Tune-in on Sunday, July 30 at 9:00pm/c for the 2023 Blue Glass Awards, where the festival judges will announce the winners of the 13th annual Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival!

The 2023 festival includes eleven feature films and twenty-three short films. Of the thirty-four official selections, the competing films consist of sixteen short narratives, seven feature documentaries, four feature narratives, four music videos, and three short documentaries.

Awards & Prizes*

Best of Fest
Audience Favorite
Best of Illinois
Best Narrative Feature
Best Documentary Feature
Best Narrative Short (Comedy)
Best Narrative Short (Drama)
Best Documentary Short
Best Music Video
Best Animation
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Achievement by a Young Actor
Best Editing
Best Sound
Best Cinematography
Best Production Design
Best Original Score

*Awards are subject to change without notice. Each year, awards may be added or subtracted from the list above at the discretion of our guest judges.