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And the 2023 Festival Award winners are...
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Audience Awards
All Audience Awards are determined by the votes of audience members within specific age categories.

Audience Award
ages 3+
Daniel Snaddon & Samantha Cutler
United Kingdom
screened in Shorts for Tots

Audience Award
ages 6+
Taku Mbudzi
Australia
screened in Celebrating Black Stories


Audience Award
ages 8+
Jonghoon Lee
Korea
screened in Shorts Films Two

Audience Award
ages 12+
Cristina Costantini & Alfie Koetter
United States
screened in Short Films Three
Grown Ups Award
ages 18+
Fitch Jean
Canada
Celebrating Black Stories

Jury Awards
Jury Award winners are determined by the votes of our esteemed jury members.

Jury Award
live action short
Mahnoor Euceph
United States
screened in Short Films Two

Jury Award
animated short
Sarah Saidan
France
Screened in Short Films Three

Audience Awards, Grand Prize
Grand Prize awards are determined by the votes of all audience members, with extra weight on votes of audience members under 18.

Grand Prize Feature
animation
Julien Chheng & Jean-Christophe Roger
France
International Premiere

Grand Prize Feature
Live Action

Sander Burger
Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands
International Premiere

Audience Award
ages 8+
Jonghoon Lee
Korea
screened in Shorts Films Two