2024 RESULTS

FilmHaus continues to push the boundaries of digital cinema, bringing together emerging talent and established voices in an innovative online space. In its fourth year, the festival's prestigious Classifier category has once again showcased remarkable works that challenge conventional storytelling while embracing the unique possibilities of virtual exhibition.

From a pool of over 1,375 submissions spanning 53 countries, our distinguished panel of judges has identified outstanding entries that demonstrate exceptional creativity, technical prowess, and artistic vision. These selected works not only reflect the evolving landscape of contemporary filmmaking but also highlight the growing importance of digital platforms in connecting global audiences with groundbreaking cinematic experiences. We are proud to present this year's winners, nominees, and semi-finalists, each of whom has contributed to advancing the art of cinematic storytelling.

best picture

​WINNER
TERMS AND CONDITIONS (UK)
- 9 nods (4 nominations, 5 wins)

2ND PLACE NOMINEE
TRAM: Wasch Dir Vorm Sterben Nochmal Die Hände (Germany)
- 11 nods (6 nominations, 5 wins)

​3RD PLACE NOMINEE
SCOTTY'S VAG (USA)
- 8 nods (4 nominations, 4 wins)

NOMINEES

​NEW SQUAM CITY (France)
- 8 nods (5 nominations, 3 wins)

​REMEMBER IT'S CHRISTMAS (USA)
-10 nods (9 nominations, 1 win)

​CHAIN (USA)
- 7 nods (4 nominations, 3 wins)

INFAMIA (Czech Republic)
- 7 nods (5 nominations, 2 wins)

THE PUNISHER: NIGHTMARE (USA)
- 6 nods (4 nominations, 2 wins)

THE CAMPFIRE STORY (Ukraine)
- 6 nods (5 nominations, 1 win​)

BEST FEATURE FILM

​WINNER
· NEW SQUAM CITY (France) · Quentin Trélet
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NOMINEES

· THE PUNISHER: NIGHTMARE (USA) · Brandon Forgione
· THE WASHER (Germany) · Nils Witt
· DOUBTING TOM (USA) · Vanessa Roman
· THE DJ ON WALLAKER HILL (USA) · Rich Brauer
· REPENTANCE (France) · Koffi Chico Gnassounou
· ALBEDRÍOS "WILLS" (Mexico) · Ignacio Ferreyra

SEMI-FINALISTS

· FROZEN STUPID 2: OPEN WATER (USA) · Rich Brauer
· BEST BUDZ (Canada) · Alexander Panagopoulos
· DOGS, LOVE AND MURDER (USA) · Jazz Sunpanich
· SOWETO BLAZE (South Africa) · Brad Katzen
· FROM ONE WORLD TO ANOTHER (French Guiana) · Jean Marimoutou
· RENT-A-MAN (USA) · Rafal Zlak
· SINGING TO LOVE (Spain) · Antonio Bellido Marín
· THROUGH LIFE AND DEATH (China) · Qing Chang

BEST MEDIUM-LENGTH FILM

​WINNER
​· TRAM: Wasch Dir Vorm Sterben Nochmal Die Hände "TRAM: Wash Your Hands Before Dying" (Germany) · Martin "Gotti" Gottschild, Christian Klandt

NOMINEES
​
· FRANTIC ATTEMPTS (Netherlands) · Joris Tobé
· THE LIGHT THIEF (Spain) · Eva Daoud
· THE SERENA VARIATIONS (USA) · Warren Fischer
· WINE AND FOX (China) · Chuanfa Wan
· PLACES, PLEASE (USA) · Reed Luplau

​SEMI-FINALISTS

· SARAH WEISS AND PROMETHEUS’S FIRE (France) · Théo Auvinet
· CHALLENGING MOMENTS (Croatia) · Borna Armanini
· COCK ROBIN (USA) · Frances Barth

BEST SHORT FILM

​WINNER
​· TERMS AND CONDITIONS (UK) · Cameron Turnbull

NOMINEES
​
· SCOTTY'S VAG (USA) · Chaconne Martin-Berkowicz
· THE CAMPFIRE STORY (Ukraine) · Oleg Karpenko
· OYSTER SEA (USA) · Chengyu Lu
· SEX FRUITS (UK) · Lee Tatlock, Patrick Regis
· STEAK (Italy) · Federico Gatti
· HAPPY LANDING (Germany) · Federico Peduzzi
· THE DOOR'S ALWAYS OPEN (USA) · Carina Greenberg
· REMEMBER IT'S CHRISTMAS (USA) · Sam Kite
· HARLEM FRAGMENTS (USA) · Cameron Tyler Carr
· KARMA WATERS (UK) · Stephen Quinn
· SABORRRR! (USA) · Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz
· I WALK WITH GHOSTS (USA) · Grant Clover, Michael Metzler Jr.

BEST MICRO-SHORT FILM

​WINNER
​· CHAIN (USA) · Ling Han

NOMINEES
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· THE MELODY OF ASHES (Switzerland) · Jonathan Moratal
· CONTRACTING THE COOTIES (USA) · Skylar Levine, Maya Bayewitch
· A MARRIAGE IN 5 MINUTES (USA) · Court Dunn
· THE GOODS (UK) · Thomas Nangle

​SEMI-FINALISTS

· HEN TO PAN (USA) · Cornelia Pierce
· WIND TUNNEL (Israel) · Leigh Orpaz
· TOTAL CATCH (USA) · Sarah Clark
· THE MERGE (USA) · Phyllis Bancroft
· PORTALS (OF THE NIGHT GARDEN) (USA) · Dimitry Saïd Chamy
· PARALYSIS (Spain) · Alberto Martín-Aragón
· JES AND LORA (USA) · Patrick Coleman Duncan
· TODAY I WROTE NOTHING (UK) · Keith Sargent
· THE CAT SAT ON THE... (Australia) · Lars Magnus Holmgren
· THE BATH (USA) · Cathy Cahlin Ryan
· PHOTALGIA (USA) · Michael McCallum
· FIONA (USA) · Simon King

BEST GERMAN FILM

​WINNER
​· TRAM: Wasch Dir Vorm Sterben Nochmal Die Hände "TRAM: Wash Your Hands Before Dying" (Germany) · Martin "Gotti" Gottschild, Christian Klandt

NOMINEES
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· HAPPY LANDING (Germany) · Federico Peduzzi
· THE WASHER (Germany) · Nils Witt
· THE FINGERBOARDER (Germany) · Fabian Korbinian Wolf
· GRAU (Germany) · David Pohlus
· A DOG'S LIFE (Germany) · Philipp Hampl
· BEING REMEMBERED (Germany) · Adelfo Micieli
· GRAVE ‘N’ BREAKFAST (Germany) · Benedikt Keller-Zeller
· DIE FINSTERNIS "THE DARKNESS" (Germany) · Matthias Horbelt

​BEST STUDENT FILM

​WINNER
​· CHAIN (USA) · Ling Han

NOMINEES
​
· SISYPHUS: ANTHOLOGY OF ABSURD (Italy) · Alessandro Mignacca, Daniele Morelli, Dario Casali, Elisabetta Baldi
· I'M AFRAID (USA) · Kaisar Maxutov
· ELIZABETA: BY BLOOD (USA) · Ava Fumarolo
· THE SORROWFUL CLOWN (South Africa) · Deolandre de Jager

SEMI-FINALISTS
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· HACK THE LEGACY (Russian Federation) · Sergei Zhdanovich
· CHANGE YOUR STORY (UK) · Harry Stoneman
· LIKE ANY OTHER (New Zealand) · Bradley Joe Holdaway
· MADE GUY (USA) · Lara Ilona Vosburgh
· MURDER IN BB MINOR (USA) · Philip William Lewis
· BRIGHT INNERMOST (UK) · Valentina Paglia
· A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO WRATH (USA) · Michael Gearheart
· VIOLET (USA) · Brielle S. Carroll
· LATE FOR WORK (USA) · Allison M Zevallos
· BEFORE THE FREEZE (USA) · Tenley E. Raj
· FOG OF MIND (Colombia) · Simon Sepulveda

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

​WINNER
​· INFAMIA (Czech Republic) · Markéta Magidová

NOMINEES
​
· NEW SQUAM CITY (France) · Quentin Trélet
· HARLEM FRAGMENTS (USA) · Cameron Tyler Carr
· NO LONGER ON THE MAP (Spain) · Ati Maier
· RELEASING SPELL (Czech Republic) · Markéta Magidová
· ALBEDRÍOS "WILLS" (Mexico) · Ignacio Ferreyra

SEMI-FINALISTS
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· A CURIOUS WOMAN (USA) · Kelby Thwaits
· WADAYAZE (Belgium) · Dieter-Michael Grohmann
· SANGAM (Belgium) · Jonty Toosey
· SAINT-DÉSIR L'EXIL (France) · Natacha Nisic
· BLACK (Malaysia) · Chin Fook On @ Robert
· VISHWAMITRI VILLAS (India) · Kristine Landon Smith
· TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION: A Coming Of Age Selfie Film (USA) · Barbara Becker Holstein
· THE BASEMENT (USA) · Lavelle Lemonier, Devin Wilburn
· THE 5% (Canada) · Alexandra Hickox, Nathan Hughes-Berry
· QUEEN: CHECKMATE FOR THE KING (Italy) · Luca De Giorgi, Ennio Giganti, Dacia Maraini, Sergio Vespertino
· SONGS OF THE CHAMBERMAIDS (UK) · Mark C. Hewitt

BEST QUEER DRAMA

​WINNER
​· REMEMBER IT'S CHRISTMAS (USA) · Sam Kite

NOMINEES
​
· HAPPY LANDING (Germany) · Federico Peduzzi
· THEEYE | AGAM (India) · Vinod Ravindranathan

SEMI-FINALISTS
​
· RELEASING SPELL (Czech Republic) · Markéta Magidová
· SEEKING… (USA) · Jason Lee Courson

BEST DIRECTING

​WINNER
​· OYSTER SEA (USA) · Chengyu Lu

​NOMINEES

· SCOTTY'S VAG (USA) · Chaconne Martin-Berkowicz
· TRAM: Wasch Dir Vorm Sterben Nochmal Die Hände "TRAM: Wash Your Hands Before Dying" (Germany) · Martin "Gotti" Gottschild, Christian Klandt
· TERMS AND CONDITIONS (UK) · Cameron Turnbull
· INFAMIA (Czech Republic) · Markéta Magidová
· NEW SQUAM CITY (France) · Quentin Trélet
· STEAK (Italy) · Federico Gatti
· HAPPY LANDING (Germany) · Federico Peduzzi

SEMI-FINALISTS

· RING (Australia) · India Dupre
· DIN (USA) · J.W. Higley
· ELIZABETA: BY BLOOD (USA) · Ava Fumarolo
· ALBEDRÍOS "WILLS" (Mexico) · Ignacio Ferreyra
· ALMA DILETTA "Beloved" (Italy) · Irene Gianeselli

​BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT

​WINNER
​· TRAM: Wasch Dir Vorm Sterben Nochmal Die Hände "TRAM: Wash Your Hands Before Dying" (Germany) · Martin "Gotti" Gottschild, Christian Klandt

NOMINEES

​· NEW SQUAM CITY (France) · Quentin Trélet
· REMEMBER IT'S CHRISTMAS (USA) · Sam Kite
· VOLKERSCHAU "ZOO" (USA) · Monda Raquel Webb

SEMI-FINALISTS
​
· GOODBYE MY SON (Japan) · Yuichiro Nakada
· DIAGNOSIS P.T.S.D. (USA) · Monet Dunham
· BLUE SNAKES (UK) · Iago Montgomery-Jarvis
· THE RABBLE (Israel) · Tim Polomani
· THE 'JACOB' TRILOGY (USA) · Jason Pfister
· COUSCOUS SALAD (Canada) · Morèna Lagrandeur
· CALL OF THE CITY (Canada) · Owen Thomas Meinert
· MOMMY'S BIG GIRL (USA) · Stephen Dodd
· ERASER (Japan) · Masatoshi Hasegawa
· BABY DOLL (USA) · Vin Hill
· DELTA LOVERS (USA) · Natasha C. Smith
· MONIQUE & BUS STOP BILLY (USA) · Aaron W. Brown

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

​WINNER
​· SCOTTY'S VAG (USA) · Chaconne Martin-Berkowicz

NOMINEES
​
· TRAM: Wasch Dir Vorm Sterben Nochmal Die Hände "TRAM: Wash Your Hands Before Dying" (Germany) · Martin "Gotti" Gottschild, Christian Klandt
· FRANTIC ATTEMPTS (Netherlands) · Joris Tobé
· A MARRIAGE IN 5 MINUTES (USA) · Court Dunn
· REMEMBER IT'S CHRISTMAS (USA) · Sam Kite
· HARLEM FRAGMENTS (USA) · Cameron Tyler Carr
· TRIBE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE MAKING OF VICE COPS (USA) ​· Manuel Alejandro Vargas
· ELIZABETA: BY BLOOD (USA) · Ava Fumarolo
· MOMMY'S BIG GIRL (USA) · Stephen Dodd

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

​WINNER
​· THE PUNISHER: NIGHTMARE (USA) · Brandon Forgione

NOMINEES
​
· TERMS AND CONDITIONS (UK) · Cameron Turnbull
· THE CAMPFIRE STORY (Ukraine) · Oleg Karpenko
· SCOTTY'S VAG (USA) · Chaconne Martin-Berkowicz
· OYSTER SEA (USA) · Chengyu Lu
· THEEYE | AGAM (India) · Vinod Ravindranathan
· STEAK (Italy) · Federico Gatti
· HAPPY LANDING (Germany) · Federico Peduzzi
· DIN (USA) · J.W. Higley

BEST LEAD ACTRESS

​WINNER
​· SCOTTY'S VAG (USA) · Allegra Leguizamo

​NOMINEES

· ELIZABETA: BY BLOOD (USA) · Ava Fumarolo
· ALBEDRÍOS "WILLS" (Mexico) · Ignacio Ferreyra
· A MARRIAGE IN 5 MINUTES (USA) · Autumn Stein

​BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

​WINNER
​· SCOTTY'S VAG (USA) · Sara Silva

NOMINEES
​
· TRAM: Wasch Dir Vorm Sterben Nochmal Die Hände "TRAM: Wash Your Hands Before Dying" (Germany) · Josephin Busch
· TRAM: Wasch Dir Vorm Sterben Nochmal Die Hände "TRAM: Wash Your Hands Before Dying" (Germany) · Selda Kaya
· FRANTIC ATTEMPTS (Netherlands) · Wimie Wilhelm
· THE DOOR'S ALWAYS OPEN (USA) · Dayna Michelle Kurtz
· THE WASHER (Germany) · Loredana Linglauf

BEST LEAD ACTOR

​WINNER
· TERMS AND CONDITIONS (UK) · Edward Kaye

NOMINEES
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· TRAM: Wasch Dir Vorm Sterben Nochmal Die Hände "TRAM: Wash Your Hands Before Dying" (Germany) · Michael Krabbe
· THE CAMPFIRE STORY (Ukraine) · Oleg Karpenko
· REMEMBER IT'S CHRISTMAS (USA) · Tim Hooper
· THE WASHER (Germany) · Sebastian Bös
· THE PUNISHER: NIGHTMARE (USA) · Brandon Forgione

​BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

​WINNER
· TERMS AND CONDITIONS (UK) · Ed Eales White

​NOMINEES
​
· TRAM: Wasch Dir Vorm Sterben Nochmal Die Hände "TRAM: Wash Your Hands Before Dying" (Germany) · Uwe Lange
· TRAM: Wasch Dir Vorm Sterben Nochmal Die Hände "TRAM: Wash Your Hands Before Dying" (Germany) · Martin "Gotti" Gottschild
· THE CAMPFIRE STORY (Ukraine) · Alan Burgon
· HAPPY LANDING (Germany) · Phillip Sponbiel
· REMEMBER IT'S CHRISTMAS (USA) · Latrice Royale
· REMEMBER IT'S CHRISTMAS (USA) · Garrett Clayton

BEST FILM EDITING & SOUND DESIGN

​WINNER
​· TERMS AND CONDITIONS (UK) · Cameron Turnbull

​NOMINEES

· SCOTTY'S VAG (USA) · Chaconne Martin-Berkowicz
· INFAMIA (Czech Republic) · Markéta Magidová
· CHAIN (USA) · Ling Han
· NEW SQUAM CITY (France) · Quentin Trélet
· PARAMEDICS: EMERGENCY RESPONSE (Canada) · Antonio Hrynchuk
· RING (Australia) · India Dupre
· THE PUNISHER: NIGHTMARE (USA) · Brandon Forgione

​BEST FILM TRAILER

​WINNER
​· THE EMPIRE SKY (USA) · Daniel Holland

NOMINEES
​
· NEW SQUAM CITY (France) · Quentin Trélet
· REMEMBER IT'S CHRISTMAS (USA) · Sam Kite

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

​WINNER
​· TERMS AND CONDITIONS (UK) · Cameron Turnbull

NOMINEES
​
· RELEASING SPELL (Czech Republic) · Markéta Magidová
· CHAIN (USA) · Ling Han
· THE WOLF OF CUSTER (UK) · Tanya Scott
· RING (Australia) · India Dupre
· PROFESSOR HACK HARDDRIVE HACKS THE UNIVERSE (USA) · Paul Jeffrey Davids
· RUNAWAY (USA) · Ralph Smith
· HIDDEN VALLEY PLACE (USA) · Bartley Taylor

BEST ART DIRECTION

​WINNER
​· THE CAMPFIRE STORY (Ukraine) · Oleg Karpenko

NOMINEES
​
· TRAM: Wasch Dir Vorm Sterben Nochmal Die Hände "TRAM: Wash Your Hands Before Dying" (Germany) · Martin "Gotti" Gottschild, Christian Klandt
· TERMS AND CONDITIONS (UK) · Cameron Turnbull
· THEEYE | AGAM (India) · Vinod Ravindranathan
· THE LIGHT THIEF (Spain) · Eva Daoud
· THE PUNISHER: NIGHTMARE (USA) · Brandon Forgione
· TRIBE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE MAKING OF VICE COPS (USA) ​· Manuel Alejandro Vargas
· GRAU (Germany) · David Pohlus
· SHOWDOWN ON THE BRAZOS (USA) · Bill Foster

BEST ANIMATED FILM

​WINNER
· SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE (Republic of Korea) · Haeji Jung 

​NOMINEES

· CHAIN (USA) · Ling Han
· THE WOLF OF CUSTER (UK) · Tanya Scott
· CONTRACTING THE COOTIES (USA) · Skylar Levine, Maya Bayewitch
· INFAMIA (Czech Republic) · Markéta Magidová
· WILD EYE PUB (Czech Republic) · Filip Neřold
· UN-GAMELAND (UK) · Chris McFall
· HOOD: A Star Wars Story (USA) · Damon Wellner

SEMI-FINALISTS

​· SAVING FACE (USA) · Leah Blatteis
· THE STORY OF DOG (Greece) · Konstantinos Mousoulis
· THE WORLD ACCORDING TO EARL (USA) · Deborah Marlene Pittman, Gabriel Isiah Gonzeles

BEST CHARACTER DESIGN

​WINNER
​· CHAIN (USA) · Ling Han

NOMINEES
​
· CONTRACTING THE COOTIES (USA) · Skylar Levine, Maya Bayewitch
· INFAMIA (Czech Republic) · Markéta Magidová

​BEST CREATED ENVIRONMENT

​WINNER
​· UN-GAMELAND (UK) · Chris McFall

NOMINEES
​
· CONTRACTING THE COOTIES (USA) · Skylar Levine, Maya Bayewitch
· CHAIN (USA) · Ling Han
· THE WOLF OF CUSTER (UK) · Tanya Scott
· INFAMIA (Czech Republic) · Markéta Magidová
· NOVELIST (UK) · Shan Hua
· THE EXPECTATION OF THE OBSERVED (USA) · Stephanie J Williams
· FIVE (USA) · Scott Petill

SEMI-FINALISTS
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· RELEASING SPELL (Czech Republic) · Markéta Magidová
· US STILL EXISTS - MA HAMA ESTI - UNS GIBT ES NOCH? (Germany) · Erdogan Bulut
· THE ASCENDANT SPIRIT (USA) · Nina Oberlin
· SARAFOUR (Sweden) · David Giese
· HOMEBIRD (UK) · Harry Collins
· CHAISES COMME SOURIS DANSENT "The Chairs Will Play" (France) · Hannibal Tourette​

BEST NEW MEDIA OR EPISODIC SERIES

​WINNER
​· INFAMIA (Czech Republic) · Markéta Magidová

NOMINEES
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· SOLE, MARE, VENTO (Netherlands) · Joiah Luminosa
· THE STRAIGHT POOP (USA) · Sue Orloff
· FORNICAKES (USA) · Steve Becker
· PARAMEDICS: EMERGENCY RESPONSE (Canada) · Antonio Hrynchuk
· CASCADING MATTER: BEING IN BETWEEN (Switzerland) · Raphael Sommer

SEMI-FINALISTS
​
· SISYPHUS: ANTHOLOGY OF ABSURD (Italy) · Alessandro Mignacca, Daniele Morelli, Dario Casali, Elisabetta Baldi
· MURDER IN BB MINOR (USA) · Philip William Lewis
· HOUSE IN THE MIST (Australia) · Pia Justine Cruz
· BONDS OF COURAGE (Czech Republic) · Helena Bernardová
​· VOICES IN MY WORLD (USA) · Maurice Dwayne Smith
· POWERLINE (USA) · Roman Caspian Vlasov
· GREEN GREEN GARDENS (USA) · Elijah Simon Pollard
· A CONVERSATION WITH MARS (USA) · Kimberly Page
· PROFESSOR HACK HARDDRIVE HACKS THE UNIVERSE (USA) · Paul Jeffrey Davids​

BEST MUSIC VIDEO & ORIGINAL SONG

​WINNER
​· OBSOLETE 'YOKO GOLD' (Canada) · Paul Short

NOMINEES
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· MALIK HARRIS 'STICKS & STONES' (Germany) · Robin Karow, Marie Kobylka
· ISBELLS 'LOOKING AT THE SAME SUN' (Belgium) · Lode Caron
· DERIN MEVZULAR (Turkey) · Ecem Lawton
· HALLOWBOYSDANCE 'RENDEZVOUS' (Ireland) · Maximillian O'Kelly

SEMI-FINALISTS
​
· ISLAND DREAMS (Canada) · Rhonda Valerie Head, Gabriel Constant
· BORN TO BE BAD (USA) · Gabrielle Desroches
· ANGEL THAT AIN'T SENT FROM ABOVE (USA) · Robert Cook
· SIRENS CALL (Australia) · Lois Basham
· ANCIENT LANDS AND LIVES: ABOVE THE GRAND CANYON RIMS (USA) · Carol J. Amore
· BAT SHEVA: THE DAUGHTER OF 7EVEN (Israel) · Tomer George Cohen 
· COME AWAY WITH ME (Ireland) · Audrey Bridgeman
· MEET ME AT MIDNIGHT (USA) · Kim Cameron​

BEST ORIGINAL PODCAST

​WINNER
​· HOVERING (Australia) · Alex Duncan, Clea Frost

NOMINEES
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· SPIKED EGGS (USA) · Jane Watson
· DR. APPLES PODCAST (USA) · Lacye A. Brown
· A QUIETER PLACE: GREAT VOICE NO TRAINING (USA) · Robin Williams
· DR GOODVIBES (Australia) · Richard P. Doyle​

BEST DRAMA

​WINNER
​· SCOTTY'S VAG (USA) · Chaconne Martin-Berkowicz

NOMINEES
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· FRANTIC ATTEMPTS (Netherlands) · Joris Tobé
· OYSTER SEA (USA) · Chengyu Lu
· REMEMBER IT'S CHRISTMAS (USA) · Sam Kite
· I'M AFRAID (USA) · Kaisar Maxutov
· SOUL MATES (USA) · Michelle Tomlinson
· IN WAITING (USA) · Jon Matthews
· SOUL MATES (USA) · Michelle Tomlinson

SEMI-FINALISTS
​
· LA RESPUESTA "THE ANSWER" (Colombia) · Birna Avila
· THE UPSETTING FROG (Italy) · Iacopo Fontanella
· TELL ME WHO I AM (Italy) · Luca Caserta
· MOMMY'S BIG GIRL (USA) · Stephen Dodd
· BEAUTIFUL VIOLENCE (USA) · Joey  Medina
· RUNAWAY (USA) · Ralph Smith
· UMA ATRIZ IRRELEVANTE "AN IRRELEVANT ACTRESS" (Brazil) · Sérgio Roizenblit

​BEST COMEDY OR MUSICAL

​WINNER
​· TRAM: Wasch Dir Vorm Sterben Nochmal Die Hände "TRAM: Wash Your Hands Before Dying" (Germany) · Martin "Gotti" Gottschild, Christian Klandt

NOMINEES
​
· TERMS AND CONDITIONS (UK) · Cameron Turnbull
· SEX FRUITS (UK) · Lee Tatlock, Patrick Regis
· THE DOOR'S ALWAYS OPEN (USA) · Carina Greenberg
· REMEMBER IT'S CHRISTMAS (USA) · Sam Kite
· TRIBE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE MAKING OF VICE COPS (USA) ​· Manuel Alejandro Vargas
· ELIZABETA: BY BLOOD (USA) · Ava Fumarolo
· DOGS, LOVE AND MURDER (USA) · Jazz Sunpanich

SEMI-FINALISTS
​
· THE LUCKIEST MAN ALIVE (USA) · Kerri Lynn Miller
· SPELLS BEFORE DESTINY (FROM THE MUSICAL "THIS IS LOVE") (Japan) · AKISAI
· THE G-SPOT (USA) · Melissa Bayer
· PROFESSOR HACK HARDDRIVE HACKS THE UNIVERSE (USA) · Paul Jeffrey Davids

BEST HORROR OR THRILLER

​WINNER
​· NEW SQUAM CITY (France) · Quentin Trélet

NOMINEES
​
· THE SERENA VARIATIONS (USA) · Warren Fischer
· RING (Australia) · India Dupre
· DIN (USA) · J.W. Higley
· DOUBLE NICKEL (USA) · Mark Tomov
· BABY DOLL (USA) · Vin Hill
· BEING REMEMBERED (Germany) · Adelfo Micieli
· THE G-SPOT (USA) · Melissa Bayer
· PHOTALGIA (USA) · Michael McCallum
​· HIDDEN VALLEY PLACE (USA) · Bartley Taylor

BEST ACTION, SCI-FI OR FANTASY

​WINNER
​· THE PUNISHER: NIGHTMARE (USA) · Brandon Forgione

NOMINEES
​
· THE CAMPFIRE STORY (Ukraine) · Oleg Karpenko
· THE LIGHT THIEF (Spain) · Eva Daoud
· ENAMOUR (UK) · Doulla Panaretou
· DIAGNOSIS P.T.S.D. (USA) · Monet Dunham
· THE RABBLE (Israel) · Tim Polomani
· BEFORE ONE: UMIARSUUP TIKINNGILAATTAANI (Greenland) · Hanne Sørensen 
· BONDS OF COURAGE (Czech Republic) · Helena Bernardová

SEMI-FINALISTS
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· WARUM? Es Kann Jeden Treffen! "WHY? You Can Be The Next One!" (Germany) · Thorsten Kramer
· SHOWDOWN ON THE BRAZOS (USA) · Bill Foster
· PHOTALGIA (USA) · Michael McCallum
· LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (USA) · Charli Brown
· NO TIME TO THINK (Switzerland) · Angelo Borer
· SAGE AND THE WALKMAN (USA) · Robert Kelley

BEST LOW-BUDGET ILM

​WINNER
​· NEW SQUAM CITY (France) · Quentin Trélet

NOMINEES
​
· A MARRIAGE IN 5 MINUTES (USA) · Court Dunn
· HAPPY LANDING (Germany) · Federico Peduzzi
· DOUBTING TOM (USA) · Vanessa Roman
· RING (Australia) · India Dupre
· DIN (USA) · J.W. Higley
· TUSI TAXI (Argentina) · Omar Beretta
· BITTER BROWNIES (USA) · James Carman

SEMI-FINALISTS
​
· ALL ALONE (USA) · Rowshon Ara Nipa
· US STILL EXISTS - MA HAMA ESTI - UNS GIBT ES NOCH? (Germany) · Erdogan Bulut
· THE AUDITION (USA) · David Wenzel
· RUNAWAY (USA) · Ralph Smith
· SAGE AND THE WALKMAN (USA) · Robert Kelley
· ROUTINE (USA) · Russell Emanuel
· NOT WITHOUT GLOVES (Sweden) · Lena Mattsson
· CORRESPONDENCE II (USA) · Lisa J. Maione

​BEST UNDERGROUND FILM "BEST CULT"

​WINNER
​· TRAM: Wasch Dir Vorm Sterben Nochmal Die Hände "TRAM: Wash Your Hands Before Dying" (Germany) · Martin "Gotti" Gottschild, Christian Klandt

NOMINEES
​
· SEX FRUITS (UK) · Lee Tatlock, Patrick Regis
· TRIBE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE MAKING OF VICE COPS (USA) ​· Manuel Alejandro Vargas
· ELIZABETA: BY BLOOD (USA) · Ava Fumarolo
· ALBEDRÍOS "WILLS" (Mexico) · Ignacio Ferreyra

SEMI-FINALISTS
​
· POEMS WITHOUT WORDS  (USA) · Rich Allen
· SPELLS BEFORE DESTINY (FROM THE MUSICAL "THIS IS LOVE") (Japan) · AKISAI
· SAGE AND THE WALKMAN (USA) · Robert Kelley
· RUNAWAY (USA) · Ralph Smith
· SHOWDOWN ON THE BRAZOS (USA) · Bill Foster
· NO TIME TO THINK (Switzerland) · Angelo Borer
· WARUM? Es Kann Jeden Treffen! "WHY? You Can Be The Next One!" (Germany) · Thorsten Kramer
· PISAREI & FASO' (Italy) · Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti
· THE PANHARMONION CHRONICLES: TIMES OF LONDON (UK) · Henry Chebaane
· EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (Canada) · Alan Rosenfeld
· THE G-SPOT (USA) · Melissa Bayer
· PROFESSOR HACK HARDDRIVE HACKS THE UNIVERSE (USA) · Paul Jeffrey Davids
· BUCK MOON WARLOCK (USA) · Jamieson Richards
· CLOSE-UP: AN ODYSSEY (USA) · Nick Gatsby

BEST DANCE OR POETIC FILM

​WINNER
​· PLACES, PLEASE (USA) · Reed Luplau

NOMINEES
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· THEEYE | AGAM (India) · Vinod Ravindranathan
· AEON (Netherlands) · Clara Johansson Borg

SEMI-FINALISTS

​​· HARBOUR (Canada) · Brenda Whitehall, Keara Barnes
· BENEATH THE SOIL (Australia) · Peter Edward Hartwig
· I’LL NEVER BE LIKE YOU. I CHANGE ALL THE TIME (Greece) · Katerina Apostolidou
· I WILL REMEMBER WHAT I FORGOT (USA) · Heidi Duckler
· GRIEF (USA) · Robert Permenter
· ASSISTED THERAPY (UK) · Marië Ramos
· SHADOW WORK (USA) · Carlos Pacheco
· PASSION (Republic of Korea) · Hyonok Kim
· ONE & ONE (Italy) · Fabrizio Notarpietro
· IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT (Greece) · Nicoletta Kavvadia
· FIRE IN THE LAKE (USA) · Eleni Mylonas
· A STORY ABOUT TWO SISTERS (Ukraine) · Svetlana Telbukh
· THE LAST MOMENT (USA) · Sergio Serrano Castillo
· FROM PAIN TO BEAUTY (Spain) · Elena Del Mar, Oscar Oliveri, Arturo J. Telle
· DEAR KEVIN (USA) · Kate Ferguson
· NEW TEST 1-2-3 (UK) · Anne Gart
· EICHA: THE BOOK OF LUMENATIONS (USA) · Adeena Michelle Karasick

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

​WINNER
​· PIKO & PALA "PICK & SHOVEL" (Spain) · Dani Millan

NOMINEES
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· SWIM 62 (United Arab Emirates) · Mansoor Al Yabhouni Aldhaheri
· GO TO THE PEOPLE (USA) · Jeff Sewald
· SILENCED, AS MERCURY RISES (Canada) · Karl Talbot
· FAR FROM THE NILE (USA) · Sherief Elkatsha
· CALAMITY & MERCY (USA) · Daniel W Smith
· THE ARTIST & THE ASTRONAUT (USA) · Bill Muench
· BEHIND THE MASK (New Zealand) · Paul Trotman
· THE RACE OF GENTLEMEN (USA) · Wayne Gibson
· SIDELINED: 99% Don’t Make It, This Is Their Story (UK) · Ben Marlow, Jack Tompkins

SEMI-FINALISTS

· SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR: SEARCH FOR THE BLUE NOTE (UK) · Stephen Brolan
· QUEEN: CHECKMATE FOR THE KING (Italy) · Luca De Giorgi, Ennio Giganti, Dacia Maraini, Sergio Vespertino
· NECTARBALL: The Story of Cannabis - Healing Mind, Body & Planet (USA) · Mark Schulze
· BLAKELAND: William Blake and Thomas Paine (UK) · Sé Merry Doyle
· WITHIN THE LODGE OF SACRED RELATIONS (USA) · Patricia A Burke
· SUBLIMATION NATION (USA) · Roland Paul Marconi, Gary Null
· I 2 AYE (UK) · Richard Philpott
· FINDING THE LINE: AN EXPLORATION OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION (Switzerland) · Aleš Urbanczik, Grzegorz Oleksa

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

​WINNER
​· REZNICA (Serbia) · Davor Marinkovic

NOMINEES
​
· THE FINGERBOARDER (Germany) · Fabian Korbinian Wolf
· PARAMEDICS: EMERGENCY RESPONSE (Canada) · Antonio Hrynchuk
· PATA LAPATA (ADDRESS OF THE UNADDRESSED) (India) · Aditya Bhasin
· SUNYATA (Australia) · Sue Healey

SEMI-FINALISTS
​
· SACHA (Italy) · Giulio Caresio
· RUSSIAN EXILES IN MALTA (Russian Federation) · Maxim Ryzhakov
· THE EMBROIDERESSES (Sweden) · Bo Sjökvist
· ROEBOURNE (UK) · Paul Aidan Cooke
· BATEMAN (Brazil) · Ivan Cordeiro
· GOLDEN HOUR: FIRST MT. EVEREST MOUNTAIN-BIKE RALLY (USA) · Mark Schulze
· PVT. RAVEL'S BOLERO (USA) · J.Z. Murdock
· OSCAR CHALLAGARIGA (India) · Sushil Rao Chilkuri
· MARRIED TO MATH (USA) · Nina Zaretskaya
· DANS LA NUIT DE L'HUMANITÉ (France) · Patrice Barletta
· THIS STRANGE EVENTFUL HISTORY (UK) · Richard Slater
· NEW YORK NEW YEAR 2023 (USA) · Cathie Boruch
· KILLINGS OF THE CENTURY (Namibia) · Shihyun Wang
· HARM (UK) · Teon Mark Blake-Stewart
· BÉSAME MUCHO & THE EAST SIDE GALLERY BERLIN (Germany) · Gilbert Brüning

BEST PERFORMATIVE DOCUMENTARY

​WINNER
​· GO TO THE PEOPLE (USA) · Jeff Sewald

NOMINEES
​
· THE FINGERBOARDER (Germany) · Fabian Korbinian Wolf
· SWIM 62 (United Arab Emirates) · Mansoor Al Yabhouni Aldhaheri
· VAKLUSH (Bulgaria) · Nikolay Vasilev
· JUDGING JURIES (USA) · Abby Ginzberg
· IDA'S STORY (USA) · Barbara Sharon Wiener
· A DOG'S LIFE (Germany) · Philipp Hampl

SEMI-FINALISTS
​
· DA KINK IN MY LAIR "A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A DOM" (Canada) · Yulia Petrauskas
· MY NAME IS NOBODY (USA) · Christine Kenton
· CHLORE (Canada) · Valérie Lecomte
· ANYTHING YOU LOSE (USA) · Irina Vodar
· WHAT WOULD YOU BRING: AURORA ZINDER (USA) · Jacqueline Nicholls 
· DRAGONFLY MP, THE PHO MICHAEL STORY (USA) · Douglas J. Corcoran
· CLORE (Canada) · Valérie Lecomte

BEST WRITTEN / UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY

​WINNER
​· THE LONG MIDSOMMAR NIGHT (Germany) · Michel Ohagen

NOMINEES
​
· "IT'S AN ITALIAN THING. NO, IT'S A BLACK THING!" (USA) · Fran Sisco
· THE SECOND COMING (USA) · Michael William Hogan
· LUCKY MAN (USA) · Eb Lottimer
· FROM WHEREVER YOU ARE (USA) · Lisa Crosato
· ONE MAN'S REDEMPTION (USA) · Craig Winstead
· YOU WANT IT DARKER (Belgium) · Sandra J. Paul
· SIZZLE SIZZLE (USA) · Yuval Shrem, Stephen Fife
​· DON'T TELL BABY (USA) ​· Eb Lottimer
· SLAUGHTER ON THE TEXAS PLAINS OR THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF MR. TOOK (USA) · Wayne Gibson

SEMI-FINALISTS
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· A WIG AND A PRAYER (USA) · Mark Von der Heide
· CUPIDITY (Netherlands) · Marleen Irani
· BLAME IT ON THE MOON (USA) · John Rischmiller
· GŒD (USA) · Monte Albers de Leon
· STANTON & ANTHONY (USA) · Helise Nancy Stamos
· FUGAZI (USA) · Jeff Kimball
· MARILYN IN THE MIRROR (Canada) · Susan Brannigan-Rampp
· THE BERGER'S (Germany) · Thorsten Kramer, Brigitte Kramer
· COME SEE WHAT SPECIAL MEANS (USA) · Mario Luis Telles
· LAST TANGO IN BERLIN (UK) · Ana Ingham
· CLONES (USA) · Richard Heard
· AMERICAN PHANTASMAGORIA (USA) · Daniel Quinn
· REVELATION (Switzerland) · Carmen Pfammatter