
2023 winners
To qualify for an award, entries had to receive a score of 90 or above in judging..
Best Dramatic Feature Film -
1st place WINNER Princess, Brandon Robert Kersjes
2nd place WINNER Grace & Mercy, Mike Berry
3rd place WINNER Calendar, Nicholas Muhlbach
Best Foreign Film -
WINNER Fry Fry Girl, Kenji FUKUSHIMA
Best Documentary Feature -
1st place WINNER History of Cleveland Chinatown, Johnny K Wu
2nd place WINNER Magic of Mazza, Meghan Murray
Best Comedy Feature -
WINNER Outed, Blake Arthur (J. Senft)
Best Ohio Feature Film -
1st place WINNER Chains of Redemption, Scott E Brosius
2nd place WINNER Leviticus, Tyler Nelson Thomas
3rd place WINNER Innerself, Johnny K Wu
Best Dramatic Short -
1st place WINNER Love Grandma, Matt Spear
2nd place WINNER if Wishes were Fishes, Scott E Brosius
3rd place WINNER Duality of Memory, Eric Mattson
Best Documentary Short -
WINNER Vanished in Ohio, Bruno Tatalović
Best Comedy Short -
1st place WINNER FEED ME, Caitlin Ferrell
2nd place WINNER GENIE oF THE LAMP, Pauline Nowakowsk
3rd place WINNER GOOD SESSION, Larry Rosen
Best HORROR short -
1st place Crashing at Your Place, Tyler Nelson Thomas
2nd place WINNEREnabler, B.J. Halsall
3rd place WINNER Highway to Hell, Craig Knowles
Best Microfilm -
\1st place WINNER the School System, Jesse Roth
2nd place WINNER Shadowdome, Michael Stafford
3rd place WINNER Oblivion, Logan Fry
Best Trailer -
WINNER Assassin’s Apprentice by Russell Emanual
Best Music Video -
1st place WINNER Prison Romance, Pavel Gavrilin
2nd place WINNER Hey You, Robert Messinger
3rd place WINNER River never Sleeps, Mike Caral
SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
1st place WINNER - Mere Mortals, Russ Lindway
2nd place WINNER Hazel the Viking, Jim Norman
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Best TV Pilot or Webisode Script -
WINNER Quite the Hike, Michael Lamentola
Best Dramatic Short Screenplay -
1st place WINNER The Groomer, Bob Messinger
2nd place WINNER Assassin Seeking Salvation, Amy McCorkle & Melissa Goodman
Best Fantasy/Sci-Fi Short Script
1st place WINNER Demon, James Ferda
2nd place WINNER Traveler, Amy McCorkle & Melissa Goodman
Best Feature Documentary Writing-
WINNER The Quilt: A Living History of African American Music Script, Cynthia Freeman Gibbs
Best Drama/Suspense Feature Screenplay -
WINNER - Russ Lindway
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY -
WINNER Let’s Go Kill God, James Ferda
Best Horror Feature Screenplay -
1st place WINNER At the Mercy of Faith, Samuel Taylor
HORROR - 2nd place WINNER High Stakes, Stuart Creque
Best Dramatic Screenplay -
1st place WINNER The John & Jane Doe Murders, Justin Jerreau
2nd place WINNER Shadows of Dharma, Mark Perlick