONS & WARTS

FOUR WALLS

*****LA LOCURA: The Madness*****

THE CLOAKED REALM: The Knight and the Queen

BEST MICRO SHORT

FUTURE BULK

*****NIGHT VISIT*****

OUTLAW LOVE

R A S H

THE LITTLE THINGS MATTER

WAITING FOR TIME TO ELAPSE

SCATTERBRAIN

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*****EL PASO 11:55*****

AWW, SHIT
DEVEXITY
EL FRED
FRANKIE
FURIOUS SAINT JACK & OTTER, ALONE
LOOSE ENDS
MAN SEEKING MAN
SCATTERBRAIN
WITHIN

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*****Shrader Thomas - LOOSE ENDS*****

Adriana​ Ledesma - EL FRED
Brandon Watts - SCATTERBRAIN
Isaac Rodriguez - LAST RADIO CALL
Jorge Miranda - WITHIN
Keith Jardine - EL PASO 11:55
Nathalie Vaglio - JUPITER 2032

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*****Brit Tobin - GARBAGE PEOPLE*****

Carolyn Josephine Wright - SAVING MARY ALICE
Lianna Taylor - EL FRED
Marina Petrovskaia - FOR FEAR OF KOFI
Nathalie Vaglio - JUPITER 2032
Paulina Manseau - AMARANTH
Susan Bohl - SAVING MARY ALICE

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*****Brandon Watts - SCATTERBRAIN*****

Alvaro Orlando - FRANKIE

Brad Fugate - TATE'S HELL
Brandon Brumfield - OUT OF THE SHADOW
Ethan Roberts - FURIOUS SAINT JACK & OTTER, ALONE
Luke Lidell - DEVEXITY
Robert Lloyd Moore - AMARANTH

*****Robert Lloyd Moore - AMARANTH*****

J. William Boothman II - GHOST TRIPPERS

Luke Lidell - DEVEXITY
Michael Charron - FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Nick Wigg - LITE LUNCH
Travis Hedges Williams - 54 DAY CREEP
Travis White - MAN SEEKING MAN

*****Keith Jardine - EL PASO 11:55*****

Christian Bachini - ESCALATION
Gibbs Ryals - AWW, SHIT
Jorge Miranda - WITHIN
Mario Theodosio Gallegos - TECATA
Nathalie Vaglio - JUPITER 2032
Steven Hoffen - GROWING PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST

*****DEVEXITY*****

AMARANTH
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
FURIOUS SAINT JACK & OTTER, ALONE
GHOST TRIPPERS
LAST RADIO CALL
LOOSE ENDS
MAN SEEKING MAN
OUT OF THE SHADOW
WITHIN

*****LAST RADIO CALL*****

JUPITER 2032
MEDEA
NIGHT LIGHT
PERSONAL HISTORY
THE ASH OF FIRE AND TIME
VALENTINE CRUSH

*****FRANKIE*****

OUT OF THE SHADOW
SCATTERBRAIN
TECATA
UNCLE BLANK

BEST THRILLER

MAN SEEKING MANAWW, SHIT
BYE DUMMY
EL PASO 11:55
SAVING MARY ALICE

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*****LOOSE ENDS*****

AMARANTH
DEVEXITY
TATE'S HELL
WITHIN

*****EL FRED*****

54 DAY CREEP
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
THE COACH

*****Alvaro Orlando - FRANKIE*****

Ethan Roberts - FURIOUS SAINT JACK & OTTER, ALONE
Keith Jardine - EL PASO 11:55
Mario Theodosio Gallegos - TECATA
Nathalie Vaglio - JUPITER 2032
Randall Greenland & Jason Tostevin - LOOSE ENDS

*****Janelle Gallegos - TECATA*****

Anna Flynn - 54 DAY CREEP
Lianna Taylor - EL FRED
Meg Schmitt - UNCLE BLANK
Sarah Froelich - LAST RADIO CALL
Sarah J Bartholomew - LOOSE ENDS

*****Alvaro Orlando - FRANKIE*****

Aaron Bradshaw - EL FRED
Brendan Fehr - EL PASO 11:55
Eric Burton - DEVEXITY
Kevin Olliff - MAN SEEKING MAN
Michael Jovanovski - SCATTERBRAIN
Paul Blain - OUT OF THE SHADOW

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*****Brit Tobin - GARBAGE PEOPLE*****

Ethan Roberts - FURIOUS SAINT JACK & OTTER, ALONE
Lianna Taylor - EL FRED
Luke Lidell - DEVEXITY
Michael Charron - FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Nathalie Vaglio - JUPITER 2032
Travis Hedges Williams - 54 DAY CREEP

*****Jorge Miranda - WITHIN*****

Brandon Watts - SCATTERBRAIN
Juergen Heinemann - EL PASO 11:55
Nigel Coutinho - FURIOUS SAINT JACK & OTTER, ALONE
Robert Lloyd Moore - AMARANTH
Taylor Camarot - LOOSE ENDS

*****DEVEXITY*****

EL PASO 11:55
MAN SEEKING MAN
THE ASH OF FIRE AND TIME
VALENTINE CRUSH

*****Christos Antoniou - PARADOX*****

Chris Campbell - LOOSE ENDS
Frank Coda - WITHIN
Guido Consoli - SCATTERBRAIN
Jesús Calderón - EL FRED
Matthew Thomas - AMARANTH
Paul Blain - OUT OF THE SHADOW

*****Jorge Miranda - WITHIN*****

Alex Heisterkamp - LOOSE ENDS
Brandon Simmons - EL FRED
Nigel Coutinho - FURIOUS SAINT JACK & OTTER, ALONE
Robert Lloyd Moore - AMARANTH
Victor H. Muriel - AWW, SHIT

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*****FOR FEAR OF KOFI*****

A REVOLUTION UNDER THE BRIDGE
GROWING PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
TEXAS WINES
TIERRA DEL FUEGO

*****TECATA*****

GROWING PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
OUR SPOT
THE COACH
THE LEGACY OF THE BRACEROS

*****GHOST TRIPPERS*****

GARBAGE PEOPLE
MUSIC AND MENTAL HEALTH
PARADOX

*****UNCLE BLANK*****

BEING TOGETHER
BYE DUMMY
KNIGHTS WHEN WE DREAM
THE COACH

*****MAN OVERBOARD*****
GOT AWAY
LAMBOS IN THE SN0W

BREAK EVEN
DDD
NEAR ME

OVERKILL​

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Jack Dullnig - THE GOOD WOLF

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*****ON/OFF*****

#WHATNEXT

AURORA

BRUNCH BEFORE BAPTISM

METRICS

MR THEME MUSIC

OVERKILL

PET PLANT

SCRIPT

YELLOW RIBBONS

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*****1618*****

ELECTION NIGHT

ISSUES OF THE HEART

THE GOOD WOLF

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*****Alex Montilla - OVERKILL*****

Caleb Gritsko - YELLOW RIBBONS

Grant Bergland - METRICS

Nicolas P. Villarreal - ON/OFF

Piero Cannata - SCRIPT

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*****Luis Ismael - 1618*****

Neil Monaghan - ELECTION NIGHT

Tola Olatunji - ISSUES OF THE HEART

Wilfred H Shipley - THE GOOD WOLF

*****Brooke Hebert- THE CHILLS & PUMPKYN*****

Marietta Melrose - #WHAT NEXT

Melanie de Klerk - GET LOST IN COLOMBIA

Paulina Manseau - AURORA

Sophie Liu - GET LOST IN COLOMBIA

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*****Nicolás P. Villarreal - ON/OFF*****

Alex Montilla - OVERKILL

Caleb Gritsko - YELLOW RIBBONS

Neil Monaghan - ELECTION NIGHT

Piero Cannata - SCRIPT

*****SCRIPT*****

OVERKILL

PUMPKYN

THE CHILLS

*****IN YOUR ARMS TONIGHT*****

CAMMY

DROPPING OUT

NEEDS MUST

*****YELLOW RIBBONS*****

AURORA

METRICS

THE BICYCLE

*****BRUNCH BEFORE BAPTISM*****

#WHATNEXT

MR THEME MUSIC

PET PLANT

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*****MR THEME MUSIC*****

BRUNCH BEFORE BAPTISM

METRICS

PET PLANT

SCRIPT

*****ELECTION NIGHT*****

1618

ISSUES OF THE HEART

THE GOOD WOLF

*****Brandon Emery - OVERKILL*****

David Bittner - YELLOW RIBBONS

David Camero - COMEBACK 21

Jamal Solomon - METRICS

Sergio Magro - GET LOST IN COLOMBIA

*****Francisco Vidinha - 1618*****
Mariana Gonzalez & Charlie Pearce - FABLETOWN
Mark Caldwell - ELECTION NIGHT
Noah Cook & Tola Olatunji - ISSUES OF THE HEART
Violetta D'Agata - THE CHOSEN PATH

*****Bella Hart-Peck - DROPPING OUT*****

Ammie Masterson - AURORA
Amy Letcher - OVERKILL
Amy Wickenheiser - PUMPKYN
Marietta Melrose - #WHATNEXT

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*****Nicholas Bordelon - BRUNCH BEFORE BAPTISM*****

Albert Fermin - MR THEME MUSIC
Hector Dez - IN YOUR ARMS TONIGHT
Josh Ennis - NEEDS MUST
Mike Hall - OVERKILL

*****Samantha Loxley - ELECTION NIGHT*****

Camila Llano - THE CHOSEN PATH
Catarina Lacerda - 1618
Jasmine Shanise - ISSUES OF THE HEART
Rebecca Ferdinando - ELECTION NIGHT

*****Vic Trevino - THE GOOD WOLF*****

Francisco Beatriz - 1618
Jack Dullnig - THE GOOD WOLF
Pedro Laginha - 1618
Sean Cronin - ELECTION NIGHT

*****Michael Brennan - ON/OFF*****

Aakash Gandhi & Kevin MacLeod - AGNÈS VARDA
Chris Rainier & Alex Montilla - OVERKILL
Dustin Edler - THE CHILLS
Khamani Hagood - PET PLANT

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*****Pedro Marques - 1618*****

Clive Nolan - ELECTION NIGHT
Ife Love - ISSUES OF THE HEART
Jerry Gerardo Garcia - THE GOOD WOLF
Sergei Stern - THE CHOSEN PATH

*****MOONSHOT: The Remarkable Journey of Apollo Chamber Players*****

FINAL WORDS OF WWII
ISSUES OF THE HEART
THE GOOD WOLF

*****PET PLANT*****

METRICS
MR THEME MUSIC
ON/OFF
YELLOW RIBBONS

*****MOONSHOT: The Remarkable Journey of Apollo Chamber Players*****

FINAL WORDS OF WWII
FOUR MOTHERLESS CHILDREN
HIS NAME IS RAY
STORIES AND RHYMES

*****RANCHO LA UNION: The People of the Banks of the Rio Grande*****

AGNÈS VARDA
COMEBACK - 21
GET LOST IN COLOMBIA

*****Alex Montilla - OVERKILL*****
Caleb Gritsko - YELLOW RIBBONS
Gordon Holmes - METRICS
Gordon Price - GET LOST IN COLOMBIA
Piero Cannata - SCRIPT

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*****Guilherme Mesquita - 1618*****

Abigail Mumkin - THE GOOD WOLF
Noah Cook - ISSUES OF THE HEART
Ricky Milling - ELECTION NIGHT

*****Tola Olatunji - ISSUES OF THE HEART*****

Jeffrey Mills - MOONSHOT: The Remarkable Journey of Apollo Chamber Players
Jonathan Gonzales - IN YOUR ARMS TONIGHT
Paulina Manseau - AURORA
Wilfred H Shipley - THE GOOD WOLF

*****AURORA*****
IN YOUR ARMS TONIGHT
MORS BONUM
PET PLANT
RANCHO LA UNION: The People of the Banks of the Rio Grande

*****THE GOOD WOLF*****

FABLETOWN
ISSUES OF THE HEART
MOONSHOT: The Remarkable Journey of Apollo Chamber Players

*****Grant Bergland - METRICS*****
Katherine Giroux - THE BICYCLE
Niko Gonzalez - DROPPING OUT
Savon Highsmith - PET PLANT
Wilfred H Shipley - THE GOOD WOLF

*****THE CHILLS*****

DROPPING OUT
IN YOUR ARMS TONIGHT (TX)
PUMPKYN
THE BICYCLE