April 2025 – June 2025 – 4th period Awards
These are the winners of awards of April 2025 – June 2025 – 4th period Awards
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Best Film – Stubborn – Robert Gamperl – United States
Best International Film
Winner: Climatocalypse – Justin Capes – United Kingdom
HONORABLE MENTION: Quarantine & Chill – Jane Elizabeth Dillon – United Kingdom
Best Italian Film
WINNER: 23 – Elia Castangia – Italy
Honorable Mention: La foto perfetta – Gabriele Marcarini – Italy
Best European Film
Winner: Lapso – Cándido Pérez de Armas – Spain
Honorable Mention: Jeszcze kiedyś – Kajetan Łukasz Pochylski – Poland
Best Asian Film
Winner: Corny Mates – Weiyu Lin – China
Honorable Mention: Proxy – Artem Skiy – Japan
Best American Film
Winner: Pvt. Ravel’s Bolero – J Z Murdock – United States
Honorable Mention: A Fair Sister – Matt LaCorte – United States
Best Lombard film
Winner: Nebbia – Lisa Rovo – Italy
Honorable Mention: Futuro Anteriore – Domenico Manzo – Italy
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
Winner: Fellini’s – Jay Carney – United States
Honorable Mention: Dinner Date Night, Tastes Just Right – Larry Rosen – United States
Honorable Mention: The Game Just Got Real – bellopropello – Switzerland
Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes)
Winner: Karma Waters – Stephen Quinn – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: I’m Alive – Olga Pushkareva – Russian Federation
Honorable Mention: King’s Betrayal – Johnathan C. Williams – United States
Best Standard Short (between 10 and 20 minutes)
Winner: Signature – Nick Zerafa – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Something, Somewhere – Joshua Boshell – United States
Honorable Mention: 2042 – Alessio di Lallo – Italy
Best Medium Lenght (under 60 min)
Winner: Finding hero – Matt Coole – United States
Honorable mention: Angel’s chest – Carmine Cristini – Italy
Honorable mention: The caller – Andy Blithe – United Kingdom
Best Original Idea
Winner: The Devil and His Son – Lily Andrews – United States
Honorable Mention: Inferiors – Armen Pogosyan – United States
Honorable Mention: Interpreting Erik – Donald D’Haene – Canada
Best Low Budget Film
Winner: The Bad 1 – Jeff Bowser – United States
Honorable Mention: Ward No.6 – Natia Gujabidze – Georgia
Best Nocturnal Film
Winner: Down Came The Rain – AJ Sykes – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Gorgeous – Reign Burton – United States
Honorable Mention: Epiphany – Jacopo Marengo – Italy
Best AI Film
Winner: Elvis the Dog – Marco Riva – Italy
Best Experimental
Winner: Letter To An Alien Civilisation – Oliver Cole – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Dissociative – Donald E. Reynolds – United States
Honorable Mention: Street Rhythms – Milan Through Colors and Sounds – Sara Emara – Italy
Best Debut Film
Winner: Sidewinder Avenue – Michelle Orpe – Australia
Honorable Mention: Feast of the Mind’s Eye – Bianca Banilivi – United States
Honorable Mention: The Murder Party: Offering Unconventional Solutions to Heartbreak – Katie Weatherford – United States
NIGHT AWARDS
Best Parody
Winner: Liquid Love – Dave McGrath – United States
Honorable Mention: Mimmo the Milker – Nicolò Donatello Milano – Italy
Honorable Mention: Unbind – Steve Olander – United States
Best Dark Comedy
Winner: Ding dingue dong – Florian Maurice Massoulle – France
Honorable Mention: Tiffany Brittany Brooke – Cevin Soling – United States
Honorable Mention: Badineries – Gabriel Schmidt, Clovis Traissard – France
Best Satire
Winner: The Xmascist – Andy Winward – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Sunny’s Closet – Carlyle KIng – United States
Best Tragicomic Film
Winner: The Better I Look (The Less People Want To Interact With Me) – Georgie McGuigan, Nick Williams – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: The Slug and the Snail – Anne Benhaïem – France
Honorable Mention: The Route – Geronimo Reig – Argentina
Best Mockumentary
Winner: Man versus Ferry – Gee Stewart – Canada
Honorable Mention: Falls – Samantha Pillay – Australia
Best Documentary
Winner: Mater Procida – Giordana Moltedo – Italy
Honorable Mention: Promised Land – Jürgen Baums – Germany
Honorable Mention: Underneath Your Skin – Montserrat Merlo – Mexico
Best Dystopian Sci-Fi
Winner: Round Machine – Lucas Racasse – Belgium
Honorable Mention: Waking David – Kyle Graham – Canada
Honorable Mention: All Dogs Go To Heaven – Sebastián C. Santisteban – Spain
Best Comedy Sci-Fi
Winner: The warranty department – Isac Malmgren – United States
Best Philosophical Film
Winner: Sumarsólstöður – Amélie Ravalec – France
Honorable Mention: Outbreath – Pavel Khanyutin – United States
Honorable Mention: Lineas – Elise Rodriguez – Puerto Rico
Best Existential Drama
Winner: Life of time – Peter Ladkani – New Zealand
Honorable Mention: Midnight brunch – Marina Koval – Russian Federation
Honorable Mention: The last harvest – Nuno Miranda – Cape Verde, Portugal
Best Action Drama
Winner: Children of hope – Csaba Szuchy – Hungary
Honorable Mention: Kaelara: the summoned blade – Chris Vallone – United States
Best Crime Drama
Winner: Rose – Philippe Turcotte – Canada
Honorable Mention: Fatal second time – Kyle Stocking – United States
Best Noir
Winner: Fragment 24 – Inês de Lucena – Portugal
Honorable Mention: Guns and Roses – Vlad Gherghel – Romania
Best Drama Thriller
Winner: Siam pronti alla morte – We’re ready for death – Thomas Wagner – Italy
Honorable Mention: Amaro – Mauro Lippolis – Italy
Honorable Mention: Choon – Antonia Kim – Korea, Republic of
Best Psychological Thriller
Winner: Daily Dose – Caitlin Devon – Canada
Honorable Mention: Echoes of Vengeance – Christopher White – United States
Honorable Mention: Melody of the Abyss – Iwata Sam aka LIU – Australia
Best Fantasy Drama
Winner: Bus Stop – Dongchan (Kevin AKA) Chang – Korea, Republic of
Honorable Mention: Lullaby for Clémence – Fabrice Drocco – Switzerland
Honorable Mention: The Oven of the Prophets – Massimo Fersini – Italy
Best Historical Drama
Winner: Stubborn – Robert Gamperl – United States
Honorable Mention: La valse des adieux – Louis Salvatore Bellanti – France
Best Romantic Drama
WINNER: Se mig – Anton Svantesson-Helkiö – Finland
HONORABLE MENTION: The Girl With Red Hair – Eli Lev – United States
Best Family
Winner: What Ended It All – Nathan Weidner – United States
Honorable Mention: My Friend Is A Giant – David R. Carter – Canada
Best Horror
Winner: Fairytale Farm – Owen Coomber – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: It Gets Closer – Matthew “Gray” Strack – United States
Honorable Mention: Abondoned – Bouchakour Farid – Germany
Best Surreal Film
Winner: Cassandra Insköld’s Last Word – Dan Asenlund – Sweden
Honorable Mention: The leap of success – Lorenzo Freglio – Italy
Honorable Mention: Dastgir is Disappearing – Khwaja Hamzah Saif – United States
Best Animation
Winner: Night Surfer – Tyrone McCrystal – Australia
Honorable Mention: Zero One – Peter Corrigan – Ireland
Honorable Mention: Out With the Nest – Wesley Walker – United States
Best LGBTQ+
Winner: White Sustenance – Ells Eros – United States
Honorable Mention: Liminal Spaces – Ernie Zahn – United States
Honorable Mention: Trapped – Santolin Santolin – Brazil
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director
Winner: Mission 17 – Nigel Thomas – United States
Honorable Mention: Bishop’s Day – Christopher Kelly – United States
Honorable Mention: Her Motive – Kyle Stocking – United States
Best Young Director
Winner: Unfairy Tale – Letizia Zocco – Italy
Honorable Mention: Reflections – Mery Rose Franco – Spain
Honorable Mention: My Guardian Angel – Nya K Chambless – United States
Best Soundtrack
Winner: Michele Fraternali – Devil’s Cry – Italy
Honorable Mention: The Diamonds – Amy Julia Rose, Alicia Kidman – United States
Best Editing
Winner: Whispers of a Faith – John Pocino – United States
Honorable Mention: The Quest For The Golden Dragon – Tom Whiteley – United Kingdom
Best Screenplay
Winner: The Composition Of An Oyster –Jon Campbell Rose – United States
Honorable Mention: Protasov – Antonio Malfitano – Italy
Best Cinematography
Winner: The Mediator – Anthony Littlechild – Australia
Honorable Mention: Between Left and Right – Simone Terranova – United States
Best Vfx
Winner: Socrates – Ken Sagoes – United States
Honorable Mention: Nonfiction – Justin Albertini – United States
Best Actor/Actress
Winner: The Rite To Be – Dhruv Kapila – India
Honorable Mention: O Infinito Que Antecede o Nada – Marina Bianco – Brazil
Best Producer
Winner: Confession – Nelson Avidon – United States
Honorable Mention: Changes – Patricia Caraballo – United States
Best Makeup, Hairstyling or Costumes
Winner: Shadow Docket – Kevin B Ploth – United States
Honorable Mention: I love you – Rafael Maria Friebe – Germany
Best Title
Winner: Firewatcher – John Sohrweid – United States
Honorable Mention: Diner of Darkness – Kevin B Ploth – United States
Best Movie Poster
Winner: Coulrophobia – Christopher White – United States
Honorable Mention: Anonymous – Ryker Sixkiller, Colby Luper – United States
