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IFFNY 2023

IFFNY 2023 — 12th Edition
International Filmmaker Festival of New York
May 8–11, 2023

Total: 532 applications
Selected: 42 projects

Venues:
Dolby Laboratories, 1350 6th Ave, New York, NY
Producers Club Theatre, 358 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036

Category 6:
Feature Film · Short Film · Feature Documentary · Short Documentary · Animation · Music Video

IFFNY Awards of 2023:
Best Feature Film · Best Short Film · Best Feature Documentary · Best Short Documentary · Best Animation · Best Music Video · Best Actor · Best Actress · Best Screenplay · Best Cinematography

Countries:
USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Austria, Romania, Sweden, Ukraine, Denmark, Israel, Kosovo, Slovenia, Croatia, Switzerland, Singapore, Italy, Norway, Spain, Macedonia, China, Japan, Korea, Belgium, New Zealand, Moldova, Ireland, Netherlands, Vietnam, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Poland, Morocco, Lebanon, Iraq, Hong Kong, Greece, Georgia, Finland, El Salvador, Estonia, Tunisia, Chile, Iran, Taiwan, Venezuela, Uruguay, Syria, South Africa, Cayman Islands, Belarus, Bulgaria, Algeria, India, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Hungary, Serbia, Russian Federation, Malta, Czech Republic, Jamaica, Libya.

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The great people

Our Jury.

Jury of the 12th Edition of the International Filmmaker Festival New York (IFFNY)

Louis Robert King

Composer for Media

Bonnie Rose

Actress

Jordan Galland

Filmmaker, Musician & Actor

Vilma Hodo

Actress & Performing Artist

Darien Evans

Producer, Director & Creator

IFFNY Awards & Nominations of 2023

12th Edition · May 8–11, 2023 · New York
★ Best Feature Film
When Will You Return? — Ventura Brothers (Mexico)
Nominations
Po Tamburi / Stanislav Tomic / Croatia
Just Let Me Go / Luís Diogo / Portugal
★ Best Short Film
Subterranean Love (Olga) — Robert Haufrecht (US)
Nominations
No Witnesses / Rob Watt / US
Entitled / Jen Oh / US
★ Best Feature Documentary
Cannes Actors — Mentor Spahiu (Kosovo)
Nominations
White Yet Black / Steven Chikosi / Zimbabwe
Mrs. Death / Silvia Ventayol / Spain
★ Best Short Documentary
Garden State — Julie Langsam (US)
Nominations
She Survived / Judi Polanco / US
Kambana / Samuel Pastor / Spain
★ Best Animation
A Familiar Face — Lara Parizek (US)
Nominations
Closer / Sea Moon Song / China
Tops of Memory II Illusion / Jialiang Liu / Japan
★ Best Music Video
New York Tango — Pablo Raul (US)
Nominations
“Secrets” by Zach Fields / Bill Klages, Ben Drumm / US
Scoundrel / Thomas Baldinger / US
★ Best Actor
Stjepan Perić — Po Tamburi (Croatia)
Nominations
Duarte Matos / Just Let Me Go
Hrvoje Barišić / Po Tamburi
★ Best Actress
Clementina Guadarrama — When Will You Return? (Mexico)
Nominations
Tijana Pečenčić / Po Tamburi
Ana Aleixo Lopes / Just Let Me Go
★ Best Screenplay
Just Let Me Go — Luís Diogo (Portugal)
Nominations
When Will You Return? / Emmanuel Celestino & Erick Alberto Ventura Mendoza
Po Tamburi / Stanislav Tomic
★ Best Cinematography
Ulises Bravo Olvera — When Will You Return? (Mexico)
Nominations
Pedro Farate / Just Let Me Go
Mohammed Laham / 12

Special Award — Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking

No Witnesses — Rob Watt (US)
Entitled — Jen Oh (US)
Congratulations to all winners of the 2023 IFFNY, 12th Edition. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the overwhelming support that made our 12th Edition a great success.

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