Festival Winners Announced

2023 Nottingham International Short Film Festival Winners

Celebrating the best short films from Nottingham International Festival.

Best Short Film

Winner: Lila Roberts – The Echo Chamber

Honorable Mention: Jonas Klein – Reflections in the Fog

Best Director

Winner: Yuki Tanaka – The Silent Strings

Best Cinematography

Winner: Arjun Patel – Whispering Sands

Best Screenplay

Winner: Carla Sanchez – A Solitary Spark

Best Animated Short

Winner: Zoe Harrison – The Clockwork Garden

Honorable Mention: Omar Al-Masri – Dreams of Paper and Ink

Audience Choice Award

Winner: Maria Rossi – Through the Keyhole

Best Documentary Short Award

Winner: Ahmed El-Sayed – Threads of Identity

Emerging Filmmaker Award

Winner: Liam O’Connor – Beneath the Surface

Best Experimental Short Award

Winner: Elena Ivanova – Fragments of Time

Special Jury Award

Winner: Hassan Rachid – The Mirror Never Lies

2024 Nottingham International Short Film Festival Winners

Best Short Film

Winner: Amelia Collins – Chasing Light

Honorable Mention: Danilo Carvalho – When Time Stood Still

Best Director

Winner: Kevin Park – Resonance

Best Cinematography

Winner: Sophia Katarina – Morning Mist

Best Screenplay

Winner: Harris Drew – Dreams on Paper

Best Animated Short

Winner: Luciana Garcia – Tales of a Kaleidoscope

Honorable Mention: Oliver Chung – Dream of the Marionette

Audience Choice Award

Winner: Erin McLean – Winds of a Small Town

Best Documentary Short Award

Winner: Ibrahim Kamal – The Vanishing Village

Emerging Filmmaker Award

Winner: Jamie Robinson – The Shadow's Secret

Best Experimental Short Award

Winner: Isabelle Leclerc – Fluid Borders

Special Jury Award

Winner: Alexander Nowak – Shattered Promises