Couch Film Festival Spring 2025 Edition
BEST of the FESTIVAL
These were the 6 titles screened at our April 1 event in Toronto
BEST FILM of the FESTIVAL
Nothing But Wind dir PH Debiès, Canada
1st RUNNER UP for BEST FILM
Fresh Meat dir Andrew Robert MacLennan, Canada
2nd RUNNER UP for BEST FILM
Big Nose Society dir Hugo van Essen, Canada
HONOURABLE MENTION for BEST FILM
Fine Girl dir Fatimah Binta Gimsay, Nigeria
Treasure Imagination dir Scott Rice, USA
Francine dir Jordan Johnsen, Canada
AUDIENCE CHOICE:
Big Nose Society dir Hugo van Essen, Canada
CATEGORY AWARD NOMINEES
1:00-5:00 MINUTES
Winners in RED, Nominees in BLACK
Nominees for Best Animation Canada
22 Doors dir Robert David Duncan, Canada
Diver Dot Exe dir Marie-Anne Decarie, Canada
Little Robot Stories: I'm ROE dir Roger Gallant, Canada
Nominees for Best Animation International
Heat and Love dir Michał Kucharski, Poland
Flying Colors dir Kimberly Bouhnik, Florian Garcia, Estelle Hacquart, Pitchayapa To-Che, France
Clocking Dawn dir Etienne Caillat, Gaïa Locque, Isaure Noel du Paryat, Joséphine Schapira, Noémie Retaud, France
Lullaby dir Mama Ocon, Indonesia
Nominees for Best Animation UK
Nurture dir Livvy Seabrook-Wilkins, UK
Pomegranate dir Livvy Seabrook-Wilkins, UK
Climatocalypse dir Justin Capes, UK
Xmas! with Imagination Jack dir James Pyle, UK
Nominees for Best Animation USA
Cut Sick : Product Dreams dir Patrick Yaney, USA
Ordinary People - Pilot dir Anthony Wendelboe, USA
A Quilt for Eadweard Muybridge dir Meg Cook, USA
Don't Shoot The President dir Niven Wilson, USA
Nominees for Best Comedy
Sports! dir Jesse Womack, USA
Finding Chino dir Temba Msezane
Suburb Showdown dir Allison Wan, Canada
Sizzle Bitch 🗡 The Fairy Tale dir George Thelen, USA
Nominees for Best Dance Film
The North Wind and The Sun dir Anat Pollack, USA
Radiance dir Theo Gottlieb, France
Seeking Tranquility dir Ysabelle Taylor, UK
Nominees for Best Dark Comedy
The Truth Between Us dir Larry Rosen, USA
Ordinary People - Pilot dir Anthony Wendelboe, USA
Grinning is Winning | Vol. 1 dir Michael Jacoby, Christina Morris, USA
A Bruja Thingamajig dir Isaias Zai Gallardo, USA
Nominees for Best Documentary
Abstract Skies dir Roger Gallant, Canada
The Pantanal’s Vanishing Giants dir Bryan Hiveley, USA
Cycles dir Renata Monteiro, Brazil
Daphne Always dir Amanda Mustard, USA
Listening with Fire dir Kimberly Danek Pinkson, USA
Nominees for Best Drama International
Now We Are Two dir Justin Walker, UK
Press the Trigger dir Ariel Podemski, Israel
It's All About YOU dir Kristina Tomic, Graciela Ingold, Croatia
A Life Bet dir Marwan Tinhougga, France
Good Luck / Rastgele dir Meltem Altay, Turkey
Nominees for Best Drama North America
It Will Be Okay dir Nolan Schmidt, USA
People Watching dir Matthew Chiarelli, Canada
Rooftop Runner dir Rose Kreider, USA
Loving Disaster dir Dayo Ade, USA
Nominees for Best Experimental International
Essence dir Vladimir Rumata, Russia
DISTRANCO (Disaggregate/Transform/Encode) dir Robert Sirvent Tolsa, Spain
Life Path dir Ioulia Lymperopoulou, Greece
Boundless Moment dir Yu Li, China
Bangkok Note dir Jian Xing Mao, Thailand
Nominees for Best Experimental North America
Toxic Femininity dir Jennifer Mosier, USA
Abstract Skies dir Roger Gallant, Canada
A Quilt for Eadweard Muybridge dir Meg Cook, USA
Breaking Free: A Marionette's Journey dir Mauricio Meneses, USA
Be-Living in The Ocean dir Craig Sim Webb, Canada-USA
Nominees for Best Horror
Dissimulator dir Holland Kerr, Australia
Diver Dot Exe dir Marie-Anne Decarie, Canada
Modern Times dir Gyurim Lee, Korea
Nominees for Best Music Video
Cut Sick : Product Dreams dir Patrick Yaney, USA
Everything Is Shattered dir Walter Santucci, USA
Strawberry Sensation dir Michela Maria, USA
Buy My Stuff! dir Liam MacDonald, Canada
Daphne Always dir Amanda Mustard, USA
Nominees for Best Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Firewood dir Elynn Starkey, UK
School's Out dir Warren Dean Fulton, Canada
Grinning is Winning | Vol. 1 dir Michael Jacoby, Christina Morris, USA
Our Little Secret dir Maddy Ginn, Canada
Nominees for Best One-Minute Film
Star Pilot Error dir James Pyle, UK
Is it Cake? dir Bill Doty, USA
To Dinner dir Roberto Rabanal, Spain
Crabsassin dir Danielle Cole, Canada
Mikey's Night In dir Isaias Zai Gallardo, USA
Nominees for Best Original Story
Bodies dir Maria Maya, USA
Spectre of Embers dir Kieran Persaud, Canada
Space Cadet dir Maddy Ginn, Canada
Meat dir Tegan Rane Dobrich, Canada
Stop Di Cap dir Tyler Townsend, USA
Nominees for Best Romance
The Wrong Date dir Jon Osei, Oluwatunsayo Daniel Joda, Canada
Strawberry Sensation dir Michela Maria, USA
Golden dir Emerald Nguyen, UK
Bride to Be dir Racheal Leigh, Australia
Nominees for Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Supernatural
Lost In Galactic Translation dir Rasmus Lindkvist, Sweden
The Sifter dir Alexander Daniels, USA
Terminus dir Robert Buratti, Australia
Super Savage dir Michael Krsovsky, Baptiste Caux, France
Here dir Amanda J. Fleming, UK
Nominees for Best Student Film
Unforgettable dir Jack Fabrizio, Canada
Quasar dir Théodora Pittaluga, France
Lulu Dreams of Him dir Elvire Zinai, France
Get Out of Your Shell dir Léa Fourgeaud, France
Donation for the Wedding dir Darya Bogachkina, Russia
Nominees for Best Actor
Stefano Fusaro - Don't Gamble Your Life Away, Italy
Andy Love - The Supermarket, UK
Prahaan Padhiar - Stop Di Cap, USA
Bruno Rabanal - To Dinner, Spain
Nominees for Best Actress
Maria Etkeyr - Researcher, Russia
Rose-Marie Durand - The Letter, Canada
Elizaveta Oreshko - The Invisible Cord, Germany
Verity Alexis - Here, UK
Nominees for Best Cast
The Boys of La Brea dir Hayden James Black, Angelo Scotto, USA
SuperNanar dir Aymar Nzondo, France
Golden dir Emerald Nguyen, UK
Loving Disaster dir Dayo Ade, USA
Nominees for Best Cinematography
Andy Maser - Listening with Fire, USA
Lucas Higham, Jay Kwan - Golden, UK
Josep Hernandez - To Dinner, Spain
Nominees for Best Writer
Suhyeon Scholastica Jin, Aria Suhyun Kim - 胡蝶之夢: The Butterfly Dream, Korea
Brandi Self - Bride to Be, Australia
Amanda J. Fleming - Here, UK
Meltem Altay - Good Luck / Rastgele, Turkey
Nominees for Best Director
Tegan Rane Dobrich - Bubblegum Ice Cream, Canada
Tyler Townsend - Stop Di Cap, USA
Alexandre Tarek Bougja, Ahmed Dendane - Voice of the Arena, France, Morocco
Amanda Mustard - Daphne Always, USA
5:01-20:00 MINUTES
Winners in RED, Nominees in BLACK
Nominees for Best Animation
Boys Night in Sidera Institute dir Adam Musa Othman, USA
OFFWORLD: The Journey of Sasha dir Jules Richeux, France
Image Whisperers dir Antoine Greco, Canada
First Contact dir James Crang, UK
Chthonic dir Tremayne LaMont, USA
Nominees for Best Comedy
Piano Man dir Ryan Matteo, USA
Pizza Hunt dir Thomas Lorber, Naomi Frenette, Canada
Trainer Code dir Q. Will, USA
Turkey, Interrupted dir Daniel Sadler, USA
One Punch dir Christopher Nunez, USA
Nominees for Best Dark Comedy
The Dreamboats, dir Kaden Rogers, USA
The Trees Can Hear You dir Marc-Andre Blouin, Canada
Hurry Up and Wait dir Miguel Corado, USA
Nominees for Best Documentary International
Lasting Trace dir Guy Wilkinson, Australia
Sinkhole, 2024 dir Kate Liston, UK
Father in Flux dir Zhao Jingjing, South Korea
Home in Fujian dir Shihyun Wang, Hong Kong
Nominees for Best Documentary North America
Vito-Man dir Jack Fabrizio, Canada
Image Whisperers dir Antoine Greco, Canada
(An Attempt to Be) A Modern Explorer dir Matthew Mirowski, Canada
Life After dir Olivia Keoughan, Canada
SR Home dir Zack Focker, Canada
Nominees for Best Drama International
Silent Cries dir Zeraly Saromines, Philippines
開另一扇窗 Fighting For Life dir Ming Chuan Fu, Taiwan
An Ordinary Evening dir Markus Johansson, Sweden
The Trigger dir Dmitriy Shcherbakov, Ukraine
Nominees for Best Drama North America
Marriage is Bliss dir Mike Messier, USA
The Boys in Drag dir Arturo Bravo, Canada
Till Death Do Us Part dir Jasmine Quirk, Canada
I Won't Go Home Empty-Handed dir Ryan Akler-Bishop, Canada
Through The Bathroom Door dir Emma Harkin, Nicole Dane, Canada
Nominees for Best Experimental
Salus dir Monica Buriola, Italy
The Woman In The Plastic Skin dir Thomas George, UK
Pic Pic dir Carol-Ann Belzil-Normand, Canada
Sinkhole, 2024 dir Kate Liston, UK
Mama Loves Molding Baby dir Greyson Duncan, USA
Nominees for Best Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Canada
The Portrait of Anthony LaRosa dir Ava Chyung, Grace Chen, Canada
Pizza Hunt dir Thomas Lorber, Naomi Frenette, Canada
The White Envelope dir Loïc Ky, Canada
Seeker dir Steve Chambers, Canada
Nominees for Best Mystery/Suspense/Thriller USA
Double Play dir Christopher Tait, USA
Murray's Affair dir Caillou Wang, USA
Beyond Time dir Geoffrey de Valois, USA
Nominees for Best Original Story
The Clay Horse dir Vishal Kumar Patil, India
Wolf: Cuirass Animal dir Thiago Lessa, Brazil
Boy Mom dir Reese Carmen Villella, USA
Blood Circulation dir Jiahao Miao, China
Infectious Spirit dir Emma Jocelyn Thornton, New Zealand
Nominees for Best Romance
DaddyLove dir Henry Baker, USA
Piano Man dir Ryan Matteo, USA
Better Boyfriend dir Eliana D'Assisi, Canada
Promises dir Kayla Neves, Canada
Dreams of Desire dir Shihyun Wang, India
Nominees for Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Supernatural International
The Sleeping Wizards Inside Us dir Damian Schürmann, Switzerland
OFFWORLD: The Journey of Sasha dir Jules Richeux, France
LEVEL 664 - To Get Rid of Conscience dir Gábor Klacsán, Hungary
In Her Skin dir Kazım Mutlu, Turkey
Nominees for Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Supernatural North America
Always Forever dir Tibet Karayazgan, Canada
Over My Dead Body dir Daniel Sadler, Erica Rowe USA
Beyond Time dir Geoffrey de Valois, USA
Deep Time dir William Barrios, USA
Nominees for Best Student Film International
Foreigners dir Benjamin Martin, South Africa
LÁZARO dir Marco Pinheiro, Brazil
Hidden Inner Self dir Iman Roshanayee, Iran
Nominees for Best Student Film North America
Where the Water Meets the Sand dir Josiah Erwin, Canada
10 Min More dir Atoosa Moshashaee, Canada
Popcorn dir Fangjian Li, USA
Nominees for Best First-Time Filmmaker
Dasha Palagut - The Sands of Time, Canada
Csaba Szuchy - Children of Hope, Hungary
Luca Charles - Sous la Chair, Switzerland
Sonia Nouri - For Sale, Iran
Liv Corriveau - When You Come, Canada
Nominees for Best Actor
Nabil Thouri - La Mer Bleue, France
Dr. Parvinder Singh Lubana - Sorry Maa, India
Jared Kittlitz - The Crossing Guard, Canada
Essoh Aime Cesaire Elekou - Pépé, México
David Prottas - Popcorn, USA
Nominees for Best Actress
Milla Mastronardi - A Plus, Canada
Camilla Ward - Nobody's Business (Australia)
Jess Blackwell - Seeker, Canada
Rebecca MacLeay - Scam Magnet, USA
Calista Jay - Lily, Australia
Nominees for Best Cast
Arthur Ave. dir Joey Medina, USA
Falling Rocks dir William Sash, UK
Open House dir Julie Fergus, USA
Wait dir Jared Jacobsen, USA
Through The Bathroom Door dir Emma Harkin, Nicole Dane, Canada
Nominees for Best Cinematography
José Pablo Cedeño Treviño - Pépé, México
Zhang Hongyi - Blood Circulation, China
Leo Carden - Nature Valley, UK
Dmitriy Shcherbakov - The Trigger, Ukraine
Nominees for Best Writer
Aaron Murtagh - Man Baby, USA
Denise Taylor - The Funeral, Canada
Jim Henry, Jared Kittlitz - The Crossing Guard, Canada
Leo Carden - Nature Valley, UK
Alex Rodriguez - Lockdown, USA
Nominees for Best Director
Pezhan Ziaian - Follow, Iran
Alexandre Tarek Bougja, Ahmed Dendane - Voice of the Arena, France, Morocco
Edgar Ruiz Hernández - The Call of Combat, Canada
Emma Jocelyn Thornton - Infectious Spirit, New Zealand
Liv Corriveau - When You Come Over, Canada
20:01-45:00 MINUTES
Winners in RED, Nominees in BLACK
Nominees for Best Comedy
Staten Island Ghost Story dir Vincent J. Mazella, USA
Thanks Diabetes dir Devon Daniel Green, USA
The Auteurs dir Fin Bowles, Jack Marshall, UK
Nominees for Best Documentary
Invisible Machines, dir Yelena Gluzman, USA
Midnight Milonga dir Guy Wilkinson, Australia
Beat Keepers: The Next Chapter dir Cindy Goldberg, Canada
MAMARUMI - A Chase of Liberty dir Jérémie Reuiller, France
Nominees for Best Drama International
The Unseen Wound dir Parag Chhapekar, India
To Be dir Maurizio Forestioeri, Italy
ÀSAKA dir D ( Edduardo Viera ), Spain
Hrudayam dir Srinivas Kasturi, India
Nominees for Best Drama North America
10 Minutes dir Meshach O'Brien, Canada
Weekending dir Farhan Abdalla Rashid, Canada
Solace dir Max Matteus Zimmermann, Canada
Finding Hero dir Matt Coole, USA
Nominees for Best Experimental
Coddess Variations, dir Herve Martin Delpierre, France
Me dir Lee Min Kyu, Korea
35 Pieces Not Again dir Ram Mallik, India
Nominees for Best Horror
Stay Close to Me dir Josh Pearson, USA
Your Husband Was a Good Man dir Jamie Alvey, USA
Say My Name dir Bruce David Janu, USA
Colourless dir Amberdawn Sese, Canada
Nominees for Best Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Murder of Minus dir William Chai, Artyom Gabtraupov, Canada
Unmasked dir Dimitris Galatas, Fragkiskos Arapai, Greece
The Girl dir Alizay Rizwan, UAE
Jane and the Rose dir Evyh Cerhus, USA
Nominees for Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Supernatural
Hwando dir Will LeForestier, Korea
Animus dir James Lessard, Canada
The Last Cope dir Roberto Woodman, Spain
Me dir Lee Min Kyu, Korea
In Proximity: Activated dir Bobby Markov, USA
Nominees for Best Actor
Wenston Black - Finding Hero, USA
Anthony Diaz - In Proximity: Activated, USA
Joseph Ogunleye - Who We Were, Canada
Nominees for Best Actress
Harper Ross - Jane and the Rose, USA
Jonalyn Aguilar - Colourless, Canada
Nicole Anna-Lynne Smith - Drumbo Road, Canada
Nominees for Best Cast
Caccia Grossa dir Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti, Italy
Say My Name dir Bruce David Janu, USA
Stay Close to Me dir Josh Pearson, USA
Nominees for Best Cinematography
Virendra Lalit - 35 Pieces Not Again, India
Andrew Zilch - Say My Name, USA
Jesil Okuefuna - Who We Were, Canada
Nominees for Best Writer
Fin Bowles, Jack Marshall - The Auteurs, UK
Nicole Anna-Lynne Smith - Drumbo Road, Canada
Mac Hightower, Keith Lawson, Alyson Renaldo - Finding Hero, USA
Nominees for Best Director
Jesly Okuefuna - Who We Were, Canada
Josh Pearson - Stay Close to Me, USA
Lee Min Kyu - Me, Korea
45:01-120:00 MINUTES
Winners in RED, Nominees in BLACK
Nominees for Best Comedy
I'd Rather Be Turned Into Cat Food dir Walter Santucci, USA
Diplomatika dir William Stancik, USA
Life, Once More dir Scott O'Keeffe, Ireland
Nominees for Best Documentary
Smile for the Dead dir Hamilton Young Ward, USA
Interpreting Erik dir Donald D'Haene, Canada
OH NO: A Cocodona 250 Story dir Seth Clarke, USA
Alberto Sordi Secret dir Igor Righetti, Italy
Nominees for Best Drama
The Wizard's Endearment dir Eric Edward Shook, USA
My Little Moon dir Ali Atshani, USA
Visharda dir Shubhraaj Gupta, India
Nominees for Best Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
The Mollusk Murders dir Joseph Edward De Leo, Canada
Trapped Inside My Sin dir Vincent Charles Vilardi, USA
Call It A Day dir Liang Ba, China
Trial of Injustice dir Tshombye K. Ware, USA
The Dark Factor dir Stuart G. Robertson, Canada
Nominees for Best Actor
Mark Agar - Life, Once More, Ireland
Brian Pollock - Trapped Inside My Sin, USA
Michael Lake - The Dark Factor, Canada
Nominees for Best Actress
April McDonald - Trial of Injustice, USA
Hannah Briercliffe - Life, Once More, Ireland
Natalia Polo - My Little Moon, USA
Nominees for Best Cast
Visharda dir Shubhraaj Gupta, India
Call It A Day dir Liang Ba, China
The Mollusk Murders dir Joseph Edward De Leo, Canada
Nominees for Best Cinematography
Ted Daly - Life, Once More, Ireland
Stuart G. Robertson - The Dark Factor, Canada
Joseph Edward De Leo - The Mollusk Murders, Canada
Nominees for Best Writer
Igor Righetti - Alberto Sordi Secret, Italy
Walter Santucci - I'd Rather Be Turned Into Cat Food, USA
Donald D'Haene - Interpreting Erik, Canada
Nominees for Best Director
Ali Atshani - My Little Moon, USA
Shubhraaj Gupta - Visharda, India
Liang Ba - Call It A Day, China
15-SECOND STORY
Winner in RED, Nominees in BLACK
Best 15-Second Story: The End dir Jayleen S. Perez, USA
Nominees for Best 15-Second Story
Closer dir Kevin Lucero Less, USA
Bad Luck Babe dir Larry Rosen, USA
15 Seconds Business dir Susanne layla Petersen, Denmark
8XPR8SSO dir Rob Winward, UK
BEST of the FESTIVAL
These were the 6 titles screened at our April 1 event in Toronto
BEST FILM of the FESTIVAL
Nothing But Wind dir PH Debiès, Canada
1st RUNNER UP for BEST FILM
Fresh Meat dir Andrew Robert MacLennan, Canada
2nd RUNNER UP for BEST FILM
Big Nose Society dir Hugo van Essen, Canada
HONOURABLE MENTION for BEST FILM
Fine Girl dir Fatimah Binta Gimsay, Nigeria
Treasure Imagination dir Scott Rice, USA
Francine dir Jordan Johnsen, Canada
AUDIENCE CHOICE:
Big Nose Society dir Hugo van Essen, Canada
CATEGORY AWARD NOMINEES
1:00-5:00 MINUTES
Winners in RED, Nominees in BLACK
Nominees for Best Animation Canada
22 Doors dir Robert David Duncan, Canada
Diver Dot Exe dir Marie-Anne Decarie, Canada
Little Robot Stories: I'm ROE dir Roger Gallant, Canada
Nominees for Best Animation International
Heat and Love dir Michał Kucharski, Poland
Flying Colors dir Kimberly Bouhnik, Florian Garcia, Estelle Hacquart, Pitchayapa To-Che, France
Clocking Dawn dir Etienne Caillat, Gaïa Locque, Isaure Noel du Paryat, Joséphine Schapira, Noémie Retaud, France
Lullaby dir Mama Ocon, Indonesia
Nominees for Best Animation UK
Nurture dir Livvy Seabrook-Wilkins, UK
Pomegranate dir Livvy Seabrook-Wilkins, UK
Climatocalypse dir Justin Capes, UK
Xmas! with Imagination Jack dir James Pyle, UK
Nominees for Best Animation USA
Cut Sick : Product Dreams dir Patrick Yaney, USA
Ordinary People - Pilot dir Anthony Wendelboe, USA
A Quilt for Eadweard Muybridge dir Meg Cook, USA
Don't Shoot The President dir Niven Wilson, USA
Nominees for Best Comedy
Sports! dir Jesse Womack, USA
Finding Chino dir Temba Msezane
Suburb Showdown dir Allison Wan, Canada
Sizzle Bitch 🗡 The Fairy Tale dir George Thelen, USA
Nominees for Best Dance Film
The North Wind and The Sun dir Anat Pollack, USA
Radiance dir Theo Gottlieb, France
Seeking Tranquility dir Ysabelle Taylor, UK
Nominees for Best Dark Comedy
The Truth Between Us dir Larry Rosen, USA
Ordinary People - Pilot dir Anthony Wendelboe, USA
Grinning is Winning | Vol. 1 dir Michael Jacoby, Christina Morris, USA
A Bruja Thingamajig dir Isaias Zai Gallardo, USA
Nominees for Best Documentary
Abstract Skies dir Roger Gallant, Canada
The Pantanal’s Vanishing Giants dir Bryan Hiveley, USA
Cycles dir Renata Monteiro, Brazil
Daphne Always dir Amanda Mustard, USA
Listening with Fire dir Kimberly Danek Pinkson, USA
Nominees for Best Drama International
Now We Are Two dir Justin Walker, UK
Press the Trigger dir Ariel Podemski, Israel
It's All About YOU dir Kristina Tomic, Graciela Ingold, Croatia
A Life Bet dir Marwan Tinhougga, France
Good Luck / Rastgele dir Meltem Altay, Turkey
Nominees for Best Drama North America
It Will Be Okay dir Nolan Schmidt, USA
People Watching dir Matthew Chiarelli, Canada
Rooftop Runner dir Rose Kreider, USA
Loving Disaster dir Dayo Ade, USA
Nominees for Best Experimental International
Essence dir Vladimir Rumata, Russia
DISTRANCO (Disaggregate/Transform/Encode) dir Robert Sirvent Tolsa, Spain
Life Path dir Ioulia Lymperopoulou, Greece
Boundless Moment dir Yu Li, China
Bangkok Note dir Jian Xing Mao, Thailand
Nominees for Best Experimental North America
Toxic Femininity dir Jennifer Mosier, USA
Abstract Skies dir Roger Gallant, Canada
A Quilt for Eadweard Muybridge dir Meg Cook, USA
Breaking Free: A Marionette's Journey dir Mauricio Meneses, USA
Be-Living in The Ocean dir Craig Sim Webb, Canada-USA
Nominees for Best Horror
Dissimulator dir Holland Kerr, Australia
Diver Dot Exe dir Marie-Anne Decarie, Canada
Modern Times dir Gyurim Lee, Korea
Nominees for Best Music Video
Cut Sick : Product Dreams dir Patrick Yaney, USA
Everything Is Shattered dir Walter Santucci, USA
Strawberry Sensation dir Michela Maria, USA
Buy My Stuff! dir Liam MacDonald, Canada
Daphne Always dir Amanda Mustard, USA
Nominees for Best Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Firewood dir Elynn Starkey, UK
School's Out dir Warren Dean Fulton, Canada
Grinning is Winning | Vol. 1 dir Michael Jacoby, Christina Morris, USA
Our Little Secret dir Maddy Ginn, Canada
Nominees for Best One-Minute Film
Star Pilot Error dir James Pyle, UK
Is it Cake? dir Bill Doty, USA
To Dinner dir Roberto Rabanal, Spain
Crabsassin dir Danielle Cole, Canada
Mikey's Night In dir Isaias Zai Gallardo, USA
Nominees for Best Original Story
Bodies dir Maria Maya, USA
Spectre of Embers dir Kieran Persaud, Canada
Space Cadet dir Maddy Ginn, Canada
Meat dir Tegan Rane Dobrich, Canada
Stop Di Cap dir Tyler Townsend, USA
Nominees for Best Romance
The Wrong Date dir Jon Osei, Oluwatunsayo Daniel Joda, Canada
Strawberry Sensation dir Michela Maria, USA
Golden dir Emerald Nguyen, UK
Bride to Be dir Racheal Leigh, Australia
Nominees for Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Supernatural
Lost In Galactic Translation dir Rasmus Lindkvist, Sweden
The Sifter dir Alexander Daniels, USA
Terminus dir Robert Buratti, Australia
Super Savage dir Michael Krsovsky, Baptiste Caux, France
Here dir Amanda J. Fleming, UK
Nominees for Best Student Film
Unforgettable dir Jack Fabrizio, Canada
Quasar dir Théodora Pittaluga, France
Lulu Dreams of Him dir Elvire Zinai, France
Get Out of Your Shell dir Léa Fourgeaud, France
Donation for the Wedding dir Darya Bogachkina, Russia
Nominees for Best Actor
Stefano Fusaro - Don't Gamble Your Life Away, Italy
Andy Love - The Supermarket, UK
Prahaan Padhiar - Stop Di Cap, USA
Bruno Rabanal - To Dinner, Spain
Nominees for Best Actress
Maria Etkeyr - Researcher, Russia
Rose-Marie Durand - The Letter, Canada
Elizaveta Oreshko - The Invisible Cord, Germany
Verity Alexis - Here, UK
Nominees for Best Cast
The Boys of La Brea dir Hayden James Black, Angelo Scotto, USA
SuperNanar dir Aymar Nzondo, France
Golden dir Emerald Nguyen, UK
Loving Disaster dir Dayo Ade, USA
Nominees for Best Cinematography
Andy Maser - Listening with Fire, USA
Lucas Higham, Jay Kwan - Golden, UK
Josep Hernandez - To Dinner, Spain
Nominees for Best Writer
Suhyeon Scholastica Jin, Aria Suhyun Kim - 胡蝶之夢: The Butterfly Dream, Korea
Brandi Self - Bride to Be, Australia
Amanda J. Fleming - Here, UK
Meltem Altay - Good Luck / Rastgele, Turkey
Nominees for Best Director
Tegan Rane Dobrich - Bubblegum Ice Cream, Canada
Tyler Townsend - Stop Di Cap, USA
Alexandre Tarek Bougja, Ahmed Dendane - Voice of the Arena, France, Morocco
Amanda Mustard - Daphne Always, USA
5:01-20:00 MINUTES
Winners in RED, Nominees in BLACK
Nominees for Best Animation
Boys Night in Sidera Institute dir Adam Musa Othman, USA
OFFWORLD: The Journey of Sasha dir Jules Richeux, France
Image Whisperers dir Antoine Greco, Canada
First Contact dir James Crang, UK
Chthonic dir Tremayne LaMont, USA
Nominees for Best Comedy
Piano Man dir Ryan Matteo, USA
Pizza Hunt dir Thomas Lorber, Naomi Frenette, Canada
Trainer Code dir Q. Will, USA
Turkey, Interrupted dir Daniel Sadler, USA
One Punch dir Christopher Nunez, USA
Nominees for Best Dark Comedy
The Dreamboats, dir Kaden Rogers, USA
The Trees Can Hear You dir Marc-Andre Blouin, Canada
Hurry Up and Wait dir Miguel Corado, USA
Nominees for Best Documentary International
Lasting Trace dir Guy Wilkinson, Australia
Sinkhole, 2024 dir Kate Liston, UK
Father in Flux dir Zhao Jingjing, South Korea
Home in Fujian dir Shihyun Wang, Hong Kong
Nominees for Best Documentary North America
Vito-Man dir Jack Fabrizio, Canada
Image Whisperers dir Antoine Greco, Canada
(An Attempt to Be) A Modern Explorer dir Matthew Mirowski, Canada
Life After dir Olivia Keoughan, Canada
SR Home dir Zack Focker, Canada
Nominees for Best Drama International
Silent Cries dir Zeraly Saromines, Philippines
開另一扇窗 Fighting For Life dir Ming Chuan Fu, Taiwan
An Ordinary Evening dir Markus Johansson, Sweden
The Trigger dir Dmitriy Shcherbakov, Ukraine
Nominees for Best Drama North America
Marriage is Bliss dir Mike Messier, USA
The Boys in Drag dir Arturo Bravo, Canada
Till Death Do Us Part dir Jasmine Quirk, Canada
I Won't Go Home Empty-Handed dir Ryan Akler-Bishop, Canada
Through The Bathroom Door dir Emma Harkin, Nicole Dane, Canada
Nominees for Best Experimental
Salus dir Monica Buriola, Italy
The Woman In The Plastic Skin dir Thomas George, UK
Pic Pic dir Carol-Ann Belzil-Normand, Canada
Sinkhole, 2024 dir Kate Liston, UK
Mama Loves Molding Baby dir Greyson Duncan, USA
Nominees for Best Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Canada
The Portrait of Anthony LaRosa dir Ava Chyung, Grace Chen, Canada
Pizza Hunt dir Thomas Lorber, Naomi Frenette, Canada
The White Envelope dir Loïc Ky, Canada
Seeker dir Steve Chambers, Canada
Nominees for Best Mystery/Suspense/Thriller USA
Double Play dir Christopher Tait, USA
Murray's Affair dir Caillou Wang, USA
Beyond Time dir Geoffrey de Valois, USA
Nominees for Best Original Story
The Clay Horse dir Vishal Kumar Patil, India
Wolf: Cuirass Animal dir Thiago Lessa, Brazil
Boy Mom dir Reese Carmen Villella, USA
Blood Circulation dir Jiahao Miao, China
Infectious Spirit dir Emma Jocelyn Thornton, New Zealand
Nominees for Best Romance
DaddyLove dir Henry Baker, USA
Piano Man dir Ryan Matteo, USA
Better Boyfriend dir Eliana D'Assisi, Canada
Promises dir Kayla Neves, Canada
Dreams of Desire dir Shihyun Wang, India
Nominees for Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Supernatural International
The Sleeping Wizards Inside Us dir Damian Schürmann, Switzerland
OFFWORLD: The Journey of Sasha dir Jules Richeux, France
LEVEL 664 - To Get Rid of Conscience dir Gábor Klacsán, Hungary
In Her Skin dir Kazım Mutlu, Turkey
Nominees for Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Supernatural North America
Always Forever dir Tibet Karayazgan, Canada
Over My Dead Body dir Daniel Sadler, Erica Rowe USA
Beyond Time dir Geoffrey de Valois, USA
Deep Time dir William Barrios, USA
Nominees for Best Student Film International
Foreigners dir Benjamin Martin, South Africa
LÁZARO dir Marco Pinheiro, Brazil
Hidden Inner Self dir Iman Roshanayee, Iran
Nominees for Best Student Film North America
Where the Water Meets the Sand dir Josiah Erwin, Canada
10 Min More dir Atoosa Moshashaee, Canada
Popcorn dir Fangjian Li, USA
Nominees for Best First-Time Filmmaker
Dasha Palagut - The Sands of Time, Canada
Csaba Szuchy - Children of Hope, Hungary
Luca Charles - Sous la Chair, Switzerland
Sonia Nouri - For Sale, Iran
Liv Corriveau - When You Come, Canada
Nominees for Best Actor
Nabil Thouri - La Mer Bleue, France
Dr. Parvinder Singh Lubana - Sorry Maa, India
Jared Kittlitz - The Crossing Guard, Canada
Essoh Aime Cesaire Elekou - Pépé, México
David Prottas - Popcorn, USA
Nominees for Best Actress
Milla Mastronardi - A Plus, Canada
Camilla Ward - Nobody's Business (Australia)
Jess Blackwell - Seeker, Canada
Rebecca MacLeay - Scam Magnet, USA
Calista Jay - Lily, Australia
Nominees for Best Cast
Arthur Ave. dir Joey Medina, USA
Falling Rocks dir William Sash, UK
Open House dir Julie Fergus, USA
Wait dir Jared Jacobsen, USA
Through The Bathroom Door dir Emma Harkin, Nicole Dane, Canada
Nominees for Best Cinematography
José Pablo Cedeño Treviño - Pépé, México
Zhang Hongyi - Blood Circulation, China
Leo Carden - Nature Valley, UK
Dmitriy Shcherbakov - The Trigger, Ukraine
Nominees for Best Writer
Aaron Murtagh - Man Baby, USA
Denise Taylor - The Funeral, Canada
Jim Henry, Jared Kittlitz - The Crossing Guard, Canada
Leo Carden - Nature Valley, UK
Alex Rodriguez - Lockdown, USA
Nominees for Best Director
Pezhan Ziaian - Follow, Iran
Alexandre Tarek Bougja, Ahmed Dendane - Voice of the Arena, France, Morocco
Edgar Ruiz Hernández - The Call of Combat, Canada
Emma Jocelyn Thornton - Infectious Spirit, New Zealand
Liv Corriveau - When You Come Over, Canada
20:01-45:00 MINUTES
Winners in RED, Nominees in BLACK
Nominees for Best Comedy
Staten Island Ghost Story dir Vincent J. Mazella, USA
Thanks Diabetes dir Devon Daniel Green, USA
The Auteurs dir Fin Bowles, Jack Marshall, UK
Nominees for Best Documentary
Invisible Machines, dir Yelena Gluzman, USA
Midnight Milonga dir Guy Wilkinson, Australia
Beat Keepers: The Next Chapter dir Cindy Goldberg, Canada
MAMARUMI - A Chase of Liberty dir Jérémie Reuiller, France
Nominees for Best Drama International
The Unseen Wound dir Parag Chhapekar, India
To Be dir Maurizio Forestioeri, Italy
ÀSAKA dir D ( Edduardo Viera ), Spain
Hrudayam dir Srinivas Kasturi, India
Nominees for Best Drama North America
10 Minutes dir Meshach O'Brien, Canada
Weekending dir Farhan Abdalla Rashid, Canada
Solace dir Max Matteus Zimmermann, Canada
Finding Hero dir Matt Coole, USA
Nominees for Best Experimental
Coddess Variations, dir Herve Martin Delpierre, France
Me dir Lee Min Kyu, Korea
35 Pieces Not Again dir Ram Mallik, India
Nominees for Best Horror
Stay Close to Me dir Josh Pearson, USA
Your Husband Was a Good Man dir Jamie Alvey, USA
Say My Name dir Bruce David Janu, USA
Colourless dir Amberdawn Sese, Canada
Nominees for Best Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Murder of Minus dir William Chai, Artyom Gabtraupov, Canada
Unmasked dir Dimitris Galatas, Fragkiskos Arapai, Greece
The Girl dir Alizay Rizwan, UAE
Jane and the Rose dir Evyh Cerhus, USA
Nominees for Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Supernatural
Hwando dir Will LeForestier, Korea
Animus dir James Lessard, Canada
The Last Cope dir Roberto Woodman, Spain
Me dir Lee Min Kyu, Korea
In Proximity: Activated dir Bobby Markov, USA
Nominees for Best Actor
Wenston Black - Finding Hero, USA
Anthony Diaz - In Proximity: Activated, USA
Joseph Ogunleye - Who We Were, Canada
Nominees for Best Actress
Harper Ross - Jane and the Rose, USA
Jonalyn Aguilar - Colourless, Canada
Nicole Anna-Lynne Smith - Drumbo Road, Canada
Nominees for Best Cast
Caccia Grossa dir Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti, Italy
Say My Name dir Bruce David Janu, USA
Stay Close to Me dir Josh Pearson, USA
Nominees for Best Cinematography
Virendra Lalit - 35 Pieces Not Again, India
Andrew Zilch - Say My Name, USA
Jesil Okuefuna - Who We Were, Canada
Nominees for Best Writer
Fin Bowles, Jack Marshall - The Auteurs, UK
Nicole Anna-Lynne Smith - Drumbo Road, Canada
Mac Hightower, Keith Lawson, Alyson Renaldo - Finding Hero, USA
Nominees for Best Director
Jesly Okuefuna - Who We Were, Canada
Josh Pearson - Stay Close to Me, USA
Lee Min Kyu - Me, Korea
45:01-120:00 MINUTES
Winners in RED, Nominees in BLACK
Nominees for Best Comedy
I'd Rather Be Turned Into Cat Food dir Walter Santucci, USA
Diplomatika dir William Stancik, USA
Life, Once More dir Scott O'Keeffe, Ireland
Nominees for Best Documentary
Smile for the Dead dir Hamilton Young Ward, USA
Interpreting Erik dir Donald D'Haene, Canada
OH NO: A Cocodona 250 Story dir Seth Clarke, USA
Alberto Sordi Secret dir Igor Righetti, Italy
Nominees for Best Drama
The Wizard's Endearment dir Eric Edward Shook, USA
My Little Moon dir Ali Atshani, USA
Visharda dir Shubhraaj Gupta, India
Nominees for Best Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
The Mollusk Murders dir Joseph Edward De Leo, Canada
Trapped Inside My Sin dir Vincent Charles Vilardi, USA
Call It A Day dir Liang Ba, China
Trial of Injustice dir Tshombye K. Ware, USA
The Dark Factor dir Stuart G. Robertson, Canada
Nominees for Best Actor
Mark Agar - Life, Once More, Ireland
Brian Pollock - Trapped Inside My Sin, USA
Michael Lake - The Dark Factor, Canada
Nominees for Best Actress
April McDonald - Trial of Injustice, USA
Hannah Briercliffe - Life, Once More, Ireland
Natalia Polo - My Little Moon, USA
Nominees for Best Cast
Visharda dir Shubhraaj Gupta, India
Call It A Day dir Liang Ba, China
The Mollusk Murders dir Joseph Edward De Leo, Canada
Nominees for Best Cinematography
Ted Daly - Life, Once More, Ireland
Stuart G. Robertson - The Dark Factor, Canada
Joseph Edward De Leo - The Mollusk Murders, Canada
Nominees for Best Writer
Igor Righetti - Alberto Sordi Secret, Italy
Walter Santucci - I'd Rather Be Turned Into Cat Food, USA
Donald D'Haene - Interpreting Erik, Canada
Nominees for Best Director
Ali Atshani - My Little Moon, USA
Shubhraaj Gupta - Visharda, India
Liang Ba - Call It A Day, China
15-SECOND STORY
Winner in RED, Nominees in BLACK
Best 15-Second Story: The End dir Jayleen S. Perez, USA
Nominees for Best 15-Second Story
Closer dir Kevin Lucero Less, USA
Bad Luck Babe dir Larry Rosen, USA
15 Seconds Business dir Susanne layla Petersen, Denmark
8XPR8SSO dir Rob Winward, UK
|
|
|
| ||||||||
|
|
|
| ||||||||
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
| ||||||||
|
|
|
| ||||||||
|
| ||||
