2023 Culver City Film Festival Awards

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​BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT - THE WAY WOMEN ARE 

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BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT DOCUMENTARY - SHORT VERSION OF ARCHITECTS OF THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM - LOST LAKE CONFESSIONS

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INDIGENOUS CINEMA AWARD - SLANT STREETS

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BEST FEATURE FILM ABOUT LOS ANGELES - RIDE SHARING

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BEST FAITH BASED FEATURE FILM - FINDING FAITH

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BEST FEEL GOOD FEATURE FILM - ALAMEDA - HERE IS ANYWHERE

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BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM - FELLS POINT

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BEST SHORT FILM ABOUT FILMMAKING - CINEMETA

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BEST LGBTQ SHORT - A CHANCE

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BEST SCI-FI/THRILLER SHORT - SUNSET DRIVE

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BEST SKETCH COMEDY SHORT - IN HOT WATER

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BEST SHORT BASED ON A SHORT STORY - KID CHOCOLATE

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BEST COMEDY SHORT - THE PENIS FAIRY

 

BEST ACTION SHORT - THE ASSASSIN'S APPRENTICE 2 

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BEST ACTION/COMEDY SHORT - CPA

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BEST THRILLER SHORT - BOUNDED

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BEST THRILLER FEATURE - SPAGHETTI

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BEST DRAMEDY SHORT - HAPPY HOUR

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BEST DRAMA FEATURE -  MRS. BOOKER ON EIGHTH AVENUE

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BEST HORROR SHORT - NEW FRIEND

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BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM - CANNIBAL COMEDIAN

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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST - SHORT FILM -  A CALLING

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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST - FEATURE FILM - ROAD TO TEZETTO

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR SHORT FILM - Darrick Szabo/BILLY COMES HOME

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FEATURE FILM - Chris Lazzaro/ART THIEF

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS SHORT FILM -Tess Sullivan/TWENTY ONE AT THE BELLE SALOON

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS FEATURE FILM - Sean YoungTHE ACTIVATED MAN

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BEST ACTRESS - SHORT FILM - Tina D'Marco/GEORGE AND DOROTHY

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BEST ACTRESS - FEATURE FILM - Lola Amores/MIKI MANIACO

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BEST ACTOR - SHORT FILM - Tony Amendola/ROUGH MAGIC: EXIT SHAKESPEARE

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BEST ACTOR - FEATURE FILM - Danny Cano/THE FALL

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BEST ORIGINAL SHORT SCREENPLAY ADAPTED FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM 

 Robert Gulack/JIMMY COMES MARCHING HOME

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY SHORT FILM -  Ricardo Gonzalez Ortega/ASI ES LA VIDA

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY FEATURE -Colette Freedman/7000 MILES

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN SHORT FILM - W.I.L.S.D.M

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PRODUCTION DESIGN FEATURE FILM - QUEEN OF KNIVES 

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BEST SCORE SHORT FILM - THE TUNNEL: INTERVIEW WITH A MONSTER

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BEST SCORE FEATURE FILM -  ALTERED PERCEPTIONS

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BEST SOUND DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM - CIAO! JOHN CROWTHER

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BEST SOUND SHORT FILM - FIOR DI FOSSA

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BEST SOUND FEATURE FILM - DIANE

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BEST EDITING MUSIC VIDEO - DIRTY FREAKEN JOE - SCI-FI SAM

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BEST EDITING SHORT ANIMATION - BLOOM IN

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BEST EDITING SHORT DOCUMENTARY - AS AMERICAN AS IT GETS

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BEST EDITING SHORT NARRATIVE -  THE NEEDLE

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BEST EDITING - FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - NOT JUST A PICKY EATER

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BEST EDITING - FEATURE FILM - FRAME

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY -MUSIC VIDEO - David Parrella/SECRET FLING BY SUMMER LEAGUE

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - SHORT NARRATIVE FILM -  THE GIRL IN THE DARK CORNERS

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM - RESURGENCE

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM - HOW WE GOT HERE

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FEATURE FILM - Neal Tyler/BITTERTOOTH 

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BEST DIRECTOR - MUSIC VIDEO - Ishan Shukla/JOHN DEMENA - ETERNAL EYES

 

BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT ANIMATION - Chenjia Ren/MR NULLUS FROM NUSQUAM

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BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY SHORT - Gregory Schmittel/AMERICAN FILMMAKER: MONTE LIGHT

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BEST DIRECTOR - NARRATIVE SHORT FILM - Carlyle King/SUNNY'S CLOSET

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BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - Roy Medawar/THE RACE OF OUR LIVES

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BEST DIRECTOR - FEATURE FILM-  Evan Richards/COGNITIVE 

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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 - MATTY CAT

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY- THE REMARKABLE RESILIENCE OF MARNEEN FIELDS

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​AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST TV DOCUMENTARY - BASEBALL HARMONY

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT NARRATIVE - FULL TILT BOOGIE

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST WEBISODE -  THEATER TUBE - SEASON 1 - ROMEO & JULIET GO TO WASHINGTON

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST DOCUMENTARY - OF ALL THE GIN JOINTS

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST PILOT/TELEVISION EPISODE - H.O.E.S - THE BULGE

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AUDIENCE AWARD BEST FEATURE - THE CHARISMA KILLERS

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GRAND PRIZE MUSIC VIDEO - INSIDE MY HEAD

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GRAND PRIZE BEST ANIMATED SHORT - SOUL

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT - BENKYODO: THE LAST MANJU SHOP IN J-TOWN

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST TV DOCUMENTARY - RISING WINGS

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST PILOT - IN THE TIME THEY HAVE LEFT

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST BEST WEBISODE - WELCOME TO THE WHIMSICAL DESERT (GOING SOLO)

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GRAND PRIZE BEST NARRATIVE SHORT - TEARDROP

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - BIG LITTLE WOMEN

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE - ROSWELL DELIRIUM

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CULVER CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2023 SCREENPLAY AWARDS

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​BEST FAITH BASED SHORT SCREENPLAY - WAKE UP by Darren Haskins

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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - COMEDY - NOSEWORTHY BY Carlo Essagian

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BEST SHORT DRAMA SCREENPLAY - “DRIVE.” BY Crystal Diane Stevens 

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BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT SCREENPLAY - SIGHTLESS BIND BY Ariel Lavi, Shira Hadar

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

 

BEST TELEVISION SCREENPLAY - COMEDY/DRAMA - THE COMBAT ART COLLECTIVE BY Baron Rotza

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BEST TELEVISION SCREENPLAY -THRILLER - HELL’S END BY Walter Hochbrueckner

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BEST TELEVISION SCREENPLAY - YOUTH COMEDY - RUBBER AND GLUE BY Doug Ellerbusch

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BEST INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION SCREENPLAY - THE CLADDAGH RING BY Adam Kelly Morton

   

BEST TELEVISION PILOT -ANIMATION - SO WE’RE HEROES? BY Victor Dean, Shannon McClain Robertson

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

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BEST HORROR FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Chupacabra BY Aaron Willett

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BEST HISTORICAL THRILLER SCREENPLAY - DEMANDING AN ANSWER BY KEVIN J HOWARD

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BEST SCREENPLAY SET IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - “MUFFIN CLUB” BY Charles Petrilla

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BEST BLACK COMEDY FEATURE SCREENPLAY- Stupid Dead Boy BY Alex Vickery-Howe

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BEST SPORTS RELATED FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Ryan Leaf is Unwell BY Richard Hoffman

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BEST ROMANCE FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Whiskey Mountain Days BY Bill Walker

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BEST HISTORICAL DRAMA FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Where There's A Will BY Erin Lander Hickman

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BEST MUSICAL FEATURE SCREENPLAY - The Riveter BY TRISTAN VENTURE

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BEST REDEMPTION/DRAMA FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Spokesman BY Yuval Shrem, Eddie Navarro

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BEST INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Prince of Chicago BY Bruce Hickey

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BEST HEIST FEATURE SCREENPLAY - The School Girl BY Eduardo Rufeisen

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

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GRAND PRIZE BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - OVERDUE BY Janna Jones

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 GRAND PRIZE BEST TV SCRIPT - LIGHT EM’ UP BY Sami Garcia

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GRAND PRIZE TV PILOT - TWIN HARBORS BY Brian Lange Stemmler

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY -Cookbook for Southern House BY Josie Hull

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