Winners
Young Director Award 2023
Special Jury Award
Call Me Mommy
Tara O'Callaghan
Producer: Louise Byrne, Aaron McEnaney
Production: Motherland
Ireland
Special Jury Award
SPLIT SECOND
Sinan Sevinç
Producer: Michael Hessenbruch, Marco Henn
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Germany
Gold Screen
The Last Bar
Arne Hain
Producer: Louis Wick, Svenja Weber
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Germany
Gold Screen
NATURE ATTACK
Erik Sémashkin
Producer: Erik Sémashkin
France
Gold Screen
ROOTS OF MY RHYTHM - The dance journey of Majid Kessab
Steve Won
Producer: Steve Won, Timo Banemann, Andi Tillmann
Production: KAIZEN STUDIO
Germany
Gold Screen
Talk Away The Dark
Vincent René-Lortie
Producer: Samuel Caron
Production: The Corner Shop
United Kingdom
Gold Screen
The Plimsoll
Jackie Lee
Producer: Andreja Viskovic
Production: Piano Ln
United Kingdom
Gold Screen
Malevolence
Eugenia Hamilton
Producer: Eugenia Hamilton
United Kingdom
Gold Screen
SPLIT SECOND
Sinan Sevinç
Producer: Michael Hessenbruch & Marco Henn
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Germany
Gold Screen
Call Me Mommy
Tara O'Callaghan
Producer: Louise Byrne, Aaron McEnaney
Production: Motherland
Ireland
Gold Screen
SPLIT SECOND
Sinan Sevinç
Producer: Michael Hessenbruch, Marco Henn
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Germany
Gold Screen
This Is ESCAC- Spot
Lucas Parra
Producer: Lucas Parra, Daniela Combe
Production: ESCAC (Higher School of Cinema and Audiovisuals of Catalonia)
Spain
Gold Screen
BANDITS
Nick Alexander
Producer: Emma Grazette
Production: NFTS
United Kingdom
Gold Screen
FISHMONGER
Neil Ferron
Producer: Jordan Willcox and Valerie Steinberg
Production: American Film Institute
United States
Gold Screen
Iran-e Man
Naghmeh Pour
Producer: Sara Samsøe Moghaddas
Production: new—land
Denmark
Gold Screen
Delta
Jing Ai Ng
Producer: Sandra Tan & Graham Raubvogel
Production: Prom Creative
United States
Gold Screen
SPLIT SECOND
Sinan Sevinç
Producer: Michael Hessenbruch & Marco Henn
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Germany
Gold Screen
SiHAME
Lisette Donkersloot
Production: Fiction Valley
Netherlands
Gold Screen
The Giving Dead
Florian Reittner
Producer: Lara Pollmeier
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Germany
Gold Screen
14 in February
Victoria Singh-Thompson
Producer: Lily Warland, Pip Smart, Anna Mannix
Production: Revolver
Australia
Gold Screen
Ma Mere et Moi (My Mother and I)
Emma Branderhorst
Producer: Maaike Neve
Production: Bind Film
Netherlands
Gold Screen
Safe as Houses
Mia Mullarkey
Producer: Claire McCabe
Production: Samson Films
Ireland
Gold Screen
SIMO
Aziz Zoromba
Producer: Rosalie Chicoine Perreault
Production: SCARAB FILMS
Canada
Gold Screen
I think I hate my father
Linda-Schiwa Klinkhammer
Germany
Silver Screen
Death at the bus stop
Maja Kjellstad Aanonsen
Production: volda university college
Norway
Silver Screen
Past
Jeppe Lange
Producer: Axel Herrlin & Lasse Cato
Production: Bacon
Denmark
Silver Screen
Guerreras
Lotte van Raalte
Producer: Lotte van Raalte
Netherlands
Silver Screen
Iran-e Man
Naghmeh Pour
Producer: Sara Samsøe Moghaddas
Production: new—land
Denmark
Silver Screen
Killing Bagheera
Muschirf Shekh Zeyn
Producer: Seren Sahin
Syria
Silver Screen
Pepedrilo
Victor Cartas Valdivia
Producer: Gabriela Ruvalcaba Rentería
Mexico
Silver Screen
SPLIT SECOND
Sinan Sevinç
Producer: Michael Hessenbruch & Marco Henn
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Germany
Silver Screen
24 Hours of Care
Jennifer Roberts
Producer: Maegan McGregor
Production: Skin and Bones
Canada
Silver Screen
Nature's Child
Christina Amundsen
Producer: Floortje Sprenkels
Denmark
Silver Screen
The Real Self Checkout
Rosie May Bird Smith
Producer: Adam Javes
Production: Havas Studios
United Kingdom
Silver Screen
Angry Skin Cell
Apiwat Pattalarungkan
Producer: Jaturong Srinawa
Production: Harsee Production
Thailand
Silver Screen
STAMMA 'It's How We Talk'
LIAKH
Producer: Germaine Walker
Production: Spindle
United Kingdom
Silver Screen
The Ilac Centre - A Place For Everyone
Dave Fox
Producer: Megan Byrne
Production: Bold Studios
Ireland
Silver Screen
Gorka
Joe Weiland
Producer: Alex Jefferson
Production: Somesuch
United Kingdom
Silver Screen
YDA Jury Presentation 2022
Lea Thurner
Producer: Oliver Kornberg Sand
Production: Bacon
Denmark
Silver Screen
Iran-e Man
Naghmeh Pour
Producer: Sara Samsøe Moghaddas
Production: new—land
Denmark
Silver Screen
original skin
Mdhamiri A Nkemi
Producer: Sabina Smitham
Production: Hinterland Pictures Ltd
United Kingdom
Silver Screen
ROOTS OF MY RHYTHM - The dance journey of Majid Kessab
Steve Won
Producer: Steve Won, Timo Banemann, Andi Tillmann
Production: KAIZEN STUDIO
Germany
Silver Screen
Heart Valley
Christian Cargill
Producer: Christian Cargill, Lily Wakeley, Kiran Sidhu
Production: Dalmatian Films / The New Yorker
United Kingdom
Silver Screen
ROOTS OF MY RHYTHM - The dance journey of Majid Kessab
Steve Won
Producer: Steve Won, Timo Banemann, Andi Tillmann
Production: KAIZEN STUDIO
Germany
Silver Screen
The Hidden Dimension
Ben Galster
Producer: Christian Ruess
Production: Container Love
Germany
Silver Screen
Mother Nature's Power
Nicolás Bori
Producer: Marco Henn & Matías Dumont
Production: Antiestático & Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Spain
Silver Screen
Bestial Ones
Miles Davis Murphy
Producer: Michael Largey & Cait Bird
Production: The National Film School at IADT
Ireland
Silver Screen
Final forever
Tess Quatri
Producer: Stian Skjelstad
Production: The Norwegian Film School
Norway
Silver Screen
Finding Vega
Joey Xuetong Zhao
Producer: Jacqueline Wang
Production: American Film Institute
United States
Silver Screen
SAMMEN ER DU MERE (THE COMPLAINT)
William Sehested Høeg
Producer: Sofie Bergstein
Production: The National Film School of Denmark
Denmark
Silver Screen
AntsLive 'Number One Candidate'
Tom Emmerson
Producer: Tom Emmerson
Production: Emmerson Films
United Kingdom
Silver Screen
Dirt in the Diamond
Renee Maria Osubu
Producer: Maëva Demurger & Amara Rossell
Production: Somesuch
United Kingdom
Silver Screen
morning / midnight
Josh Sondock
Producer: Leon Derriey
Production: Kode
United Kingdom
Silver Screen
Magic Mud
Snorre Fuglsang Ruhe
Producer: Jens Formann
Production: Produced By
Denmark
Silver Screen
The Interview
Björn Swoboda & Eike Frederik Schulz
Producer: Lorenzo Musiu
Production: Impolite Culture GmbH / Borotalco TV
Germany
Silver Screen
Words Leaves Traces
Jakob Havmøller
Producer: Mads N. Marstrand & Jacob Salling
Production: Uitch Iscratch
Denmark
Silver Screen
Blending
Steve Bruno
Producer: Bruna Fernandes, Steve Bruno
Production: Prodigo Filmes
Brazil
Silver Screen
Guardians of Colors
Natascha Stogu
Producer: Vera Paulmann, Ben Turlach
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg & Bubbles Film
Germany
Silver Screen
Every Five Miles
Vincent Lambe
Producer: Colmán Mac Cionnaith
Production: Vico Films
Ireland
Silver Screen
Blue
Sophie Rose Worger
Producer: Tracey Warren
United Kingdom
Silver Screen
ESCAPE LOCKERS
Yuriko Minami
Producer: Yudai Tatara
Production: FIELD MANAGEMENT EXPAND
Japan
Silver Screen
Everybody Dies Sometimes...
Charlotte Hamblin
Producer: Leonora Darby
Production: Tea Shop Productions / Foxes Productions
United Kingdom
Silver Screen
Radical Honesty
Bianca Poletti
Producer: Shayna Gianelli
Production: Epoch Films
United States
Silver Screen
Shadowban
Shane W. Brennan
Producer: Aaron Chalke
Production: Shane Brennan
Ireland
Silver Screen
Undertow
Alex Cook
Producer: Reef Oldberg
Production: Crimson Edge
United States
Silver Screen
Delta
Jing Ai Ng
Producer: Sandra Tan & Graham Raubvogel
Production: Prom Creative
United States
Silver Screen
Do You Remember Paris
Louise Hylland
Producer: Kristian Nordbøge
Production: DON't PAN!C Entertainment ApS
Denmark
Silver Screen
Gorka
Joe Weiland
Producer: Alex Jefferson
Production: Somesuch
United Kingdom
Silver Screen
Lay Me by the Shore
David Findlay
Producer: Joaquin Cardoner
Production: David Findlay
Canada
Silver Screen
Pram Snatcher
Theo James Krekis
Producer: Sorcha Bacon
Production: Knucklehead, Try Hard Films & Mumbo Jumbo Films
United Kingdom
Silver Screen
ROOTS OF MY RHYTHM - The dance journey of Majid Kessab
Steve Won
Producer: Steve Won, Timo Banemann, Andi Tillmann
Production: KAIZEN STUDIO
Germany
Silver Screen
this is how it feels to me
Jenny Amdi Sørensen
Producer: Camilla Hannani
Production: Bacon
Denmark
Silver Screen
S.O.S. (SPEAK OUT SOONER) — ANTI-BULLYING PSA
Mick Soiza
Australia
Shortlist
Between Lines
Sarah Beth Morgan
Producer: Rebekah Hamilton
Production: Hornet
United States
Shortlist
Mother Nature's Power
Nicolás Bori
Producer: Marco Henn & Matías Dumont
Production: Antiestático & Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Spain
Shortlist
Rime of The Ancient Mariner
Alice Bloomfield
Producer: Martin Roker
Production: Black Dog Films
United Kingdom
Shortlist
Tahlequah the Whale: A Dance of Grief
Daniel Kreizberg
Producer: Akvilė Bliujūtė-Janušė
Production: Meinart Animation Studio
Lithuania
Shortlist
Ambitions
Bjarke Underbjerg
Producer: Sofia Klitgaard
Production: New Land
Denmark
Shortlist
Correct The Internet
Lex Hodge
Producer: Sarah Cook, Rebekah 'Bex' Kelly
Production: FINCH Company
New Zealand
Shortlist
Finding Vega
Joey Xuetong Zhao
Producer: Jacqueline Wang
Production: American Film Institute
United States
Shortlist
I am whole
Bianca Poletti
Producer: Shayna Gianelli
Production: Frenzy Paris
France
Shortlist
Tahlequah the Whale: A Dance of Grief
Daniel Kreizberg
Producer: Akvilė Bliujūtė-Janušė
Production: Meinart Animation Studio
Lithuania
Shortlist
this is how it feels to me
Jenny Amdi Sørensen
Producer: Camilla Hannani
Production: Bacon
Denmark
Shortlist
A Forgotten Emergency
Juliane Taudt
Producer: Franziska Heinemann
Production: Hamburg Media School
Germany
Shortlist
Cancer Research Saves Lives
Sakari Lerkkanen
Producer: Seppo Kerkela
Production: Directors Guild
Finland
Shortlist
Correct The Internet
Lex Hodge
Producer: Sarah Cook, Rebekah 'Bex' Kelly
Production: FINCH Company
New Zealand
Shortlist
Sidaction - Never this close
Ludovic Gontrand
Producer: Clément Martorell
Production: HAMLET
France
Shortlist
The Fear of Tomorrow
Nelis Friedrichs
Producer: Catharina Kroll
Germany
Shortlist
Words Leaves Traces
Jakob Havmøller
Producer: Mads N. Marstrand & Jacob Salling
Production: Uitch Iscratch
Denmark
Shortlist
Check 'Em Out
Kate Hollowell
Producer: Jona Ward
Production: Mrs. Wright
United States
Shortlist
Gil's Grills
Nicolas Gordon
Producer: Dustin Highbridge
Production: KIN Films
United States
Shortlist
Have Both x IKEA
Mashie Alam
Producer: Michelle Woodward
Production: Soft Citizen
Canada
Shortlist
How She Rolls
Kate Hollowell
Producer: Jona Ward
Production: Mrs. Wright
United States
Shortlist
JACKED - Never Stop Racing - Federica Pellegrini
Giada Bossi
Producer: Davide Ferazza
Production: WITHSTAND FILM
Italy
Shortlist
Stream/Trim
Arthur Studholme
Producer: Sally Hanson
Production: Pulse Films
United Kingdom
Shortlist
This Is Mæh
Bine Bach
Producer: Oliver Kornberg Sand
Production: Bacon
Denmark
Shortlist
Big City Moves - A Symphony of Movement
Oliver Pilemand
Producer: Oliver Pilemand
Production: Curiosity Film
Denmark
Shortlist
Forever Young
Dominik Ströhle
Producer: Sabina Stöckler, Lukas Bäuerle
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Germany
Shortlist
Mother Nature's Power
Nicolás Bori
Producer: Marco Henn & Matías Dumont
Production: Antiestático & Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Spain
Shortlist
Night Lovell - Eye Spy
Avery Stedman
Producer: Scott McCuaig
Production: Breathe. Entertainment
Canada
Shortlist
ALFRED
Nikolas Meyberg
Producer: Hannes Höhn
Production: BLACK CORRIDOR
Germany
Shortlist
IN RESIDENCE - Eduardo Neira, Roth
Fernando Cattori
Producer: ANA LAURA SOLIS / JAUME RIGUAL
Production: PANDORA
Mexico
Shortlist
Boys Club
Biko Julian Voigts
Producer: Christoph Neuhaus, Marlene Wiedersich
Production: Filmakademie Baden Württemberg
Germany
Shortlist
Forever Young
Dominik Ströhle
Producer: Sabina Stöckler, Lukas Bäuerle
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Germany
Shortlist
A Roadside Banquet
Peiqi Peng
Producer: Ziqi Gao
Production: American Film Institute
United States
Shortlist
Aziz
Ramiel Petros
Producer: Tess Rittersbach, Angie Urrea, Heather Vaxer, Ward Kamel
United States
Shortlist
El Soñador
Duncan Heger
Producer: Ashley Lee
United States
Shortlist
Eterna
Villo Krisztics
Producer: Tidza Karup
Production: NFTS
United Kingdom
Shortlist
Flight Freeze Fight
Teys Schucany
Producer: Laura Valentiner-Bohse
Production: Frau Film
Denmark
Shortlist
I Remember it Rained
Connor Simpson
Producer: Carver Diserens
Production: Whisperwood Films
United States
Shortlist
In the Right Place
Montse Villegas
Producer: Laura Hernández y Julián Eduardo Chávez
Production: Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México
Mexico
Shortlist
The Furniture
Mehdi Pierret
Producer: Vincent Canart
Production: INSAS & Atelier de Réalisation
Belgium
Shortlist
VENTIL
Leve Kühl
Producer: Hannah Buhr, Katharina Mumper, Tito Uysal
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Germany
Shortlist
We Were Meant To
Tari Wariebi
Producer: Jordan Tyner
United States
Shortlist
Where No One Lives
Li Anne Liew
Producer: Cynthia Wang
Malaysia
Shortlist
Your Guardian
Mimi Vlaovic
Producer: Balsa Djogo
United Kingdom
Shortlist
YU BU ZHONG RI (THE STORM)
Wendi Tang
Producer: Wendi Tang
Production: Astrocloud Films LLC
United States
Shortlist
Blu Samu - Turquoise
Ludovic Gontrand
Producer: Clément Martorell
Production: HAMLET
France
Shortlist
Gilsons - Pra Gente Acordar (A New Dawn)
Pedro Alvarenga
Producer: Guilherme Bolo
Production: Cosmo Cine
Brazil
Shortlist
Kimbra "Foolish Thinking"
Alex Cook
Producer: Reef Oldberg
Production: Crimson Edge
United States
Shortlist
Quattro Pareti - Arssalendo
Giada Bossi
Producer: Victoria Rabbogliatti, Paco Bonelli
Production: ILLMATIC FILM GROUP
Italy
Shortlist
Voyager
Ffi0oul
Producer: Charlotte Benhamou and Hugo Marcel
Production: Frenzy Paris
France
Shortlist
Worms
Raman Djafari
Producer: Jake River Parker
Production: Blinkink
United Kingdom
Shortlist
Protect This House
Wes Walker
Producer: Dustin Callif, Nancy Hacohen, Rob Sexton
Production: Tool
United States
Shortlist
Birth of Oshun
Harmonia Rosales & Jonas Bang
Producer: Sara Samsøe & Rebecca Thorbøll
Production: new—land
Denmark
Shortlist
CONTENT KINGZ
Melle Branson
Producer: Maria Elena Amatulli & Alexandra Nell
Australia
Shortlist
Dreaming of a Better Place
Cameron Thuman
Producer: Dilan Mistry
Production: NativeFour
United States
Shortlist
Finding Vega
Joey Xuetong Zhao
Producer: Jacqueline Wang
Production: American Film Institute
United States
Shortlist
Mascarade - Origin Story
Maïlis
Producer: Carolan Grégoire
Production: Station Service, Consulat
Canada
Shortlist
Starr
Bertram & Alex Fischman
Producer: Adrian Sobrado
Production: not signed
United States
Shortlist
I AM
Linda-Schiwa Klinkhammer
Producer: Christoph Hoppstädter
Production: megaherz GmbH
Germany
Shortlist
Gotta Catch 'Em All (Pokémon Sketch)
The Berry Boys
Production: The Berry
United Kingdom
Shortlist
STYX
Baptiste Maureau
Producer: Maximilien Producer
Production: OBVIOUS
France
Shortlist
Can We Talk
Wukda
Producer: Wukda
Production: Anonymous Content
United Kingdom
Shortlist
FALLOUT
Sam Cutler-Kreutz
Producer: Alex Morsanutto
United States
Shortlist
Forever Sleep
Zac Stracener
Producer: Alex Bartz
United States
Shortlist
Sofia Mamani: Corriendo Conmigo
Alex Fischman Cárdenas
Producer: Alex Fischman Cárdenas
Production: Greenpoint Pictures
United States
Shortlist
Sorry I am late I was masturbating
Alena Shevchenko
Producer: Therese Scholz
Production: doity Produktion GmbH
Germany
Shortlist
TEMPEST
Masashi Fukuda
Producer: Ryuichi Ushioda
Production: TAIYO KIKAKU Co., Ltd.
Japan
Shortlist
The Buyers
Felicia Manning
Producer: Felicia Manning
Production: Feee Films
United States
Shortlist
Cages
Johnny Russell
Producer: Elliot Barker
Production: A Glass of Milk Productions
United Kingdom
Shortlist
EXIT
Julius von Kauffmann
Producer: Anders Hynding
Production: Circus Alphaville
Denmark
Shortlist
Jumping Jack
Gustav Werner
Producer: Morris Allerup
Production: Bacon
Denmark
Shortlist
original skin
Mdhamiri A Nkemi
Producer: Sabina Smitham
Production: Hinterland Pictures Ltd
United Kingdom
Shortlist
Birth of Oshun
Harmonia Rosales & Jonas Bang
Producer: Sara Samsøe & Rebecca Thorbøll
Production: new—land
Denmark
Shortlist
Vote the future
Magdalena Jo Umkehrer, Jana Rowenski, Patricia Neuhauser
Germany
