Award Winners: December 2025

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BEST SHORT OF THE SEASON (SPECIAL JURY AWARD)

The Boy & The Wolf by Joshua Mueller (Germany)

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE (SPECIAL JURY MENTIONS)

Summerville 70 by David Boatwright (USA)

The Path To Enigma by Max Gladkov (Netherlands/Russia)

Where The Shadows Wait by Riley Robbins (USA)

Best Indie Short: Summerville 70 by David Boatwright (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Indie Short)Ditto by Suresh G (India)

Honorable Mention (Indie Short)Am Wasser by Claudius von Stolzmann (Austria/Germany)

Best Drama Short: The Boy & The Wolf by Joshua Mueller (Germany)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Drama Short)The Drive by David Arrow (USA)

Honorable Mention (Drama Short)Cane Creek by Josh Coates (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Documentary Short)The 3100 by Mark Fisher (USA)

Honorable Mention (Documentary Short)The Other Roe by Wendy Eley Jackson (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Comedy Short)Magas (Fly) by Ashkan Nasseri (USA)

Honorable Mention (Comedy Short)The Bee by Ben Rejzer (USA)

Honorable Mention (Dark Comedy Short)Hard Times by Aaron James Bragone (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Crime Short)Crawling Hour by Kirill Nong (USA)

Best Thriller Short: The Path To Enigma by Max Gladkov (Netherlands/Russia)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Thriller Short)Our Father by Janelle Christa (USA)

Best Student Thriller ShortThe Possessed (Verkhovensky) by Muslim Sagov (Russia)

Honorable Mention (Thriller Short)You Still See Dead People by Neo Wagner (USA)

Best Film Noir ShortWhere The Shadows Wait by Riley Robbins (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Film Noir Short)The Verona by Robby Miller (USA)

Honorable Mention (Mystery Short)It’s Not Me by Cameron Veitch and Robert J Kemp (Canada)

Honorable Mention (Horror Short)Missing Hours by Michael Kumar (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Sci-Fi Short)Tear Vial by Wei Ruo Yu (China)

Best Fantasy Short: In Pursuit of the Loong by Jacky Xiao (China)

Honorable Mention (Animation Short)Sky of Tides: Atla by Jason Loftus and Masha Loftus (Canada)

Best Women Short: Yard Sale by Karmen Dann (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Women Short)Bolbol by Lucianna Kyriacou (UK)

Best Student Women ShortNesting by Tema Summerfield (USA)

Honorable Mention (Women Short)The Iron Scream by Mida Kagolkina (Spain)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Experimental Short)Magas (Fly) by Ashkan Nasseri (USA)

Honorable Mention (Experimental Short)Munchiez by Sascha Lourdes Agenor (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Microfilm)Exodus by Yang Suho (South Korea)

Best Student MicrofilmWhisper in the Abyss by Junda Wu (USA)

Honorable Mention (Microfilm)Closer by Adam Courtney (Australia)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Music Video)I’ll Give You Nothing by Benjamin Hess (USA)

Honorable Mention (Music Video)Is Anybody Out There by Susan Mey Lee Lim (Singapore)

Honorable Mention (Web and New Media)Yes Me! by Sakurako Kataoka (Japan)

Best Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short: Faire Play by Charles Maxwell and Katy Smith (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Parody Short)Belly Hop by Dave Hill (USA)

Honorable Mention (Trailer/Teaser)Avalanche by Millie Cupp (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Short Script)Glove by Ryan Harewood (UK)

Honorable Mention (Short Script)Sunday by Rosanne Kang (Canada/USA)

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