Festigious Winners - September 2023
Best Picture
Genre Inc. - Ela Gavrila
Best Narrative Film
Say My Name - Mel Baker, Rhoyce Nova
Best Indie Feature
Backstage - Kevin Austra
Best Indie Short
Let Me - Francesco Dattilo
Best Drama
The Ambition - Paayel Chouudhury
Best Horror
Guilty - Jordan Scott, Brady Jacquin
Best Experimental Film
Runt - Bess Noakes-Kettel, Brendan Void
Best TV Pilot
Townsend - Michael Houston King
Best Documentary Feature
In Search of the Tallest: A Redwoods Adventure - Steve A Hall
Best Documentary Short
An Incomplete Family Portrait - Yangho Song
Best Student Film
Once In Love - Ace Shu
Best Director
Say My Name - Rhoyce Nova
Best First Time Director
Genre Inc. - Ela Gavrila
Best Indie Filmmaker
In Search of the Tallest: A Redwoods Adventure - Steve A Hall
Best Actor
Townsend - Matt Borlenghi
Best Actress
Genre Inc. - Ela Gavrila
Best Supporting Actor
Backstage - Nick Roy
Best Supporting Actress
Backstage - Samantha Oliver
Best Ensemble
Backstage - Kevin Austra, Kerwin Gonzalez, Madison Hodges, Guy Wellman, Michael Goldberg, Gina Olkowksi, Gail Wagner, Sedric Willis, Nick Roy, Samantha Oliver, Alfred Lance Jr., Melanie Rosedale
Best Score
The Artist - Mykyta Puchkov
Best Visual Effects
Freedom - Taekyeong Kim
Best Commercial
A Badge - Xiaojie Shen
Best Original Story
Townsend - Michael Houston King
Screenplay of the Month
The Jellyfish Syndrome - Dan Burle, Sr.
Best Feature Screenplay
Corey's Hand - Jim Norman
Best Short Screenplay
Tomorrow Never Comes - Allison Caldwell
Best Drama Screenplay
School of Murder - Luke Davies
Best Comedy Screenplay
The Jellyfish Syndrome - Dan Burle, Sr.
Best Sci-Fi Screenplay
Home For Aged Time Travelers - Scott Nelson
Best Horror Screenplay
A Hand to Hold - Eliza Power
Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
The Rainbow Fish - Remesh Ramachandran
Special Jury Award
The Loss of Innocence - Donatella Corrado
Genre Inc Trailer
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