
The 27th LA Shorts International Film Festival showcased 529 films from 34 countries around the world.
2023 WINNERS
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$1,000 CASH PRIZE
Director: Melika Jamshidabadi
$1,000 CASH PRIZE
Director: Chloe Campos
$1,000 CASH PRIZE
Director: Lorena E. Gonzalez
$1,000 CASH PRIZE
Director: Jasmine Bissete
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$1,000 CASH PRIZE
Director: Tanxuan Shi
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Best of Fest
Nowhere (Armenia) - Director: Garin Hovannisian
Best International
It Takes a Village… (Armenia) Director: Ophelia Harutyunyan
Best Drama
The Kill Floor - Director: Carlos Avila​
Best Comedy
The Avon Lady - Director: Carolina Espiro
Best Animation
The Brave Locomotive - Director: Andrew Pierce Chesworth
Best Experimental
Red Man - Director: Xinhao Lu
Best Documentary
The Noble Guardian Director: Anna Coren
Best Sci-Fi
Dream Maker (Iran) - Director: Mohsen Mehri Darouei, Milad Kiaei
Best Horror
Get Away - Director: Michael Gabriele
Best Music Video
Pronto – Light Light (Switzerland) Director: Maximilian Speidel
Best Web Series
Space Rats (Australia) - Director: Darwin Schulze, Basil Scott-Mitchell
Best High School Film
Sharing the Floor - Director: Lily Brooks O' Briant
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Screenplay Competition Winner
Korean Shooter
Writer: Jimmy Prosser
Best Actor
Dusan Brown (“All In”)
Best Actress
Janessa St. Pierre ("Hair or No Hair")
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