Here are the winners of the 2023 Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival.
Feature Films
Best Supporting Performance
THE ONCE AND FUTURE SMASH – Bill Weeden – WINNER
Fang-Tom White
Fang-Jess Paul
The Once and Future Smash-Michael St. Michaels
Best Gore
FANG – WINNER
End Zone 2
Best Ensemble
THE ONCE AND FUTURE SMASH – WINNER
End Zone 2
Fang
Best Leading Performance
FANG- Lynn Lowry – WINNER
End Zone 2 – Percy Wynne
Fang – Dylan LaRay
The Once and Future Smash – A.J. Cutler
Best Director
THE ONCE AND FUTURE SMASH – Sophia Cacciola & Michael J. Epstein – WINNER
Fang – Richard Burgin
I’m Your Host – Alicia Krupsky
Best Screenplay
FANG – Richard Burgin – WINNER
End Zone 2
The Once and Future Smash- Sophia Cacciola & Michael J. Epstein
Audience Award – I’m Your Host
Jury Award– Fang
Short Films
Best Gore
GREED AND GORE – WINNER
Candor
Charlie and the Cancelled Skeleton
La Nueva (The Newcomer)
Best Villain
LA NUEVA (THE NEWCOMER) – WINNER
Charlie and the Cancelled Skeleton
Greed and Gore
Three Baths
Best Supporting Actor
IN THE SHADOW OF GOD – Adam Lolacher – WINNER
A Bad Romance – L.A. Williams
Paronomral Drunkivitiy- John Novosad
Waka Chicka Waka- Isaac Muir
Best Supporting Actress
THREE BATHS- Esin Varan- WINNER
Greed and Gore – Julie Mainville
Maryla- Otilia Royer
Best WTF Scene
CHARLIE AND THE CANCELED SKELETON – Balls coming out mouth – WINNER
44th Chamber of Shaolin- Getting tazed in the nuts
A Bloody Graveyard- Ghost pad
Demon for Hire- Creature coming out of Grandma
Best Ensemble
LA NUEVA (THE NEWCOMER) – WINNER
A Bad Romance
Greed & Gore
In the Shadow of God
Best Actor
MERCURY- Daniel Horvath – WINNER
44th Chamber of Shaolin Santino “Mario” Marin
It’s All in Your Head Danny Glenn
The R Word Matthew French
Best Actress
A BAD ROMANCE- Katie Hall – WINNER
Human/Animal- Ana Catarina Afonso
In the Shadow of God- Sara Canning
Marlya- Christine Lutete
Moonlight Sonata, With Scissors- Hailey Swartwout
Three Baths- Graciela Elena
Best Cinematography
THE BALLAD OF MADDOG QUINN – WINNER
Greed & Gore
Maryla
Best Director
DEMON FOR HIRE- Tavis Heermann – WINNER
Deadline- Idan Gilboa
La Nueva (The Newcomer)- Ivan Villamel
Three Baths – Rafael De Leon Jr.
Best Screenplay
IN THE SHADOW OF GOD – Brian Sepanzyk – WINNER
A Bad Romance – Bex Bradshaw
Crazy These Days – Virginia Reece
Moonlight Sonata, with Scissors – Chris Ethridge
Best Animated Short
DEADLINE – WINNER
A Bloody Graveyard Story
The Space Between Us
The Tell-Tale Heart
Audience Award – THE BALLAD OF MADDOG QUINN
Jury Award – DEADLINE
Wisconsin Short Films
Best Gore
KILLING TIME – WINNER
A Cure for Clownette
Don’t Lose Faith
Best Villain
THE BOGADAI – WINNER
A Cure for Clownette
Apocalypse Then (Part 1)
Don’t Lose Faith
Best Supporting Actor
APOCALYPSE THEN (PART 1) – Billy Zastrow – WINNER
Go Fish – Joshua M. Hall
The Bogadai – Terry King
Best Supporting Actress
A CURE FOR CLOWNETTE – Carol Robinson – WINNER
Don’t Lose Faith – Jenna Kornwolf
Here, Now – Shannon Nettesheim Klein
Hermanita – Jessy Bermudez
Best WTF Moment
A CURE FOR CLOWNETTE – The whole movie – WINNER
Awakening Wanda – Puppet Sex
Fine Turkey – That’s not a turkey?
How to Save a Baby from a Snake Attack – Baby getting hit with a chair
Best Ensemble
AWAKENING WANDA – WINNER
Apocalypse Then (Part 1)
Midnight Standoff
No Soliciting
Best Actor
APOCALYPSE THEN (PART 1) – Terry King – WINNER
A Cure For Clownette – Spencer Dunlap
No Soliciting – David James Slama
The Bogadai – Billy Zastrow
Best Actress
HERMANITA – Lizette Hunter – WINNER
Awakening Wanda – Heather Klinke
Don’t Lose Faith – Maria Diaz
Here, Now – Bethany Gordon
Best Cinematography
DON’T LOSE FAITH – WINNER
Here, Now
Killing Time
Midnight Standoff
Best Director
KILLING TIME – Tommy Simms – WINNER
Apocalypse Then (Part 1) – Sergio Espino
Hermanita – Hisonni Mustafa
No Soliciting – Michael Viers
Best Screenplay
HERE, NOW – Pizza Sutra – WINNER
Awakening Wanda – Joel P. Sacramento
Don’t Lose Faith – Brian Klewin
Midnight Standoff – T.C. De Witt
Audience Award – HERMANITA
Jury Award – KILLING TIME