Winner December 2022

RedWood Film Festival announces the list of Winner films of December 2022.

  • Redwood Film Festival is an Online Film Festival. 

  • Our Jury screens the selections Privately and from there we select the winners. Only the winning films will get a chance to participate in a second selection at the end of the year. If they pass the second selection, we'll screen them at our annual live online screening. Where one film from each category will be awarded. 

BEST 1-MINUTE SHORT FILM

Award Presented to: Dmitry Dias
Film: Sheep
Directed by: Dmitry Dias


BEST SHORT FILM

Award Presented to: Matteo Vanni
Film: A Ray of Sunshine
Directed by: Matteo Vanni


BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM

Award Presented to: Max Cadzow-Smith
Film: Bits ‘N Pieces
Directed by: Max Cadzow-Smith


BEST LGBTQ FILM

Award Presented to: Anthony Jakobs
Film: Vänner
Directed by: Anthony Jakobs


BEST WEB SERIES

Award Presented to: Taylor Olson
Film: King & Pawn
Directed by: Taylor Olson


BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Award Presented to: Ryo Kagawa
Film: Atisha Miwa “Lotus Flower Enka”
Directed by: Ryo Kagawa


BEST ACTION FILM

Award Presented to: Lawrence McCudden
Film: Junk Shop
Directed by: Lawrence McCudden


BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

Award Presented to: Vilma Kartalska
Film: Anjela
Directed by: Vilma Kartalska


BEST COMEDY FILM

Award Presented to: Dan Smith
Film: Kangaroos without Pouches: Candice or Jessica?
Directed by: Dan Smith


BEST DRAMA FILM

Award Presented to: Sheridan Philipp
Film: De Nada
Directed by: Sheridan Philipp


BEST EXPERIMENT FILM

Award Presented to: Tom Phillips
Film: Chasing the Dead
Directed by: Tom Phillips


BEST HORROR FILM

Award Presented to: Craig Railsback
Film: Down and Out in Vampire Hills
Directed by: Craig Railsback


BEST NON-FICTION FILM

Award Presented to: Vincenzo De Sio
Film: The Porn Radio Show
Directed by: Vincenzo De Sio


BEST ROMANTIC FILM

Award Presented to: Chengchao Jiang
Film: Meet The Blue Water In The Vast West
Directed by: Chengchao Jiang


BEST TRAILER

Award Presented to: Ted Tanaka, Dylan Garcia
Film: Her Monster
Directed by: Ted Tanaka, Dylan Garcia


BEST DIRECTOR

Award Presented to: Haley Seppa
Film: Ataraxia
Directed by: Haley Seppa


BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR

Award Presented to: Haley Seppa
Film: Ataraxia
Directed by: Haley Seppa


BEST PRODUCER

Award Presented to: Haley Seppa
Film: Ataraxia
Directed by: Haley Seppa


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER

Award Presented to: Favienne Howsepian
Film: Ataraxia
Directed by: Haley Seppa


BEST EDITOR

Award Presented to: Dan Smith
Film: Kangaroos without Pouches: Candice or Jessica?
Directed by: Dan Smith


BEST SCREENWRITER

Award Presented to: Anthony Ford
Film: Duty
Written by: Anthony Ford


BEST ACTOR – MALE

Award Presented to: Rogelio Faugier
Film: Good Night Beatriz
Directed by: Christian Durán


BEST ACTRESS – FEMALE

Award Presented to: Yolanda Belvis
Film: Latir Amargo
Directed by: Yolanda Belvis


BEST SCREENPLAY

Award Presented to: JK Jones
Film: A Summer Surprise
Written by: JK Jones


BEST CONCEPT

Award Presented to: Karl Ryan Erikson
Film: Holiday Help
Directed by: Karl Ryan Erikson


BEST PLOT

Award Presented to: Stephen D. Floyd
Film: The Llandudno File
Directed by: Stephen D. Floyd


JURY SPECIAL SECTION – SCREENPLAY

Award Presented to: Ed Vela
Film: The Mortality Game
Written by: Ed Vela