Festival Archive
2023 Festival Archive
2023 WMIFF Winners – World Music & Independent Film Festival
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Winners – Partial List
Best Actor in a Short Film
Rick Grayson, I Am Of You
Best Actress in a Short Film
Cody Renee Cameron, Jack & Blue
Best Director in a Short Film
Katherine Sheyno, Jack & Blue
Best Screenplay in a Short Film
Holly Mollohan, I Am of You
Best Cinematography in a Short Film
Apple Core
Best Sup. Actor in a Short Film
Kyle Lowder, Jack & Blue
Best Sup. Actress in a Short Film
Sheila Morgan, To Wade or Row
Best Actor in a Feature Film
Bobby Slaski, Obsessions
Best Actress in a Feature Film
Olga Safari, Obsessions
Best Sup. Actor in a Feature Film
Kevin Bernstein, Obsessions
Best Sup. Actress in a Feature Film
Andrea Figliomeni, Obsessions
Best Director in a Feature Film
Maryam Ebrahimvand, The Boarding House
Best Screenplay in a Feature Film
Sara Stunt, Obsessions
Best Cinematography in a Feature Film
Andrzej Musial, Oedipus Rex
Best Short Documentary
Silvio Rodriguez, Mi Primera Tarea
Best Feature Documentary
Omar Sosa, 88 Well-Tuned Drum
Best Director in Documentary
Kay Rubacek, Finding Courage
Best Student Film
Suburban Fantasy
Best Animation
A’ha Egg Cake
First-Time Acting
Arlynn Parker, The Sings My Soul & Erma H. Anderson, Lion of Judah Legacy
Women Filmmaker
Debbie Camper, It’s Still Not About Me
Best Director in Music Video
Andre Joseph
Best Pop Music Video
Running
Best Hip-Hop Music Video
Tik-Tok Rollie Viet Mix
Best Experimental Film
Oedipus Rex
First-Time Filmmaker
To Wade or Row
Best Actor in a Short Film (DMV)
Chris Wargo, Gene 3
Best Actress in a Short Film (DMV)
Sharon Toliver, Gene 3
Best Sup. Actor in a Short Film (DMV)
Theophilus Knight, Crumble Part 2
Best Sup. Actress in a Short Film (DMV)
Lasonya Olden, Get Checked
Best Screenplay in a Short Film (DMV)
Gill Nelson / Pam Nelson, Get Checked
Best Director in a Short Film (DMV)
Lynaia Jordan, Everything Matters
Best Actor in a Feature Film (DMV)
Frank Cisco Anderson, Lion of Judah Legacy
Best Actress in a Feature Film (DMV)
Kelsey Gooden, It’s Not About Me
Best Sup. Actor in a Feature Film (DMV)
Terry Briscoe, Lion of Judah Legacy
Best Sup. Actress in a Feature Film (DMV)
Amy Young, Return of Jade Brooks
Best Cinematography in a Feature Film (DMV)
Greg Valcor, Then Sings My Soul
Best Screenplay in a Feature Film (DMV)
Eric Espejo, Left Fingers
Best Director in a Feature Film (DMV)
Morris Small, Detective MJ 2
Best Director in a Short Film (DMV)
Rico Mickens, Gene 3
Best Persian Feature Film
The Boarding House
Best Persian Short Film
A Poetess
Best Action Film
Replaced, written & directed by Adeyemi Lardner
Top DMV Actors
Bruce Dawson, Lee Sturdivant, Archie Williams, Derek Quick, W. Keith Scott, Lawrence Whitener
Top DMV Actress
Arlyne Spalla, Gwen Rogers, Kathi Muhammad, Cassandra Grant, Maya Jai Pinson, Tammi Rogers
Most Outstanding Achieving Award
Michelle Wrights & Trinity Antoc Bosley