Winners 2023

JesusCineFest

JesusCineFest

NARRATIVE SHORT FILM

The Next to Last Supper
John Kestner
United States
A husband has his faith tested when he and his wife join her bitter, terminally-ill father for lunch.

NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM

I Can
Tyler Sansom
United States
Eric's sins cause him to believe his daughter's at-birth deformity is his fault. Through softball, God uses the daughter in ways that the family could never imagine. In this, Eric and his entire family draw closer to God.

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

Minda
Alain Davis
United States
Minda a woman in love with Cambodians. Despite challenges in life she chooses to go to a foreign land and became a missionary. God used her to be a blessing to others and be their inspiration.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM

Back to Square One
Grant Hoeppner
Rein Cabalquinto
Ingrid Koss
Canada
Documenting 75 years of the surprises, challenges, and impact of a small Christian radio program from the Canadian Prairies that grew into a ministry with a global reach.

ANIMATED FILM

In the corner
James Nowen
United States
A gang of young people gather every afternoon on a corner, until an unexpected event occurs.


MUSICAL

YOUR LOVE IS NOT BREAKED (FERREYRA)
Manuel Mira
Ivan Eliel Ferreyra
Spain
Video clip in Spanish, directed by Manuel Mira about a song by the musician Ivan Eliel Ferreyra



SPECIAL MENTIONS

Let Me Have My Son
Cristóbal Krusen
United States
Informed that his son, Benny, has recovered from schizophrenia, Ben Whitmore Sr. travels to Middlemouth Security Hospital to bring Benny home, only to discover he’s nowhere to be found.

Why the Nativity?
Paul Joiner
United States
In Why the Nativity?, Dr. David Jeremiah looks in detail at the people and events that surround the Christmas story and why each of them was chosen for their specific purpose.