2023 IDU Film Festival - Voting
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I am in awe at the sheer number and quality of entries in this year's Film Festival! This is truly a record-breaking festival, and I am so proud of you all. Since the original entries thread is as crowded as it is, I will hold the voting here separately. To read each entry, please see this thread:

https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?...2#pid23452

Due to the number of entries, voting shall be handled a little differently this year. Any IDU member who has submitted at least one entry is eligible to vote in all categories. To vote, please list your top five entries in each category on your ballot (not including your own entries). The votes will then be counted in an instant-runoff system.

2023 IDU Film Festival Ballot:

Best IDU Film:
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Best Lead Actor:
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Best Supporting Actor:
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Best Musical Score:
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Best Costume Design:
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Best Documentary Film:
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Best Foreign Film:
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The entries in each category are:

Best IDU Film: Nouveau Riche (Haesan) - September Run (Laeral) - The Expanse (Novella Islands) - The Perfect Sandwich (Opthelia) - Feline (Zargothrax) - Margrethe and Olufemi (Zongongia) - The Death of a Madman and Rise of a Hero (Mansilla) - Hide the Mask (Eiria), Beyond the Waves (Aredoa) - Harvest Moon (Kolda) - A Leeward Phantom (LOM)

Best Lead Actor: Alex Gray (The Expanse, Novella Islands) - Jeremie Studer-Herth (September Run, Laeral) - Kim Yu-ri (Nouveau Riche, Haesan) - Sophia Shepherd (The Perfect Sandwich, Opthelia) - Farida Karim (Feline, Zargothrax) - Mawuli Abiodun (Margrethe and Olufemi, Zongongia) - Vitale Giordano (The Death of a Madman and Rise of a Hero, Mansilla) - Andrés Molina (Beyond the Waves, Aredoa) - Grant Page (A Leeward Phantom, LOM)

Best Supporting Actor: Lloyd Meyers (A Perfect Sandwich, Opthelia) - Pierre Mörch (September Run, Laeral) - Seo Chae-won (Nouveau Riche, Haesan) - Ismat Ahmadi (Feline, Zargothrax) - Jennifer Keyes (The Factory, Greater Acadia) - Stefen Vandel (Hide the Mask, Eiria) - Gabriela Riviera (Beyond the Waves, Aredoa) - Ally Leslie (Pointed, Glanainn) - Sokhna Bousso (Harvest Moon, Kolda) - Benjamin Wagner (A Leeward Phantom, LOM)

Best Musical Score: Adrift (Misumi) - Saltwater (Thousand Branches) - September Run (Laeral) - Margrethe and Olufemi (Zongongia) - The Death of a Madman and Rise of a Hero (Mansilla) - The Sunny Side of Life (Aredoa) - Hide the Mask (Eiria) - A Leeward Phantom (LOM)

Best Costume Design: Nouveau Riche (Haesan) - Margrethe and Olufemi (Zongongia) - The Factory (Greater Acadia) - Pointed (Glanainn) - Harvest Moon (Kolda)

Best Documentary Film: Adrift (Misumi) - One Thousand Butterflies (Lauchenoiria) - The Power of Words (Eiria) - The Sunny Side of Life (Aredoa) - Pine Gap: Triumph Amidst Adversity (Opthelia) - The Bluest Sea (Nuiqsut Confederation) - Kalapara (Andhrapur)

Best Foreign Film: The Favriskan Sting (Favrisko, TSP) - Too Camp to Camp? (Iceagea, Europe) - Lost Cause: Not Just a High School Story (Ottterland, Europe)


Voting shall begin as soon as this thread is posted, and the period shall initially extend to January 13th at 11:59 PM CST. Please only rank each entry by content found in the entry thread, not other factors. Congratulations to our nominees, and let the voting begin!

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Best IDU Film:
1. Beyond the Waves (Aredoa)
2. The Expanse (Novella Islands)
3. A Leeward Phantom (LOM)
4. Nouveau Riche (Haesan)
5. The Death of a Madman and the Rise of a Hero (Mansilla)

Best Lead Actor:
1. Grant Page (LOM)
2. Andrés Molina (Aredoa)
3. Kim Yu-ri (Haesan)
4. Farida Karim (Zargothrax)
5. Mawuli Abiodun (Zongongia)

Best Supporting Actor:
1. Pierre Mörch (Laeral)
2. Seo Chae-won (Haesan)
3. Gabriela Rivera (Aredoa)
4. Lloyd Meyers (Opthelia)
5. Ally Leslie (Glanainn)

Best Musical Score:
1. Saltwater (Thousand Branches)
2. Margrethe and Olufemi (Zongongia)
3. September Run (Laeral)
4. The Sunny Side of Life (Aredoa)
5. The Death of a Madman and the Rise of a Hero (Mansilla)

Best Costume Design:
1. Harvest Moon (Kolda)
2. Nouveau Riche (Haesan)
3. The Factory (Greater Acadia)
4. Pointed (Glanainn)
5. Margrethe and Olufemi (Zongongia)

Best Documentary Film:
1. Kalapara (Andhrapur)
2. The Sunny Side of Life (Aredoa)
3. One Thousand Butterflies (Lauchenoiria)
4. Adrift (Misumi)
5. The Bluest Sea (Nuiqsut Confederation)

Best Foreign Film:
1.The Favriskan Sting (Favrisko - TSP)
2. Too Camp to Camp? (Iceagea - Europe)
3. Lost Cause: Not Just a High School Story (Ottterland - Europe)

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Best IDU Film:
1. Beyond the Waves (Aredoa)
2. Hide The Mask (Eiria)
3. September Run (Laeral)
4. The Expanse (Novella Islands)
5. Nouveau Riche (Haesan)

Best Lead Actor:
1. Alex Gray (The Expanse, Novella Islands)
2. Andrés Molina (Beyond the Waves, Aredoa)
3. Jeremie Studer-Herth (September Run, Laeral)
4. Kim Yu-ri (Nouveau Riche, Haesan)
5. Sophia Shepherd (The Perfect Sandwich, Opthelia)

Best Supporting Actor:
1. Stefen Vandel (Hide the Mask, Eiria)
2. Jennifer Keyes (The Factory, Greater Acadia)
3. Sokhna Bousso (Harvest Moon, Kolda)
4. Gabriela Riviera (Beyond the Waves, Aredoa)
5. Seo Chae-won (Nouveau Riche, Haesan)

Best Musical Score:
1. The Sunny Side of Life (Aredoa)
2. Hide the Mask (Eiria)
3. Adrift (Misumi)
4. Saltwater (Thousand Branches)
5. A Leeward Phantom (LOM)

Best Costume Design:
1. Harvest Moon (Kolda)
2. The Factory (Greater Acadia)
3. Nouveau Riche (Haesan)
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Best Documentary Film:
1. The Sunny Side of Life (Aredoa)
2. Adrift (Misumi)
3. The Power of Words (Eiria)
4. Kalapara (Andhrapur)
5. The Bluest Sea (Nuiqsut Confederation)

Best Foreign Film:
1. Too Camp to Camp? (Iceagea, Europe)
2. The Favriskan Sting (Favrisko, TSP)
3. Lost Cause: Not Just A High School Story (Ottterland, Europe)

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Best IDU Film:
1. The Death of a Madman... (MAN)
2. September Run (LRL)
3. A Leeward Phantom (LOM)
4. Harvest Moon (KOL)
5. Kačiet lei Mask (EIR)

Best Lead Actor:
1. Alex Gray (NOI)
2. Farida Karim (ZAR)
3. Andrés Molina (ARD)
4. Vitale Giordano (MAN)
5. Jeremie Studer-Herth (LRL)

Best Supporting Actor:
1. Stefen Vandel (EIR)
2. Lloyd Meyers (OPT)
3. Pierre Mörch (LRL)
4. Jennifer Keyes (GAC)
5. Benjamin Wagner (LOM)

Best Musical Score:
1. Sunny Side... (ARD)
2. Saltwater (BUF)
3. September Run (LRL)
4. A Leeward Phantom (LOM)
5. Kačiet lei Mask (EIR)

Best Costume Design:
1. Pointed (GLN)
2. Magrethe & Olufemi (ZOG)
3. Harvest Moon (KOL)
4. The Factory (GAC)
5. N/A (I can only rank four)

Best Documentary Film:
1. Kalapara (ADP)
2. Lei Poiv dei Vardei (EIR)
3. The Bluest Sea (NQT)
4. One Thousand Butterflies (LAU)
5. Sunny Side... (ARD)

Best Foreign Film:
1. Too Camp to Camp? (Iceagea)
2. Favriskan Sting (Favrisko)
3. Lost Cause... (Ottterland)
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Libertas Omnium Maximus / Mansilla
2023 Film Festival Ranked Choice Ballot

Best IDU Film:
1. September Run
2. Beyond the Waves
3. Hide the Mask
4. Nouveau Riche
5. Feline
Best Lead Actor:
1. 
Andres Molina
2. 
Kim Yu-ri
3.
Jeremie Studer-Herth
4. Alex Gray
5. Farida Karim
Best Supporting Actor:
1. Pierre Morch
2. Stefen Vandel
3. Gabriella Riviera
4. Lloyd Meyers
5. Ally Leslie
Best Musical Score:
1. Hide the Mask
2. 
September Run
3. Adrift
4. The Sunny Side of Life
5. Saltwater
Best Costume Design:
1. Nouveau Riche
2. Pointed
3. Harvest Moon
4. Margarethe and Olufemi
5. The Factory
Best Documentary Film:
1. Adrift
2. The Power of Words
3. Kalapara
4. Pine Gap: Triumph Amidst Adversity
5. One Thousand Butterflies 
Best Foreign Film:
1. The Favriskan Sting
2. Too Camp to Camp
3. Lost Cause: Not Just a Highschool Story

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Best IDU Film:
1. September Run
2. Beyond the Waves
3. Hide the Mask
4. The Perfect Sandwich
5. The Expanse
Best Lead Actor:
1. Andres Molina
2. Kim Yu-ri
3. Jeremie Studer-Herth
4. Vitale Giordano
5. Farida Karim
Best Supporting Actor:
1. Pierre Morch
2. Stefen Vandel
3. Gabriella Riviera
4. Lloyd Meyers
5. Seo Chae-won
Best Musical Score:
1. The Sunny Side of Life
2. September Run
3. Adrift
4. The Death of a Madman & the Rise of a Hero
5. Saltwater
Best Costume Design:
1. Nouveau Riche
2. Pointed
4. Margarethe and Olufemi
5. The Factory
Best Documentary Film:
1. The Sunny Side of Life
2. Kalapara
3. The Power of Words
4. Pine Gap: Triumph Amidst Adversity
5. Adrift
Best Foreign Film:
1. The Favriskan Sting
2. Too Camp to Camp
3. Lost Cause: Not Just a Highschool Story

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Laeral/Andhrapur
2023 IDU Film Festival Ranked-Choice Ballot

Best IDU Film:
1. A Leeward Phantom (Libertas Omnium Maximus)
2. Nouveau Riche (Haesan)
3. Margrethe and Olufemi (Zongongia)
4. The Death of a Madman and Rise of a Hero (Mansilla)
5. Beyond the Waves (Aredoa)

Best Lead Actor:
1. Andrés Molina (Aredoa)
2. Sofia Shepherd (Opthelia)
3. Grant Page (Libertas Omnium Maximus)
4. Kim Yu-ri (Haesan)
5. Vitale Giordano (Mansilla)

Best Supporting Actor:
1. Sokhna Bousso (Kolda)
2. Seo Chae-won (Haesan)
3. Stefen Vandel (Eiria)
4. Ally Leslie (Glanainn)
5. Gabriela Rivera (Aredoa)

Best Musical Score:
1. Margrethe and Olufemi (Zongongia)
2. The Death of a Madman and the Rise of a Hero (Mansilla)
3. Hide the Mask (Eiria)
4. The Sunny Side of Life (Aredoa)
5. Saltwater (Thousand Branches)

Best Costume Design:
1. Nouveau Riche (Haesan)
2. Harvest Moon (Kolda)
3. Margrethe and Olufemi (Zongongia)
4. Pointed (Glanainn)
5. The Factory (Greater Acadia)

Best Documentary Film:
1. One Thousand Butterflies (Lauchenoiria)
2. The Bluest Sea (Nuiqsut Confederation)
3. Adrift (Misumi)
4. The Power of Words (Eiria)
5. The Sunny Side of Life (Aredoa)

Best Foreign Film:
1. Too Camp to Camp? (Iceagea)
2. The Favriskan Sting (Favrisko)
3. Lost Cause: Not Just a High School Story (Ottterland)
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Voting is hereby extended until Tuesday, January 16th, at midnight CST. Please get your votes in, if you have not done so!!!

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Best IDU Film:
1. September Run (Laeral)
2. Nouveau Riche (Haesan)
3. Hide the Mask (Eiria)
4. A Leeward Phantom (LOM)
5. Beyond the Waves (Aredoa)

Best Lead Actor:
1. Alex Gray (The Expanse, Novella Islands)
2. Andrés Molina (Beyond the Waves, Aredoa)
3. Jeremie Studer-Herth (September Run, Laeral)
4. Sophia Shepherd (The Perfect Sandwich, Opthelia)
5. Farida Karim (Feline, Zargothrax)

Best Supporting Actor:
1. Pierre Mörch (September Run, Laeral)
2. Ally Leslie (Pointed, Glanainn)

3. Stefen Vandel (Hide the Mask, Eiria)
4. Benjamin Wagner (A Leeward Phantom, LOM)
5. Gabriela Riviera (Beyond the Waves, Aredoa)

Best Musical Score:
1. Saltwater (Thousand Branches)
2. Adrift (Misumi)
3. Margrethe and Olufemi (Zongongia)
4. Hide the Mask (Eiria)
5. September Run (Laeral)

Best Costume Design:
1. Nouveau Riche (Haesan)
2. Harvest Moon (Kolda)
3. Margrethe and Olufemi (Zongongia)
4. Pointed (Glanainn)

Best Documentary Film:
1. Adrift (Misumi)
2. The Power of Words (Eiria)
3. Kalapara (Andhrapur)
4. The Bluest Sea (Nuiqsut Confederation)
5. One Thousand Butterflies (Lauchenoiria)

Best Foreign Film:
1. Too Camp to Camp? (Iceagea, Europe)
2. Lost Cause: Not Just a High School Story (Ottterland, Europe)
3. The Favriskan Sting (Favrisko, TSP)
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Best IDU Film:
1. Nouveau Riche (Haesan)
2. September Run (Laeral)
3. Hide the Mask (Eiria)
4. A Leeward Phantom (LOM)
5. The Death of a Madman and Rise of a Hero (Mansilla)

Best Lead Actor:
1. Kim Yu-ri (Nouveau Riche, Haesan) 
2. Jeremie Studer-Herth (September Run, Laeral)
3. Grant Page (A Leeward Phantom, LOM)
4. Farida Karim (Feline, Zargothrax)
5. Vitale Giordano (The Death of a Madman and Rise of a Hero, Mansilla)

Best Supporting Actor:
1. Ally Leslie (Pointed, Glanainn)
2. Jennifer Keyes (The Factory, Greater Acadia)
3. Stefen Vandel (Hide the Mask, Eiria)
4. Gabriela Riviera (Beyond the Waves, Aredoa)
5. Pierre Mörch (September Run, Laeral)

Best Musical Score:
1. Saltwater (Thousand Branches)
2. Adrift (Misumi)
3. The Sunny Side of Life (Aredoa)
4. September Run (Laeral)
5. A Leeward Phantom (LOM)

Best Costume Design:
1. Pointed (Glanainn)
2. Nouveau Riche (Haesan)
3. The Factory (Greater Acadia)
4. Margrethe and Olufemi (Zongongia)
5. Harvest Moon (Kolda)

Best Documentary Film:
1. One Thousand Butterflies (Lauchenoiria)
2. The Sunny Side of Life (Aredoa)
3. The Power of Words (Eiria)
4. Adrift (Misumi)
5. Kalapara (Andhrapur)

Best Foreign Film:
1. Too Camp to Camp? (Iceagea, Europe) 
2. The Favriskan Sting (Favrisko, TSP) 
3. Lost Cause: Not Just a High School Story (Ottterland, Europe)
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The voting period has now come to a close, and the tabulation of the ballots is complete. Congratulations to all of this year's winners! This is truly a record-breaking year, both in entries and in how close some of these categories were.

Drumroll please....

The Winner of the 2023 IDU Film Festival's Best Film award is September Run, entered by Laeral!

The winner of the Best Lead Actor category is Andrés Molina for his performance in the Aredoan film Beyond the Waves.

The winner of the Best Supporting Actor trophy is Eirian actor Stefen Vandel for his role in Hide the Mask.

The film with the Best Musical Score this year is The Sunny Side of Life from Aredoa!

The film that earned the Best Costume Design award this year is the Haesanite film Nouveau Riche.

The Best Documentary Film award for 2023 goes to The Sunny Side of Life from Aredoa!

And finally, the Best Foreign Film submitted to the IDU Film Festival this year was Too Camp to Camp?, an Iceagean film from Europe!

Thank you all for your amazing contributions and dedicated work in truly making this festival one to remember. See you all next year!

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