2023 Festival Award Winners
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR'S AWARDS for INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS
The Sallie Gardner Award
-- Most Productive Content Creator or Producer
WINNER: Jonathan Riles (USA)
The Eadweard Muybridge Award
-- Outstanding KinoDramatic Content
WINNER: John Swanson for "Play Dead" (USA)
The Frances Marion Award
-- High-Volume Writer
WINNER: Joe Gribble, writer (USA)
The Augie Starr Award
-- Animals in Stories
WINNER: Brian Plonka for "Marauding Mandibles" (USA)
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ANNUAL RECOGNITIONS of INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS
The Victorious Kino-Veteran Recognition
-- An Award-winning Artist with Years of Participation
RECIPIENTS: Logan Fry, Jason Boyer, BJ Halsall
The Ohio Film Appreciation Recognition
-- Hardworking Artist and Local Film Community Activist
RECIPIENTS: Alex Caperton, Johnny K. Wu, Mary Faktor
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KINO-EXCEPTIONAL AWARD
Note: the list includes additional categories, beyond FilmFreeway category list. Your title could be placed in another contest category below. The categories (in yellow) have the same name on IMDb.
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SCREENWRITING for SHORT FILMS – SHORTEST LENGTH
WINNER: “The Wish” by Jeff Kirkland
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: “He Drives Me Insane” by Eden Roberts
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: “The Parrot” by Robert Deigh
SCREENWRITING for SHORT FILMS – SHORT LENGTH
WINNER: "The Short Escape" by Pawel Grajnert
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: “Story with a Lisp” by Jeremy Lee Cudd
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "The Corridor" by Nicolae B. Groza
SCREENWRITING for TV SERIES
WINNER: "Old Timers" by Casie Greutman
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE:“Injustice! Ex Parte Crow Dog" by C. Manydeeds
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Magic Mountain" by Todd Tobias
SCREENWRITING for FEATURE-LENGTH FILMS
WINNER: “The Star Thrower" by Kathleen Welton
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Steve's Law" by Paul May
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Better." by Shaun Rylee
SCREENWRITING for FEATURE-LENGTH FILMS – XL
WINNER: “Ladyboy Blues" by Richard Lanoix
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "The Fatal Error" by N. Zingarelli
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Pickleball Killer" by Jim Carroll
SCREENWRITING for SHORT FILMS / STATE of OHIO
WINNER: "The First Day of School" by Shane Thompson
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: “My Ex's Wedding” by Casie Greutman
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Highway Eight" by Deanne Devine
SCREENWRITING for FEATURE-LENGTH FILMS / STATE of OHIO
WINNER: "The Ballot Wars" by Joe Gribble
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Like Him" by Brian McGrath
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Curveball" by Joe Gribble
PHOTOGRAPHY
WINNER: “Desert Shaft" by Andrea Gluckman
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Minareto" by Fabiola Medici
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Never. More." by Martin del Carpio
PHOTOGRAPHY / STATE of OHIO
WINNER: “Reflections in Memory" by Alex Caperton
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "City Streets" by Milan Kecman
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Prue" by Leah Bunner
DOCUMENTARY FILM
WINNER: "The Amazing Journey of Jacob A. Riis"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: “Zone of Silence - Haunted World"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Vaccinus"
LONG-SHORT FILM PRODUCTION
WINNER"A Ranger's Way"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: “Reclaim Wilderness"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Take What You Will and Leave The Rest"
LONG-SHORT FILM / STATE of OHIO
WINNER: "Play Dead"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: “Because I Can"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Old West End"
MID-SHORT FILM PRODUCTION
WINNER: “Arrivederci Bastardo"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Hungry Army"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "The Fruit"
MID-SHORT FILM / STATE of OHIO
WINNER: "You Lie... You Die"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: “The Time Traveler's Ticket"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "The Sparrow: Rehatched"
MICRO-SHORT FILM PRODUCTION
WINNER: "Zombie Mama"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: “Layoff"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "SMRT Services"
MINIMALIST FILM
WINNER: "Sisterly Love"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: “Adieu"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Don't be Afraid"
ONE-MINUTE FILM
WINNER: “Baby Cam"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Las Notas de Juan"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Call of Nature"
ALTERNATIVE TECHNIQUES MEDIA
WINNER: “The Prequel"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Neighborhood (August 2022)"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Van in Space"
ANIMATION - CLASSIC or DIGITAL
WINNER: "Voyager Birdman"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: “Aunt Kaka"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Interpolators"
ANIMATION - OBJECT or CLAY
WINNER: "Tinkeyr"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: “HIDARI"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Unravel"
FOUND FOOTAGE or CELLULOID TRIBUTE
WINNER: "The Fruit"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: “ The Plains of Abraham"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Love is Found in Unexpected Places"
POETRY BASED EXPERIMENTAL CINEMA
WINNER: "Question Everything"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "as the night"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: “Esta noche, no, ..no"
SOUND and MOTION BASED EXPERIMENTAL CINEMA
WINNER: "MAGPIE"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "and furthermore (indexed)"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "realigning the forward back"
BODY LANGUAGE EXPERIMENTAL CINEMA
WINNER: "Vinyl Road"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "After The Reign: Confusion"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: “Esta noche, no, ..no"
EXPERIMENTAL CINEMA / STATE of OHIO
WINNER: "The Digital Museum of Modern Art Presents Oblivion"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Intimacy Simulation Update 76.43"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Target Destination"
DJ Chris Arthur Award in MUSIC VIDEOGRAPHY
WINNER: "Vodka in July"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: “Wait a Minute"
RUNNER UP / NOMINEE: "Prison Romance"
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HONORABLE KINO-MENTION
MOTION PICTURE or SCREENPLAY
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"The Lack of Fortune" by N. Muhlbach
"Slumber Party" by B.J. Halsall and R. Chester
"Powerball" by A. Furiga
"BACCY" by P. Nogueira
"Mask Off" by P. Nowakowski
"A Day in the Life" by S. Winters
"Practical Handbook for the Contemporary Diva" by R. Hostt
"Safety State" by R.D. Crowe and J.L. Buck
"Find me in the Stars" by Jared Acker
"Schmutz" by Alex Caperton
"Casing" by Virginia Shine
"Journey to Ivory Lane" by Dexter Williams
"Nesselrode" by Jim Norman
"Time, Space, and the Poet" by John Turner
"Birds Aren't Real" by Bill Howard
“Electric Light Oversaul" by Leslie Brockett
"Urban Scenery: Seoul" by Marian Chu