Results (April – November 2023)
This season introduced us to incredible stories and talented filmmakers from across the globe. Here are the films that made a lasting impact during the April - November 2023 edition of Airflix Film Festival.
Best Thriller
Shadow Between the Signals
By: Lucas Van Horn
Result: Award Winner
The Seventh Floor Was Locked
By: Irena Petrovic
Result: Finalist
A Man Who Followed Echoes
By: Caleb Morano
Result: Official Selection
Best Experimental
A Shape Made of Wind
By: Noémie Laurent
Result: Award Winner
Stillness Has a Pulse
By: Faris Al-Mahdi
Result: Finalist
The Color of Unsaid Words
By: Tomas Havel
Result: Official Selection
Best Music Video
Neon Rain Over Violet Street
By: Arjun Malhotra
Result: Award Winner
Dancing in a Borrowed Sky
By: Elina Koskinen
Result: Finalist
Midnight Chorus on Platform Nine
By: Rafael Quintana
Result: Official Selection
Best Music
Echoes in an Empty Theater
By: Julian Frost
Result: Award Winner
A Piano for the Last Train
By: Mireya Campos
Result: Finalist
Strings Beneath the Northern Lights
By: Oskar Lindholm
Result: Official Selection
Best Composer
The Silence Between Two Notes
By: Matteo Ricci
Result: Award Winner
A Melody for the Forgotten Harbor
By: Hana Takeda
Result: Finalist
The River That Learned to Sing
By: Pavel Novak
Result: Official Selection
Best LGBTQ+ Film
We Bloomed in the Quiet Season
By: Iris Montgomery
Result: Award Winner
The Name I Gave the Morning
By: Luca Bernardi
Result: Finalist
Under Soft Blue Lanterns
By: Chen Wei
Result: Official Selection
Best Actor
The Man Who Counted Raindrops
By: Henry Walsh
Result: Award Winner
The Last Call from River Street
By: Andrej Kovac
Result: Finalist
A Voice from the Back Row
By: Malik Johnson
Result: Official Selection
Best Actress
She Carried the Light Home
By: Sofia Delgado
Result: Award Winner
Letters Written in Water
By: Nadine Keller
Result: Finalist
A Smile After Winter
By: Amrita Banerjee
Result: Official Selection
Best Writer
The Day the City Forgot My Name
By: Oliver Grant
Result: Award Winner
Three Sentences Left Unfinished
By: Camille Breton
Result: Finalist
The Clock That Refused Midnight
By: Yusuf Rahman
Result: Official Selection
Best LGBTQ+
Film Title: The Color of Leaving
By: Mateo Alvarez
Result: Award Winner
Film Title: Between Her Lines
By: Naomi Fields
Result: Finalist
Film Title: Quietly, We Bloomed
By: Rowan Chase
Result: Official Selection
Best Short Film
Ten Steps Before Goodbye
By: Nathaniel Brooks
Result: Award Winner
A Coffee Cup Left on the Wall
By: Daniela Moretti
Result: Finalist
The Last Bus to Harbor Road
By: Pranav Kulkarni
Result: Official Selection
Best Feature Film
Where the Hills Keep Their Secrets
By: Miguel Santoro
Result: Award Winner
A Season Without Shadows
By: Klara Novakova
Result: Finalist
The Road That Never Turned Back
By: Emmanuel Okeke
Result: Official Selection
Best Documentary
The Children of the Tidal Plain
By: Helena Ruiz
Result: Award Winner
Hands That Build the Windmills
By: Farouk Benali
Result: Finalist
A Village That Floats at Dawn
By: Ines Pereira
Result: Official Selection
Best Animation
The Fox Who Learned to Read
By: Maëlle Girard
Result: Award Winner
Clouds Folded into Paper Cranes
By: Jun Park
Result: Finalist
The Star That Slept in a Teacup
By: Mateo Alvarez
Result: Official Selection