The 2023 Salute Your Shorts Film Festival Announces Award Winners

Salute Your Shorts Film Festival has announced its seventh edition's award winners. Congratulations to all the filmmakers!

BEST OF FEST

We Were Meant To

BEST OF FEST HONORABLE MENTION

Endless Sea

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILMMAKING

Shadow Brother Sunday

PROGRAMMERS CHOICE AWARD

Makeover Movie

AUDIENCE AWARD

Confessions

AUDIENCE HONORABLE MENTION

Makeover Movie

Local Award Prize Package Sponsored by Eastside Camera, Giggster, Banana Walkies, Stray Angel, and SirReel

LOCAL AWARD

A Folded Ocean

LOCAL AWARD HONORABLE MENTION

Makeover Movie

LOCAL SHOUTOUTS

Followers, Get Away, Me Night, Motherland,

Scotty's Vag, Shadow Brother Sunday, The Breakthrough,

They Grow Up So Fast, We Were Meant To

Cinematography Awards, sponsored by Eastside Camera

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY, Camera Work / Composition

Followers

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY, Lighting / Color

Scotty's Vag

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY, Movement / Tone

They Grow Up So Fast

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY, Overall Approach

Geranium

BEST SUPER SHORT FILM

I Am Whole

HONORABLE MENTION, SUPER SHORT

Yes, Daddy

BEST DRAMA

The Stupid Boy

HONORABLE MENTION, DRAMA

Women of Virtue

BEST COMEDY

The Breakthrough

HONORABLE MENTION, COMEDY

Confessions

BEST GENRE FILM

A Folded Ocean

HONORABLE MENTION, GENRE

Followers

BEST ANIMATED FILM

Sucks to Be The Moon

HONORABLE MENTION, ANIMATION

Rosemary A.D. (After Dad)

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Breaking Silence

HONORABLE MENTION, DOCUMENTARY

The Blake

BEST EXPERIMENTAL

I Am Whole

HONORABLE MENTION, Experimental

Play This At My Funeral, A Folded Ocean

BEST PILOT

Day Jobs

PILOT RUNNER UP

Giving Up

PILOT HONORABLE MENTION

Mt. Mystic Rangers

See you again in 2024!