Winners 2023 – Yellowstone

Yellowstone International Film Festival throughout the years has been an advocate for filmmakers with unique perspectives. At Yellowstone, we are dedicated to bringing independent films to the forefront. Our programming committee carefully considers all the submissions we receive from various countries and continents. We would like to thank all the filmmaker for pushing the envelope every single day, telling their stories fiercely, and thank you for your continued trust in the Yellowstone International Film Festival.

2891

Films in 2023

1140

Films in 2022

600

Films in 2021

Best Super short films - 2023
- Copenhagen Rendezvous
  André Palacios Tingberg
  Dead to me
  Braden Bickle
- Tradition
  Sabrina Ariss
  Liberation
  Milad Maleki Kahengi
Best Animated short films - 2023
- Daisy's Final Goodbye
  Steven Long
  Shelter
  Abolfazl Hoseinipour
- Pink Lemonade
  Jayden Van Win
Best Indian Live Action short Films - 2023
- Kottakil Ganapathy
  Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan
  The Girl At The Airport
  Amey Khanwalkar
- Rat in the Kitchen
  Arkish Aftab
  The Broken Table
  Chintan Sarda
Best International Live Action Short Films - 2023
- Ipsa
  Pavitra Verma
  Butterscotch
  Mayank Deogaonkar
- Pollo Loco
  Derek Bauder
  The Rose Garden
  Nidheya Suresh
- How Much Do You Want To Know
  Tomas Decurgez
  Tits
  Eivind Landsvik
Best Indian Short Documentary - 2023
- The Good Ocean
  Sean Tuckey
  Raja Bro(Raja Bhau)
  Sridhar Rangayan
Best International Short Documentary - 2023
- The Perfect Shot: Antarctica
  Quinn Halleck
  Breaking The Sound Barrier
  Chloe Hannah Gardner
- Between Earth & Sky
  Andrew Nadkarni
  I am Limited Edition
  Suresh Menon
Best Feature Length Films - 2023
- Amar Colony
  Siddharth Chauhan
  The Nana Project
  Robin Givens
Best Documentary Feature - 2023
- The Color Of Slavery
  Patrick Baucelin
  Scenes with My Father
  Biserka Šuran
- Shephards of the Earth
  Iiris Härmä
  Sacred India : A Plastic Revolution
  Jennifer Isme Pickford
Best LGBTQI Films - 2023
- Requiem
  Emma Gilbertson
  Taps
  Arvind Caulagi
- Shephards of the Earth
  Iiris Härmä
  Sacred India : A Plastic Revolution
  Jennifer Isme Pickford
Best Women Empowerment Films - 2023
- Butterscotch
  Mayank Deogaonkar
  A Nice Guy
  Denise Powers
- Shephards of the Earth
  Iiris Härmä
  Sacred India : A Plastic Revolution
  Jennifer Isme Pickford
Best Comedy Shorts - 2023
- Room For one More
  Jesse Vogelaar
Best Trailer - 2023
- IT'S A CULT
  Claire Coe
Best Short Screenplays - 2023
- Aman
  Rahul Roye
  Tara
  Ashutosh Shankar Mane

Testimonials

We are very grateful to have the “Dubliner” selected at the Yellowstone International Film Festival. Very professional approach as well as communication and kind friendly attitude.

Linda Rosenfeld

Yellowstone was a great experience overall. We were honored to have our short documentary, Spokespeople, selected as part of it, and were delighted to find an elegant, artful festival during a global pandemic. The community was warm and welcoming to boot! Would recommend to other filmmakers.

Ryan Mekenian

It’s a delight to have attended the festival. The space for discussion and conversations about some important topics has been fostered with festivals like these 🙂

Ghania Siddique

Well organized festival, great communication from the very kind and lovely team. Definitely participating again. Highly recommended one of a kind film festival!

Nenad Zezelj

A very well curated festival by Tushar and his team. It was extremely fulfilling to be a part of all the planned events and panels. We were so glad to have our film screen at YIFF! Even though it’s a brand new festival, it was more professional than most out there. Highly recommend it!

Aastha Verma

I had a lovely experience with the Yellowstone International Film Festival! My film won the award for the Best Documentary Short category. The communication was always spot on. I was also invited on a panel for women filmmakers, which was an incredible initiative by the team at YIFF! I was glad to be a part of the festival this year 🙂

Meha Dedhia

A brilliant festival. Very supportive of Indie Cinema and experiments. A boon for filmmaker’s of all styles and genres! Thanx for screening MISSING!

Vipin Sharma

Tushar and team are wonderful, super hospitable with a strong sense of what a filmmaker can benefit from if part of the program. Regardless of being a virtual event, it was a great environment to be a part of. Hopefully in person soon.

Karishma Dubey

The festival provides a great platform for the upcoming filmmakers and really puts in the work to help the selected films reach an audience!

Arti Raj

Thank you for selecting Cry of the Forests for screening in the YIFF 2021. A great experience all round.I will be back!

Jane Hammond