Manhattan Independent Film Festival
2023 Awards
Manhattan Independent Film Festival Unveils Award Winners Of Its 2023 Edition!
Once again, the Manhattan Independent Film Festival triumphed, showcasing a successful three-day lineup of screenings at the prestigious Park Avenue Screening Room, complemented by a widely viewed online streaming selection.
Festival host and manager Maarten Cornelis: “The award season is in the air and you can feel the excitement at the Park Avenue Screening Room. Out of the 1,300+ films that was received, we were able to share 33 of them as part of our official selection to an audience of critics, jurors and film enthousiasts. What an amazing atmosphere the last 3 days were! We had a great number of film makers attend this year, who all watched an amazing selection of films praised by the attendees. We are so happy to also announce that we will be bringing our festival back at this exclusive NYC theater in 2024. Can’t wait!”
The Manhattan Independent Film Festival is pleased to share with you today the award winners of the 2023 edition:
Best Narrative Feature Film
Kat Combination (United States) by Dan Simolke
Best Documentary Feature Film
Eye to Eye (United States) by Darius Charles Lewis
Best Narrative Short Film
Placebo (United States) by Sage Bennett
Best Documentary Short Film
Flint. For Those Who Dare... (United States) by Raul Barquet
Best Animated Short Film
Poise (Portugal) by Luís Soares
Best Underground Film
Who's Annie? (United States) by Sophia Peer
Best Experimental Film
After Winter, Cherry Blossoms (United States) by Jil Guyon
Best Music Video
Háldi (Norway) by Ann Holmgren
Best Manhattan Story
Nora (United States) by Caitlin Ferrell
Best Actor (f/m/x)
Tricia O'Toole in Nora (United States) by Caitlin Ferrell
Best Director (f/m/x)
Placebo (United States) by Sage Bennett
Congratulations to all!
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Winded (United States) by Joe Lueben
Flint. For Those Who Dare... (United States) by Raul Barquet
Kat Combination (United States) by Dan Simolke
Contrapunctus (Belgium) by Luna Brusselaers
Who's Annie? (United States) by Sophia Peer
Laundry Cycle (United States) by Hudson Price
Eye to Eye (United States) by Darius Charles Lewis
After Winter, Cherry Blossoms (United States) by Jil Guyon
Placebo (United States) by Sage Bennett
Even If You Love Someone (United States) by Aaron Kopelman
Háldi (Norway) by Ann Holmgren
I Never Had Dreams of My Son (Ukraine) by Jason Blevins
Release (United States) by Pierre Jean Gonzalez, Paul Anthony Notice II
Thursday is a Day Transparent (United States) by Hope Christerson
It's Not About The Hat (United States) by MC Harvey
Let The Wind Whisper (China) by Chaoqun (Anna) Wang
The Artist (United States) by Steve Glassner
Nora (United States) by Caitlin Ferrell
The Sound of Your Voice (United States) by Nathan Shapiro
Made By Immigrants (United States) by Carlo Gennarelli
The First Two (Hungary) by Balázs Szövényi-Lux
In the Middle of Everywhere (United States) by Panda Landa
One hand the other (Germany) by Lenna Fichter, Janis Westphal
Silent Trilogy (Peru) by Daniel Rodriguez-Risco
Charming Habits (Lithuania) by Paulius Aničas
The Strength We Share (United States) by Evan Gardner
Pentaclub [The Club of Five] (Italy) by Roberto Strazzarino
Shadow Work (United States) by Lorenzo Bradford
A Grim Diagnosis (United States) by Nicole Kemper, Sarah Alison Hodges
Aygol (Germany) by Dimitris Argyriou
Poise (Portugal) by Luís Soares
The Hair On My Body (Australia) by Aleisha Vidya Winslow
Archeìo (Switzerland) by Jonathan Moratal