2023 Winners List

Winners Gallery

Showcasing 2023 Philadelphia Short Film Festival winning films and directors.

Best Film Award：

Whispers of the Wind - Directed by Mateo Rossi

Echoes of Solitude - Directed by Aisha Karim

Fading Light - Directed by Nora Varga

Jury's Special Award：

The Long Goodbye - Directed by Haruto Takahashi

Beyond Boundaries - Directed by Eva Håkansson

Hidden Reflections - Directed by Jorge Morales

Best Director Award：

Between Worlds - Directed by Lila Kravitz

Silent Waters - Directed by Rajiv Singh

The Last Dance - Directed by Marianne Lefevre

Best Screenplay Award：

Paper Dreams - Written by Liang Mei

A Moment Apart - Written by Tomás Benitez

Invisible Threads - Written by Amara Ndiaye

Best Cinematography Award：

Golden Hour - Cinematography by Julian Torres

The Forgotten Path - Cinematography by Lea Müller

Moonlit Shadows - Cinematography by Benoît Martin

Best Editing Award：

In Transit - Edited by Rashid El-Badawi

The Fragile Line - Edited by Fiona Maclean

Through Time - Edited by Simone D'Angelo

Best Sound Design Award：

Ethereal Waves - Sound Design by Pavlo Kozak

Silent Pulse - Sound Design by Inga Åström

Sonic Echoes - Sound Design by Ethan Wu

Best Original Score Award：

Melodies of Memory - Score by Isabella Costa

Wanderers - Score by Markus Engel

Timeless - Score by Farida Karim

Best Animated Short Award：

Dreamscape - Directed by Hiroshi Tanaka

Stars Above - Directed by Natalia Ivanova

The Lost Garden - Directed by Omar Youssef

Best DocumentaryShortAward ：

Portraits of Resilience - Directed by Amina Hassan

On the Edge - Directed by Luka Perovic

Land of Shadows - Directed by Zara Mahmood

Best New Director Award ：

Winds of Time - Directed by Zoey Williams

Reflections of Silence - Directed by Aliya Bashir

Crossroads - Directed by Juan Pablo Martinez

Audience Choice Award ：

Against the Tide - Directed by Hugo Fischer

Embers - Directed by Carmen Blanco

Sunrise Journey - Directed by Priya Kapoor