These are the winners of May – June 2025
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Best Film – 23 – Elia Castangia – Italy
Best International Film – Soulmate – Richard Fenwick – United Kingdom
Honorable mention: Reverb – John Westmoreland, Matthew Westmoreland – United States
Best European Film – Quadraturine – Anna Kalinova Yanakieva – Bulgaria
Honorable mention: Flickan & Hästen – Åsa Rockberg, Raitis Vulfs – Sweden
Best Asian Film – Me – Lee Min Kyu – Korea
Honorable mention: Boudoir Doll – Dandan Luo – China
Best American Film – Lost Is My Breath – Ehsan Aslani – Canada
Honorable mention: A Fair Sister – Matt LaCorte – United States
Best Italian Film – Fascino d’altri tempi – Andrea Natale – Italy
Honorable mention: Un nome che non è il mio – Dario Piana – Italy
Best Lombard film – B Side – Giacomo Mosca – Italy
Honorable Mention: Teeth – Frank Dell’Oro – Italy
Best Micro Short (under 5 min) – Tap – Zemario Sheppard – United States
Honorable Mention: I am calabrese – Antonio Malfitano – Italy
Best Super Short (under 15 minutes) – Potato – Birgitta Liljedahl – Sweden
Honorable Mention: Drain – Igor Pending, Charter Stark – United States
Best Medium Lenght (under 30 min) – Tape – Marco Scotuzzi, Matteo Fossati – Italy
Honorable Mention: Nebbia – Lisa Rovo – Italy
Best Low Budget Film – The Xmascist – Andy Winward – United Kingdom
Honorable mention: Choon – Antonia Kim – Korea
Best Original Idea – A Shot of Cold Medicine – Nick Bentley – United States
Honorable mention: Hotel on the Long Road – Natia Samadashvili – Georgia
Best Animation – Broken Mirror – Andrea Balestrero – Italy
Honorable Mention: Dynamics – Teo Baehler – Netherlands
Best Documentary – Tillhera – Belonging – Gianmarco Chiorboli – Italy
Honorable Mention: The Keeper of the Lake – Simone Bressello – Italy
GENRE FILM AWARDS
Best Comedy – Pvrgatorivm – Máté Gergely Kiss – Hungary
Honorable Mention: Badineries – Gabriel Schmidt, Clovis Traissard – France
Best Horror – Fairytale Farm – Owen Coomber – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: White Darkness – Luca Lubiati – Italy
Best Crime – The Broken Whistle – Frank X Panico – United States
Best Thriller – Perpetuum Mobile – Anna Jacquerioz – Switzerland
Honorable Mention: 12 Cors – Cédric Chambin – France
Best Sci-fi – What goes up – Plomo – United States
Honorable mention: 2045: creators – Richard Hollerung – Germany
Best Fantasy – Lullaby for Clémence – Fabrice Drocco – Switzerland
Honorable Mention: The Little Match Girl (1925) – Maxime Olivier Brulein – United States
Best Action – Anonymous – Ryker Sixkiller, Colby Luper – United States
Best Musical – The Way North – Mitch Greer – United States
Honorable Mention: You Gotta Dance – Brian Billionaire – United States
Best Romance – Crush Test – Daria Sollertinskaia – Russian Federation
Honorable Mention: The Heart Smiles – Aftab Abbasi – Canada
Best LGBTQ+ – Fan letter – Zeb Daemen – Belgium
Honorable mention: Shadows – Mark Gambino – Australia
Best Pulp – Tether – Igor Pending – United States
Honorable mention: The better i look (the less people want to interact with me) – Georgie McGuigan, Nick Williams – United Kingdom
Best Noir – Down Came the Rain – AJ Sykes – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Millie in Cis Hell – Kylie Mungenast – United States
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director – Tether – Igor Pending – United States
Honorable Mention: The Secret Box – Nikhil Bharadwaj Vanamamalai, Sourabh Burgula – India
Best Young Director – Nonostante tutto, tutto può cambiare – Nicola Dal Molin – Italy
Honorable Mention: Borderline – Lorenzo Marelli – Italy
Best Soundtrack – The Secret Box – Nikhil Bharadwaj Vanamamalai, Sourabh Burgula – India
Honorable mention: La linea blu – Fabrizio Arrigo – Italy
Best Editing – How to Steal a Heart – T.E. Hirschler – United States
Honorable Mention: Whispers of a Faith – John Pocino – United States
Best Screenplay – Going Dutch – Jan Rekelhof – Netherlands
Honorable mention: Never One – Darren Kelly – Ireland
Best Cinematography – La Signora del mare – Roberto Leone – Italy
Honorable Mention: The Colors of Redemption – Isabella Nwamaka Mascarin – Italy
Best Actor/Actress – Trust – Shakeymah Hill – United States
Honorable Mention: Housemates – Abigail Brydon – United Kingdom
Best Producer – Socrates – Ken Sagoes – United States
Honorable mention: Death is Only the Beginning – Andy Winward – United Kingdom
Best Title – Codex Olympia – Jeffrey A Brick – United States
Honorable mention: The oven of the prophets – Massimo Fersini – Italy
Best Movie Poster – Malombra – Ilaria Meo – Italy
Honorable mention: Swine and dine – Ronald Black – United States
