Winners

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Season Winners
March 1, 2025 - September 3, 2025

• Best Director of a Short Film
• Best Producer
• Best Cinematography
• Best Editing
• Best Sound Design

Best Feature Film

Best Short Film

• Best Director of a Feature Film
• Best Producer
• Best Cinematography
• Best Editing
• Best Sound Design

Short Film

Feature Film

Amelia Hartwell - "The Silent Chord" (UK)

Clara Westwood - "The Last Sound Before Silence" (UK)

• Best Writer
• Best Structured Screenplay
• Best Original Story

Best Micro Film

Best Short Script

• Best concept
• Best visual style
• Best sound
• Best editing
• Best directorial decision

Short Script

Micro Film

Samantha Elridge - "Salt in Our Blood" (Luxembourg)

Jonathan Pierce -"Data Saints" (Switzerland)

• Best Director of a Drama Film
• Best Acting
• Best Screenplay
• Best Editing
• Best Soundtrack

Best Feature Script

Best Drama Film

• Best Writer
• Best Structured Screenplay
• Best Original Story

Drama Film

Feature Script

Maya Collins - "Borrowed Time" (USA)

Amelia Ford - "Thread by Thread" (France)

• Best Screenplay with Unexpected Twists
• Best Director of Suspense
• Best Cinematography for Atmosphere
• Best Editing for Suspense
• Best Sound Design

Best Comedy Film

Best Thriller/Mystery Film

• Best Comedy Screenplay
• Best Comedy Director
• Best Acting in a Comedy
• Best Comedy Rhyming Editing
• Best Comedy Producer

Thriller/ Mystery Film

Comedy Film

Eliza Kemp - "Chalk and Dust" (South Africa)

Theo Lancaster - "MADE" (Germany)

• Best Worldbuilder
• Best Director
• Best Visual Effects
• Best Screenplay
• Best Editing

Best Horror Film

Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy Film

• Best Director
• Best Scare Screenplay
• Best Special Effects
• Best Sound Design
• Best Horror Editing

Sci-Fi/ Fantasy Film

Horror Film

Nova Ellis -"Womb of Light" (Ireland)

Miles Keaton - "404: A Film Not Found" (USA)

• Best Director of Innovation
• Best Visual Experiment
• Best Sound Design
• Best Editing
• Best Conceptual Approach

Best Arthouse Film

Best Feature Experimental

• Best art-house director
• Best cinematography
• Best editing
• Best artistic concept
• Best soundtrack

Feature Experimental

Arthouse Film

Orion Blackwell -"Time Is Not a Line" (Italy)

Sage Whitmore - "Static Bloom" (Canada)

• Best Documentary Director
• Best Research Screenplay
• Best Cinematography
• Best Editing
• Best Narration

Best Short Experimental

Best Feature Documentary

• Best Director of Innovation
• Best Visual Experiment
• Best Sound Design
• Best Editing
• Best Conceptual Approach

Feature Documentary

Short Experimental

Lena Rowe - "Skin/Screen" (Australia)

Isaac Tonsate -"The Fire Line" (USA)

• Best Director
• Best Screenplay
• Best Acting
• Best Editing
• Best Visual Style

Best Short Documentary

Best LGBTQ+ Film

• Best Documentary Director
• Best Research Screenplay
• Best Cinematography
• Best Editing
• Best Narration

LGBTQ+ Film

Short Documentary

Elliot Grace - "The Last Station" (New Zealand )

Alexandra Reid - "Colors of Tomorrow" (UK)

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