OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST - July 2025
Documentary
(random order)
1. Jaliya-A Storytelling of Jali Kunda (d. Timothy Francisco Lima) - 26 min, Portugal, 2025
2. Redefining Impossible (d. Matthew John Biggar) - 23 min, United Kingdom, 2025
3. The Iron Snail (d. Charles Logan Clare) - 6 min, United Kingdom, 2025
Animation
(random order)
1. Return to Sender (d. Seth Salkin-Weiss) - Student - 5 min, United States, 2025
2. Lilly's Curse (d. Mario Kkounnous) - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2025
3. The three Pascualas (d. Constanza Monserrat Quilapi, Florencia Antonia Quiroz) - Student - 4 min, Chile, 2024
4. The Loving Couple (d. Mhairi Kerr) - 6 min, Canada, 2024
Experimental
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Music Video
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Screenplays
POSTPONED FOR THE NEXT EDITION
July 2025 Winners. Screening: December 16th, 2025
BEST OF THE FEST
After Link (d. Catarina De Cèzanne) - 12 min, Portugal, 2024
2nd BEST OF THE FEST
Ruins (d. Vagelis Karampasoglou, Alexandros Saoulidis) - 39 min, Greece, 2025
3rd BEST OF THE FEST
At the Mercy of Faith (d. Andrew Arguello) - 19 min, United States, 2025
BEST STUDENT FILM
The three Pascualas (d. Constanza Monserrat Quilapi, Florencia Antonia Quiroz) - Student - 4 min, Chile, 2024
AUDIENCE AWARD
What Do We Live For: The Conditions of Happiness (d. Noella Jung, Yoon Chul Lee) - 8 min, Korea, 2025 - 31 votes
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Best Documentary
Jaliya-A Storytelling of Jali Kunda (d. Timothy Francisco Lima) - 26 min, Portugal, 2025
NOMINEES:
Redefining Impossible (d. Matthew John Biggar) - 23 min, United Kingdom, 2025
The Iron Snail (d. Charles Logan Clare) - 6 min, United Kingdom, 2025
Best Animation
The three Pascualas (d. Constanza Monserrat Quilapi, Florencia Antonia Quiroz) - Student - 4 min, Chile, 2024
NOMINEES:
The Loving Couple (d. Mhairi Kerr) - 6 min, Canada, 2024
Lilly's Curse (d. Mario Kkounnous) - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2025
Best Experimental
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Best Music Video
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
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Best Director
Catarina De Cèzanne - After Link - 12 min, Portugal, 2024
NOMINEES:
Andrew Arguello - At the Mercy of Faith - 19 min, United States, 2025
Vagelis Karampasoglou, Alexandros Saoulidis - Ruins - 39 min, Greece, 2025
Best Screenplay
Catarina De Cèzanne - After Link - 12 min, Portugal, 2024
NOMINEES:
Abi Zakarian - Pomegranate - 14 min, United Kingdom, 2024
Vagelis Karampasoglou - Ruins - 39 min, Greece, 2025
Best Actor
Vagelis Karampasoglou - Ruins - 39 min, Greece, 2025
NOMINEES:
David Gamble Jr. - At the Mercy of Faith - 19 min, United States, 2025
Joshua Malloy - The Rabbit - 10 min, United States, 2025
Best Actress
Sofia Vilar - After Link - 12 min, Portugal, 2024
NOMINEES:
Noella Jung - What Do We Live For: The Conditions of Happiness - 8 min, Korea, 2025
Ashlee Brown - It Changes - 5 min, United Kingdom, 2025
Best Editing
Alexandros Saoulidis - Ruins - 39 min, Greece, 2025
NOMINEES:
Dylan Hamar - The Rabbit - 10 min, United States, 2025
Andrew Arguello - At the Mercy of Faith - 19 min, United States, 2025
Best Cinematography
Andrew Arguello - At the Mercy of Faith - 19 min, United States, 2025
NOMINEES:
Chris Prantza - Ruins - 39 min, Greece, 2025
Dylan Hamar - The Rabbit - 10 min, United States, 2025
Best Original Score
Pablo Lara Donaire - The three Pascualas - Student - 4 min, Chile, 2024
NOMINEES:
Joseph Carrillo - At the Mercy of Faith - 19 min, United States, 2025
Diego Sualdea - After Link - 12 min, Portugal, 2024
Screenplays
POSTPONED FOR THE NEXT EDITION
Fiction
(random order)
1. Pomegranate (d. Zoë Morgan Chiswick) - 14 min, United Kingdom, 2024
2. After Link (d. Catarina De Cèzanne) - 12 min, Portugal, 2024
3. The Divine (d. Jasmine Ling) - Student -13 min, United Kingdom, 2025
4. Pity (d. Billikin Boddah) - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2025
5. Ruins (d. Vagelis Karampasoglou, Alexandros Saoulidis) - 39 min, Greece, 2025
6. At the Mercy of Faith (d. Andrew Arguello) - 19 min, United States, 2025
7. What Do We Live For: The Conditions of Happiness (d. Noella Jung, Yoon Chul Lee) - 8 min, Korea, 2025
8. It Changes (d. Luke Anthony Halstead) - 5 min, United Kingdom, 2025
9. The Rabbit (d. Dylan Hamar) - 10 min, United States, 2025