With SEIFF#4 coming to a close, the awards for this year’s event have now been announced.
With the quality of submissions and the quality of those films screened becoming increasingly competitive each year, this was quite possibly the highest quality programme in our history and whether a nominee or a winner, every film deserved all the plaudits it received.
Audience feedback was overflowing with praise this year at the superlative programme of screenings and those who came to the screenings debated long into the night which films they thought deserved the big prizes.
So, without further ado, here are the winners for 2023! A huge congratulations to all the winners and nominees!
People’s Choice – The Censor of Dreams
Emily Davison Award – Marine Herve (A Travers)
Best British Film – An Irish Goodbye
Best International Short – Scrap
Best Comedy – Archibald’s Syndrome
Best Documentary – Still Working 9 to 5
Best Animated Film – Bestia
Best Director – Babak Mostafavi (The Pylon)
Outstanding Lead Performance – Jim Donovan & Lewis Brophy (Scrap)
Outstanding Supporting Performance – Isak Ferriz (17 Minutes with Nora)
Best Production Design – Marco Puig (The Censor of Dreams)
Best Costume Design – Emilie Monchovet & Jessica McEvoy (All Blood Runs Red)
Best Editing – Kurt Schneider (Portrait)
Jury Prize – Finding Her Beat
Rising Star – Damiana Acuna (Lux Noctis)
Best Original Screenplay – 17 Minutes with Nora
Best Foreign Language Film – Same Old
Best Cinematography – Khalid Mohtaseb (The Censor of Dreams)
Best Sound Design – Hossein Ghoorchian (The Pylon)
