BWiFF 2023

BWiFF 2023, July 14-22

Best of Fest

Just. One. Mile. (Still)
Just. One. Mile.

Audience Favorite

Wheel (Still)
Wheel

Best Animation

Yellowstone 88 – Song of Fire (Still)
Yellowstone 88 – Song of Fire


2023 Feature Film Selections

 

2023 Short Film Selections

  • Aaron With 2 A’s (United States)
  • Addie and the Lightning Bugs (United States)
  • Andrew After Angola (United States)
  • Awake Ngorongoro (United Republic of Tanzania)
  • Big Guy (United States)
  • The Family We Chose (United States)
  • Folaine (Ireland)
  • Hangman (United States)
  • How Do I Tell You This (United States)
  • Kassandra (France)
  • Kiss ‘n’ Ride (United States)
  • La Nueva (Spain)
  • Past Prologue (United States)
  • Play the Game of Thrones (United States)
  • The Rebellion (United States)
  • Rest (United States)
  • Roadkill (United States)
  • The Search (United States)
  • Some Days (United States)
  • TORI – Symphony of Vengeance (United States)
  • The Voice in Isabel Fleiss’s Office (United States)
  • Wheel (United States)
  • Yellowstone 88 – Song of Fire (United States)

2023 Screening Schedule

July 14, 2023 • 7:00 pm
Everybody Wants to Be Loved + Short Selections

July 15, 2023 • 7:00 pm
Just. One. Mile. + Short Selections

July 16, 2023 • 7:00 pm
Loud Enough + Short Selections

July 19, 2023 • 7:00 pm
Frank Bey: All My Dues Are Paid + Short Selections

July 20, 2023 • 7:00 pm
Magdalena + Short Selections

July 21, 2023 • 7:00 pm
You Have No Idea + Short Selections

July 22, 2023 • 7:00 pm
The Wife and Her House Husband + Short Selections

September 26, 2023 • 7:00 pm
Patou: In Black & White

2023 Award Winners

Best Original Score
Riccardo Berdini, TORI – Symphony of Vengeance

Best Production Design
Paul Petersen & Richard Wharton, You Have No Idea

Best Cinematography
Joel Froome, Addie and the Lightning Bugs

Best Sound
Jared Hamilton, Just. One. Mile.

Best Editing
Kimberly O’Neill, Just. One. Mile.

Best Supporting Actor
Peter Barrett as Sean in The Wife and Her House Husband

Best Supporting Actress
Natalia Sikora as Julia in Magdalena

Best Achievement by a Young Actor
Cailey Fleming as Addie in Addie and the Lightning Bugs

Best Actor
Laurence Spellman as Mathew in The Wife and Her House Husband

Best Actress
Magdalena Żak as Magdalena in Magdalena

Best Screenplay
Ivar Wigan, Kassandra

Best Director
Katharina Woll, Everybody Wants To Be Loved

Best Animation
Yellowstone 88: Song of Fire

Best Experimental
The Voice in Isabel Fleiss’s Office

Best Music Video
Awake Ngorongoro

Best Documentary Short
Andrew After Angola

Best Narrative Short (Comedy)
Wheel

Best Narrative Short (Drama)
Kassandra

Best Documentary Feature
Just. One. Mile

Best Narrative Feature
Everybody Wants to be Loved

Dynamics Jury Prize
Andrew After Angola

Audience Favorite
Wheel

Best of Illinois
Roadkill

Best of Fest
Just. One. Mile

2023 Blue Glass Awards

2023 Supporting Sponsors

Reid Brody's Color Nation - For Your Coloration
Sarofsky Design
Hello Thai Asian Cuisine
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