2023 Award Nominees by Category
In 2023, PCFF is honored to have been presented with many great films from filmmakers all over the world. The following have been nominated to receive an award in one or more of the following categories:
The C.O. Award — for Best in Category
US NARRATIVE FEATURE
- Texas AF
- Lucky Doug
- A Town Full of Ghosts
- Evinced
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- The Entity at Poasttown Elementary School
- Breakthrough: A Mental Health Journey
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
- The Search
- Mustang Moments
- Finding My Edge
- Andrew After Angola
INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE FEATURE
- Capo Di Famiglia III
US NARRATIVE SHORT
- Karate Belt
- To Dwell in Dreams
- Happy Loaf
- Ghost Lights
- Looking Back
- The Great Cartoni
- New West
- A Little Glass of Rum
- I’ve Been Great
- Urania Leilus
- Re-Entry
INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORT
- Amy & I
US NARRATIVE SUPER SHORT
- Perspective
- The Writer
- Precipice
MUSIC VIDEO
- Running on E
- Still Mine
- Love in Vain
TRAILER
- Lucky Doug
- A Town Full of Ghosts
- The Search
- Ghost Lights
- Breakthrough: A Mental Health Journey
- Staycation
- New West
- Mustang Moments
- Evinced
- Urania Leilus
The Seargents Award — for Best Production
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Cinematography:
- Breakthrough: A Mental Health Journey
Editing:
- Breakthrough: A Mental Health Journey
- The Entity at Poasttown Elementary School
Music:
- Breakthrough: A Mental Health Journey
Sound:
- Breakthrough: A Mental Health Journey
Writing:
- Breakthrough: A Mental Health Journey
- The Entity at Poasttown Elementary School
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Cinematography:
- The Search
- Mustang Moments
- Andrew After Angola
Editing:
- The Search
- Mustang Moments
Music:
- The Search
- Mustang Moments
- Andrew After Angola
Sound:
- The Search
- Mustang Moments
- Andrew After Angola
Writing:
- The Search
- Mustang Moments
NARRATIVE FEATURE
Cinematography:
- Texas AF
- Lucky Doug
- A Town Full of Ghosts
- Capo di Famiglia III
- Evinced
Editing:
- Lucky Doug
- A Town Full of Ghosts
- Capo di Famiglia III
- Evinced
Music:
- Texas AF
- Lucky Doug
- Capo di Famiglia III
- Evinced
Sound:
- Lucky Doug
- A Town Full of Ghosts
- Capo di Famiglia III
- Evinced
Writing:
- Texas AF
- Lucky Doug
- A Town Full of Ghosts
- Capo di Famiglia III
Costume Design:
- Lucky Doug
- Evinced
Visual FX:
- Lucky Doug
- A Town Full of Ghosts
- Evinced
NARRATIVE SHORT
Cinematography:
- Karate Belt
- Twinsies
- Precipice
- To Dwell in Dreams
- Happy Loaf
- Amy & I
- Ghost Lights
- Looking Back
- SPOTS
- Replacement
- New West
- A Little Glass of Rum
- I’ve Been Great
- Urania Leilus
- Re-Entry
Editing:
- Karate Belt
- Twinsies
- Precipice
- To Dwell in Dreams
- Happy Loaf
- Amy & I
- Ghost Lights
- Looking Back
- SPOTS
- New West
- The 54 Day Creep
- A Little Glass of Rum
- I’ve Been Great
- Urania Leilus
- Re-Entry
Music:
- Karate Belt
- Twinsies
- Precipice
- To Dwell in Dreams
- Amy & I
- Ghost Lights
- Looking Back
- SPOTS
- Replacement
- The Great Cartoni
- New West
- A Little Glass of Rum
- I’ve Been Great
- Urania Leilus
- Re-Entry
Sound:
- Karate Belt
- Twinsies
- Precipice
- To Dwell in Dreams
- Amy & I
- Ghost Lights
- Looking Back
- SPOTS
- New West
- A Little Glass of Rum
- I’ve Been Great
- Urania Leilus
- Re-Entry
Writing:
- Karate Belt
- Twinsies
- To Dwell in Dreams
- Tomato Face
- Happy Loaf
- Amy & I
- Ghost Lights
- Bran-Don of the Dead
- Looking Back
- SPOTS
- New West
- The 54 Day Creep
- A Little Glass of Rum
- I’ve Been Great
- Urania Leilus
- Re-Entry
Costume Design:
- Karate Belt
- Twinsies
- Amy & I
- Ghost Lights
- Looking Back
- SPOTS
- The Great Cartoni
- New West
- The 54 Day Creep
- A Little Glass of Rum
- I’ve Been Great
Makeup:
- Karate Belt
- Amy & I
- Ghost Lights
- The Great Cartoni
- New West
- A Little Glass of Rum
Visual FX:
- Precipice
- To Dwell in Dreams
- Happy Loaf
- Amy & I
- The Great Cartoni
- New West
The Captains Award — for Best Director
NARRATIVE FEATURE
- David N. Reyes – Texas AF
- Eric Alan Rousseau – Lucky Doug
- Dirk Gunther Mohr – Capo di Famiglia III
- Isaac Rodriguez – A Town Full of Ghosts
- Richler Aladin – Evinced
NARRATIVE SHORT
- Stephen Huff – Karate Belt
- Tiana Stuart – Twinsies
- Joshua Sikora – Precipice
- Joshua Sikora – To Dwell in Dreams
- Bastiaan Rook – Amy & I
- Taylor Likens & Lance Allen Kramer – Ghost Lights
- Michael Charron – Looking Back
- Jackson Kibby & Jose Raul Corres – Early Autumn
- Damon Crump – The Great Cartoni
- Jordan Mears – New West
- Carah Chafin – A Little Glass of Rum
- Troy Young – I’ve Been Great
- Andrew Serbian – Urania Leilus
- RJ Zabasky – Re-Entry
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- Josh Painter – Breakthrough: A Mental Health Journey
- Birdie Bones – The Entity at Poasttown Elementary School
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
- Thomas Brouns – The Search
- Jamie Williams – Mustang Moments
The Major Award — for Best Performance
NARRATIVE FEATURE – BEST ACTOR
- David Allan Barrera – Texas AF
- Doug Heinz – Lucky Doug
- Andrew C. Fisher – A Town Full of Ghosts
- Dirk Gunther Mohr – Capo di Famiglia III
- Ervin Brown – Evinced
NARRATIVE FEATURE – BEST ACTRESS
- Sarah Chong Harmer – Texas AF
- Phoebe Raileanu – Lucky Doug
- Mandy Rubio – A Town Full of Ghosts
- Anna van Dirk – Capo di Famiglia III
- Rachel Webb – Evinced
NARRATIVE FEATURE – BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Donato De Luca – Texas AF
- Zach Desutter – Lucky Doug
- Ali AlKhafaji – A Town Full of Ghosts
- Max Laros – Capo di Famiglia III
- James Drake Coleman – Evinced
NARRATIVE FEATURE – BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Diana Rose – Texas AF
- Yamina Khouane – Lucky Doug
- Lauren Lox – A Town Full of Ghosts
- Samantha van Tetering – Capo di Famiglia III
- Cassie Luong – Evinced
NARRATIVE SHORT – BEST ACTOR
- Dymyll Jones – Karate Belt
- Nathaniel Hendricks – Tomato Face
- Sytse Faber – Amy & I
- Lance Allen Kramer – Ghost Lights
- Erik Anderson – Looking Back
- Drayze Laraye Stockton – Early Autumn
- Henry Carter – The Great Cartoni
- Matt Jordan – New West
- Stu Ford – A Little Glass of Rum
- Noel White – I’ve Been Great
- Brit Michael Gordon – Urania Leilus
- Giovanni Navarro – Re-Rentry
NARRATIVE SHORT – BEST ACTRESS
- Miya Goodwin – Twinsies
- Katy Harris – To Dwell in Dreams
- Katherine Hutchins – Tomato Face
- Eline Havenaar – Amy & I
- Julie Oliver Touchstone – Ghost Lights
- Chloe Matyis – Looking Back
- Stevie Marceaux – Early Autumn
- Ashley Domingue – The Great Cartoni
- Kate Garfield – Urania Leilus
- Whitney Sarah Louis – Re-Entry
NARRATIVE SHORT – BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Kayne Khoury – Twinsies
- Kyle Ward – Ghost Lights
- Sam Henderson – The Great Cartoni
- Coty Greenwood – New West
- Nick Mitchell – A Little Glass of Rum
- Jake Perry – Re-Entry
NARRATIVE SHORT – BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Karen Rudy – Twinsies
- Brittany Roberts – To Dwell in Dreams
- Lauren McDonald – Ghost Lights
The Desk Boss Award — for Best in Genre
DRAMA
- To Dwell in Dreams
- Capo di Famiglia III
- Amy & I
- A Little Glass of Rum
- Urania Leilus
- Re-Entry
SUSPENSE/THRILLER
- Amy & I
- Ghost Lights
- Early Autumn
- Evinced
ACTION
- New West
ANIMATION
- Precipice
- Still Mine
COMEDY
- Karate Belt
- Twinsies
- Happy Loaf
- Lucky Doug
- Bran-Don of the Dead
- Looking Back
- New West
- I’ve Been Great
HORROR
- A Town Full of Ghosts
DRAMEDY
- Tomato Face
The Next-Gen Award — for Best Student Film
VARSITY (Pre-College)
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- The Holding Room
COLLEGE (Undergrad)
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- Jimmie C. The Exoneree
- Perspective
- Early Autmun
- Hollowed Homes
- He Was Hope
- A Little Glass of Rum
- Choke Point
- Almost (Sorta) Home
- Re-Entry
- Inevitable
- Campus Ep. 1 “Pilot”
COLLEGE (Graduate)
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- Happy Loaf
- The Search
- Write for Me
- Ideas Are Welcome
BEST STUDENT PERFORMANCE
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- Stevie Marceaux – Early Autmun
- Perris Drew – He Was Hope
- Stu Ford – A Little Glass of Rum
- Jovanta Light – Ideas Are Welcome
- Giovanni Navarro – Re-Entry
BEST STUDENT DIRECTOR
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- Erik DeFries – Happy Loaf
- Samuel J. Punto – The Holding Room
- Thomas Brouns – The Search
- Jackson Kibby & Jose Raul Corres – Early Autumn
- Taylor Conley – He Was Hope
- Carah Chafin – A Little Glass of Rum
- LaDerrain Meredith – Ideas Are Welcome
- MaKayla Hoover – Choke Point
- RJ Zabasky – Re-Entry
BEST OVERALL STUDENT SUBMISSION
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- The Search
- Early Autumn
- He Was Hope
- A Little Glass of Rum
- Ideas Are Welcome
- Choke Point
- Re-Entry
The Outside Picket Award — for Most Original
- Karate Belt
- Twinsies
- Precipice
- To Dwell in Dreams
- Happy Loaf
- Lucky Doug
- A Town Full of Ghosts
- Amy & I
- Ghost Lights
- Bran-Don of the Dead
- Looking Back
- SPOTS
- New West
- A Little Glass of Rum
- Evinced
The Ad-Seg Award — for Most Intense
- A Town Full of Ghosts
- Early Autumn
- Amy & I
- New West
- A Little Glass of Rum
The Wardens Vanguard Award — for Best Overall Submission:
- To Dwell in Dreams
- Lucky Doug
- Amy & I
- Ghost Lights
- Looking Back
- Breakthrough: A Mental Health Journey
- New West
- I’ve Been Great
- Urania Leilus
- Re-Entry