


WINNERS
SEPTEMBER 2025

















Best Feature Film
LA Jesus - 🇨🇦
by Richard David Charles Boddington
Honorable Mention
Best Feature Film
QLC - 🇺🇸
by Jack Schudy
Best Drama Short
Yard Saleing - 🇺🇸
by Tom Logan
Best Comedy Short
Sweet Spiral - 🇺🇸
by Angela King
Honorable Mention
Best Comedy Short
Spare! - 🇫🇷
by Jules Cales & Balthazar Ullmann
Best AI Film
Crazy Lonely Journey - 🇺🇸
by Alexander Konovalov
Best Horror
Cab - 🇨🇦
by Nathanael Liposoto
Best Crime Short
Adventure of a Lifetime - 🇺🇸
By Nick Gonzales
Best Thriller Short
Jewel Thieves - 🇺🇸
By Brian D Nesbit
Best Documentary
Return to My Blue - 🇯🇵
by Yuta Noguchi
Best Animated Short
Prostrate and Draw Near - 🇸🇦
by Suraya AlShehry & Nabila Abuljadayel
Best Inspirational Short Film
Transcrisis - 🇨🇳 / 🇯🇵
By Jansword Zhu
Best experimental Short Film
Winter is Comming - 🇺🇸
by Stephanie Cooper
Best Trailer
The Answering Machine - 🇩🇪by Jose Cortes
Honorable Mention
Best trailer
Sweet Spiral - 🇺🇸
by Angela King
Best Micro Short Film
Tweens - 🇺🇸
By Cam Cordell
Best Web Series
Cali Life - 🇺🇸
By Sophie Gilbert
Best Series Pilot
Teaching While Black - 🇺🇸
By Aaron Moss
Best Music Video
Losing Ace - 🇬🇧
Directed By Sally Dora Clack-manning
Honorable Mention
Best Music Video
My Love - 🇺🇦
A song by Anna Khanina
Directed by Ilia Noyabrov
Best Indie Film
The Answering Machine - 🇩🇪by Jose Cortes
Best Student Film
Ubiquitous - 🇺🇸
By Grace Drury
Honorable Mention
Best Student Film
One too Many - 🇮🇱
By Galia Baron-Yifrach
Best Commercial/
Branded FILM
One-74 – Pop Art Capsule - 🇨🇭
by Andy Klossner & Chris Göttel
Best 360/VR Film
Beyond the Walls: Voices of Lunetta in VR360 - 🇮🇹
by Antonio Cortese, Nicole Cuda, Amata Gatto & Sonia Golemme
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Best Director
Richard David Charles Boddington
LA Jesus - 🇨🇦
Honorable Mention
Best Director
Jules Cales & Balthazar Ullmann
Spare! - 🇫🇷
Best First Time Director
Jack Schudy
QLC - 🇺🇸
Honorable Mention
Best First Time Director
Tom Logan
Yard Saleing - 🇺🇸
Best Indie Filmmaker
Jose Cortes
The Answering Machine - 🇩🇪
Best Student Filmmaker
Grace Drury
Ubiquitous - 🇺🇸
Best Actress
Ivon Mateljan
The Answering Machine - 🇩🇪
Best Actor
Franc Bruneau
Spare! - 🇫🇷
Best Supporting Actress
Natasha F. M.
First Love - 🇺🇸
Best Supporting Actor
Tarik Tanrisever
Silent Scream Sleeping Hearts - 🇹🇷
Best Young Actress
Autumn Gersmeyer
Tweens - 🇺🇸
Best Young Actor
Cole Gersmeyer
Tweens - 🇺🇸
Best Ensemble Cast
Brett Gaffney, Mason Eaglin, Tyler Archie, Jaida Votolato, Reilly Burton & Charles Towle
QLC - 🇺🇸
Honorable Mention
Best Ensemble Cast
Nir Strauss, Shaul Antman, Rotem Ann-pearl & Amit Berman
One too Many - 🇮🇱
Best Screenplay (Produced)
LA Jesus - 🇨🇦
Richard David Charles Boddington
Best Producer
Jack Vento
QLC - 🇺🇸
Best Cinematography
Kelly Fitzgerald
QLC - 🇺🇸
Best Original Score
Rebecca Doherty
Rave - 🇺🇸
Best Original Song
Kathy Wen, Katie So & Jermaine Hamilton
For Battlebox (Through the Soldier's Eyes) - 🇺🇸
Best Sound Design
Evan Groundmin
Success - 🇨🇦
Best Editing
Kelly Propt
Mixer - 🇺🇸
Best Visual Effects
Crazy Lonely Journey - 🇺🇸
by Alexander Konovalov, Levon Terteryan & Temirlan Aitkali
Best Screenplay
The Hero - 🇺🇸
by Shalom Kolontarov
"Washed-up actor Shalom Kolontarov is pulled from obscurity by two mysterious warriors from the future, who claim he’s the prophesied savior of their world. Transported to a dystopian, sci-fi-fantasy realm ruled by the tyrannical sorcerer Blake, Shalom is reluctantly thrust into a hero’s journey. Trained by warriors and tempted by powerful women—including the seductive Queen Elizabeth—Shalom must uncover his hidden potential, navigate complicated love triangles, battle monstrous enemies, and unlock his inner power to stop Blake’s growing army. Armed with courage, humor, and a dragon hatchling named Viper, Shalom must prove that even a forgotten actor can become a true hero. "































































