Presented by Treasure Coast International Film Society, Inc.
2023 AWARD RECIPIENTS
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BEST FEATURE FILM
ALBERT & CLAUDE
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BEST DIRECTOR - FEATURE
CANG NGUYEN- MY NAIL GUY
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY- FEATURE
GUNASEKHAR KARRI- SHAAKUNTALAM
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BEST EDITING - FEATURE
GUNASEKHAR KARRI- SHAAKUNTALAM
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BEST SCREENPLAY - FEATURE
CHAU VAN NGUYEN- MY NAIL GUY
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BEST FOREIGN FEATURE FILM
MY NAIL GUY
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OUTSTANDING ACTOR - FEATURE
STEVE MIZE- PLEA
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OUTSTANDING ACTRESS - FEATURE FILM
TEDRA MILLAN- GHOSTS OF THE VOID
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BEST SHORT FILM
APPLES, ORANGES, LEMONS & LIMES
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BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT
BARAK SHPIEZ- VAX
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - SHORT
NATHAN THADDEUS CIESLAK- PRETTY CANOE
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BEST EDITING - SHORT
MICHAEL ARTHUR COX- DIVINE MOTHER
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BEST SCREENPLAY - SHORT
ERIKA NAVARRO- DIVINE MOTHER
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BEST FOREIGN SHORT FILM
LA LINEA (AT THE BORDER)
OUTSTANDING ACTOR - SHORT
CAL WALDAU- APPLES, ORANGES, LEMONS & LIMES
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OUTSTANDING ACTRESS - SHORT
SKYE MARIA SENA- APPLES, ORANGES, LEMONS & LIMES
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BEST DOCUMENTARY
THE GOLDEN ONES
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BEST ANIMATION
UNDESTINY
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BEST MUSICAL/MUSIC VIDEO
THE BLACKED OUT PROJECT
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FLORIDA FILM GEM AWARD
THURSDAY THE 12TH
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1ST PLACE FLA. COLLEGE STUDENT FILM
THE FISHING TRIP
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2nd PLACE FLA. COLLEGE STUDENT FILM
SHOULD'VE CALLED IT
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3rd PLACE FLA. COLLEGE STUDENT FILM
DEAN'S LIST
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1ST PLACE FL. SECONDARY STUDENT FILM
THE MARVELOUS MISADVENTURE OF PROFESSOR COGWRIGHT
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2nd PLACE FL. SECONDARY STUDENT FILM
THE MURALIST
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3rd PLACE FL. SECONDARY STUDENT FILM
11:34
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J. SOTOLONGO MICRO-FILM AWARD
JASON BLACK-STORY OF TITAN: NO MAN LEFT BEHIND
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B. Cooper Social Awareness Film Award
LA LINEA (AT THE BORDER)
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FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER AWARD
ALEX ATHY- A FATHER'S STORY
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AUDIENCE FILM CHOICE AWARD
SUFFRAGE
2022 AWARD RECIPIENTS
2022 Lifetime
Achievement Award
Miami Casting Director,
Ellen Jacoby
2022 Visionary Award
Two-time Academy Award
nominee, Carol Connors
BEST FEATURE FILM
THE NOMAD
BEST DIRECTOR- FEATURE
Joe Black
TELLERS
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY- FEATURE
Pedro Farate
JUST LET ME GO
BEST EDITING- FEATURE
Daniel Diosdado
THE NOMAD
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BEST SCREENPLAY- FEATURE
Devin Shane Hylton
THE REPAIRMAN
BEST FOREIGN FEATURE FILM
JUST LET ME GO
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OUTSTANDING ACTOR- FEATURE
Ron Thompsom
TELLERS
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS- FEATURE
Krystyna Walters
THE GREATEST OF ALL TINA
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BEST SHORT FILM
FISH OUT OF WATER
BEST DIRECTOR- SHORT
Maurice Simmons
THE VOICEMAIL
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY-SHORT
Andres Casanova
ELECTRIC EYES
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BEST EDITING- SHORT
Jean-Claude Aumont
DIVERTIMENTO
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BEST SCREENPLAY- SHORT
Fernando Tosetti
I’M LEAVING HER
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BEST FOREIGN SHORT FILM
A STRANGER AT THE FUNERAL
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OUTSTANDING ACTOR- SHORT
Chase Williams
FISH OUT OF WATER
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OUTSTANDING ACTRESS- SHORT
Laurel Hatfield
FISH OUT OF WATER
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BEST DOCUMENTARY
SURVIVING PULSE
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BEST ANIMATION
THE SPRAYER
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BEST MUSICAL/MUSIC VIDEO
ELECTRIC EYES
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FLORIDA FILM GEM AWARD
DADDY
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COMPETITION
FIRST PLACE
HOW TO TIE A TIE
Connecticut College
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COMPETITION
SECOND PLACE
NEWBORN
Communication University of China
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COMPETITION
THIRD PLACE
PAPERS
New York Film Academy
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FLORIDA COLLEGE STUDENT COMPETITION
FIRST PLACE
KEEP DIGGING
University of Central Florida
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FLORIDA COLLEGE STUDENT COMPETITION
SECOND PLACE
HAUNTS
University of Florida
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FLORIDA COLLEGE STUDENT COMPETITION
THIRD PLACE
SURPRISE
Full Sail University
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FLORIDA SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT COMPETITION
FIRST PLACE
A CHRISTMAS DAY MIRACLE
You Create Academy
FLORIDA SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT COMPETITION
SECOND PLACE
THE MARVELOUS MISADVENTURES OF
PROFESSOR COGWRIGHT: EPISODE 3
SALT Home School Connection
FLORIDA SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT COMPETITION
THIRD PLACE
g-vn- SICKO
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JOEL SOTOLONGO MICRO-FILM AWARD
YOU AND WHAT ARMY
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BRENDA COOPER SOCIAL AWARENESS
FILM AWARD
WHERE IS AMERICA; THE BEAUTIFUL
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FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER AWARD
Devin Shane Hylton
THE REPAIRMAN
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
FINDING SANDLER
FESTIVAL VIDEOS
Opening Night
Surviving Pulse Director's Interview
FESTIVAL GALLERY
Screenplay Seminar
Peace of Woodstock Performance
2021 AWARD RECIPIENTS
Best Feature Film
NATASHA HALL
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Best Director- Feature Film
JUN HOSKULD
TwoTwo
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Best Cinematography- Feature Film
CHRIS EKTEIN
The Dunes
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Best Editing- Feature Film
LISA ST0LL
TwoTwo
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Best Screenplay- Feature Film
JOE BLACK
Natasha Hall
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Outstanding Performance In A Feature Film
CAT BLACK
Natasha Hall
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Best Short Film
ALL THAT MATTERS
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Best Director- Short Film
EDDIE LINGO JR.
Hypocrite
Best Cinematography- Short Film
ALBERTO DILONE
President’s Day at the Museum
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Best Editing- Short Film
JON SHELLENDER
All That Matters
Best Screenplay- Short Film
EDDIE LINGO JR.
Hypocrite
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Best Performance In A Short Film
STEVE DARON
All That Matters
Best Documentary
FINDING COURAGE
Best Animation
TACET
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Best Music Video
SAVE HER KISS
Florida Film Gem Award
RELATIONSHIPS
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STUDENT AWARDS COMPETITION
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1st Place
SIMULACRUM
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2nd Place
THE MARVELOUS MISADVENTURES
OF PROFESSOR COGWRIGHT
3rd Place
CORNER
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Joel Sotolongo Micro Film Award
SUITE 713
Brenda Cooper Social Awareness Film Award
FINDING COURAGE
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First-Time Filmmaker Award
LEMARZE SMITH
2020 AWARD RECIPIENTS
BRENDA COOPER SOCIAL AWARENESS FILM AWARD
I AM GREG HILL
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JOEL SOTOLONGO MICRO-FILM AWARD
WITCHWOODS THE MOVIE
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BEST FIRST TIME FILMMAKER AWARD
DAVID TOWNER
OUR SCRIPTED LIFE
BEST ANIMATED FILM
BALANCE
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BEST MUSIC VIDEO
ANNE
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STUDENT FILM COMPETITION
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First Place
BITTERS
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Second Place
NO ME OLVIDES
Third Place
SHINIGAMI
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
THE MUSICIAN
BEST FEATURE
THE TENT
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BEST DOCUMENTARY
AN INCONVENIENT TIME
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BEST SHORT
RESEMBLANCE
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BEST DIRECTOR- FEATURE
KYLE COUCH
THE TENT
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BEST DIRECTOR- SHORT
ENRIQUE RICO DIAZ
JEREMY
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BEST SCREENPLAY- FEATURE
DORIS DORRIE
CHERRY BLOSSOMS & DEMONS
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BEST SCREENPLAY- SHORT
KEVIN JAMES O'NEILL
RESEMBLANCE
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY- FEATURE
DMYTRO YASHENKOV
TEVYE'S DAUGHTERS
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY- SHORT
ALBERTO DILONE
INDEPENDENCE DAY AT THE MUSEUM
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BEST EDITING- FEATURE
Sergi Arnau
LONE WOLVES
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BEST EDITING-SHORT
FRANKI CAMBELETTA
CRINGE
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FLORIDA FILM GEM AWARD
UNCIVIL SERVANT
2019 AWARD RECIPIENTS
BEST FEATURE
DEVIL'S TREE: ROOTED EVIL
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BEST DOCUMENTARY
TRACES OF THE BRUSH:
THE HEARTPRINT OF FU SHEN
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BEST SHORT
KILL THE LIGHT
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BEST DIRECTOR- FEATURE
Ralph Villani
228 STORIES FROM THE USS DRUM
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BEST DIRECTOR- SHORT
Chris Alonzo
THE EDGE OF MADNESS
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BEST SCREENPLAY- FEATURE
Bidyut Kotoky
RAINBOW FIELDS
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BEST SCREENPLAY- SHORT
Michael Eldon Lobsinger
ROTTEN MANGOS
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY- FEATURE
Feza Caldiran, Orcun Ozkilinc, Eyup Boz
ZER
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY- SHORT
Dennis Noak
THE GOLDEN APPLE
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BEST EDITING- FEATURE
Anthony Dones
DEVIL'S TREE: ROOTED EVIL
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BEST EDITING-SHORT
Mark Schimmel
KILL THE LIGHT
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FLORIDA FILM GEM AWARD
AUTO
BRENDA COOPER SOCIAL AWARENESS FILM AWARD
BREAK FREE
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JOEL SOTOLONGO MICRO-FILM AWARD
TATTLETALE CORPSE
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FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER AWARD
GHOST IN THE WOODS
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STUDENT FILM COMPETITION
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First Place
THE TALISMAN: FROM THE BOOK OF RAMSES
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Second Place
CONSTRUCTED
Third Place
MOVING CANVASS
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
THE EDGE OF MADNESS
Fresh
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