KC FilmFest International Awards 2023
Best Heartland High School Student ShortÂ
TWIGHLIGHT MAN, directed by Lance Walter Carter
Best Heartland College Student Short sponsored by Java Monster
DON JOHNSON IS NOT YOUR MAN, directed by Kathryn Lunte
Best Comedy ShortÂ
A FEW DAYS HOME IN JOHNSON COUNTY, directed by Ryan Beck
Best Heartland Narrative ShortÂ
PRETTY BOY, directed by Kevin Coleman-Cohen
Rick Cowan Award for Best Cinematic Heartland Film Locations
Sponsored by Kansas City Film OfficeÂ
RACHEL, directed by Chris Patch
Fred G. Andrews Emerging Filmmaker Award
Charles Vincent Whitmill director, ALL I HEAR IS STATIC
Best Narrative Short sponsored by Java Monster
INFRACTION, directed by Timothy Blackwood
Best Heartland Documentary ShortÂ
THE VOLUNTEER, directed by David Brodie
Best Documentary Short sponsored by Java Monster
PYTHON HUNTRESS directed by Nicholas Orris, Matt Deblinger
Best Heartland Documentary Feature Â
STELLA, directed by Tyler Doehring
Best Documentary Feature  sponsored by Java Monster
BIRTHING JUSTICE, directed by Monique N. Matthews
Best World Cinema
GIFT, directed by Yuichiro Nakada
Best Actor in Heartland Narrative Feature
Santiago Vasquez in KICK ME
Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film
Johanna Putnam in SHUDDERBUGS
Best Heartland Narrative Feature
THE UNSEEN
directed by directed by J.S. Hampton
Best Narrative Feature sponsored by Java Monster
HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS, directed by Mike Cheslik