Official VFF23 Festival Photos

Please credit our photographer,

Ilja von Nagel, when sharing.

AND THE VFF23 WINNERS ARE….

Please join us in congratulating all of our 2023 films and filmmakers on their successful festival run and inclusion in the 23rd Annual Valley Film Festival.

“TEN DEGREES HOTTER” JURIED AWARDS

Narrative Feature: Everybody Wants to be Loved (Katharina Woll)

Documentary Feature: Sisters of Ukraine (Mike Dorsey)

Short Film: That’s Our Time (Alex Backes)

Music Video: Cry (Jacob Harding)

SHORT FILM AUDIENCE AWARDS (alphabetical order)

A Mother’s Love (Marilyn Ghigliotti)

Carol & Janet (Andrea Rosen)

I, Puppet (Hsuan Yu Pan)

Iris (Aida Gevorgyan)

Jelqing for Gains (T. Arthur Cottam)

Moon (Toy Lei)

The Chosen One (Elazar Fine)

You are not Alone (Jasen Talise)

VFF x CineGear Expo Podcast

Alumni Relations Manager, Aaron Matthew Kaiser, sat down with VFF Alumni at the 2023 Cine Gear Expo in Los Angeles. Listen to the journeys and follow the series below.

The Valley Film Festival is not funded or affiliated with the AMPTP and stands in solidarity with WGA and SAG-AFTRA. #unitedbyfilm