Thanks to all the filmmakers and sponsors who participated in Nitehawk Shorts Fest 2023!

Read the festival recap by our Director of Programming Cristina Cacioppo.

Winners are below:

FESTIVAL JURY WINNER
Balikbayan / Rebecca Rajadnya
Post-production sound services from HEARD CITY ($16k value)
Post-production coloring services from NICE SHOES ($20k value)
One year Artist Membership from the VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS, New York ($200 value)

FESTIVAL JURY RUNNER-UP
The Singles Retreat / Jo Firestone
Post-production coloring services from IRVING HARVEY ($20k value)
One year Artist Membership from the VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS, New York ($200 value)

MIDNITE PRIZE
Lollygag / Tij D’oyen
Boris FX Bundle (featuring Boris FX Sapphire, Boris FX Continuum, Boris FX Mocha Pro) one-year subscription from BORIS FX ($1195 value)
One year Artist Membership from the VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS, New York ($200 value)

MUSIC DRIVEN PRIZE
Rare: The Boy Who Cried Swag / King She
Prize package featuring GS1000x headphones and phono cartridge from GRADO ($1195 value)
Boris FX Bundle (featuring Boris FX Sapphire, Boris FX Continuum, Boris FX Mocha Pro) one-year subscription from BORIS FX ($1195 value)
One year Artist Membership from the VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS, New York ($200 value)

FUTURE OF FILM IS FEMALE PRIZE
Spider / Marcela Biven
$250 + inclusion in the FOFIF screening series

FIRST TIME FILMMAKER AWARD
STARFUCKERS / Antonio Marziale
Training certificate good towards any in-person educational workshops or classes ($500 value) + rental certificate good towards any equipment rental package ($500 value) from ABELCINE
One year Artist Membership from the VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS, New York ($200 value)

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS
Opening Nite: No Other Gods But Me / Alex Spott
Music Driven: Free Noir Papillon / Lev Omelchenko, PhaeMonae
Midnite: Buzzkill / Pete Ahearn
Matinee One: Lost Beyond the Stars / Kayla Arend
Matinee Two: Balikbayan / Rebecca Rajadnya
NoBudge: moulded / Ahmad Bakrin
Closing Nite: Intimacy Workshop / Eddie Prunoske
Pro-Accounts from VIMEO (eligible during Opening Nite, Midnite, Music Driven, Matinee One, Matinee Two, and Closing Nite screenings – $199 value each)

Check out the NSF23 program!

Thanks to MUBI for sponsoring — head to mubi.com/nitehawk for an exclusive trial to stream their award-winning films.

Highlights of past festivals:

• 2022
• 2019
• 2018

Thanks to our sponsors!