August 2025 (Winner)

Winners of August 2025

BEST SHORT FILM

The Rabbit

Directed by Dylan Hamar

BEST STUDENT FILM

Ecdysis

Directed by Adam Angel

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM

Ice Farmers: Reshaping the “Third Pole”

Directed by Afsar Awan (DW)

BEST ANIMATION FILM

Void Signal

Directed by Matthijs Abrahamse

BEST FEATURE FILM

GLASS FLOWERS

Directed by Roberto Loiacono

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM

The Constant Gardeners

Directed by David Hradetzky

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Underwater Dancing

Directed by Velour

BEST WEB SERIES

LEVEL 3 (Sci-Fi / Action) Short- Film [Series] – Episode 3

Directed by Muhammad Luke Alexander Fernandez Bin Noorazrin

BEST TRAILER

Vanished

Directed by Jason Hensley

BEST DIRECTOR

Inside the Closet

Directed by Roger Betancourt

BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR

The Beneficiary

Directed by Mallorie Clark

BEST SCREENWRITER

Through Jonah’s Eyes

Written by Liam Kazula, Daniel Fatemi, Jonpaul Fagan, Gabriel Agudelo, Preston Emberger

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER

I’m Not Awake and Neither Are You

Cinematography by Farah Rose

BEST EDITOR

Through Jonah’s Eyes

Edited by Daniel Fatemi

BEST ACTOR

The Rabbit

Award Presented to Joshua Malloy

BEST ACTRESS

The Beneficiary

Award Presented to Mallorie Clark

JURY CHOICE AWARD

KNOCKOUT w/Captions

Directed by Victor Dean

AUDIENCES CHOICE AWARD

Ice Farmers: Reshaping the “Third Pole”

Directed by Afsar Awan (DW)