All the Winners of the 2023 Mad Monster Party Film Festival Awards

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Read on for a complete list of the 2023 Mad Monster Party Film Festival Award winners.


Genre Prizes


Best Horror: The Barn Part II, directed by  Justin M. Seaman

Best Fantasy: Oneira, directed by Christine A Banna

Best Science-Fiction: Sights Unseen, directed by Jesse Terrell

Best Animation: The Law Of The Jungle Gym, directed by Yoon Hei Cho




Awards for Directing, Sound, and Cinematography


Best Director: Daniel Merlot of House of the Unholy

Best International Director: Sean Kurosawa of OKHOTSK OF THE LIVINGDEAD

Best Sound: Beneath Us All, directed by Harley Wallen

Best International Sound: Spellbound. directed by Robin Rippmann

Best Cinematography: Beneath Us All, directed by Harley Wallen

Best International Cinematography: Elsewhere, directed by Simon S. O'Reilly




Special Awards

Best Actor: Faith Kester as "Dottie" of SHE MADE A MONSTER!

Best International Actor: Yang Ming as "Huei" of Part Forever, directed by Alan Chung-An, Ou

Best FX: Phoenix Incident, directed by Keith Arem

Best International FX: Spellbound, directed by  Robin Rippmann


Short Film Awards


Best Short Film: House of the Unholy, directed by Daniel Merlot

Best International Short Film: OKHOTSK OF THE LIVINGDEAD, directed by Sean Kurosawa




International Awards


Best International Horror: 665, directed by Juan De Dios Garduño

Best International Fantasy: Betur sjá augu (See No Evil), directed by Sesselía Ólafs, Peter Callow

Best International Science-Fiction: On/Off, directed by Jurg Slabbert

Best International Animation: Operation Teak, directed by Peter Kotas






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