CINE GEAR EXPO

FILM SERIES COMPETITION FINALISTS 2023

View all the 2023 Film Competition finalists

Winners

Independent Short Films

King Me

Director: John Matysiak
Writer: David McKay
Producers: David McKay, Marisa McKay
Director of Photography: John Matysiak

Music Videos / Commercials

Mendirman! (I am the one!)

Directors: Sabirov Khurhid, Sabirov Nadir
Writers: Sabirov Khurhid, Sabirov Nadir
Producers: Sabirov Khurhid, Sabirov Nadir
Directors of Photography: Rustam Muratov, Dilshod Ganiev

Student Films

A Roadside Banquet

Director: Peiqi Peng
Writer: Peiqi Peng
Producer: Ziqi Gao
Director of Photography: Tianyi Liu
School: American Film Institute Conservatory

Audience Choice Awards

Independent Short Films

Jerome

Director: Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz
Writer: Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz
Producers: Santi Naidoo, Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz, Ben O’Keefe
Director of Photography: Joewi Verhoeven

Music Videos / Commercials

Mendirman! (I am the one!)

Directors: Sabirov Khurhid, Sabirov Nadir
Writers: Sabirov Khurhid, Sabirov Nadir
Producers: Sabirov Khurhid, Sabirov Nadir
Directors of Photography: Rustam Muratov, Dilshod Ganiev

Student Films

A Roadside Banquet

Director: Peiqi Peng
Writer: Peiqi Peng
Producer: Ziqi Gao
Director of Photography: Tianyi Liu
School: American Film Institute Conservatory

Rising Star Awards Presented by GODOX

Independent Short Films

Now and Never

Director: Kymberly Harris
Writers: Story: Natalie NIcole Dressel, Screenplay: Kymberly Harris
Producers: Anita Banerji, Kavi Ramachandran Ladnier, Rohi Mirza Pandya, Nick Rathod
Director of Photography: Leah Anova

Music Videos / Commercials

Valerine (The Elephant Man)

Director: VONJAKO
Writer: VONJAKO
Producer: Andrea Giacomini (VONJAKO)
Director of Photography: VONJAKO

Student Films

The Day, at the Beach

Director: Cindy Di Xin
Writer: Cindy Di Xin
Producers: Maggie Mingqi Tao
Director of Photography: Lance Haoyuan Li
School: Chapman University