
Winners & Official Selection

July - 2025

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SPECIAL AWARDS:
Special Award: Short Film Of The Month
How To: Laugh When U Get Hurt, By Jan Cisiecki, Bartosz Stankiewicz. Poland
Special Award: Feature Film Of The Month
The River's Song, By Pierre Mathiote. France
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--- Short Film Awards ---
Best Comedy Short Film
Hoy No Espero A Nadie, By David Norris. Puerto Rico
Best Experimental Short Film
Stay, By Kiel Robinson. United Kingdom
Best Lgbt Short Film
Wild Cloudberries, By Carla Pekander. Finland
Best Fantasy Short Film
The Snowraven Chronicles: The Treasure Of Ockra-Bane Redux, By Aj Spencer. United States
Best Ai Short Film
Beneath The Surface, By Yiyun Bian. China
Best Musical Short Film
Translucent Wings, By Xiaonan Sui. United States
Best Romance Short Film
The Soldier & The Butterfly, By Stefano Da Frè. Canada, Korea, Republic Of
Best Indie Short Film
Vaazha En Vaazhvai Vaazhave - Ashes Of My Desire, By Sanjayram Dhanasekar. India
Best First Short Film By The Director
Miles Without Home, By Akash Majumder. Spain
Best Student Short Film
How To: Laugh When U Get Hurt, By Jan Cisiecki, Bartosz Stankiewicz. Poland
Best Microshort Film
The Last Track, By Oscar Sanchez. Venezuela
Best Documentary Short Film
Eddy - Extreme Back Packer, By Michael Gill. Australia
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--- Short Films: Cast & Crew Awards ---
Best Director In A Short Film
David Norris / Hoy No Espero A Nadie
Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Ian Donnelly / Talking Rubbish
Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Kiel Robinson / Stay
Best Female Director In A Short Film
Carla Pekander / Wild Cloudberries
Best Young Director In A Short Film
Jan Cisiecki / How To: Laugh When U Get Hurt
Best Screenplay In A Short Film
David Norris / Hoy No Espero A Nadie
Screenplay Honorable Mention In A Short Film
D.Sanjayram / Vaazha En Vaazhvai Vaazhave - Ashes Of My Desire
Screenplay Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Sherif Mattar, Marvin Edmonds / Check The Gates
Best Lead Actor In A Short Film (Ex Aequo)
Luis Gonzaga / Hoy No Espero A Nadie
Elí Cay / Hoy No Espero A Nadie
Lead Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Szymon Andrzejewski / How To: Laugh When U Get Hurt
Best Lead Actress In A Short Film.
Marjut Jokio / Wild Cloudberries
Best Cinematography In A Short Film
Aj Desimone / The Soldier & The Butterfly
Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Shivaraj / Vaazha En Vaazhvai Vaazhave - Ashes Of My Desire
Best Lighting In A Short Film
Iel Robinson , Ashley Bloom / Stay
Best Art Direction In A Short Film
How To: Laugh When U Get Hurt
Art Direction Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Nicole Bootz / The Soldier & The Butterfly
Best Editing In A Short Film
How To: Laugh When U Get Hurt
Editing Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Kiel Robinson , Ok Let’s Play Studio Ltd / Stay
Editing Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Pete Hills / Talking Rubbish
Best Production In A Short Film
Michalina Pruska / How To: Laugh When U Get Hurt
Production Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Sherif Mattar, Marvin Edmonds, Jozé Nicolini / Check The Gates
Best Vfx In A Short Film
Fix It In Post Studios And D.Sanjayram / Vaazha En Vaazhvai Vaazhave - Ashes Of My Desire
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--- Audience Awards ---
​First Audience Award: Hoy No Espero A Nadie, By David Norris. Puerto Rico
Second Audience Award: The Soldier & The Butterfly, By Stefano Da Frè. Canada, Korea, Republic Of
Third Audience Award: Vaazha En Vaazhvai Vaazhave - Ashes Of My Desire, By Sanjayram Dhanasekar. India
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---OTHERS---
Best Feature Screenplay
Rain Story / Two Old Libbies
Best Poster
Vaazha En Vaazhvai Vaazhave - Ashes Of My Desire, By Sanjayram Dhanasekar. India
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--- FEATURE FILM AWARDS ---​
​Best Comedy Feature
All I've Got & Then Some, By Tehben Dean, Rasheed Stephens. United States
Best Action Feature
Induced Effect, By Rasheed Stephens. United States
Best Experimental Feature
The River's Song, By Pierre Mathiote. France
Best First Feature Film By The Director
Lost World 2020, By Mitra Mazumder. India
Best Documentary Feature
Fame Us, By Lincoln Fenner. Australia, United Kingdom
Best Sports Feature Film
Maria Gamboa - My First Fight Was Against Me, By Olavo Romão Boa Morte Santiago. Portugal
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--- FEATURE FILMS: CAST & CREW AWARDS ---
Best Director In A Feature Film
Rasheed Stephens / Induced Effect
Best Director In Documentary Feature Film
Lincoln Fenner / Fame Us
Best Female Director A Feature Film
Mitra Mazumder / Lost World 2020
Best Screenplay In A Feature Film
Pierre Mathiote / The River's Song
Best Lead Actor In A Feature Film
Rasheed Stephens / All I've Got & Then Some
Best Cinematography In A Feature Film
Animesh Biswas / Lost World 2020
Best Cinematography In Documentary Feature Film
Le Soleil / The River's Song
Best Original Score In A Feature Film
Ripan Chattopadhyay, Tanmay Biswas / Lost World 2020
Best Editing In A Feature Film
Olavo Santiago / Maria Gamboa - My First Fight Was Against Me
Best Production In A Feature Film
Lincoln Fenner / Fame Us



LIVE SCREENING​
The Last Track, By Oscar Sanchez. Venezuela
Beneath The Surface, By Yiyun Bian. China
The Soldier & The Butterfly, By Stefano Da Frè. Canada, Korea, Republic Of
How To: Laugh When U Get Hurt, By Jan Cisiecki, Bartosz Stankiewicz. Poland
Hoy No Espero A Nadie, By David Norris. Puerto Rico
Stay, By Kiel Robinson. United Kingdom
Talking Rubbish, By Ian Donnelly. United Kingdom
Wild Cloudberries, By Carla Pekander. Finland
The Snowraven Chronicles: The Treasure Of Ockra-Bane Redux, By Aj Spencer. United States
Vaazha En Vaazhvai Vaazhave - Ashes Of My Desire, By Sanjayram Dhanasekar. India
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OFFICIAL SELECTION
Short Films
All I've Got & Then Some, By Tehben Dean, Rasheed Stephens. United States
Beneath The Surface, By Yiyun Bian. China
Check The Gates, By Sherif Mohamed Mattar. United States
Circle, By Stephen Koch. United States
Daydream, By Tadeo Vicentini. Italy
Eddy - Extreme Back Packer, By Michael Gill. Australia
Fame Us, By Lincoln Fenner. Australia, United Kingdom
How To: Laugh When U Get Hurt, By Jan Cisiecki, Bartosz Stankiewicz. Poland
Hoy No Espero A Nadie, By David Norris. Puerto Rico
I Lost My Memory, By Vihaan. India
Induced Effect, By Rasheed Stephens. United States
Interpreting Erik, By Donald D'haene. Canada
It Doesn't Suit You, By Xavier Brooks. United States
Jealousy, By Gustavo Butt Hunt. United States
Lost World 2020, By Mitra Mazumder. India
Maria Gamboa - My First Fight Was Against Me, By Olavo Romão Boa Morte Santiago. Portugal
Method, By Sherif Mohamed Mattar, Marvin Edmonds. United States
Miles Without Home, By Akash Majumder. Spain
Nomads, By Kian Duncan. Australia
Stay, By Kiel Robinson. United Kingdom
Talking Rubbish, By Ian Donnelly. United Kingdom
The Last Track, By Oscar Sanchez. Venezuela
The River's Song, By Pierre Mathiote. France
The Smile, By Julien Perrin. France
The Snowraven Chronicles: The Treasure Of Ockra-Bane Redux, By Aj Spencer. United States
The Soldier & The Butterfly, By Stefano Da Frè. Canada, Korea, Republic Of
Translucent Wings, By Xiaonan Sui. United States
Transported, By Timothy Blanco. Colombia
Vaazha En Vaazhvai Vaazhave - Ashes Of My Desire, By Sanjayram Dhanasekar. India
What Is Your Name?, By Mitchell Ross. United States
Wild Cloudberries, By Carla Pekander. Finland
Feature Films
After You, By Gabriel Molinero. Spain
All I've Got & Then Some, By Tehben Dean, Rasheed Stephens. United States
Fame Us, By Lincoln Fenner. Australia, United Kingdom
In My Defense, By Gianni Rogers. United States
Induced Effect, By Rasheed Stephens. United States
Interpreting Erik, By Donald D'haene. Canada
Lost World 2020, By Mitra Mazumder. India
Maria Gamboa - My First Fight Was Against Me, By Olavo Romão Boa Morte Santiago. Portugal
Tell Me Everything, By Robert Wright. United States
The River's Song, By Pierre Mathiote. France
The Telephone, By Ethan Brown. United States
Screenplays
Maruchán, By José Palacios. Spain
Review, By Jonathan Zarantonello. United States
Two Old Libbies, By Rain Story. United States
Posters
Hoy No Espero A Nadie, By David Norris. Puerto Rico
Induced Effect, By Rasheed Stephens. United States
Vaazha En Vaazhvai Vaazhave - Ashes Of My Desire, By Sanjayram Dhanasekar. India