WFCS

Movie of the month

(February – March 2023)

CATEGORY: AMATEUR FILM

WINNER

The harvest is over.

Directed by JACK MICKE

France

CATEGORY: ANIMATED FILM

WINNER

Meet Again (JAEHOE)
Directed by ap-sol KANG

Korea

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

NO SIGNAL
Directed by FRANC KOPIC

Slovenia

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD

On / Off
Directed by Nicolas P. Villarreal

Argentina

CATEGORY: Best Actor

WINNER

It’s non-emergency!

Acted by Ian Reed-Golden

United Kingdom

CATEGORY: Best Actress

WINNER

RINGS OF THE UNPROMISED

Acted by Michelle Renee Arthur

United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The Girl Killer Not Too Cruel

Acted by Zuyan Yao

China

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD

It’s non-emergency!

Acted by Pat Ceasar

United Kingdom

Dawna Lee Heising Demo Reel – 2022

Acted by Dawna Lee Heising

United States

CATEGORY: Best Cinematography

WINNER

RINGS OF THE UNPROMISED
Cinematographed by Andrew Giordano, Dan Kennedy

United States

CATEGORY: Best Director
WINNER
UNEASE
Directed by Angelo Donzella

Italy

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The Cadaver
Directed by Volkan Özgümüş

Turkey

MONSTER P.O.V.
Directed by Travis Nicholas Zariwny

United States

On / Off

Directed by Nicolas P. Villarreal

Argentina

ARRIVAL

Directed by Anaya Kunst

Brazil

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD

Phasmophobia

Directed by alvin roy sutanto

Indonesia

Lost Cos

Directed by Robin de Levita

United States

CATEGORY: Best Editing

WINNER

CANCER/EVOLUTION Episode 1: The Dustbin of History

Edited by Brad Jones

United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Phasmophobia

Edited by alvin roy sutanto

Indonesia

CATEGORY:  Best Film Score – Soundtrack

WINNER

Empty
Scored by Round The Globe (feat. Clare Steffen)

United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

CHAAPPAKUTHU
Scored by Shibu Kallar

India

ARRIVAL

Scored by Pedro Tavares, Anaya Music

Brazil

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD

RINGS OF THE UNPROMISED

Scored by R. Kim Shultz, Nina Kruse

United States

CATEGORY: Best Producer

WINNER

ARRIVAL

Produced by Anaya Kunst, Marcio Alves, Pedro Tavares

Brazil

CATEGORY: Supporting Actor

WINNER

RINGS OF THE UNPROMISED
Acted by Johnny Keatth

United States


CATEGORY: Best Supporting Actress

WINNER

RINGS OF THE UNPROMISED

Acted by Katharine Kat Kramer

United States

CATEGORY: Comedy Short
WINNER

Riding Down a Moon Bean
Directed by Bobby Lacer

United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Wishbone Alley

Directed by Liam P. Kiernan

Canada

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD

It’s non-emergency!

Directed by Katarzyna Adamus, Pat Ceasar

United Kingdom

CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER

CHAAPPAKUTHU
Directed by Ajaish Sudhakaran, Mahesh Manoharan

India

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Building a Bridge

Directed by QINGNING XIANG

China

Titu Ambani

Directed by Rohit Raj Goyal

India


CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILM

WINNER

I Ching Master

Directed by Ellen Ngai Lun Pun

Hong Kong


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Kill me if you can

Directed by Alex Infascelli

Italy

WITCH, REBORN
Directed by Maria Shevtsova

United Kingdom

The Struggle for Artistic Freedom

Directed by John Kong

United States

72 hours

Directed by Viachaslau Sikora

Poland

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD

She Wins

Directed by Zbigniew Gajzler

Poland

My Muslim Husband

Directed by Daniel Ioan Barnuti
Romania

Slow Fashion

Directed by Eme (Melissa) Eidson
United States

CATEGORY: Drone Film
WINNER

My Australia

Directed by Chris Tangey
Australia

CATEGORY: Educational Film
WINNER

Oppenheimer After Trinity

Directed by Trent J. DiGiulio, Larry L. Sheffield
United States


CATEGORY: Experimental Film
WINNER
The Bytes Dreams are Made of
Directed by Alessandro Amaducci

Italy

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Majnun Jugnu

Directed by Harish Vyas

India

Cobra Strike Force

Directed by Dustin William Ferguson

United States

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD

The Substitution

Directed by Karen Klami

United States

CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
WINNER

Reborn

Written by Dr. Melissa Caudle

United States


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Proof of Faith

Written by Mark F Sawyer

United States

The Monster in Mummy

Written by Steve Sloane, Donia Youssef

United Kingdom

Betrayal’s Shadow

Written by Wayne D Burdette Jr

United States

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD

Six Impossible Things

Written by Amanda Nitsa Oz

United States

The Shadow Chronicles

Written by Christian Caputo

United States

Faith, Hope, & Grace

Written by Wayne D Burdette Jr, Christan van Slyke

United States

CATEGORY: Film on Women

WINNER

SHE IS SO TINY (Version sous titré en Anglais)

Directed by Jacques MICKE

France

CATEGORY: Film/Video Poster

WINNER

Betrayal’s Shadow

Poster by Wayne D Burdette Jr

United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Heart Stopper

Poster by Wayne D Burdette Jr

United States

CATEGORY: Film on Disability Issue

WINNER

MUJHE SCHOOL NAHI JAANA ( I don’t want to go to School )

Directed by NIPON DHOLUA

India

CATEGORY: Horror / Science Fiction / Genre Feature Film

WINNER

Starship Troopers Deadlock (english)

Directed by Steffen Werner

Germany

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

DARK CELL

Directed by Jean-Michel Tari

France

CATEGORY: Mobile Film

WINNER

Ballet… ballet

Directed by Kostiantyn Mishchenko

United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Phasmophobia

Directed by alvin roy sutanto

Indonesia

CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO

WINNER

ARRIVAL
Directed by Anaya Kunst

Brazil

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

I felt a Funeral, in my Brain

Directed by Far From Your Sun

France

CATEGORY: Narrative Feature

WINNER

When Death Comes Knocking

Directed by Danny Lopez

United States



OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Tom and Luce

Directed by Muxel Paule

France

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD

Lost Cos

Directed by Robin de Levita

United States

CATEGORY: Performing Arts

WINNER

Flight

Directed by Loretta Thomas
United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Tom and Luce

Directed by Muxel Paule

France

CATEGORY: SHORT FILM
WINNER

UNEASE
Directed by Angelo Donzella

Italy

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Alessandra The Revenge

Directed by Louis Abdilla

Australia

Man and an old mill
Directed by Päivi Kapiainen-Heiskanen

Finland

Shut
Directed by Niels Bourgonje

Netherlands

Fu

Directed by Hiroyuki Seki

Japan

REVERSE

Directed by Christophe Lenoir

France

Life Agreement
Directed by Lu Li

China

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD

The Female General`s Moustache

Directed by Disheng Zhang

China

Squid Fleet

Directed by Ed Ou, Will N. Miller

United States

CATEGORY: Short Script
WINNER
Partners
Written by Nicholas Ryon Joseph, Jerry Ferrell

United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The Last Humans (script)
Written by Ray Brady

United Kingdom

CATEGORY: Silent Film

WINNER

Adrift in Time
Directed by Alexander Hugo

United States

CATEGORY: Student Film

WINNER

Let go

Directed by Chia chi Huang

Taiwan


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Building a Bridge
Directed by QINGNING XIANG

China

CATEGORY: Television / Pilot Program or Series

WINNER

CANCER/EVOLUTION Episode 1: The Dustbin of History

Directed by Maggie Jones, Brad Jones

United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Los Aspirantes -The Applicants-

Directed by Mark Sawyer

Spain


CATEGORY: Women’s Film
WINNER
RINGS OF THE UNPROMISED
Directed by Michelle Renee Arthur

United States


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

SECOND WIND

Directed by Ernestine Azeh

ARRIVAL

Directed by Anaya Kunst

Brazil

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD

First Kiss

Directed by Karen Klami

United States

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