OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST - February 2025
Documentary
(random order)
1. From Earth to Earth: The Lost Art of Dying in America (d. Maxwell Schweik, Alyssa Beebe, Chess Cabrera, Reed Freedman, Mikayla Hall) - Student - 18 min, United States, 2024
2. What Remains (d. Dries Vanherwegen, Rosie Zopfi) - 9 min, Spain, 2024
3. Dancing in the Dark (d. Adam Zerdin) - Student - 5 min, United Kingdom, 2024
Animation
(random order)
1. Tiff (d. Sebastian Canning) - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2024
2. First Contact (d. James Crang) - 8 min, United Kingdom, 2024
3. Flock (d. Kristina Haidinger) - Student - 7 min, Austria, 2023
Experimental
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Music Video
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Screenplays
(finalists)
1. Bitter Coffee (w. Sergio Pazos Conde)
2. The Ghost (w. Chris Hoyt, Adam Hampton, Luke Wyckoff)
3. Lucky Men (w. Jasmeet Singh)
4. JUIF (w. Michele Noble)
5. The Angel of Sligo (w. Steven Trotter)
February 2025 Winners. Screening: June 17th, 2025
BEST OF THE FEST
RUBIꓘS (d. Ryan Wilson) - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2024
2nd BEST OF THE FEST
Catharsis (d. Joseph James Clarkson) - Student - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2024
3rd BEST OF THE FEST
Falling Rocks (d. William Sash) - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2025
BEST STUDENT FILM
Catharsis (d. Joseph James Clarkson) - Student - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2024
AUDIENCE AWARD
What Remains (d. Dries Vanherwegen, Rosie Zopfi) - 9 min, Spain, 2024 - 151 votes
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Best Documentary
What Remains (d. Dries Vanherwegen, Rosie Zopfi) - 9 min, Spain, 2024
NOMINEES:
From Earth to Earth: The Lost Art of Dying in America (d. Maxwell Schweik, Alyssa Beebe, Chess Cabrera, Reed Freedman, Mikayla Hall) - Student - 18 min, United States, 2024
Dancing in the Dark (d. Adam Zerdin) - Student - 5 min, United Kingdom, 2024
Best Animation
Flock (d. Kristina Haidinger) - Student - 7 min, Austria, 2023
NOMINEES:
Tiff (d. Sebastian Canning) - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2024
First Contact (d. James Crang) - 8 min, United Kingdom, 2024
Best Experimental
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Best Music Video
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
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Best Director
Ryan Wilson - RUBIꓘS - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2024
NOMINEES:
Joseph James Clarkson - Catharsis - Student - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2024
William Sash - Falling Rocks - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2025
Best Screenplay
William Sash - Falling Rocks - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2025
NOMINEES:
Joshua Ford - RUBIꓘS - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2024
Mafalda Lorijn - Disco Boy - Student - 18 min, United Kingdom, 2025
Best Actor
Joshua Ford - RUBIꓘS - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2024
NOMINEES:
Leo Odgers - Disco Boy - Student - 18 min, United Kingdom, 2025
Benjamin Schnau - Catharsis - Student - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2024
Best Actress
Angelina Usenia - Amor Fati - Student - 12 min, Spain, 2024
NOMINEES:
Marie Arrghi - An invisible weight - Student - 8 min, France, 2024
Best Editing
Joshua Ford, Mark Kuczewski - RUBIꓘS - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2024
NOMINEES:
Yixuan Guo - Catharsis - Student - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2024
William Sash - Falling Rocks - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2025
Best Cinematography
Dillon Daly - Catharsis - Student - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2024
NOMINEES:
Mark Kuczewski - RUBIꓘS - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2024
William Sash - Falling Rocks - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2025
Best Original Score
Oliver Johnson - Tiff - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2024
NOMINEES:
Roger Felez - Amor Fati - Student - 12 min, Spain, 2024
Thelonious Hamel, Daniel Ismaili - Flock - Student - 7 min, Austria, 2023
Screenplays
1st Place
Bitter Coffee (w. Sergio Pazos Conde)
2nd Place
JUIF (w. Michele Noble)
3rd Place
The Ghost (w. Chris Hoyt, Adam Hampton, Luke Wyckoff)
Fiction
(random order)
1. Falling Rocks (d. William Sash) - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2025
2. Amor Fati (d. Roshan Chikodi) - Student - 12 min, Spain, 2024
3. Disco Boy (d. Mafalda Lorijn) - Student - 18 min, United Kingdom, 2025
4. RUBIꓘS (d. Ryan Wilson) - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2024
5. VIATICUM (d. Derek Frey) - 14 min, United States, 2024
6. Catharsis (d. Joseph James Clarkson) - Student - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2024
7. An invisible weight (d. Diane Panday) - Student - 8 min, France, 2024