QUALIFYING
2025 WINNERS
2025 BEST OF FESTIVAL
边塞诗人 Directed by Honan Wang of the Beijing Film Academy, China
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NARRATIVE FEATURE 2025: DRAMA
GOLD AWARD: 潮待ち模様〜初恋の行方〜 Shiomachi: In the Quiet of the Tide; Director: Toma Miyoshi - Japan
GOLD AWARD: VIRAHA; Director: Andrea de Santis - Italy
SILVER AWARD: Welcome to Vegas; Director: Hae Sun Hong - United States
SILVER AWARD: Into the Belly of the Beast; Director: Jun Yamada - Japan
BRONZE AWARD: The Road to Nowhere; Director: Amadeusz Kocan - Poland
HONORABLE MENTION:
IL VALORE DELLA VITA; Director: carlo fusco - Italy
Letting Go of Jack; Director: Andrew Koltuniuk - United States
Rattlesnake Point; Director: Alberto Diamante - Canada
NARRATIVE FEATURE 2025: COMEDY
GOLD AWARD: Uh... I'm sorry, please forgive me; Director: Estevan Morin - Canada
SILVER AWARD: Ice Cream Castles; Director: Terry Kim - United States
BRONZE AWARD:10 Years A Dog; Director: Matthew J Brewer - United States
NARRATIVE FEATURE 2025: HORROR
GOLD AWARD: Qaqsoss naka Wahantuhsis (Fox & the Tiny Demon); Director: Tara Audibert - Canada
HONORABLE MENTION:
Mary Chris Max; Director: Tatiana Sokolova - United States
NARRATIVE FEATURE 2025: SCI FI
GOLD AWARD: Seek Out Natural Mysteries: China’s Classroom – Tracing Light from Galileo to Einstein; Director: Jie Wang, Jue Wang - China
HONORABLE MENTION:
Dark Alien Visions; Director: Arthur Springer- United States
These Drying Times; Directors: Robert Normand Masson, Don Dinwiddie - United States
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY 2025:
GOLD AWARD: Meeting the Buddha; Director: AMarta György-Kessler - United Kingdom
GOLD AWARD: Following in the footsteps of my ancestors An Ute Köhler Documentary; Directors: Ute Koehler, Katherin Wermke- Germany
SILVER AWARD: People of the wide waters; Director: Andrey Vyacheslavovich Kirsanov - Russian Federation, United Kingdom
BRONZE AWARD: It's me, Dad; Director: Nabaz Ahmad Faraj - Iraq
BRONZE AWARD: All because of Hitch; Director: Michael Magee - Switzerland
BRONZE AWARD: The Shoshani Riddle; Director: Michael Grynszpan - Israel
HONORABLE MENTION:
The Mission Possible Book Award; Directors: Juan P. Chisholm, Taelor Ransburg - United States
Fist Bump; Director: Madeleine Farley - United States
PRISON BEAUTY CONTEST; Director: Srdjan Sarenac - Brazil
Peace Pilot; Director: Robert G DeLaurentis - United States
Skeleton's Serious Kids; Directors: Daniel Torres Vergé, Jaime Ballada Larrasa - Spain
NARRATIVE SHORT 2025: DRAMA
GOLD AWARD: Eh; Director: Simone Coppo - Italy
GOLD AWARD: Those Focking Nigerians, Director: CMatt Taylor - United Kingdom
GOLD AWARD: Cycles, Director: Chinwe Okorie - United States
GOLD AWARD: Cocco di Mamma, Director: Antonio RIBEZZI - France
SILVER AWARD: Someday; Director: JUSTIN BAGGIO CHEUNG - Hong Kong
SILVER AWARD: VITA NOVA; Director: Gianni Miroglio - Italy
SILVER AWARD: Cross Examination; Director: Yingying Yang - United Kingdom
BRONZE AWARD: On the corner; Director: Cecilia Bertoni - Italy
BRONZE AWARD: Seeds of Change (Short Film); Director: Frances Wilkerson - United States
BRONZE AWARD: No Rain, No Flowers; Director: Sheila Brown - United States
HONORABLE MENTION:
Else; Director: Adele Odette Watel - United States
Twisted; Director: Bryce Michael Hughes - United States
Wild Rumpus; Director: Yiana Pandelis - United States
Best Friends Notice of Deportation; Director: Berenika Widera - Canada
AFTER ME; Director: Eduard Bukhanets - Netherlands
NARRATIVE SHORT 2025: COMEDY
GOLD AWARD: The Quest For The Golden Dragon; Director: Tom Whiteley - United Kingdom
GOLD AWARD: Brave New Tech; Director: Laura Gingrich - United States
SILVER AWARD: Rock N' Rolled; Director: John Fahy - United States
BRONZE AWARD: Breathe Truth; Director: Thomas Vallely - United Kingdom
HONORABLE MENTION:
The MJ Mishap; Directors: Parker Green, Kai Cohen - United States
NARRATIVE SHORT 2025: HORROR
GOLD AWARD: POE: A Tale of Madness; Director: Paul Michael Bloodgood - United States
SILVER AWARD: A.W.A.R.E; Director: Zack Abramowitz - United States
DOCUMENTARY 2025: SHORT
GOLD AWARD: Kazbegi; Director: Yakiv Antypenko - Slovakia
GOLD AWARD: Put America First; Director: Lana Marks - United States
GOLD AWARD: The Human Side Of Plastic: Abby Barrows; Directors: Andrew Lynch, Ben Ayers, Rush Sturges - United States
SILVER AWARD: From Soil to Soul Across the World; Directors: Jian Yoon - Republic of Korea
SILVER AWARD: Creating the trees and the earth in a thousand years - SORA-SHI; Director: KOKI NARITA - Japan
BRONZE AWARD: Anonymous Heroes; Director: Daniel Lutz - Mexico
HONORABLE MENTION:
Disabled: A Love Story; Director: Sheila M. Sofian - United States
NINETY ONE; Directors: Marc Levy, Marc Salomon - United States
Alaska Rescue Story; Director: Mark D Rose - United States
The Unsung Heroes Behind the Flying Tigers; Director: XIANGYUN SELINA LIU - United States
NARRATIVE SHORT 2025: LGBTQ
GOLD AWARD: You'll Be Fine; Director: Craig H Harwood- United States
SILVER AWARD: Long Away; Directors: Tilly Bridges, Susan Bridges - United States
NARRATIVE SHORT 2025: SCI-FI
GOLD AWARD: Project Eden; Directors: Dave Salvi, Chris Sattel - United States
SILVER AWARD: Long Away; Directors: Tilly Bridges, Susan Bridges - United States
SILVER AWARD: Clean Slate; Directors: Alex Geffen, Cass Huckabay - United States
BRONZE AWARD: Yours Interminably; Director: Paolo Pagliacolo - United States
BRONZE AWARD: Anesthesia; Director: Jeff Osborne - United States
MOVIE TRAILER 2025:
GOLD AWARD: Motel Patel Trailer; Director: Sanjini Bhakta - United States
SILVER AWARD: Trailer for Lapin Noir feature film; Director: simon J Procter - France
HONORABLE MENTION:
The Empire Sky Trailer; Directors: Daniel Holland - United States
Exit Plan; Directors: Norman Maake, Lungile Radu - South Africa
The Escape G.O.A.T.S Poster & Trailer; Director: Scott Rollins - United States
MUSIC VIDEO 2025:
GOLD AWARD: Crazy Lovers; Director: Daniel Ramos - United States
SILVER AWARD: Bibiza - Tanzen; Directors: Roland Schafek, Teresa Pentzold - Austria
SILVER AWARD: Hangman - Jelusick / Musikclip by Frank Kollbi; Director: Frank Kollbi - Switzerland
BRONZE AWARD: Strolling Down Brighton Pier; Director: Zach Stevens - United Kingdom
BRONZE AWARD: The Blossom and the Mountain; Director: Kathleen Stevenson - United Kingdom
BRONZE AWARD: YOU SAY; Director: Christian Pasquariello - Germany
HONORABLE MENTION:
Old Horse // Official Music Video by Old Ships; Directors: Didier Chanot, Vladimir Andrijasevic - France
«SHOUDY» by JALALADDIN RUMI (1207-1273) Music video; Director: ILIYAS DAUDI - Russian Federation
«OSHIQONAKHO» by JALALADDIN RUMI (1207-1273) Music video; Director: ILIYAS DAUDI - Russian Federation
Cougar; Directors: Andre Rodriguez, Aretha Tatum - United States
Each Day Feels The Same; Director: Lisa Reinerth - Germany
STUDENT FILM 2025:
GOLD AWARD : 边塞诗人; Director: Honan Wang - Beijing Film Academy, China
GOLD AWARD : Building Bridges; Director: Victoria Xie - Bayview Glen Independent School, Canada
SILVER AWARD: Three trees; Director: Jingshu Lu - American Film Institute, Editing, Los Angeles, United States
SILVER AWARD: Soeur Celeste; Director: IB Asanga - Savannah College of Art and Design, Tennessee, United States
SILVER AWARD: Mr. B’s Original Sin; Director: Alvin Taemin Ji - Fairmont Preparatory Academy, United States
BRONZE AWARD: The Pit; Director: Yizhang Jin - BFA in Cartooning from the School of Visual Arts (SVA), United States
BRONZE AWARD: The Pronto Affair; Director: Tharun Saravanakumar - Tisch School of the Arts, New York, United States
HONORABLE MENTION:
ARTificial; Directors: Elora Dodrill, Joshua Monen - University of Colorado, Denver, United States
Disconnected; Director: Hali Orefice - Pepperdine University, Los Angeles, United States
The Unsung Heroes Behind the Flying Tigers; Director: XIANGYUN SELINA LIU - BLAIR ACADEMY, United States