It's over! The jury's unofficial awards for 2023 at the Sundance Film Festival

Ah, Sundance Film Festival - an euphoric mental state for film makers and filmmakers. The festival is a location where creative filmmaking and the high elevation will leave the viewer in awe. In which the "Sundance Sickness" symbolizes the irresistible desire to attend all the events at the same time as well as the inevitable viral infection that will besiege your bod as a result from shaken hands all night and chatting with friends in loud rooms, and barely sleeping.

Without further delay Here are the curation team's not-officialaward winners...

 Grand Jury Prize

"A Folded Ocean" by Ben Brewer

U.S Fiction

"Troy" by Mike Donahue

International Fiction

"Simo" from Aziz Zoromba

 Non-Fiction

"Will You Take a Look at me" composed by Shuli Huang

 Animation

"Christopher At Sea" by Tom CJ Brown

 A Special Jury Prize - Acting

Lena Papaligoura in "AirHostess-737," directed by Thanasis Neofotistos

 Special Jury Prize - Directing

Ben Brewer for "A Folded Ocean"

See you out on the festival trail throughout the next few months, and look forward to saluting a fresh batch of shorts at Sundance 2024!