Check out the latest winners of Venice Shorts
- David Jones
- Apr 1, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 2, 2023

Venice Shorts of Los Angeles is an annual live event with a seasonal competition which has devoted itself to the promotion and recognition of international and American short films. Every season, the festival committee promotes film and script projects and provides exposure and publicity to artists working on a variety of short film genres from all over the world. The annual festival screens the finalists of the year at the cinema in Los Angeles and invites filmmakers and artists to various networking events, red carpet ceremonies and further screenings through Venice Shorts. It is our pleasure to announce the winners of the Spring/2023 seasonal fest.
Best Narrative Short
War of Colors Director: Emir Kumova

Best Documentary Short
Plantas de los Dioses Director: Julieta Lozano Prieto

Best Indie Short
Road Home Director: Stepan Sokolov

Best Director & Best Editor
Immortal
Director: Mark Zibert

Best First-Time Filmmaker
The Return Director: Bo Tanas

Best Actress
Shanie Schwartzman
Because of This

Best Actor
Peter Stormare
H A N G M A N

Best Experimental
Scheherazade's eastern dream Director: Katayoun Afrooz

Best Animation
Emergence
Director: Nick Pascoal

Best Web/TV Pilot-Series
Director: Dr. Cecilia Choi

Best LGBTQ
The Straight and Narrow
Director: R. Kayeen Thomas

Best Thriller
Stiffed
Director: Matthew Kui

Best Science Fiction
The Recycling man
Director: Carlo Ballauri

Best Music video
The Rebellion Director: Gabriel Hostetler

Best Horror
Room Tone
Director: Michael Gabriele

Best Comedy
ZA Director: Sam Silverstein

Best Producer
Ashley Eberbach-Tomik Mansoori-Alix Van Aernam
Radio Telescope

Best Cinematographer
Director: Angel E. Vera
Creation

Best Composer
Christina Giannone
The Ghost in The Machine

Best Youth Actress
Lauren Jude Rosa
Five and a Half

Best Youth Actor
Navi MBAKOP
NUMB

Best Student Film
CUFFED Director: Parker Caston

Best Screenplay (Produced)
Escort
Writer: Asmit Pathare

Best Unproduced Script
BROAD SHOULDERS
Writer: Samson Ari Ziegelman

Honorable Mention Narrative Short
Director: Diego Lopez

Honorable Mention Short Documentary
Director: Chris Preitauer

Honorable Mention Indie Short
Director: Roman Mitichyan

Honorable Mention Short Director
Director: Angela Garcia Combs

Honorable Mention Web/TV Pilot-Series
Director: Sam Upton

Honorable Mention Short Director
Director: Richard Bazley

Honorable Mention Composer
"Boreal Twilight"
Kristopher Carter

Honorable Mention Music Video
Poison the Well
Director: Kalliope Poulianos

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