Honoring excellence in independent filmmaking, IndieX Film Fest celebrated 29 outstanding short films selected from a record-breaking 2,678 submissions representing 59 countries.
This year’s edition highlighted powerful, emotionally resonant storytelling across genres—from gripping thrillers and heartfelt dramas to vibrant animation and bold comedies.
Best Original Score
Raphael Sommer, Björn Pankratz, and Vali Herrera for Come and Find Me (Switzerland)
Director Carmine Carpenito, on behalf of Raphael Sommer, Björn Pankratz, and Vali Herrera
Best Editing
Otto Mertins for Ice Cold Ricky (USA)
Best Original Screenplay
Bella Zoe Martinez for Once More, Like Rain Man (USA)
Best Animation Short
Lifted by Daniel Robichaud (USA)
Best Documentary Short
Find Yourself by Seth Deter (USA)
Seth Deter and key cast member Daniel Skoblar
Best Music Video
Jólakötturinn by Dan Hertzog (USA)
Best Student Male Director
Jeremy Shinder for Theo’s Tears (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast
Alicia Blasingame, Emily Gateley, Frania Del Carmen, and Matthew Marzo for The Junction (USA)
Cast member Matthew Marzo and director AJ Lambert
Best LGBTQ Short
So To Speak by Celine Parreñas Shimizu (USA)
Best Romantic Short
All I Am by Andrew Hollinger (USA)
Actor Travis Lincoln Cox and writer, co-producer and lead actress Vivian True
Best Women Short
Moksha by Sheel Yerneni (USA)
Best Comedy Short
King Ed by Nick Fascitelli (USA)
Director Nick Fascitelli and co-producer Brad Bradley
Best Supporting Actor
Adam Cardon for The 4th Branch (USA)
Best Supporting Actress
Marta Reiman for Stuck in Muskogee (USA)
Best Action Short
Jules by Tiffany M Abney (USA)
Best Film Noir Short
The Americano by Nolan Tondreau (USA)
Actor Timothy De Leon and director Nolan Tondreau
Best Fantasy Short
Triggered 2.0 by Mario Ricardo Rodriguez and Marcus Nel-Jamal Hamm (USA)
Crew, cast members and co-directors Mario Ricardo Rodriguez and Marcus Nel-Jamal Hamm
Best Sci-Fi Short
The Jump by Ryan Serrano (USA)
Writer, director and lead actor Ryan Serrano and cast member and editor Cheryl Serrano
Best Cinematography
Ben Zäch for Come and Find Me (Switzerland)
Best Acting Duo
Katie Benbow and Adam Houghton for English Rose (UK)
Katie Benbow on behalf of the duo
Best Young Actor
Fflyn Edwards for Come and Find Me (Switzerland)
Director Carmine Carpenito, on behalf of Fflyn Edwards
Best Young Actress
Bella Zoe Martinez for Once More, Like Rain Man (USA)
Best Experimental Short
I, Doll by Dasol Jeon (South Korea)
Best Thriller Short
The Junction by AJ Lambert (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short
Don’t Worry Grandma by Romain Meurquin (France)
Best Crime Short
Ice Cold Ricky by Juwan Chung (USA)
Lead actor David Huynh and editor Otto Mertins, on behalf of Juwan Chung
Best Mystery Short
Come and Find Me by Carmine Carpenito (Switzerland)
1st AD Nicole Odermatt, cast member Benjamin Zumstein, and writer, producer, and director Carmine Carpenito
Best First Time Male Director
Carmine Carpenito for Come and Find Me (Switzerland)
Best Male Director
Juwan Chung for Ice Cold Ricky (USA)
Lead actor David Huynh and editor Otto Mertins, on behalf of Juwan Chung
Best Female Director
Alessandra Gaia Williams for Growing Daisies (USA)
Lead actress Arielle Raycene, on behalf of Alessandra Gaia Williams
Best Actor
David Huynh for Ice Cold Ricky (USA)
Best Actress
Arielle Raycene for Growing Daisies (USA)
Best Drama Short
Olan, TX by Nathan Markiewicz (USA)
Director Nathan Markiewicz and actress JoJo Ginn
Best Indie Short
Once More, Like Rain Man by Sue Ann Pien (USA)
Lead actress Bella Zoe Martinez and producers Andrew J. Areffi and Melissa Martinez-Areffi
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