Twisted Dreams 2023 Winners

FEATURE FILMS

Best Supporting Performance
THE ONCE AND FUTURE SMASH - Bill Weeden -WINNER
Fang-Tom White
Fang-Jess Paul
The Once and Future Smash-Michael St. Michaels

Best Gore
FANG - WINNER
End Zone 2

Best Ensemble
THE ONCE AND FUTURE SMASH - WINNER
End Zone 2
Fang

Best Leading Performance
FANG- Lynn Lowry - WINNER
End Zone 2 - Percy Wynne
Fang - Dylan LaRay
The Once and Future Smash - A.J. Cutler

Best Director
THE ONCE AND FUTURE SMASH - Sophia Cacciola & Michael J. Epstein - WINNER
Fang - Richard Burgin
I'm Your Host - Alicia Krupsky

Best Screenplay
FANG - Richard Burgin - WINNER
End Zone 2
The Once and Future Smash- Sophia Cacciola & Michael J. Epstein

Audience Award - I'm Your Host

Jury Award- Fang

SHORT FILMS

Best Gore
​GREED AND GORE - WINNER
Candor        
Charlie and the Cancelled Skeleton        
La Nueva (The Newcomer)        

Best Villain    
LA NUEVA (THE NEWCOMER) - WINNER
Charlie and the Cancelled Skeleton        
Greed and Gore        
Three Baths        

Best Supporting Actor
IN THE SHADOW OF GOD - Adam Lolacher - WINNER
A Bad Romance - L.A. Williams    
Paronomral Drunkivitiy- John Novosad    
Waka Chicka Waka- Isaac Muir    

Best Supporting Actress    
THREE BATHS- Esin Varan- WINNER
Greed and Gore- Julie Mainville    
Maryla- Otilia Royer    

Best WTF Scene    
CHARLIE AND THE CANCELED SKELETON- Balls coming out mouth - WINNER
44th Chamber of Shaolin- Getting tazed in the nuts    
A Bloody Graveyard-     Ghost pad    
Demon for Hire- Creature coming out of Grandma    

Best Ensemble     
LA NUEVA (THE NEWCOMER)- WINNER
A Bad Romance        
Greed & Gore        
In the Shadow of God        

Best Actor    
MERCURY- Daniel Horvath-WINNER
44th Chamber of Shaolin     Santino "Mario" Marin    
It's All in Your Head    Danny Glenn    
The R Word    Matthew French    

Best Actress    
A BAD ROMANCE- Katie Hall - WINNERHuman/Animal- Ana Catarina Afonso    
In the Shadow of God- Sara Canning    
Marlya- Christine Lutete    
Moonlight Sonata, With Scissors- Hailey Swartwout    
Three Baths- Graciela Elena    

Best Cinematography    
THE BALLAD OF MADDOG QUINN    - WINNER
Greed & Gore        
Maryla         

Best Director    
DEMON FOR HIRE- Tavis Heermann - WINNER
Deadline- Idan Gilboa    
La Nueva (The Newcomer)- Ivan Villamel    
Three Baths - Rafael De Leon Jr.     

Best Screenplay    
IN THE SHADOW OF GOD - Brian Sepanzyk - WINNER
A Bad Romance - Bex Bradshaw    
Crazy These Days - Virginia Reece    
Moonlight Sonata, with Scissors - Chris Ethridge    

Best Animated Short    
DEADLINE - WINNER
A Bloody Graveyard Story         
The Space Between Us        
The Tell-Tale Heart        

Audience Award - THE BALLAD OF MADDOG QUINN        

Jury Award - DEADLINE        

WISCONSIN SHORTS

Best Gore    
​KILLING TIME - WINNER
A Cure for Clownette        
Don't Lose Faith                    

Best Villain    
THE BOGADAI - WINNER
A Cure for Clownette        
Apocalypse Then (Part 1)        
Don't Lose Faith                    

Best Supporting Actor
APOCALYPSE THEN (PART 1) - Billy Zastrow - WINNER
Go Fish - Joshua M. Hall    
The Bogadai - Terry King                

Best Supporting Actress    
A CURE FOR CLOWNETTE - Carol Robinson - WINNER
Don't Lose Faith - Jenna Kornwolf    
Here, Now - Shannon Nettesheim Klein    
Hermanita - Jessy Bermudez    

Best WTF Moment    
A CURE FOR CLOWNETTE- The whole movie- WINNER
Awakening Wanda - Puppet Sex    
Fine Turkey - That's not a turkey?     
How to Save a Baby from a Snake Attack - Baby getting hit with a chair    

Best Ensemble     
AWAKENING  WANDA - WINNER
Apocalypse Then (Part 1)        
Midnight Standoff        
No Soliciting                    

Best Actor    
APOCALYPSE THEN (PART 1) - Terry King - WINNER
A Cure For Clownette - Spencer Dunlap    
No Soliciting -    David James Slama    
The Bogadai - Billy Zastrow    

Best Actress    
HERMANITA - Lizette Hunter - WINNER
Awakening Wanda - Heather Klinke    
Don't Lose Faith - Maria Diaz    
Here, Now - Bethany Gordon    

Best Cinematography    
DON'T LOSE FAITH - WINNER
Here, Now        
Killing Time        
Midnight Standoff        

Best Director    
KILLING TIME - Tommy Simms - WINNER
Apocalypse Then (Part 1) - Sergio Espino    
Hermanita - Hisonni Mustafa    
No Soliciting - Michael Viers    

Best Screenplay    
HERE, NOW - Pizza Sutra - WINNER
Awakening Wanda - Joel P. Sacramento    
Don't Lose Faith - Brian Klewin    
Midnight Standoff - T.C. De Witt    

Audience Award - HERMANITA         

​ Jury Award - KILLING TIME