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Films NOMINATED to COMPETE

FALL 2023


ANIMATION HORROR

Scary Story
Director Larry Guernsey
in Animation Horror
United States




ANIMATION SCI-FI

SLOANE and the COSMIC SCHLEP
Director Derek Frederickson
in Animation Sci-Fi
United States
Star Atlas | Debut Trailer
Director Jonathan Berube
in Animation Sci-Fi
United States
The Adventures of Capt Sanchez - Loyalty Test
Director Jeff Michael Davies
in Sci-Fi Short, Zero Budget, Animation Sci-Fi
United States

Underbelly
Director Frank Dietz
in Animation Sci-Fi
United States


DUST COLLECTOR
















HORROR FEATURE
Hunger
Director Manu Herrera
in Horror Feature, Zero Budget
Spain
Night and Day Director's Cut
Director Dennis Barrer
in Horror Feature
United States
Occupants
Director Russ Emanuel
in Horror Feature
United States
Phoenix Incident - Festival Cut
Director Keith Arem
in Horror Feature
United States
The Assistant 2: Reconnected
Director Alex Jante Moncrief
in Horror Feature, • Original Concept (subcat), • Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value (subcat)
United States
The Assistant 3: Disconnected
Director Alex Jante
in Horror Feature, Zero Budget
United States
That Cold Dead Look In Your Eyes
Director Onur Tukel
in Horror Feature, • Actor: Supporting (subcat)
United States
The Hand That Feeds
Director Blair Smith
in Horror Feature
United States
Transmission
Director Michael J Hurst
in Horror Feature
United Kingdom



HORROR SHORT
Appointment with The Plague Doctor, Lester Haywood
Director L.S. Strange
in Horror Short
United States
BEVERLY HILLS EXORCIST
Director Rem Scobell
in Horror Short, • Original Score (subcat)
United States
Drawn
Director Ty Clancey
in Horror Short, • Direction (subcat)
United States
GREED & GORE
Director Adam Kirkey
in Horror Short, • Cinematography (subcat), • Original Score (subcat), • SFX: Visual (subcat), • Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat)
Canada
Hell-World Judge
Director LICHEN GUAN
in Horror Short, Student
Korea, Republic of
I love you
Director Rafael Maria Friebe
in Horror Short -  Cinematography (subcat) -  Sound Editing (subcat) - Direction (subcat)
Germany
Jacques the Mimic
by Hypericum Films
in Horror Short, Actress: Lead
    Shayad Kabhi
by DIBAKAR BOSE
in Horror Short, Direction
Tea Time
Director Kévin Pasquier
in Horror Short
France
The Nightmare Paradox
Director Benjamin Kadaffi
in Horror Short
United States
    The Tell Tale Heart
Director McClain Lindquist
in Horror Short
United States
ZETRA POLAR STATION
Director Pierre Lainé
in Horror Short
Canada


SCI-FI FEATURE



Super Beef
Director Nicholas D'Agostino
in Sci-Fi Feature
United States

The Mimicry
Director Yu-Lin Chung
in Sci-Fi Feature, • Makeup (subcat)
Taiwan



SCI-FI SHORT

Backlash
Director TROY FORTENBERRY
in Sci-Fi Short
United States
Beam Me Up
Director Daniel Weaver
in Sci-Fi Short
Australia
ExpoZure
Director KIMSON ALBERT
in Sci-Fi Short
United States
Kill City Cup
Director Luke Robert
in • Stunt/Fight Choreography (subcat), Sci-Fi Short
United States
Man in the Mountain
Director Dennis Trombly
in Sci-Fi Short
United States
Paradox
Director Robin Hunt
in Sci-Fi Short
United States
Space
Director Walter Holland
in Sci-Fi Short
United States
Sunset Drive
Director Michael Thomas DeLano
in Sci-Fi Short, • Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value (subcat)
United States
The Adventures of Capt Sanchez - Loyalty Test
Director Jeff Michael Davies
in Sci-Fi Short, Zero Budget, Animation Sci-Fi
United States
The Path of the Greys
Director Joshua Richard van ’t Hoff
in Sci-Fi Short
Netherlands
THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT ABOUT UFOS REVEALED!
Director TOM LAZARUS
in Sci-Fi Short, Zero Budget
United States
Triggered, a Cinematic Superhero Fan Film
Directors Mario Ricardo Rodriguez, Marcus Nel-Jamal Hamm
in Sci-Fi Short, • Voice-Over Talent (subcat)
United States


STUDENT

Bad Hair Day
Director Sebastian Granskog
in Student
Finland
    Bright Innermost
Director Valentina Paglia
in Student
United Kingdom
Chateau Sauvignon: terroir
Director D.M. Night Maire
in Student
United States
Death in Normandy
Director Leo Kahn
in Student
United States
Flathead
Director Samuel A. Morrissey
in Student
United States
Hell-World Judge
Director LICHEN GUAN
in Horror Short, Student
Korea, Republic of
MIDNIGHT
Director Kewalin Pianroj
in Student, • Editing (subcat)
Thailand
Orbit
Director Nony Geffen
in Student
Israel
    Revelation of the Mind
Director Maximus Cardillo
in Student
United States
Space Eye
Director Kevin Mainenti
in Student
Croatia
Suffering in the Acropolis
Director Daniel Lynch
in Student
New Zealand
Vinnie, Come Home
Director Shelby Franklin
in Zero Budget, Student
United States
Windows
Director Zac Sultzer
in Student
United States


SCREENPLAY

Corporate Monster
Writer Chelsea Arlene Schmidt
in Screenplay
United States
    Daisy Dips
Submitter DH F
in Screenplay
United States
    Forever After
Submitter Emil Faithe
in Screenplay
United States
GMO
Submitter Emil Faithe
in Screenplay
United States
Goodbye, To Your Reality!
Submitter DH F
in Screenplay
United States
    Horologium
Writer Jay Strong
in Screenplay
United States
Oroboro Island
Writers Oleg Bazylewicz, Karen Buckton
in Screenplay
Ukraine
Over the Rubicon
Writer Daniel William Pero
in Screenplay
United States
Perfect World
Submitter Emil Faithe
in Screenplay
United States
Recording in Progress
Writer Aubrey Thurman
in Screenplay
United States
Splashdown
Writer Don Stroud
in Screenplay
United States
The Age of Revenge
Writer Jason H. White
in Screenplay
United States
The Dark
Writer Joe Villanti
in Screenplay
Australia
The Doppelgänger (V1)
Writer Richard Mark Wilt
in Screenplay, • Original Concept (subcat)
United States
The Good, The Bad & The Undead
Writer Joe Villanti
in Screenplay
Australia
The Khalee Mystery
Writer Frances Presley Rice
in Screenplay
United States
The Pass
Writer GRAHAM J NORTHRUP
in Screenplay
United States
The Terror at Tierra de Cobre
Writer Michael Merriam
in Screenplay
United States



ZERO BUDGET


Apples, Oranges, Lemons & Limes
by Pat Mitchell
in Zero Budget, Screenplay, Action Feature
Action Short, Actor: Lead (subcat)
Actress: Lead (subcat)
Actor: Supporting (subcat)
Actress: Supporting (subcat)
Cinematography (subcat)
Direction (subcat)
Editing (subcat)
Makeup (subcat)
Sound Editing (subcat)
Original Song (subcat)
Original Score (subcat)
Original Concept (subcat)
Content/Message Delivery (subcat)
Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value (subcat)
Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat)
Voice-Over Talent (subcat)
Stunt/Fight Choreography (subcat)
Fractured Sanity
Director Keith Martens
in Zero Budget
United States

The Adventures of Capt Sanchez - Loyalty Test
Director Jeff Michael Davies
in Sci-Fi Short, Zero Budget, Animation Sci-Fi
United States
The Assistant 3: Disconnected
Director Alex Jante
in Horror Feature, Zero Budget
United States
THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT ABOUT UFOS REVEALED!
Director TOM LAZARUS
in Sci-Fi Short, Zero Budget
United States
    The Time Machine Caper
Director Kathleen Elizabeth Houston
in Zero Budget
Canada
Vinnie, Come Home
Director Shelby Franklin
in Zero Budget, Student
United States