Summer 2025 Results


Best Feature
Winner: Chinese Whispers
Nominee: Fathers
Nominee: Red Bird
Nominee: Old Heart
Nominee: Lady Sakura
Nominee: Monongahela
Nominee: Contamination
Nominee: The Undertaker
Nominee: The Black Essence

Best Documentary Feature
Winner: Susan
Nominee: Mutation
Nominee: My Covid Story
Nominee: Meeting the Buddha
Nominee: Living Space (Espacio Vital)
Nominee: CARTAPESTA: CARNIVAL
    OF FANO - THE MOVIE
Nominee: Our Castle – The Fairytale
    Story of Tarasp Castle

Best Student Feature
Winner: Bela Belara's A Vampire

Best Music Video
Winner: Love & Kindness
Winner: Ed Roman "I Found God"
Nominee: Lemons to Lemonade!
Nominee: Hero - WhoDaresWins
Nominee: Moonflower Submarine
Nominee: IrenA - Petons per tot arreu
Nominee: Can't Stop, A Star Trek
    Fan Production

 Best Animated Short
Winner: Alienated!
Nominee: Guilt's Orgasm
Nominee: Ghariba & Ajeeb
Nominee: Ed Roman -
    Pawnshop Ghettoblaster
Nominee: The Boy Who Dreamed Ball
    and Crafted Dreams

Best Short
Winner: CHILDE
Winner: Blonde
Winner: Over My Dead Body
Nominee: Bench
Nominee: Mania
Nominee: Remnants
Nominee: Dream Man
Nominee: Lev Berger
Nominee: The Hatred
Nominee: The Winner
Nominee: Vapor Trails
Nominee: The Secret Box
Nominee: THE HOUSE GIRL
Nominee: Mother's Tongue
Nominee: The Kids' Table
Nominee: Strings Attached
Nominee: Songs and Secrets
Nominee: BREAK THE SILENCE
Nominee: Artemis & Cassandra
Nominee: The Ashes Between Us
Nominee: The Christmas Hitlist
Nominee: Happy Cos I'm Coming Home
 Best Experimental Short
Winner: A Woman in Trouble
Nominee: MATTER!
Nominee: Bishop's Day
Nominee: We Plastic Man
Nominee: For your memory
Nominee: The Gravitation of the Lens
Nominee: Der geräderte Mensch
    (The Wrecked Human)

Best Documentary Short
Winner: The Unlimited World
Nominee: Eve (English title: Home)
Nominee: Floating through
    the Meltdown
Nominee: The Mount Cameroon
    Race of Hope

Best Student Film
Winner: Instant
Winner: Unspoken Lines
Winner: Beneath the Tranquil Lake
Nominee: Magpie
Nominee: PrettyFace
Nominee: Kinesthesia
Nominee: Oopsie Daisy
Nominee: Second Chance
Nominee: Breaking Through
Nominee: IVAN THE TERRIBLE
Nominee: Walking on Thin Ice
Nominee: Santa's Never Been to
    My House
Best Director
Winner: CHILDE
Winner: Instant
Winner: Remnants
Winner: Alienated!
Winner: The Hatred
Winner: Unspoken Lines
Winner: Ed Roman "I Found God"
Winner: Paranormal Party Thriller
Nominee: Under
Nominee: MATTER!
Nominee: Fathers
Nominee: Dream Man
Nominee: Lev Berger
Nominee: Oopsie Daisy
Nominee: Contamination
Nominee: Love & Kindness
Nominee: Breaking Through
Nominee: Chinese Whispers
Nominee: Strings Attached
Nominee: The Golden Fleece
Nominee: BREAK THE SILENCE
Nominee: IVAN THE TERRIBLE
Nominee: Walking on Thin Ice
Nominee: Work From Home Actors
Nominee: Howl of the Blue Moon
Nominee: Bela Belara's A Vampire
Nominee: People Mountain People Sea
Nominee: Can't Stop, A Star Trek
    Fan Production
Nominee: The Boy Who Dreamed Ball
    and Crafted Dreams
Nominee: Faust- This Had Never
    Happened OR Resurrection of
    Angels with Broken Wings

Best Writing
Winner: Under
Winner: Bench
Winner: Blonde
Winner: Osiris
Winner: Old Heart
Winner: Speculator!
Winner: Lady Sakura
Winner: Oopsie Daisy
Winner: Songs and Secrets
Winner: The Loneliness of the Moon
Nominee: Magpie
Nominee: Instant
Nominee: Corpsing
Nominee: Alienated!
Nominee: The Hatred
Nominee: Lev Berger
Nominee: Monongahela
Nominee: Vapor Trails
Nominee: Contamination
Nominee: The Undertaker
Nominee: THE HOUSE GIRL
Nominee: Mother's Tongue
Nominee: The Kids' Table
Nominee: Forbidden Truth
Nominee: Chinese Whispers
Nominee: So That You Know
Nominee: “What Do You Do?”
Nominee: IVAN THE TERRIBLE
Nominee: Over My Dead Body
Nominee: The Unlimited World
Nominee: The Ashes Between Us
Nominee: The Styrofoam Shaman
Nominee: The Christmas Hitlist
Nominee: Work From Home Actors
Nominee: Happy Cos I'm Coming Home
Nominee: In Sunshine and in Shadow
Nominee: Beneath the Tranquil Lake
 Best Cinematography
Winner: Mania
Winner: Instant
Winner: The Hatred
Winner: The Winner
Winner: IVAN THE TERRIBLE
Winner: Beneath the Tranquil Lake
Winner: CARTAPESTA: CARNIVAL
    OF FANO - THE MOVIE
Nominee: Blonde
Nominee: Remnants
Nominee: Dream Man
Nominee: Lady Sakura
Nominee: THE CIGARETTE
Nominee: What You Said
Nominee: Unspoken Lines
Nominee: The Unlimited World
Nominee: Howl of the Blue Moon
Nominee: The Mount Cameroon
    Race of Hope
Nominee: Can't Stop, A Star Trek
    Fan Production

Best Actor
Winner: Lev Berger (Miha Rodman)
Winner: Red Bird (Thomas Habibes)
Winner: Contamination (Neil Chase)
Winner: IVAN THE TERRIBLE
    (Rio Davila)
Winner: Over My Dead Body
    (Wyatt Unger)
Winner: Work From Home Actors
    (Danny MAlin)
Winner: In Sunshine and in Shadow
    (Sean Gunnell)
Nominee: Under (Azeem Vecchio)
Nominee: Corpsing (James Matheson)
Nominee: CHILDE (Jyo "Six" Carolino)
Nominee: Beyond Redemption
    (Jake Isham)
Nominee: BREAK THE SILENCE
    (Bruno Oliver)
Nominee: Songs and Secrets
    (Jesse Janzen)
Nominee: Chinese Whispers
    (Jonathan Bremner)
Nominee: The Winner
    (Jakob Markgren Wangler)
Nominee: Can't Stop, A Star Trek Fan
    Production (Radek Belina)

Best Actress
Winner: Fathers (Kaiti Wallen)
Winner: Bench (Amanda Hadingue)
Winner: Mother's Tongue (Julz Cukrov)
Winner: THE HOUSE GIRL
    (Bethani Kirabo)
Winner: Chinese Whispers
    (Rose Muirhead)
Winner: Strings Attached
    (Vanessa McAuley)
Nominee: Instant (Mollie Garner)
Nominee: PrettyFace (Mia Sanchez)
Nominee: Love and choices (Yuri Lai)
Nominee: THE CIGARETTE
    (Ana Galiazzi)
Nominee: Oopsie Daisy
    (Sydney Amanuel)
Nominee: What You Said
    (Courtney Hittle)
Nominee: A Woman in Trouble
    (Emily Barber)
Nominee: The Golden Fleece
    (Lottie Johnson)
Nominee: Howl of the Blue Moon
    (Marie France Louis)
Nominee: Paranormal Party Thriller
    (Daina Lachance)
 Best FX
Winner: Remnants
Winner: Dream Man
Winner: Bishop's Day
Winner: Beneath the Tranquil Lake
Winner: Can't Stop, A Star Trek
    Fan Production
Nominee: CHILDE
Nominee: Osiris
Nominee: IVAN THE TERRIBLE
Nominee: Bela Belara's A Vampire
Nominee: The Gravitation of the Lens

Best Sound
Winner: Dream Man
Winner: What You Said
Winner: The Undertaker
Winner: The Kids' Table
Winner: Sins of Sinclair
Winner: BREAK THE SILENCE
Winner: Meeting the Buddha
Winner: Howl of the Blue Moon
Winner: Can't Stop, A Star Trek
    Fan Production
Nominee: Osiris
Nominee: Blonde
Nominee: CHILDE
Nominee: Fathers
Nominee: Remnants
Nominee: Alienated!
Nominee: Lev Berger
Nominee: Kinesthesia
Nominee: Tritagonist
Nominee: The Secret Box
Nominee: Ghariba & Ajeeb
Nominee: Chinese Whispers
Nominee: The Black Essence
Nominee: IVAN THE TERRIBLE
Nominee: Beneath the Tranquil Lake
Nominee: Paranormal Party Thriller
Nominee: People Mountain People Sea

Best Music
Winner: Magpie
Winner: CHILDE
Winner: Mutation
Winner: Red Bird
Winner: Monongahela
Winner: The Secret Box
Winner: THE HOUSE GIRL
Winner: Unspoken Lines
Winner: For your memory
Winner: Walking on Thin Ice
Winner: Bela Belara's A Vampire
Nominee: MATTER!
Nominee: Instant
Nominee: Fathers
Nominee: Remnants
Nominee: Dream Man
Nominee: Alienated!
Nominee: Lev Berger
Nominee: PrettyFace
Nominee: Kinesthesia
Nominee: Tritagonist
Nominee: Lady Sakura
Nominee: The Undertaker
Nominee: Ghariba & Ajeeb
Nominee: Gangsta to Grace
Nominee: Chinese Whispers
Nominee: Sins of Sinclair
Nominee: Beyond Redemption
Nominee: Meeting the Buddha
Nominee: Artemis & Cassandra
Nominee: Howl of the Blue Moon
Nominee: Paranormal Party Thriller
Nominee: The Loneliness of the Moon
Nominee: Der geräderte Mensch
    (The Wrecked Human)
Nominee: CARTAPESTA: CARNIVAL
    OF FANO - THE MOVIE
Best Editing
Winner: MATTER!
Winner: My Covid Story
Winner: Beyond Redemption
Winner: Meeting the Buddha
Winner: Walking on Thin Ice
Winner: The Unlimited World
Winner: Moonflower Submarine
Winner: Bela Belara's A Vampire
Winner: The Gravitation of the Lens
Winner: The Mount Cameroon
    Race of Hope
Nominee: Mania
Nominee: Susan
Nominee: Blonde
Nominee: CHILDE
Nominee: Fathers
Nominee: Instant
Nominee: Remnants
Nominee: Red Bird
Nominee: Old Heart
Nominee: Dream Man
Nominee: The Hatred
Nominee: Oopsie Daisy
Nominee: Vapor Trails
Nominee: Second Chance
Nominee: What You Said
Nominee: Unspoken Lines
Nominee: We Plastic Man
Nominee: The Undertaker
Nominee: Love & Kindness
Nominee: Strings Attached
Nominee: Sins of Sinclair
Nominee: Gangsta to Grace
Nominee: The Black Essence
Nominee: Lemons to Lemonade!
Nominee: The Ashes Between Us
Nominee: Howl of the Blue Moon
Nominee: Wild Eva, La voix d'Eva
Nominee: Eve (English title: Home)
Nominee: Paranormal Party Thriller
Nominee: Happy Cos I'm Coming Home
Nominee: People Mountain People Sea
Nominee: 2025's First 14 Crop Circles
Nominee: Living Space (Espacio Vital)
Nominee: IrenA - Petons per tot arreu
Nominee: Can't Stop, A Star Trek
    Fan Production
Nominee: CARTAPESTA: CARNIVAL
    OF FANO - THE MOVIE
Nominee: Our Castle – The Fairytale
    Story of Tarasp Castle
 Best Original Idea
Winner: MATTER!
Winner: Kinesthesia
Winner: Forbidden Truth
Winner: Love & Kindness
Winner: Ghariba & Ajeeb
Winner: Strings Attached
Winner: Over My Dead Body
Winner: A Woman in Trouble
Winner: Ed Roman "I Found God"
Winner: People Mountain People Sea
Winner: Our Castle – The Fairytale
    Story of Tarasp Castle
Nominee: Under
Nominee: Osiris
Nominee: CHILDE
Nominee: Blonde
Nominee: Remnants
Nominee: Dream Man
Nominee: Alienated!
Nominee: Tritagonist
Nominee: We Plastic Man
Nominee: The Secret Box
Nominee: Guilt's Orgasm
Nominee: Unspoken Lines
Nominee: For your memory
Nominee: Breaking Through
Nominee: So That You Know
Nominee: The Golden Fleece
Nominee: Artemis & Cassandra
Nominee: The Unlimited World
Nominee: Moonflower Submarine
Nominee: Wingtips and Scripts
Nominee: Work From Home Actors
Nominee: Wild Eva, La voix d'Eva
Nominee: As predicted in prophecy
Nominee: Beneath the Tranquil Lake
Nominee: The Gravitation of the Lens
Nominee: Ed Roman -
    Pawnshop Ghettoblaster
Nominee: Can't Stop, A Star Trek
    Fan Production
Nominee: Der geräderte Mensch
    (The Wrecked Human)
Nominee: The Boy Who Dreamed Ball
    and Crafted Dreams
Nominee: Faust- This Had Never
    Happened OR Resurrection of
    Angels with Broken Wings

Best Humor
Winner: Alienated!
Winner: Vapor Trails
Winner: Over My Dead Body
Winner: Work From Home Actors
Winner: The Christmas Hitlist
Winner: Santa's Never Been to
    My House
Winner: Der geräderte Mensch
    (The Wrecked Human)
Nominee: What You Said
Nominee: The Kids' Table
Nominee: Can't Stop, A Star Trek
    Fan Production
 Best Message
Winner: Mania
Winner: Susan
Winner: Blonde
Winner: Lev Berger
Winner: Vapor Trails
Winner: Second Chance
Winner: My Covid Story
Winner: Mother's Tongue
Winner: Forbidden Truth
Winner: Gangsta to Grace
Winner: BREAK THE SILENCE
Winner: “What Do You Do?”
Winner: Meeting the Buddha
Winner: Lemons to Lemonade!
Winner: Wingtips and Scripts
Winner: Eve (English title: Home)
Winner: Living Space (Espacio Vital)
Winner: Floating through
    the Meltdown
Winner: The Mount Cameroon
    Race of Hope

Most Terrifying
Winner: Remnants
Winner: The Boy Who Dreamed Ball
    and Crafted Dreams
Nominee: Bishop's Day
Nominee: Contamination
Nominee: The Secret Box
Nominee: We Plastic Man
Nominee: Howl of the Blue Moon
Nominee: Paranormal Party Thriller

Best Action
Winner: CHILDE

Best Twist
Winner: Under
Winner: CHILDE
Winner: Tritagonist
Winner: “What Do You Do?”
Nominee: Bench

Best Production Design
Winner: The Undertaker
Winner: Hero - WhoDaresWins

No Budget Spirit
Winner: Beyond Redemption
Nominee: Wingtips and Scripts

Best Feature Script
Winner: MAPLES PARK
Nominee: Love Without Time
Nominee: The Styrofoam Shaman
Nominee: Third Street Promenade
 Best Short Script
Winner: DELIVERED.
Winner: Speculator!
Nominee: Half...
Nominee: Borderline
Nominee: The Delicacy of Sin
Nominee: The Cherry of Oblivion