These are the Monza Film Festival winners of November – December 2025
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Best Film: Dogoda – Giorgio de Bruijn – Netherlands
Best International Film: Portrait – Daniel Tan Wen Long – Singapore
Honorable Mention: The Greatest Show Off – Paul Copeland – United Kingdom
Best European Film: Le Miroir – Camille Sauer – France
Honorable Mention: Aouka – Alexandra Tiesen – France
Best Asian Film: Aghbash – Samad Ghorbanzadeh – Iran
Honorable Mention: Bad Turn – Paul Copeland – China
Best American Film: Opting In – Susan Dynner – United States
Honorable Mention: Eve’s Christmas Eve Wish – Eva Montes – Unites States
Best Italian Film: L’Acqua di San Giovanni – Anna Claudia Bassani – Italy
Honorable Mention: The Paper Ghost – Fulvio Davide Ricca – Italy
Best Lombard Film: Insetti – Amaro, Stefano Attuario, Max Zanotti – Italy
Honorable Mention: Sarà – Philipp Berezin – Italy
Best Micro Short (under 5min): Lullaby of Silence – Serhat Boylu – Turkey
Honorable Mention: Hippocrate’s True Color – Louis Gatignol – France
Best Super Short (under 15min): A Night Under the Stars in the Parking Lot – Andrea Ramolo – Canada
Honorable Mention: The Sea – Davide Vichi – Italy
Best Medium Length (under 30min): Cuvèe – Joe Fontana – United States
Honorable Mention: Kilter – Ivan Francis Clements – United Kingdom
Best Low Budget Film: The Greatest Show Off – Paul Copeland – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Aghbash – Samad Ghorbanzadeh – Iran
Best Title: My Hair Is a River of Tears – Gabriella Niles-Ewen – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Lov U Dead – Nitesh Marwaha – United Arab Emirates
Best Original Idea: The Sandwich is Good, I don’t Want to Die – Addis Halgand, Martin La Casta, Eloise Lasseigne, Satya Rapin, Laeticia Toupance – France
Honorable Mention: Shift – Martin Bannon Beaudet – United States
Best Animation: The Paper Ghost – Fulvio Davide Ricca – Italy
Honorable Mention: Pea & Carrot – Zoè Richter – France
Best Documentary: Adas Falasteen – Hamdi Khalil Elhusseini, Samar Taher Lulu – State of Palestine
Honorable Mention: Like a Butterfly – Iris Gershon Nagar – Israel
Best Debut Film: Against The Tide – Aurora Di Gennaro, Emma El Harrar, Anouk Mc Carthy, Pablo Seifert – France
Honorable Mention: Koçer Belgesel Film – Serhat Boylu – Turkey
GENRE FILM AWARDS
Best Drama: The Wake Up – Clara Veci – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Kilter – Ivan Francis Clements – United Kingdom
Best Comedy: Faire Play – Charles Maxwell, Katy Smith – United States
Honorable Mention: Catalogue of Noses – Josie Andrews – United States
Best Horror & Mistery: The Last Draft – Nicholas Guilak – United States
Honorable Mention: Shadows – Christos Nektarios Mavromatis – Greece
Best Thriller & Crime: Innamorati – Cosimo Maj – Italy
Honorable Mention: Yard Saleing – Tom Logan – United States
Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy: Launch at Paradise – Carrie Ann Quinn – United States
Honorable Mention: Novavita – Francesco Bruno Sorrentino, Antonio Genovese – Italy
Best Music & Romance: Pea & Carrot – Zoè Richter – France
Honorable Mention: Catalogue of Noses – Josie Andrews – United States
Best LGBTQ+: Collage – Marius Conrotto – Spain
Honorable Mention: 11 Blocks to Go: The Bet – Nathaniel P. Claridad – United States
Best Pulp: Fabiana – Piero Calvarese – Italy
Honorable Mention: Vermilion – Lorenzo Leonardi – Italy
Best Noir: The Handover – Joseph J.U. Taylor, James D. Bowen – Indonesia
Honorable Mention: The Mancunian Dragon – Ioannis Kantas – United Kingdom
Best Silent Film: Hide & Seek – Rami Abbas – State of Palestine
Honorable Mention: The Aware Child – Rita Lemoine – France
Best Arthouse: Book of Skin – Neil Kendricks – United States
Honorable Mention: Bottleneck – Anna Zepa, Carlos Segundo – Brazil, Portugal
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director: L’Acqua di San Giovanni – Anna Claudia Bassani – Italy
Honorable Mention: Dogoda – Giorgio de Bruijn – Netherlands
Best Young Director: Le Miroir – Camille Sauer – France
Honorable Mention: Hollow Hill Road – Henri De Canecaude – France
Best Soundtrack: Pea & Carrot – Zoè Richter – France
Honorable Mention: Aouka – Alexandra Tiesen – France
Best Editing: Lov U Dead – Amani Kalla – United Arab Emirates
Honorable Mention: Blink – Trude Namara – United States
Best Screenplay: Launch at Paradise – Daniel Mitura – United States
Honorable Mention: Cuvèe – Joe Fontana – United States
Best Cinematography: Portrait – Raja Nurliyana – Singapore
Honorable Mention: Adas Falasteen – Hamdi Khalil Elhusseini – State of Palestine
Best VFX: The Last Draft – Nicholas Guilak – United States
Honorable Mention: Shadows – Christos Nektarios Mavromatis – Greece
Best Actress: Not Your House – Alicia Migueles – Spain
Honorable Mention: Eve’s Christmas Eve Wish – Claire Alcorn – United States
Best Actor: Cuvèe – Hossein Mardani – United States
Honorable Mention: L’Acqua di San Giovanni – Federico Barbagelata – Italy
Best Producer: Opting In – S. Dynner, K. Leinonen, S. Grace – United States
Honorable Mention: Bottleneck – Anna Zepa, Carlos Segundo – Brazil, Portugal
Best Movie Poster: Against The Tide – Aurora Di Gennaro, Emma El Harrar, Anouk Mc Carthy, Pablo Seifert – France
Honorable Mention: Catalogue of Noses – Josie Andrews – United States
Congratulations to all the winners! 🎉
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