For our 2023 festival, our selections committee watched a combined total of 1325 hours, narrowing the total down to 160 films. Our judging panel then watched 301 hours of content to make the following decisions.

This years winners were:

Best Director - Peter Callahan - Out & About
Best Actor - Ralph Ineson - Waving
Best Actress - Becky Lindsay - Burnt Toast & Cigarettes
Best Supporting Actor - Sam Barnard - Monico Perseus
Best Supporting Actress - Tiffany Bedwell - Good Guy With A Gun
Best Score - Christos Andreou - Langford Tales
Best Short Film - The Magical World Of Miracles
Best Cinematography - Pasindu Goldman - The Light That No One Sees
Best Foreign Language Film - A Butterfly's Heart
Best Animation - Triskelion
Best Local Film - Black & White Duppy
Best Screenplay - Duncan Paveling - Little Mary
Best Documentary - Danny's Red Box
Best Low Or No Budget Film - A Touch Of Vengeance
Best Feature Film - Out And About

Jury Prize - Encore

Of course its just not about the judges, our audience also get a say and they selected the following winners.

Audience Awards

Best Documentary - Eric Ravilious, Drawn To War
Best Actor - Alan Cooper - Claudia and Danny Ashkenasi - The Pit & The Pendulum - A Musicabre
Best Feature Film - Left Of Chopin, Coyote, Publish Or Perish
Best Short Film - Care - Eric