2023 LVIFSF Filmmaker Finalists & Winners
Action Feature
Dead in the Ashes
Her Silence Matters
Layers of Lies
WINNER: LAYERS OF LIES
Animation Feature
Chihuahua Drama
Out of the Bag
Today, but not Tomorrow
WINNER: OUT OF THE BAG
Comedy Feature
And she said one more Drink?
A Three Storey Comedy
The Nana Project
WINNER: THE NANA PROJECT
Crime Feature
Outrun the Shadow
The Charisma Killers
The Long Hollywood Night
WINNER: OUTRUN THE SHADOW
Drama Feature
An Egypt Affair
LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI
Plea
The Group (Balagam)
Victoria
WINNER: LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI
Faith-Based Feature
Lords without Faith
Miracle at Manchester
Unlocking the Power
WINNER: MIRACLE AT MANCHESTER
Fantasy Feature
Ivory Odyssey
Enchanted Whispers
The Fate of Cysalion
WINNER: THE FATE OF CYSALION
Family Feature
Jacob’s Truth
The Group (Balagam)
Wisher Maddox
WINNER: THE GROUP (BALAGAM)
Historical Feature
Chateau Laurier- Season 2
Queen of Artemis
The Juneteenth Story: From Galveston, TX to Minnesota
WINNER: CHATEAU LAURIER - SEASON 2
Horror Feature
Butchery Basement
Frame
Midnight Bloodshed
WINNER: FRAME
Inspirational Feature
Gritt to Greatness
Hey Beautiful
The Big Move
WINNER: HEY BEAUTIFUL
International Feature
My Nail Guy
Red Faust
The Group (Belagam)
WINNER: THE GROUP (BELAGAM)
LGBTQ Feature
Catfight
Jill and Gil
Who is the real Me?
WINNER: CATFIGHT
MOB Feature
Loyalty with Betrayal
The Iron Mother
Xpendable
WINNER: XPENDABLE
Musical Feature
Grand Cancan
Hothat: Friendship Is Music
Spells Before Destiny - from the musical "This is Love"
The Fate of Cysalion
WINNER: THE FATE OF CYSALION
Mystery Feature
An Egypt Affair
Pursuit of Lies
The Hidden Truth of Lola
WINNER: AN EGYPT AFFAIR
Sports Feature
Dunk and Go
Pilota Ferrari
Stewart
WINNER: STEWART
Thriller Feature
An Egypt Affair
Darkest of Lies
Good Guy with a Gun
Phoenix Incident
Spin the Wheel
WINNER: GOOD GUY WITH A GUN
Western Feature
Keepers of Tibidale
Showdown
The River Valley
WINNER: KEEPERS OF TIBIDALE
Student Films
Giuli - It Was A Dream
Marry
The Gig
WINNER: THE GIG
Young Storytellers Films
Dying to be Thin
Grey Area
Let’s Talk About It!
Love Don’t Bully
No American Left Behind
Sanatorium
Save our Soil
The Girl Next Door
Water, Star Medicine
WINNER:
DYING TO BE THIN
LET'S TALK ABOUT IT
Experimental Films
A Scrapbook of What’s Yours
Unboxing
Who is God?
WINNER: WHO IS GOD?
Tele-Play or Web-based
CANCER/EVOLUTION Episode 1: The Dustbin of History
Chateau Laurier- Season 2
The Cannibals
WINNER: CHATEAU LAURIER - SESON 2
Musical Score (standalone)
Celestial Solar
The Fate of Cysalion
T'estimo
WINNER: THE FATE OF CYSALION
Music Video
David Guetta "I’m Good" with Bebe Rexha
F**k your Face
Last Drop
Livin Beyond the Pain
LUNARCODE: THE LIGHT
To all the Gabbys in the World
WINNER: DAVID GUETTA "I'M GOOD" WITH BEBE REXHA
Documentary Feature
American Royalty
Invisible Corps
Stewart
Surviving Pulse: Life after a Mass Shooting
The Call We Carry: Confronting PTSD In the Fire Service
Where the Rope Ends
WINNER: STEWART
Documentary Short
Red Scooter Diaries
The Grotto of Death
This is Why We Train - The Sea Girt Beach Patrol
WINNER: THE GROTTO OF DEATH
Short Films under 15 minutes
In Plane Sight
John Doe
Social AnnXiety
TAKBIR
Ten out of the Ten
Vax
Why Did You Bring Me Here?
WINNER: IN PLANE SIGHT
Short Films over 15 minutes
Ball and Vase
Erik
Hedgehog
LifeQuest
Shafted
STILL SCATTERED
The Breakaway
What Ever Happened to Jonny Faith
WINNER: HEDGEHOG
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Best Supporting Actress
Allison Becker-Jill and Gil
Bayarma Bayarma- La Belle Dame Sans Merci
Beth Broderick-The Nana Project
Fiona Reid- Chateau Laurier
Jessica Casker- Keepers of Tibidale
WINNER: BETH BRODERICK - THE NANA PROJECT
Best Supporting Actor
Alfonso Diluca- An Egypt Affair
Daniel Roebuck- Miracle of Manchester
Emmanuel Kabongo- Chateau Laurier
Joe Swanberg- Good Guy with a Gun
Kota Jayaram- The Group (Balagam)
Vernon Wells- The Charisma Killers
WINNER: EMMANUEL KABONGA - CHATEAU LAURIER
Best Costume Design
Djanina Baykoucheva-La Belle Dame Sans Merci
Melissa Bessey- Chateau Laurier
Miriam Seegers- The Fate of Cysalion
WINNER: MIRIAM SEEGERS - THE FATE OF CYSALION
Best Hair and Makeup
Barney Burman, Kyra Elise Gardner- The Cannibals
Beate Krebsbach- The Fate of Cysalion
Summer O’Grady, Talla Green- Chateau Laurier
Tatiana Sleptsova-Tita, Iana Stoeva- La Belle Dame Sans Merci
WINNER: SUMMER O'GRADY, TALLA GREEN - CHATEAU LAURIER
Best Film Score
Bheems Cecirolea- The Group (Balagam)
Jan Glembotzki- The Fate of Cysalion
Mikhail Kosyrev-Nesterov-Grand CanCan
Nikolay Bogomilov-La Belle Dame Sans Merci
WINNER: JAN GLEMBOTZKI - THE FATE OF CYSALION
Best Editing
Stoil Vatev- La Belle Dame Sans Merci
Jarrett Reichle- Plea
Nicholas Burke - Keepers of Tibidale
Mark Lemmon- Chateau Laurier
WINNER: STOIL VATEV - LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI
Best Actress
Abigail Breslin- The Cannibals
Anne Marie Howard- Plea
Mercedes Ruehl- The Nana Project
Stella Damasus- Victoria
Tiffany Bedwell- Good Guy with a Gun
Yolanthe Cabau- An Egypt Affair
WINNER: STELLA DAMASUS - VICTORIA
Best Actor
Austin Pendleton- Ball and Vase
David La Haye- FRAME
Priyadarshi Pulikonda- The Group (Balagam)
Steve Mize- Plea
Vincent Molli- La Belle Dame Sans Merci
WINNER: VINCENT MOLLI - LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI
Best Cinematography
Christopher Lane- Good Guy with a Gun
Emil Topuzov- La Belle Dame Sans Merci
Ian Tilson- An Egypt Affair
Jennifer Michaels - Outrun the Shadow
Mark Hobson-Layers of Lies
WINNER: IAN TILSON - AN EGYPT AFFAIR
Best Director
John Mossman-Good Guy with a Gun
Marc Blasweller- The Fate of Cysalion
Marlin Darrah- An Egypt Affair
Nikolay Bogomilov- La Belle Dame Sans Merci
Richard Michaels- Outrun the Shadow
Venu Yelandi- The Group (Balagam)
WINNER: VENU YELANDI - THE GROUP (BALAGAM)
Best Feature Film
An Egypt Affair
Good Guy with a Gun
La Belle Dame Sans Merci
The Fate of Cysalion
The Group (Belagam)
WINNER: THE GROUP (BELAGAM)
Audience Choice Award
WINNER: PLEA