The winners of the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema 2023, held March 7 to March 11, are:

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Animation: “Davey’s Lullaby”
New Media: “Guri$$”
Sound Design: Short or Featurette: “That’s Our Time”; Feature: “The Party”
Golden Era Humanitarian Awards: Documentary: “Being Michelle”; Narrative: “Between The Medals”
Music Video Awards: Best Music Video Song: “3 Tequila Floor”; Best Director Music Video: “I’m The Boss”; Best Music Video: “3 Tequila Floor”
Roger Taylor Awards for Original Musical Score Short Film: “Promises”
Roger Taylor Awards for Original Musical Score Featurette: “Blackfisk”
Roger Taylor Awards for Original Musical Score Feature: “The Sisters Karras”
Juan Ruiz Anchia Award Cinematography Short: “Upeksha”
Juan Ruiz Anchia Award Cinematography Featurette: “Blackfisk”
Juan Ruiz Anchia Award Cinematography Feature: “The Party”

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Screenplay Short Film: “Mad Chicken”
Screenplay Featurette: “The Can”
Screenplay Feature: “Shudderbugs”
Documentary Short or Featurette: Cara Romero for “Following The Light”
Documentary Feature: “Still Working 9 to 5”
Performance by a Child Actor: Kali Fungston in “Caralique”
Ensemble Cast Short: “S4V3 H3R”
Ensemble Cast Featurette: “Chateau In Loire”
Ensemble Cast Feature Film: “Tomorrow”
Supporting Actor: Richard Neil for “Tomorrow”
Supporting Actress: Julia Parker for “Tomorrow”
Actor Short: Billy Hayes for “The Wolf”
Actor Featurette: Mark Anthony Sepulveda for “Bonus Time”
Actor Feature Film: Lyndon Hoffman-Lew for “The Party”
Actress Short Film: Melissa Marty for “Promises”
Actress Featurette: Sarah Hanner for “Blackfisk”
Actress Feature Film: Helene Cardona for “Caralique”
Director Documentary Short or Featurette: Markus Otz for “The Other Face of the Mountain”
Director Documentary Feature: Camille Hardman, Gary Lane for “Still Working 9 to 5”
Director Short: Faye Brenner for “Promises”
Director Featurette: Frank Kelly for “The Critic”
Director Feature Film: Johanna Putnam for “Shudderbugs”
International Short Film: “Once Upon A February”
International Featurette: “Waving”
International Feature Film: “The Zebra Riding Boy
Short Film: “Promises”
Featurette: “The Critic”
Feature Film: “Tomorrow”
Festival Producer’s Choice Award: “Bonus Time”
Festival Director’s Choice Award: “Ronald’s Little Factory”
Audience Choice Award: “Storage”
Archer Award (Best of Festival): “Still Working 9 to 5”
For more winners, visit https://idyllwildcinemafest.com/winners-iifc-2023.


