Festigious Winners - September 2023

Best Picture

Genre Inc. - Ela Gavrila

Best Narrative Film

Say My Name - Mel Baker, Rhoyce Nova

Best Indie Feature

Backstage - Kevin Austra

Best Indie Short

Let Me - Francesco Dattilo

Best Drama

The Ambition - Paayel Chouudhury

Best Horror

Guilty - Jordan Scott, Brady Jacquin

Best Experimental Film

Runt - Bess Noakes-Kettel, Brendan Void

Best TV Pilot

Townsend - Michael Houston King

Best Documentary Feature

In Search of the Tallest: A Redwoods Adventure - Steve A Hall

Best Documentary Short

An Incomplete Family Portrait - Yangho Song

Best Student Film

Once In Love - Ace Shu

Best Director

Say My Name - Rhoyce Nova

Best First Time Director

Genre Inc. - Ela Gavrila

Best Indie Filmmaker

In Search of the Tallest: A Redwoods Adventure - Steve A Hall

Best Actor

Townsend - Matt Borlenghi

Best Actress

Genre Inc. - Ela Gavrila

Best Supporting Actor

Backstage - Nick Roy

Best Supporting Actress

Backstage - Samantha Oliver

Best Ensemble

Backstage - Kevin Austra, Kerwin Gonzalez, Madison Hodges, Guy Wellman, Michael Goldberg, Gina Olkowksi, Gail Wagner, Sedric Willis, Nick Roy, Samantha Oliver, Alfred Lance Jr., Melanie Rosedale

Best Score

The Artist - Mykyta Puchkov

Best Visual Effects

Freedom - Taekyeong Kim

Best Commercial

A Badge - Xiaojie Shen

Best Original Story

Townsend - Michael Houston King

Screenplay of the Month

The Jellyfish Syndrome - Dan Burle, Sr.

Best Feature Screenplay

Corey's Hand - Jim Norman

Best Short Screenplay

Tomorrow Never Comes - Allison Caldwell

Best Drama Screenplay

School of Murder - Luke Davies

Best Comedy Screenplay

The Jellyfish Syndrome - Dan Burle, Sr.

Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

Home For Aged Time Travelers - Scott Nelson

Best Horror Screenplay

A Hand to Hold - Eliza Power

Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

The Rainbow Fish - Remesh Ramachandran

Special Jury Award

The Loss of Innocence - Donatella Corrado

Genre Inc Trailer

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