Thanks to all of the amazing filmmakers for sharing their work with us. The amount of talent out there is truly inspiring, and we rest assured that the future of film is in very capable hands.

Here are our 2023 award winners from our first festival. Enjoy.
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Maenad Fever ~ Dir. Tamara Cook ~ Morangup, Australia ~ 2021 ~ 18:05 
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​Best Ensemble Cast Short Film   

Unfriending ~ Dir. Brett & Jason Butler ~ Toronto, Canada ~ Nov. 2022 ~ 1:27:00 
 
Best Ensemble Cast Feature
Coolest Poster Feature Film

Enter the Drag Dragon ~ Dir. Lee Demarbre ~ Ottawa, Canada ~ 2023~ 1:39:00 
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Audience Favourite Feature  
Best Costume Design

The Late Set ~ Dir. Bren Patrick Burke ~ Toronto, Canada ~ 2021 ~ 6:55 

Audience Favourite Short     

Sleepwalking ~ Dir. David Briggs ~ North Bay, Ontario ~ 2022 ~ 1:33:10
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Best Soundtrack
Best Editing
Acting Award ~ Alysia Topol

Mr. March ~ Dir. Nick Pusic ~ Toronto, Canada ~ 2021 ~ 13:14

Best Cinematography

​Co-Husband ~ Dir Ganesh Panday ~ Kathmandu, Nepal ~ 2019 ~ 35:00 

Best Documentary

The Actual Truth: Cancel Culture ~ Dir. Victor Hampson ~ UK ~ comedy ~ 40:00
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Best Comedy

​Out and About ~ Dir. Peter Callahan ~ Hastings-on-Hudson, USA ~ February 2022 ~ 1:23:00
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Best Feature Screenplay
Acting Award ~ Peter Callahan 
Best Director Feature Film

Ghost Gear ~ Dir. Danielle Baynes ~ Lilyfield, Australia ~ 2022 ~ 15:00

Best Short Film Screenplay

The Call of Water ~ Dir. Kaya Tone ~ New York, NY ~ Drama ~ 19:00
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​Most Original Story

La Nueva (The Newcomer) ~ Dir. Ivan Villamel ~ Barcelona, Spain  ~ 15:00

Best Visual Effects Short Film 
Best Director Short Film
Coolest Poster Short Film
(Tied with Shut...both are so cool)

​Friday the 13th Vengeance 2: Bloodlines USA | 2022 | 107 min

Best Visual Effects Feature Film

THE SPRAYER ~ Dir. Farnoosh Abedi ~ Tehran, Iran ~ Animated ~ 8:45 

Best Animated Film

Shut ~ Dir. Niels Bourgonje ~ Amsterdam, Netherlands ~ October 2022 ~ 14:59

Coolest Poster Short Film
(Tied with La Nueva...both are so cool)
A Torn Full of Ghosts ~ Dir. Isaac Rodriquez ~ USA ~ May 2022 ~ 1:05:17

An Acting Award for 
Andrew C Fisher as Mark
Mandy Rubio as Jenna