Norwescon’s Speculative Film Festival was held at Norwescon 44 over Thursday and Friday nights. The festival had a panel of 10 judges which watched over 100 films to select some of the best science fiction, fantasy, and horror short films from around the world.  The festival was a truly international film festival; we showed 43 films from 13 countries.

Norwescon is proud to announce our festival’s winners.

Judges’ Choice Micro Short Film (Under 3 minutes)

Stray, directed by Wanjiru Njendu (USA).

Judges’ Choice Short Film

Honorable Mention: Ryoko’s Qubit Summer, directed by Yuichi Kondo (Japan).

Winner: The Lord of the Woods (Kriss De Valnor), directed by Mai Bui (Poland)

Audience’s Choice

This award was based on ballots cast by our audience members.

Runners up: Tim Travers and the Time Travelers Paradox, directed by Stimson Snead (USA) and Le Varou, directed by Marie Heyse (France).

Winner: The Lord of the Woods (Kriss De Valnor), directed by Mai Bui (Poland)

Festival director Shawn Marier would like to thank all the filmmakers who submitted entries, his wonderful judges, and all the members of Norwescon who attended the festival.