Check out the latest winners of Venice Shorts

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

Kombucha Cure

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

Grace

Director: Diego Lopez

Honorable Mention Short Documentary

When I Get Grown—Reflections of a Freedom Rider

Director: Chris Preitauer

Honorable Mention Indie Short

Brothers till the End

Director: Roman Mitichyan

Honorable Mention Short Director

American Dream

Director: Angela Garcia Combs

Honorable Mention Web/TV Pilot-Series

H A N G M A N

Director: Sam Upton

Honorable Mention Short Director

Confines

Director: Richard Bazley

Honorable Mention Composer

"Boreal Twilight" Kristopher Carter

Honorable Mention Music Video

Poison the Well Director: Kalliope Poulianos