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June 28 – July 16, 2023
Congratulations to our 2023 Shortlist Winners
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Industry Prize
Nathan Truesdell
“When the LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood”
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Audience Prize
Sean Wang
“Nai Nai & Wài Pó”
(pictured: composer Giosuè Greco)
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Student Audience Prize
Ralph Parker III
“Sammy, Without Strings”
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Acceptance Speeches
Finalists Panel Conversation
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The Wrap’s ShortList festival celebrated the best in award-winning shorts from around the world. The Shortlist streamed 12 finalist films for two weeks, and announced the winners on Wednesday July 12.
Prizes worth $10,000 from Kodak, Blackmagic Design, Scriptation, and The Camera Division were handed out to the 2023 winners.
Jurors – Past Winners – Sponsors
The Finalists
![TheWrap ShortList Film Festival 2023 "Birds" by Katherine Propper](jpg/birds_3-1f382.jpg)
“Birds”
Moments in the lives of Austin teenagers during the heat of Texas summer.
![TheWrap ShortList Film Festival 2023 "Cousins" by Karina Dandashi](jpg/cousinsf382.jpg)
“Cousins”
Two cousins born in separate countries reunite in Brooklyn when a run-in with an ex turns the night even more chaotic.
![Florrie R. Burke in "Love, Barbara"](jpg/florrie-barbaraf382.jpg)
“Love, Barbara”
A look at the iconic legacy of pioneering lesbian experimental filmmaker, Barbara Hammer, through the lens and love of her partner of over 30 years, Florrie Burke.
![TheWrap ShortList Film Festival 2023 "Meantime" by Michael T. Workman](jpg/meantime_still_1f382.jpg)
“Meantime”
After Tim’s work-related stroke leads to troubling health complications, his son Michael returns home to Montana as they reckon with the past that haunts Tim.
![TheWrap ShortList Film Festival 2023 "More Than I Want to Remember" by Amy Bench](jpg/more-than-i-want-to-rememberf382.jpg)
“More Than I Want to Remember”
One night at her Congo home, 14-year-old refugee Mugeni sets out on a solo...