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September 2023 - Winner


RedWood Film Festival team glad to announce the list of Winner of September 2023 Edition. 

BEST 1- MINUTE SHORT FILM

Award Presented to: Monica Ravalico

Film: Walking through the park

Directed by: Monica Ravalico


BEST SHORT FILM

Award Presented to: Joseph Rossi

Film: Bitter Sun

Directed by: Joseph Rossi


BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM

Award Presented to: Justin Yuanma Gao

Film: Inside Outside.

Directed by: Justin Yuanma Gao


BEST LGBTQ FILM

Award Presented to: Fernando García Pliego

Film: Heartbreak

Directed by: Fernando García Pliego


BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Award Presented to: Steven Santoro

Film: Lucky You're Mine

Directed by: Steven Santoro


BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

Award Presented to: José Paulo Matos dos Santos

Film: 1965 | Panreal, a building by Nadir Afonso

Directed by: José Paulo Matos dos Santos


BEST ANIMATION FILM

Award Presented to: Keiko McAssey

Film: WIDOW

Directed by: Keiko McAssey


BEST COMEDY FILM

Award Presented to: Chad Micah Johnson

Film: Steve Jobless

Directed by: Chad Micah Johnson


BEST DARK COMEDY FILM

Award Presented to: Mark C. Pollock

Film: Be Careful What You Say To Your Late Wife

Directed by: Mark C. Pollock


BEST DRAMA FILM

Award Presented to: Jenn Sullivan

Film: June 24th

Directed by: Jenn Sullivan


BEST EXPERIMENT FILM

Award Presented to: Marion Desaunay

Film: Danae

Directed by: Marion Desaunay


BEST HORROR FILM

Award Presented to: Michael Jacoby, Joseph Jacoby, Brendan Bernsley, Daveas Espinal

Film: Desire

Directed by: Michael Jacoby, Joseph Jacoby, Brendan Bernsley, Daveas Espinal


BEST NON-FICTION FILM

Award Presented to: Katie Conlon

Film: Take it Easy, Easy Does It

Directed by: Katie Conlon


BEST NOIR FILM

Award Presented to: Michael Gavino

Film: For the Greater Good

Directed by: Michael Gavino


BEST ROMANTIC FILM

Award Presented to: Rene Smaal

Film: The Pink Elephant

Directed by: Rene Smaal


BEST SCI-FI FILM

Award Presented to: Silvano Plank

Film: Bat Diary

Directed by: Silvano Plank


BEST TRAILER

Award Presented to: D. Jason Knowles, MFA

Film: Relics of the Madré Véna

Directed by: D. Jason Knowles, MFA


BEST DIRECTOR

Award Presented to: Ara Mnatsakanyan

Film: The American Good Samaritans

Directed by: Ara Mnatsakanyan


BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR

Award Presented to: Diane Leslie Kaufman

Film: Marble Me Free

Directed by: Diane Leslie Kaufman


BEST PRODUCER

Award Presented to: RODOLJUB z.s., Sanjin Miric

Film: Seven Thousand Souls

Directed by: Sanjin Miric


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER

Award Presented to: Andrew Shire

Film: DOG

Directed by: Andrew Shire


BEST EDITOR

Award Presented to: Ara Mnatsakanyan

Film: The American Good Samaritans

Directed by: Ara Mnatsakanyan


BEST SOUND DESIGN

Award Presented to: Ara Mnatsakanyan

Film: The American Good Samaritans

Directed by: Ara Mnatsakanyan


BEST SCREENWRITER

Award Presented to: MORENO FUENTES

Film: AMANDA

Written by: MORENO FUENTES


BEST ACTOR - MALE

Award Presented to: Dennis O'Neill

Film: BAIL OUT - I am Lorenzo Lamas

Directed by: Dennis O'Neill


BEST ACTRESS - FEMALE

Award Presented to: Clarice Lafayette

Film: Mandje

Directed by: Cameron Michael Currin, Cody Kristapovich


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR/ACTRESS - MALE/FEMALE

Award Presented to: D. Jason Knowles

Film: The Final Thread (Director's Cut)

Directed by: D. Jason Knowles


BEST SCREENPLAY

Award Presented to: Jonathan Zarantonello

Film: Review

Written by: Jonathan Zarantonello



 
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