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OCTOBER 2025
Best Feature Film
Slouching Towards Branson - 🇺🇸
by Will Wood
Best Drama Short
Daddy Daze - 🇬🇧
by Phil Ossai
Honorable Mention
Best Drama Short
At the Mercy of Faith - 🇺🇸
by Andrew Arguello
Best Comedy Short
Christmas Cop - 🇺🇸
by Joseph Payne
Honorable Mention
Best Comedy Short
The Shallow End - 🇺🇸
by Eddie Kisfaludy
Best Thriller
One Stop - 🇺🇸
by Tommy Hypson
Best Mystery Short
Kismat Cleaners - 🇮🇳
by Sanjay Ramani
Best Horror Short
Nanuk - 🇺🇸
by Rowan McPherson
Best Crime Short
Stop! - 🇺🇸
by Thomas Everly
Best Sci-Fi Short
Zero - 🇺🇸
By Nick King
Best Documentary
Buryat in European cinema - 🇷🇺
By Artem Viktorovich Burlov
Best Micro Short Film
Where's Roxy? - 🇺🇸
by Vaia Zaganas
Best Experimental Short
Cor·re·spond·ence - 🇺🇸
by Akwi Nji
Best Inspirational Short
Homes for Hornbills - 🇹🇭
by Yanin Tangkaravakoon
Best Web Series
Survivor's Guide to Diaspora - 🇷🇸
By Sara Markovic
Best Series Pilot
Stealing The Show - 🇺🇸
By Olivia Parauda
Best Music Video
WAKE UP - 🇺🇸
Performed By People R Ugly
Directed by Joseph Larkin, Zak Dossi & Tristan Kevitch
Honorable Mention
Best Music Video
Swingin' On A Star With Joe - 🇺🇸
Performed By Robin Simone
Directed by George Artope
Best Original Content
Daddy Daze - 🇬🇧
by Phil Ossai
Best Indie Film
Pursue - 🇺🇸
by Ari Harmon
Best Student Short Film
The One in Red - 🇺🇸
by Nicholas Muzzillo
Honorable Mention
Best Student Short Film
The Pen - 🇨🇳
by Xiaoyi
Best Commercial/Branded Video
The Voice of Time - 🇮🇹
by Carlo Guttadauro
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Best Director
Will Wood
Slouching Towards Branson - 🇺🇸
Honorable Mention
Best Director
Phil Ossai
Daddy Daze - 🇬🇧
Best First Time Director
Nicholas Muzzillo
The One in Red - 🇺🇸
Honorable Mention
Best First Time Director
Olivia Parauda
Stealing The Show - 🇺🇸
Best Indie Filmmaker
Ari Harmon
Pursue - 🇦🇺
Best Young Filmmaker
Yanin Tangkaravakoon
Homes for Hornbills - 🇹🇭
Best Student Filmmaker
Fuzhi Zhao
Feet Don't Fail Me Now - 🇺🇸
Best Actress
Leia Yan
Feet Don't Fail Me Now - 🇺🇸
Best Actor
Kabir McNeely
Fallaway - 🇺🇸
Honorable Mention
Best Actor
Aidan McHugh
The Shallow End - 🇺🇸
Best Supporting Actress
Sandra Dee Richardson
At the Mercy of Faith - 🇺🇸
Best Supporting Actor
Mark Rubber
Stand Alone - 🇺🇸
Best Ensemble Cast
Daniel Moncada, Tatum Moore, Brittney Escalante, Erin Byun, Jesus Trujillo, Anthony Martins, Edwin Garcia, Michael Barrella & Nico Demers
Where's Roxy? - 🇺🇸
Honorable Mention
Best Ensemble Cast
David Gamble Jr., Dan Morrison, Ivan Woods, Gregory Klino, Sandra Dee Richardson, Kenneth Anglemire, Amaya Chapman, Quintin Vassel, Nick Josten & Krystal Lynn
At the Mercy of Faith - 🇺🇸
Best Trailer
The Grand Incredible Story - 🇺🇸
By Cayce Mell
Best Producer
Samuel Lee Taylor & Ly Taylor
At the Mercy of Faith - 🇺🇸
Best Cinematography
Raul Antonio Rendon Araiza
Killher Instinct - 🇨🇭
Honorable Mention
Best Cinematography
Ricardo McLeary-Campbell
Daddy Daze - 🇬🇧
Best Screenplay (produced)
Samuel Lee Taylor
At the Mercy of Faith - 🇺🇸
Best Visual effects
Sergio Mishchenko
Spare One - 🇺🇸
Best Original Song
Slouching Towards Branson - 🇺🇸
By Jacob Feldman
Honorable Mention
Best Original Song
Dear Beyonce - 🇺🇸
By Charles Ford & Ricardo Datts
Best Original Score
Christmas Cop - 🇺🇸
By Randall Anderson
Best Sound Design
Joey Platenik
The One in Red - 🇺🇸
Best Editing
Jesús Silva
First Time Home - 🇺🇸
Best Screenplay
At the Mercy of Faith - 🇺🇸
By Samuel Taylor
"When a devout young preacher's faith is shattered by a traumatic childhood tragedy, his attempts to rebuild his life as an adult are upended by haunting visions, supernatural warnings, and the reemergence of unresolved guilt, forcing him to confront the demons of his past... before they destroy his family."

































































