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CINESIS Independent FilmFest

2023

Best Drama

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Best Drama

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      Not to Forget

    5.2 (11K)
    Valerio Zanoli
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      Fragments

    Matthew Luppino
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      No Promised Land

    Destiny Soria(producer)
    Lady Destiny Productions
    Bressler Productions

Best Short

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      Reverse

    Christophe Lenoir
    Lablackcam

Jury Prize

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Best Cinematography

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      Muza

    Ilya Savelyev
    Ilya Mentzarar
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      A State Of

    8.7 (10)
    Marlon Galdamez

Best Micro-Short Film

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      Archeìo

    Jonathan Moratal(Director)

Best Podcast

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      Dice Tower Theatre

    Mike Atchley

Best Production Design

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    Winner

      Muza

    Max Karplev
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      Dying to Sleep

    5.6 (554)
    James Flook
    Allison K Joseph
    Stephanie Bates

Best Queer Film

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      Like Son, Like Father

    Mark Bethea(producer/director)
    Blue Ascot Media

Best Zero/Low-Budget Film

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      Julia

    Víctor Muñoz
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      TSC: Impossibility of Reason

Best Documentary Short

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      Shopping Cart People

    Duffy Hecht
    The Hecht Company

Best Editing & VFX

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      George Hobbs: Stick Figure Wisdom

    Armin Nasseri(director/editor)

Best Ensemble Cast

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      Like Son, Like Father

    Lazarus Tate(Actor)
    Edward Neequaye(Actor)
    Khalimah Gaston(Actor)
    Blue Ascot Media

Best First-Time Director

  • Nick Benjamin on the set of Under (2024)
    • Nick Benjamin(director)
    • A State Of

Best Original Score

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      Julia

    Víctor Muñoz
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      A State Of

    8.7 (10)
    Dillon Weiss(composer)

Best Original Song

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      Like Son, Like Father

    Max Richter(comoposer)
    Blue Ascot Media
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      George Hobbs: Stick Figure Wisdom

    George Hobbs(lead vocals/music/lyrics)
    Chris S. Webb(producer/lead guitar)
    Jim Carroll(rhythm guitar)

Best Thriller

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      Enter the Room

    8.8 (60)
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      A State Of

    8.7 (10)
    Nick Benjamin(writer/director)

Best Short Screenplay

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Best Short Script

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      Karma

    Michael Ringdal
    Lucas Leon
    Michael R Productions

Honorable Mention

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Best Directing

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      Whoever Was Using This Bed

    8.6 (68)
    Andrew Kotatko

Best Feature Screenplay

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      Sven

    Jesse Dorian(writer)

Best Editing & VFX

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      A State Of

    8.7 (10)
    Calvin Chin(editor)

Best Film (Medium-Length)

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      A State Of

    8.7 (10)
    Nick Benjamin(director)
    Alexis Arce(producer)
    Jesse Frankel(producer)
    Calvin Chin(editor)
    Marlon Galdamez(director of photography)

Best Sound Design

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      A State Of

    8.7 (10)
    Jordan Lederman(sound designer)

Best Director

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Best Director

  • Max Karplev
    Winner
    • Max Karplev
    • Muza
    • Maximillian Decker
    • Retrograde Los Angeles
    MAD Studios
  • Nick Benjamin on the set of Under (2024)
    • Nick Benjamin(director)
    • A State Of
    • Shane Crosland(director)
    • The M Word
    Sonik-Ino

Best TV Series or Pilot

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Best Web Series or Pilot

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      Retrograde Los Angeles

    Maximillian Decker
    MAD Studios

Best Ensemble Cast

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Best Ensemble Cast

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      Retrograde Los Angeles

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      Dying to Sleep

    5.6 (554)
    Jataun Gilbert
    Alex Keever
    Roy Abramsohn
    Victoria Baldesarra
    Maria Pinsent
    Dar Dixon
    SarahLydia Sophia
    Paris Dylan
    Eric Roberts
    Dave Sheridan

Best Supporting Actress

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Best Supporting Actress

    • Jennifer Seymour-Price
    • Retrograde Los Angeles
    MAD Studios

Best Lead Actress

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Best Lead Actress

  • Julie Dell Phillips
    • Julie Dell Phillips
    • Retrograde Los Angeles
    MAD Studios
  • Destiny Soria
    • Destiny Soria(actress)
    • No Promised Land
    Lady Destiny Productions
    Bressler Productions

Best Short Film

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Best Short Film

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      The M Word

    Shane Crosland(director)
    Sonik-Ino

Quarter-Finalist

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      Lady at Number 16

    James Newhook(director)
    CNA Films
    Focusyn Films

Semi-Finalist

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      Fear Incarnate

    6.9 (8)
    Dylan Coburn(director/producer)
    Martin Haughey(producer)
    A.J. Vargas(producer)
    Christopher Newman(executive producer)
    A Paper Film
    A Paper Film
    A Paper Film

Best Supporting Actor

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Best Supporting Actor

  • Elliott Bush
    Winner
    • Elliott Bush
    • Retrograde Los Angeles
    MAD Studios

Best Zero/Low-Budget Film

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Semi-Finalist

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      Roberta Lane

    9.1 (10)
    Darren J. Perry(Director)

Best Lead Actor

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Best Lead Actor

  • Ola Wallinder
    • Ola Wallinder(Actor)
    • Cactus
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