2023 IIFC Winners
Animation
WINNER - “Davey’s Lullaby”
Vanguard - “Olympicos”
New Media
WINNER - “Guru$$”
Sound Design
WINNER SHORT or FEATURETTE - “That’s Our Time”
WINNER FEATURE- “The Party”
Golden Era Humanitarian Awards
WINNER - Documentary - “Being Michelle”
WINNER - Narrative - “Between The Medals”
Music Video Awards
WINNER - Best Music Video Song - 3 Tequila Floor
Vanguard - Music Video Song - "I'm The Boss
WINNER - Best Director Music Video - I’m The Boss
Vanguard - Music Director Song - "3 Tequila Floor"
Winner - Best Music Video - 3 Tequila Floor
Vanguard - Music Video - "I'm The Boss"
Vanguard Awards Roger Taylor
Short - “Pretty Doesn’t Hurt”
Featurette - “Rise of Fizzy Pop”
Feature - “Shudderbugs”
Roger Taylor Awards for Original Musical Score Short Film
WINNER - “Promises”
Roger Taylor Awards for Original Musical Score Featurette
WINNER - “Blackfisk”
Roger Taylor Awards for Original Musical Score Feature
WINNER - “The Sisters Karras”
Vanguard Awards Juan Ruiz Anchia Cinematography
Short - “Out Of Water”
Featurette - “Chateau in Loire”
Feature Film - “The Sister’s Karras”
Juan Ruiz Anchia Award Cinematography Short
WINNER - Upeksha
Juan Ruiz Anchia Award Cinematography Featurette
WINNER - Blackfisk
Juan Ruiz Anchia Award Cinematography Feature
WINNER - “The Party”
Vanguard Awards Screenplay
Short - “The Mask In Our Hands”
Featurette - “Testimony”
Feature Film - “Tomorrow”
Screenplay Short Film
WINNER - “Mad Chicken”
Screenplay Featurette
WINNER - “The Can”
Screenplay Feature
WINNER - “Shudderbugs”
Documentary Short or Featurette
Vanguard - Making A Difference In Their Community: Dave’s Rock Garden
WINNER - Cara Romero: Following The Light
Documentary Feature
Vanguard - “Being Michelle”
WINNER - “Still Working 9 to 5”
Performance by a Child Actor
Vanguard - Audrina Miranda in "The Phoenix”
WINNER - Kali Fungston in “Caralique”
Ensemble Cast Short
Vanguard - “Hotel No Tell”
WINNER - “S4V3 H3R”
Ensemble Cast Featurette
Vanguard - "Storage”
WINNER - “Chateau In Loire”
Ensemble Cast Feature Film
Vanguard - “The Party”
WINNER - “Tomorrow”
Supporting Actor
Vanguard - Dennis Rubin Green - “The Sisters Karras”
WINNER - Richard Neil - “Tomorrow”
Supporting Actress
Vanguard - Lauren Garcia Kahn - “The Sisters Karras”
WINNER - Julia Parker - “Tomorrow”
Actor Short
Vanguard - Genis Aponte - “Upeksha”
WINNER - Billy Hayes - “The Wolf”
Actor Featurette
Vanguard - Jordan Butcher - “Storage”
WINNER - Mark Anthony Sepulveda - "Bonus Time”
Actor Feature Film
Vanguard - Andrew Buckland - “The Fragile King”
WINNER - Lyndon Hoffman-Lew - “The Party”
Actress Short Film
Vanguard - Jennifer Zhang - “Fetish”
Winner - Melissa Marty - “Promises”
Actress Featurette
Vanguard - Rachel Amanda Bryant - “Calvin”
WINNER - Sarah Hanner - “Blackfisk”
Actress Feature Film
Vanguard - Clare Louise Frost - “The Sisters Karras”
WINNER - Helene Cardona - “Caralique”
The 2023 Indie Spirit Awards
“The Phoenix”
“America, I Love You”
“Where The Devil Is Fanged”
“1815”
“Bump”
“Ronald’s Little Factory”
“Empty Nest”
“Stillness”
“Out Of Water”
“Between The Medals”
“The Wolf”
“Kody Switch”
“The Wolf”
“King Me”
“Strings”
“UBER: Los Angeles”
Director Documentary Short or Featurette
WINNER - Markus Otz - “The Other Face of the Mountain”
Vanguard - Kaela Waldstein - “Cara Romero: Following The Light”
Director Documentary Feature
WINNER - Camille Hardman, Gary Lane - “Still Working 9 to 5
Vanguard - Atin Mehra - “Being Michelle”
Director Short
WINNER - Faye Brenner - “Promises”
Vanguard - Jennife Rau - “Pretty Doesn’t Hurt”
Director Featurette
WINNER - Frank Kelly - “The Critic”
Vanguard - Sarah Hanner - “Blackfisk
Director Feature Film
WINNER - Johanna Putnam - “Shudderbugs”
Vanguard - Kellen Gibbs - “Tomorrow”
International Short Film
WINNER - “Once Upon A February”
Vanguard - “Strings”
International Featurette
WINNER - “Waving”
Vanguard - “Indefinitely"
International Feature Film
WINNER - “The Zebra Riding Boy
Vanguard - “The Fragile King”
Short Film
WINNER - “Promises”
Vanguard - “Pretty Doesn’t Hurt”
Featurette
WINNER - “The Critic”
Vanguard - “Blackfisk”
Feature Film
WINNER - “Tomorrow”
Vanguard - “Shudderbugs”
Festival Producer’s Choice Award
“Bonus Time”
Festival Director’s Choice Award
“Ronald’s Little Factory”
Audience Choice Award
“Storage”
Archer Award (Best of Festival)
“Still Working 9 to 5”
*Vanguard Awards are the First-Runner Up for the individual categories.
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