SILICON BEACH FILM FESTIVAL 

2023 AWARDS

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​BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO  - PAPER PLANES

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BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT ANIMATION - HENRY THE VIII: THE SHAGGER OF HISTORY

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BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SHORT - THE WAY WOMEN ARE

 

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT - SIDELINED

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM - WHICH SUBWAY

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BEST EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC VIDEO - WAVESWATERWALL

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BEST EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATED SHORT FILM - MOIRAI, THREAD OF LIFE

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BEST DRAMA SHORT - BIRDIE

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BEST FAMILY DRAMA SHORT - SWEET STRUGGLE

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BEST SOCIAL DRAMA SHORT - JUSTICE

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BEST COMING OF AGE SHORT - WAIT

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BEST INSPIRATIONAL SHORT - BUTTERFIELD

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BEST DANCE SHORT - THE REFLECTION OF FRANCISCA NEWMAN

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BEST WESTERN SHORT - COCHISE LEGENDARY WARRIOR

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BEST SHORT MUSIC DOCUMENTARY - THE ORCHESTRA CHUCK BUILT

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BEST SUSPENSE/ROMANCE SHORT - A CURIOUS WOMAN

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BEST SCI-FI/THRILLER SHORT - SIGHTS UNSEEN

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BEST COMEDY/SCI-FI SHORT - FOOTZILLA

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BEST COMEDY/PARODY SHORT - PULP FRICTION

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BEST SCREWBALL COMEDY SHORT - DRIVERLESS

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BEST DRAMEDY SHORT - THE POOL BOY

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BEST DARK COMEDY SHORT -  EX-HUSBAND 

 

BEST CRIME SHORT - RE-ENTRY

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BEST CONSPIRACY/THRILLER SHORT - THE RISING

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BEST YA SHORT - RECEDING 

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BEST THRILLER SHORT - SWINDLE

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BEST THRILLER FEATURE - THE POST

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BEST ACTION FEATURE - BANG BANG BETTY

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BEST HORROR THRILLER SHORT - CRAVE

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BEST HORROR SHORT - MOTHER MARTYR SALT & SAINT

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BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM - CANNIBAL COMEDIAN

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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST - SHORT FILM - KID CHOCOLATE

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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST - FEATURE FILM - EL MAGO

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR SHORT FILM - Artem Oskolovich/OUR BROKEN FAMILY

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FEATURE FILM - Bruce Smith/FINDING FAITH

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS SHORT FILM - Rosie O'Leary/THE TRUTH ABOUT NUTS

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS FEATURE FILM - Annie O'Donnell/TWO LIVES IN PITTSBURGH

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BEST ACTRESS - SHORT FILM - Agnete Strand/FAVORS

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BEST ACTRESS - FEATURE FILM - Katrina Syran/ELLIDA

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BEST ACTOR - SHORT FILM - JACK MAXWELL/SPIRITQUEST WITH JACK MAXWELL

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BEST ACTOR - FEATURE FILM - Hans Braga/TAHANAN

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY SHORT FILM -  ERIC C PLAYER/STAY WITH ME 

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY FEATURE ADAPTED FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM - Mars Roberge/STARS

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY FEATURE - Wayne Dees/ALTERED PERCEPTIONS

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN SHORT - JACK & BLUE

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PRODUCTION DESIGN FEATURE FILM - ALIEN INTERVENTION

 

BEST SCORE SHORT FILM - ISOLATED 

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BEST SCORE FEATURE FILM -  PACIFIC COAST

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BEST SOUND DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM - WHO WE ARE

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BEST SOUND DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM - LOUDER THAN ROCK

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BEST SOUND SHORT FILM - ED: A LOVE STORY

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BEST SOUND FEATURE FILM - THE BURDEN OF GUILT

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BEST EDITING MUSIC VIDEO - WEIRD ANIMALS - TIMOTHY BAILEY & THE ANIMALS

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BEST EDITING SHORT DOCUMENTARY - MOUNTAINS

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BEST EDITING SHORT NARRATIVE -  BAD DAY

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BEST EDITING - FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - MIWENE

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BEST EDITING - FEATURE FILM - DARKEST OF LIES

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY -MUSIC VIDEO - DECEMBER FADES - “SUNRISE”

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - SHORT NARRATIVE FILM -  LIKE SON LIKE FATHER

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM -UNDER MY SKIN

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM - THE DIRTY DIVIDE

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - FEATURE FILM - TIBETAN HEARTS

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BEST DIRECTOR - MUSIC VIDEO - Daniel Corey/LIFT ME UP

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BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT ANIMATION - Jaz Garewal/SCRUM WARS - EPISODE 1: A NEW SPRINT

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BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY SHORT - Joseph F Alexandre - CIAO! JOHN CROWTHER

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BEST DIRECTOR - NARRATIVE SHORT FILM - Jordan McKittrick/WE HAVE NOTES

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BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Taylor Krauss/BRONX BANDA: ARTURO O'FARRILL AND THE BRONX

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BEST DIRECTOR - FEATURE FILM-  Theo Brown/AN ELECTRIC SLEEP

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST MUSIC VIDEO - ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU...GONE

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT ANIMATION - HIDE AND BEEP

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY- SUE

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST TV DOCUMENTARY

 ALWAYS A WINNER: ROY CURRY, A QUARTERBACK AHEAD OF HIS TIME

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT NARRATIVE - SUPER TACO 

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST WEBISODE -  BAD ATMOSPHERE

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST DOCUMENTARY - TAKING THE FIGHT

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST PILOT/TELEVISION EPISODE - LEARNING WITH REMY RAYSTAR - ABC 

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AUDIENCE AWARD BEST FEATURE - LA UNDERCOVER

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GRAND PRIZE MUSIC VIDEO - JOHN DEMENA - ETERNAL EYES 

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GRAND PRIZE BEST ANIMATED SHORT - "SOW DON'T SING - THIS OLD WINNER"

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

TEACHING THE HOLOCAUST: BEYOND FACTS AND FIGURES

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST TV DOCUMENTARY - BUZZKILL

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST PILOT - SANDPAPER

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST WEBISODE - RED CARPET READY SHEKHAR RAHATE

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GRAND PRIZE BEST NARRATIVE SHORT - NUESTRA SANTA LUCIA

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - BROWN BOX: A BOX MARKED FREEDOM

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE - TRUST IN LOVE

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SCREENPLAY AWARDS

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BEST PERIOD PIECE SHORT SCREENPLAY - JAMAL BY Maurizio Lai, Janet Rosario Poma Hurtado

 

BEST THRILLER SHORT SCREENPLAY - BLOOD WILL HAVE BLOOD BY JOHN KESTNER

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BEST SHORT STUDENT SCREENPLAY - THE WEDDING COUNTDOWN BY Xinshu Cui, Zuyou Liu

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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - DRAMA/ROMANCE - SIGHTLESS BIND BY Ariel Lavi, Shira Hadar

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BEST TELEVISION SCREENPLAY

SCI-FI DRAMA - WHAT THE PROPHETS LAST SAY TO EARTH BY Justin Schumann

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BEST TELEVISION SCREENPLAY - HORROR - MORITURIOSIS BY JESSE DORIAN

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BEST INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION SCREENPLAY - GEMINI BY Alex Vickery-Howe

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BEST TELEVISION PILOT ABOUT LOS ANGELES - LA FLASH - A TRILOGY BY Catherine Stanley

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BEST TELEVISION PILOT - NEWS RELATED - DESERT STAR NEWS BY Robert Alan Haus

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BEST TELEVISION PILOT - COMEDY/CRIME -  FRANKIE FROM FLUSHIN’ BY Frank Vespe

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BEST ROMANTIC COMEDY SCREENPLAY - GENDER SWITCH BY TRISTAN VENTURE

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BEST SCI-FI THRILLER SCREENPLAY - THE BLUE BLOOD MOON BY David Sabbath

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​BEST SCI-FI HORROR SCREENPLAY

ALIEN 5: ERADICATION SPEC SCRIPT BY Daniel Furuya, Jamon Holmes

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SCREENPLAY -THE GIRL IN THE GLACIER BY Catherine Schandl

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BEST MURDER/MYSTERY FEATURE SCREENPLAY

PARADIGM BY Stephen Wise, Eric Charles Kaplan (story)

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BEST CRIME FEATURE SCREENPLAY - SWITCHBLADE HOLIDAY BY Steven Aripez

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BEST ACTION/THRILLER FEATURE SCREENPLAY - THE PICKLEBALL KILLER BY JIM CARROLL

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BEST FANTASY FEATURE SCREENPLAY - THE MAN & THE MERMAID'S TALE BY Donna Loehrer

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BEST FAMILY DRAMA FEATURE SCREENPLAY - BLACK PRIVILEGE by Troy Solomon Andrews

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BEST THRILLER/HORROR FEATURE SCREENPLAY - HELL'S END BY Walter Hochbrueckner 

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BEST PERIOD DRAMA SCREENPLAY - ALTA CALIFORNIA BY Lynn H. Elliott

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BEST SCREENPLAY COURTROOM DRAMA - INKA BY Madea Victoria Smith

 

GRAND PRIZE BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - THE CATASTROPHE BY Samuel Martin Lewis

 

GRAND PRIZE BEST TV SCRIPT - THE SEVEN BY Igor Stefanovic

 

GRAND PRIZE TV PILOT -BULLSEYE BY Thomas Hauldren

 

GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY

 BLACKNESS OF SPACE, WHITENESS OF BONES BY Melissa L. White

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