


WINNERS
FEBRUARY 2025















Best Feature Film
Dead In A Day - 🇺🇸
By Justin Royce & Shannon Washington
Honorable Mention
Best Feature Film
Bridgeport: The Movie - 🇺🇸
By Justin Royce
(Special Double Winner)
Best Drama Short
Pandaal - 🇺🇸
by Shaily Sanghvi
Best Comedy Short
Fancy - 🇺🇸
by Lucas M. Travor
Best Animated Short
The Human Fossil - 🇺🇸
by Rebecca Huang
Best Documentary
Trail Mix - 🇺🇸
by Glenn Robert Sweitzer
Best Horror Short
Death - 🇺🇸
By Johnson J.
Best Crime Short
Unknown Asset - 🇺🇸
by Wilson Lamont
Best Fantasy Short
Lost in Space - 🇺🇸
By Manuela DeVille
Best Thriller Short
Spy High - 🇺🇸
by Josh Minnie
(Special Sixth Time Winner)
Best Sci-fi Short
Strong Enough - 🇬🇧
By Carter Penny
Best Western Short
Texas - 🇺🇸
by Samuel Abraham
Best L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ Short
Swing - 🇬🇧
By Peter Jack
Best Micro Short
EVOL - 🇺🇸
by Stanislav Svetlichnyi
(Special Third-Time Winner)
Best Experimental Short
Next - 🇺🇸
by Taan Mohammed
Best Indie Film
Ciao - 🇮🇹
By Francisco M. L.
Best Inspirational Short
Sweet - 🇨🇦
by Tabata Spencer
Best Trailer
Lonely Heart - 🇺🇸
by Gary Maximiliano
Best Web Series
Dj's MMP - 🇺🇸
by DJ Ragland
Best Series Pilot
The Hype - 🇺🇸
By Justin Casselle
Best Music Video
When I'm Singing the Blues - 🇺🇸
Directed by Kev Miles
Best Commercial /
branded Film
Royal Elite - Perfect &
Royal Elite - Lottery - 🇺🇸
by Stanislav Svetlichnyi
(Special Third-Time Winner)
Best Original Content
Stori Strong - 🇺🇸
by Laura Zaylea
Best Student Short Film
What Remains of Us - 🇦🇺
by Solomon Fezer
Best Drone Film
Eight - 🇺🇸
by Mike Sulivan
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Best Director
Justin Royce & Shannon Washington
Dead In A Day - 🇺🇸
Honorable Mention
Best Director
Wilson Lamont
Unknown Asset - 🇺🇸
Best First Time Director
Shaily Sanghvi
Pandaal - 🇺🇸
Honorable Mention
Best First Time Director
Rebecca Huang
The Human Fossil - 🇺🇸
Best Indie Filmmaker
Mariano Saldanha
Take it Easy - 🇮🇹
Best Student Filmmaker
Solomon Fezer
What Remains of Us - 🇦🇺
Best Young Filmmaker
Sayuri Mai Durkan
Just An Ordinary Day - 🇸🇪
Best Actress
Shaily Sanghvi
Pandaal - 🇺🇸
Best Actor
Justin Wicker
Spy High - 🇺🇸
Best Young Actress
Mellony Ledo
What Remains of Us - 🇦🇺
Best Young Actor
Solomon Fezer
What Remains of Us - 🇦🇺
Best Child Actress
Priya Sohota
Stori Strong - 🇺🇸
Best Child Actor
Mario Schiavini
Alone in the Dark - 🇺🇸
Best Ensemble Cast
Justin Wicker, Sarah Seibold, David Sperber, Josh Minnie & Koelen Andrews
Spy High - 🇺🇸
Best Producer
Naosheen Ahmed, Preeti Saraogi & Siddhant Vig
Pandaal - 🇺🇸
Best Screenplay (produced)
Joel Boyd & Maya Cryor
The Hype - 🇺🇸
Best Original Score
When I'm Singing the Blues - 🇺🇸
Directed by Kev Miles
Best Cinematography
Play Patt, Candice Peterkin, Justin Royce & Tracy Royce
Bridgeport: The Movie - 🇺🇸
Best Sound Design
DJ. Deethoven Brown
Dead In A Day - 🇺🇸
Best Editing
Trail Mix - 🇺🇸
by AJ Schubert
Best Screenplay
Girlfriend - 🇺🇸
by Matheo Ernesto
"'In a small town suspended between highways and fading memories, a solitary man named Elias spends his days photographing empty parking lots and forgotten motels. One afternoon, he receives a postcard with no return address—just the word “Girlfriend” and a photograph of a woman he doesn’t remember but feels he’s always known. Drawn by the quiet mystery, Elias begins a slow journey across rural landscapes and fractured cities, chasing traces of a past love that may never have existed."















































