Award Winners 2023

Best Film by a Female or LGBTQ+ Filmmaker

  • Lost and Found - Maya Duftschmid (Germany)
  • Best First Time Filmmaker

  • Rust - Rafal Malecki (Poland)
  • Best International Short

  • +963 - Daood Alabdulaa (Germany)
  • Best German Language Short

  • Lost and Found - Maya Duftschmid (Germany)
  • Best Short Documentary

  • Rust - Rafal Malecki (Poland)
  • Best Underground Short

  • Alder Queen - Benjamin Kramme (Germany)
  • Best Film (Audience Award)

  • Safe Space - Julia Köttrisch (Austria)
  • Best Director

  • Lost and Found - Maya Duftschmid (Germany)
  • Best Cinematographer

  • Alice - Anna Maria Ryń (Poland)
  • Best Actor in a Leading Role

  • +963 - Dara Lalo (Germany)
  • Best Actor in a Supporting Role

  • Lost and Found - Selen Kabatas, Tolga Tufan & Melissa Binakaj (Germany)
  • Honorable Mentions

    Some films were quite beloved and mcuh discussed by our audience. But since there can only be one winning film, we wanted to give a shout-out to those who almost won an award, both in the categories judged by our jury as well as our audience award:

  • The Application
  • Todeskuss
  • Valkyries
  • A Real Adventure
  • Nature Attack
  • A Small Circle
  • Angelique
  • HAZI: A Long Wrong Day
  • Getting him Back