August 2025 Winners and Honorable Mentions

Operation Jaguar - Arek Zasowski

Shadow Brother - Danny James Hayward

Operation Jaguar - Arek Zasowski

Best Super Short Film

Sofa Zombies - Paul Harker

Shadow Brother - Danny James Hayward

Operation Jaguar - Arek Zasowski

Best Short Film

Best Actor

Shadow Brother - Danny James Hayward

Best Short Script

Tumaini Festival - Rupert Poeschl

The Case Of The Missing Platypus - Bryce Mackie

Shadow Brother - Danny James Hayward

Best Feature Documentary

The Case Of The Missing Platypus - Bryce Mackie

Best Comedy Film

Antenna - Danielle Helman

The Case Of The Missing Platypus - Bryce Mackie

Best Animated Film

The Data Is Wrong - Austin Charlesworth

Best Sci-Fi Film

Æternam - Alexandre Ciolek

The Data Is Wrong - Austin Charlesworth

Best Indie Short Film

Best Thriller Film

Best Original Screenplay

Best Actress

Æternam Poster - Alexandre Ciolek

The Data Is Wrong - Austin Charlesworth

The Blue Moon Rising - Vic Quinton

Best Poster

The Blue Moon Rising - Vic Quinton

The Pets And The Monsters - Nikos Kourou

The Blue Moon Rising - Vic Quinton

Best Feature Film

Best First Time Director (Feature)

The Pets And The Monsters - Nikos Kourou

Best Drama Film

End It On This - Christan Van Slyke

The Pets And The Monsters - Nikos Kourou

Best Feature Script

Beneath the Almond Trees - Clara Montiel

Best Sound Design

A Quiet Geometry - Nikolai Petrov

Beneath the Almond Trees - Clara Montiel

Best Production

Letters to the Wind - Aisha Rahman

Beneath the Almond Trees - Clara Montiel

Letters to the Wind - Aisha Rahman

Best Director Short Film

Water - Kenji Sato

The Weight of Silence - Martha Coen

Letters to the Wind - Aisha Rahman

Best Director Feature Film

The Weight of Silence - Martha Coen

Best Student Film

Salt Roads - Djamila Ouaret

The Weight of Silence - Martha Coen

Best TV Pilot Script

Blue River - Hendrik Van Maanen

Under the Eucalyptus Moon - Sipho Mahlangu

Blue River - Hendrik Van Maanen

Best Horror Film

Fires in August - Paolo Gatti

Under the Eucalyptus Moon - Sipho Mahlangu

Blue River - Hendrik Van Maanen

Best First Time Director (Short)

Under the Eucalyptus Moon - Sipho Mahlangu

Best Short Documentary

Echo Chamber - Leah Brookes

Glass Corridor - Mina Petrescu

Under the Eucalyptus Moon - Sipho Mahlangu

Best Experimental Film

The Seventh Key - Tomáš Král

Glass Corridor - Mina Petrescu

Honorable Mention: Short Script

Glass Corridor - Mina Petrescu

Honorable Mention: Super Short Film

Dead Frequency - Marco Delgado

The Jolly Autocrat - Mimi Garrard

Dead Frequency - Marco Delgado

Honorable Mention: Feature Script

The Archivist - Jonas Myhr

The Jolly Autocrat - Mimi Garrard

Dead Frequency - Marco Delgado

Honorable Mention: Feature Film

The Jolly Autocrat - Mimi Garrard

Honorable Mention: Short Film

Strings Attached - Danny Cotton

The Jolly Autocrat - Mimi Garrard

Honorable Mention: Drama Film