TheWrap’s 2023 Shortlist Film Festival descended on Los Angeles’ Culver Theater Wednesday night to screen this year’s nominated shorts, host a panel talk-back with nominated filmmakers and toast the evening’s winners and stars of tomorrow at an after-screening reception at the nearby Culver Hotel.
Documentary short “When the LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood” and director Nathan Truesdell took home the evening’s top prize, the Industry Award, while the evening’s Audience Award went to Sean Wang’s documentary ”Năi Nai & Wài Pó” and Ralph Parker III’s ”Sammy, Without Strings“ earned the Student Audience Award.
The 2023 ShortList Film Festival was sponsored by Kodak, The Los Angeles Film School, Scriptation, The Camera Division, Blackmagic Design and New York Festivals.
Click through the gallery to see the full evening of programming as led by TheWrap moderators, founder CEO Sharon Waxman and executive editor of awards Steve Pond.
Nathan Truesdell
Ralph Parker III
Giosue Greco
Katherine Propper
Jalena Keane-Lee
Luchina Fisher and Amy Bench
Michael T Workman
Will Lennon, Nathan Truesdell and Kat Nguyen
Steve Pond and Sharon Waxman
Doug Montgomery and Spence Bovee
Sharon Waxman and Edward Menicheschi
Jeff Vespa and Edward Menicheschi
Amy Bench, Elegance Bratton and Katherine Propper
Sharon Waxman and Sree Sreenivasan
Katherine Propper, Nathan Truesdell, Obinna Robert Onyeri, Amy Bench, Jalena Keane-Lee, Jacqueline Elyse Rosenthal, Li Anne Liew, Michael T Workman, Luchina Fisher, Ralph Parker III and Giosue Greco
Steve Pond, Katherine Propper, Nathan Truesdell, Obinna Robert Onyeri, Amy Bench, Jalena Keane-Lee, Jacqueline Elyse Rosenthal, Li Anne Liew, Michael T Workman, Luchina Fisher, Ralph Parker III, Giosue Greco and Sharon Waxman
Andi Ortiz
Sharon Waxman
Elegance Bratton, Christine Vachon and Sharon Waxman
Elegance Bratton
Elegance Bratton and Sharon Waxman
Steve Pond
Steve Pond, Katherine Propper, Michael T Workman, Amy Bench, Giosue Greco, Jalena Keane-Lee, Luchina Fisher and Nathan Truesdell
Steve Pond, Katherine Propper, Michael T Workman, Amy Bench, Giosue Greco, Jalena Keane-Lee, Luchina Fisher and Nathan Truesdell
Steve Pond, Katherine Propper, Michael T Workman, Amy Bench, Giosue Greco, Jalena Keane-Lee, Luchina Fisher and Nathan Truesdell
Giosue Greco, Jalena Keane-Lee, Luchina Fisher and Nathan Truesdell
Giosue Greco, Jalena Keane-Lee, Luchina Fisher and Nathan Truesdell
Katherine Propper, Michael T Workman and Amy Bench
Giosue Greco, Jalena Keane-Lee and Luchina Fisher
Katherine Propper, Michael T Workman, Amy Bench, Giosue Greco, Jalena Keane-Lee, Luchina Fisher and Nathan Truesdell
Ralph Parker III
Giosue Greco
Nathan Truesdell and Elegance Bratton
Elegance Bratton and Nathan Truesdell
Andi Ortiz and Nathan Truesdell
Sharon Waxman and Nathan Truesdell
Jessica Kingdon, Michael T Workman and Guest
Katherine Propper and Guest
Ralph Parker III and Sree Sreenivasan
O’Shea” Mylas, Sharon Waxman, Jill Renner and Jacqueline Elyse Rosenthal
Andi Ortiz, Jacqueline Elyse Rosenthal, Jill Renner, O’Shea” Mylas, Doug Montgomery, Jalena Keane-Lee and Guest
Andi Ortiz, Doug Montgomery, Jalena Keane-Lee and Guest
Claire Loudis and Ralph Parker III
