Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2023

Congratulations to the winners of the first edition!

Established by Creo and sponsored by Sony, the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards is a major new annual awards program for short films devoted to supporting and elevating independent filmmakers and creators from across the globe.

Dan Thorburn @danthorburn | Filmmaker Fiction category

Salt Water Town
With the threat of closure looming over a failing caravan park, the owner and his son clash over their future with tragic consequences.

Daniela Lucato @daniela.lucato | Filmmaker Non-Fiction category

The Things You Don't Know About Me, Mom
A survivor of the Pinochet regime in Chile imagines telling her mother all of the things that she didn’t want to know.

Pedro Furtado | Filmmaker | Filmmaker Environment category

The Good Dolphins
Fishermen in Brazil fight to save a pod of dolphins who have helped them catch fish across generations.

Mateo Salas | Student Filmmaker Fiction category

The Sun of the River
A family’s journey takes a troubling turn when they are stopped by a group of paramilitaries.

Seonghoon Eric Park | Student Filmmaker Non-Fiction category

In Cod We Trust
A film probing the endangered fishing trade in the New England town of Gloucester, home to one of the oldest and largest fishing communities in the USA.