Award Winners: October 2022

Best Short of the Month (Special Jury Award)

Ellie by Fernando Bonelli (Spain)

Best Foreign-Language Short of the Month (Special Jury Award)

Above Us by Pierre Fittante (France)

Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)

The Visit by Mitchell Linden (USA)

Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)

Tito by Anthony Notarile and Andy Tworischuk (USA)

Best Student Short of the Month (Special Jury Award)

His Trembling Hands: An Immigrant Ghost Story by Matthew Keisoglu (Australia)

Best Horror Short: Naked Zombie Girl is Back by Rickey Bird (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Horror Short): 10/10 by Sidh Bhoj (India)

Best Student Horror Short: The Sister’s Seance by Christopher John Desiderio (USA)

Honorable Mention (Gore Short): The Night Butcher by MrJ (USA)

Best Sci-Fi Short: Alus by Chris Paicely and Miles August (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Sci-Fi Short): Radio Moon by Mohamed Sadik (Egypt)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Comedy Short): No Promises by Jataun Gilbert (USA)

Honorable Mention (Comedy Short): Meet Carly W. by A.J. Hartman (USA)

Best Dark Comedy Short: Small Talk by Trevor Scholl (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Dark Comedy Short): Lizard by Darrin Williams and Curtis Leitch (USA)

Best Student Dark Comedy Short: Cherry by Miki Murad (USA)

Best Action Short: Dream War by Kevin Barile (USA)

Best Crime Short: Tito by Anthony Notarile and Andy Tworischuk (USA)

Best Film Noir Short: Tito by Anthony Notarile and Andy Tworischuk (USA)

Best Thriller Short: Vagabond by JC Andreu (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Mystery Short): 10/10 by Sidh Bhoj (India)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Fantasy Short): The Second Hand by Tristan Hamburgh (Canada)

Best Indie Short: The Visit by Mitchell Linden (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Indie Short): Our Beautiful World by Ian Williams (USA)

Best Student Indie Short: His Trembling Hands: An Immigrant Ghost Story by Matthew Keisoglu (Australia)

Best Drama Short: Ellie by Fernando Bonelli (Spain)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Drama Short): The Long Game by Lauren McLaughlin (UK)

Best Student Drama Short: Snakes & Ladders by Mostafa Rostampour and Atefeh Rezayan (Iran)

Honorable Mention (Animation Short): Fatherhood by Brennan Karem (USA)

Best Women Short: Thirst by Yuca (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Women Short): Toxicity by Gimante Nichols and Russell Brackett (USA)

Best Student Women Short: Sheep Will Devour Us by Mostafa Rostampour and Atefeh Rezayan (Iran)

Honorable Mention (LGBTQ Short): eXcape by Molly Rose Heller (USA)

Honorable Mention (Romantic Short): Rose Tint by Aris Federman (USA)

Best Documentary Short: Climate Diaries: Heather’s Story by Ali Scattergood and Berit Anderson (USA)

Honorable Mention (Documentary Short): Kaotic Drumline: Drumming With a Difference by Aaron Steinberg (USA)

Honorable Mention (Experimental Short): The Five Legged Ant by Lawrence Ramirez (USA)

Best Student Microfilm: Pirouette by Shaily Sanghvi (USA)

Honorable Mention (Microfilm): Pizza & Civil Civic Conversations by Adam Zheng (USA)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Above Us by Pierre Fittante (France)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Web Series/TV Pilot): Night Visit by Abdul Stone Jackson (USA)

Honorable Mention (Web and New Media): Silver & Gold by Alonge Hawes (USA)

Honorable Mention (Mobile Short): Winter Lockdown by Catherine Phillips (UK)

Best Student Screendance Short: Pirouette by Shaily Sanghvi (USA)

Best Music Video: Abandon by Jeff Hilliard (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Music Video): Where the Seams have Frayed by Conor Brendan and Chancey June (USA)

Best Short Script: Paperplate Face by Chad Trudgeon (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Short Script): Not Our Day Jobs by Vanessa Schanen (USA)

Honorable Mention (Short Script): Seeing Things Differently by Jim Norman (USA)

IndieX Film Fest

Award Winners: October 2022

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