SEPTEMBER-2025

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

WINNER

"DIVERSITY PLAZA" DIRECTED BY KESANG TSETEN

"THE PORT CHICAGO INCIDENT" DIRECTED BY KENNETH E. STEWART

FINALIST

“FORGIVENESS” DIRECTED BY ROISIN CLARKE

“THE RIVER'S SONG” DIRECTED BY PIERRE MATHIOTE

OFFICIAL SELECTION

"CONVICTION OR CONSPIRACY: THE TREVOR MILTON SAGA" DIRECTED BY MARK SOLDINGER

“JULIA LIVES” DIRECTED BY ÁLVARO CALDERÓN

"MAKING MEGAFORCE" DIRECTED BY BOB LINDENMAYER

"JADE EARRINGS OF THE LAST EMPRESS" DIRECTED BY LIN ZUO, MARLIN DARRAH

“PALOMA NEGRA: THE QUEEN OF AMPHETAMINES” DIRECTED BY JESÚS PAMPLONA, JAVIER MURIEL

“I WISH I COULD STAY” DIRECTED BY CHRISTIAN A DERRICK

“L'VIV- NAPOLI”: THE MUSIC THAT ECHOED BACK DIRECTED BY FABIO IZZO

“CHANTING OF THE DUNES” DIRECTED BY MOKHLESS AL-HARIRI

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC

WINNER

“LOVER//GIRL” DIRECTED BY MO MILAN

OFFICIAL SELECTION

NOW! DIRECTED BY ANNIE MINOGUE BAND

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

WINNER

"GRANDPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW PILL" DIRECTED BY JACOB MCCASLIN

OFFICIAL SELECTION

"A SILENT CRY" DIRECTED BY DONNA WENG FRIEDMAN

“SECRETS OF KANDAHAR - COSMIC DANCE” DIRECTED BY PETR CHROUSTOVSKÝ

“POLYGON GIRL” DIRECTED BY HIROAKI HIRAKATA

"AROUND YOU" DIRECTED BY LUKE SYDNEY

BEST ANIMATED FILM

WINNER

“IN CAPTIVITY OF A FINGER” DIRECTED BY ZAHRA SHAFIEI DEHAGHANI, MOHAMMADALI TAHERI, ALI AKBAR ARDESHIR, ISMAIL MOKHTARIAN

OFFICIAL SELECTION

“THE FLOCK OF FORGOTTEN FACES” DIRECTED BY A.B. OSBORNE, EMILY MCBRAYER HOGUE

BEST SCI-FI FILM

WINNER

“BROKEN REALITY”  DIRECTED BY MARK KROL

OFFICIAL SELECTION

"THE MULTIDIMENSIONALS: STAR ENVOY" DIRECTED BY EWA PIROG-ROJAS

BEST FEATURE FILM

WINNER

“MIRAGE” DIRECTED BY KAYSHAWN WALLACE

OFFICIAL SELECTION

“THIRD FLOOR PIGU” DIRECTED BY INNOCENT KAWOOYA, RICHARD NOLTON SSEKIWUNGA, GEORGE WILLIAM SSEVUBYA, GEORGE KASAKYA

"REPARATIONS" DIRECTED BY CHRYSTAL ROSE

BEST STUDENT FILM

WINNER

“TAPE OF '25” DIRECTED BY EDUARDO MACHADO

OFFICIAL SELECTION

“A GLIMPSE OF HOPE” DIRECTED BY BRANDON BRODY KIM

“WHEN HER WORLD FELL APART” DIRECTED BY BRANDON BRODY KIM

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

WINNER

"UN DEUX TROIS" DIRECTED BY BROOKE DOOLEY

OFFICIAL SELECTION

"THE DARK" DIRECTED BY BRANDON DIAZ

“LOVER//GIRL” DIRECTED BY MO MILAN

“NO MILK TODAY”-HERMAN,S HERMITS BY ALAKFILMS

BEST SHORT FILM

WINNER

“EL CUERO” DIRECTED BY JOSE TOMAS  URRUTIA GOLDSACK, HANS VON MARÉES PEEDE

“THE EMERALD PURSE” DIRECTED BY KIMBERLY OLSEN

"SELFIE, PLEASE"DIRECTED BY ANU SINGH CHOUDHARY

FINALIST

“FINGER RING” DIRECTED BY ADVAIT SATISH DHAVALE

"SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE DEATH" DIRECTED BY DEAN RUSSELL

"THE TENDER ONES WILL TRIUMPH" DIRECTED BY  FRANCISCO BASSIGNANA

OFFICIAL SELECTION

"LOVE, LAW, LEGACY" DIRECTED BY JOSELINE J. HARDRICK

"GRANDPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW PILL" DIRECTED BY JACOB MCCASLIN

"STOP TAKING PICTURES" DIRECTED BY ARLIN GODWIN

"PALAYAN" DIRECTED BY DEEPAK BHARDWAJ

"ILLEGITIMATE" DIRECTED BY  SATISH VASANT RASTE

"CAST A COLD EYE" DIRECTED BY EMER O SHEA, MICHAEL MCMONAGLE

“THE SILENCE BETWEEN US” DIRECTED BY DEVANSH SARAF

"TE L(E)O COMANDO" DIRECTED BY LEONARDO  VALENTI

BEST DRAMA

OFFICIAL SELECTION

"BON VOYAGE DINNER" DIRECTED BY AMAN BANSAL

BEST SERIES / TV PILOT / WEB SERIES

OFFICIAL SELECTION

"MORTAL COIL" DIRECTED BY JAMES G. MAYNARD

BEST FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER

WINNER

SATISH VASANT RASTE (film"ILLEGITIMATE")

OFFICIAL SELECTION

SITOU AKOLLY (film"ZĀGBÉTO")

BEST MOBILE FILM

OFFICIAL SELECTION

"WATER IS THE SOURCE OF LIFE" DIRECTED BY MIKLÓS GÁBOR

BEST TRAILER

WINNER

"GRANDPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW PILL" DIRECTED BY JACOB MCCASLIN

BEST LGBTQ FILM

WINNER

"GRANDPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW PILL" DIRECTED BY JACOB MCCASLIN

BEST HORROR FILM

WINNER

"DEATH COMES CALLING" DIRECTED BY STEW REPLOGLE

OFFICIAL SELECTION

“THE LEGEND OF WILLIAM BOUCHER” DIRECTED BY KEDRA L CURRY

BEST LOW BUDGET FILM

WINNER

“ROMANCING SYDNEY” DIRECTED BY ANMOL MISHRA

OFFICIAL SELECTION

"THE LIBRARY OF BABEL" DIRECTED BY OLIVIER J.L. VAN MALDERGHEM

"SUPER TURBO JET BOATS" DIRECTED BY DANIEL STUELPNAGEL

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

OFFICIAL SELECTION

"ILLEGITIMATE"

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: RADHEYA ANURADHA

DIRECTED BY:  SATISH VASANT RASTE

BEST ACTOR

WINNER

PATRICK CHRISTOPHER EHLER (for the film "GASOLINE" DIRECTED BY EDWARD HORSKY)

BEST DIRECTOR

WINNER

ADVAIT SATISH DHAVALE (film “FINGER RING”)

FINALIST

DONNA WENG FRIEDMAN (film "A SILENT CRY")

BEST SILENT FILM

OFFICIAL SELECTION

"A SILENT CRY" DIRECTED BY DONNA WENG FRIEDMAN