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Film Threat’s Award This! Announces 2023 Nominees

Award This! In its 5^th Year Honors Indie Filmmakers In-Person on December 10^th 

Film Threat’s Award This! has become a unique voice for indie film and an annual industry staple. An event with a mission — to champion independent films across a multitude of diverse categories to bring awareness to the growing number of exceptional indies available on DVD, VOD, and streaming services. Film Threat recognizes these films each year with a ceremony hosted by actors, comedians and critics, and the celebration continues at a huge afterparty. And yes, there will be an Award This! gift bag.

The Award This! nominees were selected from over 2,000 indie films reviewed by Film Threat in 2022 (this year we extended our deadline into the first quarter of 2023 to fairly represent all the films since the last Award This!). Award This!  returns for its fifth year and will take place at the Frida Cinema in Santa Ana, California on Sunday, December 10^th and a limited number of tickets will be available for sale to the public soon at AwardThis.com and on the Frida Cinema website.

The Award This! show can also be seen at a special virtual event shortly after the awards are presented. Film Threat's Award This! is the only award show where the general public may attend by simply buying a ticket. (Try getting tickets to the Oscars!) Our 2023 event will include a fundraiser dedicated to supporting independent theaters like the Frida Cinema.

This years’ vastly differing nominees have offered unique views with a horror icon, a startling true crime, Watergate from a different angle, uplifting female Taiko drummers, political prisoners drawn by acclaimed animation artists, racing from within the driver ’s seat, unsung WWII heroes and more. And the utterly unique Award This! bold and diverse categories include Indie Sci-Fi, Documentary, Indie Horror, Indie Comedy, Indie LGBTQ+ Film, Unreal Outsiders Documentary Indie Action/Thriller, Indie Drama, Indie Romance, Music Documentary, Indie Animation, Films About Filmmaking, WTF Indie, Pop Culture Documentary, Socially Relevant Documentary, Short Film, Best Director, Best Directress, Indie Made for Less Than the Contents of an Oscar Gift Bag (Under $100K), and Indie Movie of the Year.

“Hollywood often shows us that they can re-make anything, but indie filmmakers continue to show us that there are no limits in cinema. Award This! and Film Threat are here to champion voices that color outside the lines. Independent cinema rises like a phoenix away from the studio cutting room floor. Join us as we cheer on the rebel artists on December 10^th, ” states Film Threat publisher and Award This!   producer Chris Gore." And it's always fun to party with a group of amazing and eclectic filmmakers."

The nominating board of Award This! is comprised of the staff of Film Threat’s editors and critics which number 30+ worldwide along with an advisory board of media figures and independent film luminaries.

 

And now, may we present the Award This! 2023 Nominees thus far, with more to come...

 

Award This! Film About Movies or Filmmaking

Back to the Drive-In

The Horror Crowd

Only In Theaters

Pennywise: The Story of It

The Story of Film: A New Generation

Award This! Music Documentary

Finding Her Beat

One for ALL: The DJ Chris Villa Story

Pistoleros: Death, Drugs and Rock N’ Roll

This is Gwar

We Thrive

Award This! Socially Relevant Documentary

Clean Slate

The Irritable Heart

Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic

Syndrome K

Truelove: The Film

This Land

Award This! Pop Culture Documentary 

Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez

Batman and Me

Dave Stevens: Drawn to Perfection

Out in the Ring

The Pez Outlaw

The Rookie Season

Unreal Outsiders Documentary

The Balcony Movie

Chop and Steele

Eternal Spring

A Life On The Farm 

My Old School

Science Friction

Award This! Documentary

A Life On The Farm 

Chop and Steele

Dave Stevens: Drawn to Perfection

Eternal Spring

Finding Her Beat

This is Gwar

This Land

Truelove: The Film

Award This! Indie Sci-Fi

Alpha Code

The Breach

Breaking the Loop

Life Cycle

Madelines

Talent Keyhole

Award This! Indie Horror

Blood Relatives

Bloody Bridget

Brightwood

Terrifier 2

The Quantum Terror

Wormhole

Award This! Indie Comedy

Bernice, Too

The Daphne Project

I Love My Dad

Support Group Olympus

The Take Out Movie

Turbo Cola

Award This! Indie LGBTQ+ Themed Film

Bliss of Evil

Borrowed

Bristol Fashion

Neptune Frost

Swallowed

Triple Threat

Award This! Indie Animation

Absolute Denial

Death of a Rockstar

Eternal Spring

Mad God

Unicorn Boy

Award This! Indie Action/Thriller

Corsicana

Creatures of Necessity

Escape the Field

Hunt Her, Kill Her

Once Upon a Time in the District

The Squad

Award This! WTF Indie like “What the Fuck is This Movie Even?”

Bernice, Too

Mad Heidi

Ninja Badass

The Nudels of Nudeland

No Shark

Yule Log

Award This! Indie Romance

The Good Hearts Club

Hank and Jolene

I Love My Dad

Love in Kilnerry

Seize the Night

Tehranto

Award This! Indie Drama

18 ½

Icon

Crossing

Ragged Heart

Topside

Waiting for Bojangles

Award This! Indie Made for Less Than the Contents of an Oscar Gift Bag (Under $100K)

18 ½

Bernice, Too

Creatures of Necessity

The Daphne Project

The Nudels of Nudeland

Planet Of The Astronauts

Check out the official Award This! site for ticket information, including eligibility requirements and don't forget to follow Award This! on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.