To help support the Curzon and Westminster council's campaign to keep the Curzon Mayfair at the historic site where it has been since 1934, we hosted our awards night at the cinema on Friday October 27th 2023.

Here are our 2023 winners:

Best Film

Charlotte Regan - Scrapper

Gabrielle Russell - Deer Woman Child

Kevin Edward Steen Daron, Daron Colbert

Gayle Oblea - As The Moth Flies

Hannes Hirsch - Drifter

Best Director

Hannes Hirsch - Drifter

Christopher William Beatty - Bibi

Charlotte Regan - Scrapper

Best Film by a Female Director

Serena DC - My Transparent Life

Charlotte Regan - Scrapper

Gabrielle Russell - Deer Woman Child

Best Feature

Hannes Hirsch - Drifter

Clara Chong - Dark Noise

Charlotte Regan - Scrapper

Best Short

Diyana Amir - Paper Planes, Don't Always Soar

Lara Zeidan - Salma

Alyona Kaporina - 2 Lines/2 Lives

Best Documentary

John Papola, Troy Kotsur and Sean Schiavolin - To My Father

Matthew Wagner - When Hope Breaks Through

Ksenia Oksana Bugrimova - Long story -short: we need home For Ukraine

Dane Dodds - !AITSA

Little Venice Film Festival Ambassador award

Ksenia Bugrimova

Best Screenplay

Madelaine Moore - Twitching

Ellie Wallwork and Will Hextall - Picturesque

Anouk Witkowska Hiffler - Drumming

Best National Student Showcase Film

Alice Geary - Finally I Sea

David Jacob Latto - London Boaters

Shyam Jilka - Pick A Card

Best Animation

Kaylee Anne Hatfield - Take Care

Harry Mead - The Holiday Maker

Chad Nelson - Critterz