These are the winners of January – February 2025:
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Best Film: Apnea – Fabio Patrassi – Italy
Best International Film: Mod – Amit Baidya – India
Honorable mention: They Watch – Conrad Faraj – United States
Best European Film: Zombie Ship – Art Borowiec – Poland, Spain
Honorable mention: Love bubbles – Marcel Hobi – Switzerland
Best Asian Film: Perfect Wall – Sea-Hoon Jeon – South Korea
Honorable mention: In her skin – Kazım Mutlu – Turkey
Best American Film: Red Ink – Evan Haigh – United States
Honorable mention: Chronology – Ricky Tyree – United States
Best Italian Film: Lattanti / Sucklings – Gabriele Redaelli – Italy
Honorable mention: Le case di Achille – Nespy 5Euro – Italy
Best Lombard film: Pizza Flash – Luca Guanci – Italy
Honorable mention: The Inventory – Fabrizio Arrigo – Italy
Best Micro Short (under 5 min): Cuisine Dream – Boyao Chai – United States
Honorable mention: Glint Thicket – Isaias Zai Gallardo – United States
Best Super Short (15 minutes): Island – Branko Kosteski – North Macedonia
Honorable mention: Tiffany Brittany Brooke – Cevin Soling – United States
Best Medium Lenght (under 30 min): Amateurs. Only Music – Monika Grzybowska – Poland
Honorable mention: Out of control – Bellopropello – Switzerland
Best Low Budget Film: Scroll zombie – Diamond Alexia Freeman – United States
Honorable mention: The Treasure of St. John’s Isle – Dave McGrath – United States
Best Original Idea: Quasar – Théodora Pittaluga – France
Honorable mention: Bound by motion – Matt Mantou – United Kingdom
Best AI Film: Hellbound Fugitive – Christopher Patrick Vallone – United States
Best Animation: Splish, Splash, Splosh! – Lily Eloise Ward – United Kingdom
Honorable mention: Deserters – Jose Luis Garcia – Spain
Best Documentary: The Price of a Millimeter: The Struggle Within – Maksym Chuzha – Ukraine
Honorable mention: The Night of Your Life – Fleur Bax – Netherlands
GENRE FILM AWARDS
Best Comedy: Yamar – Chiara Causa, Alema Morelli – Italy
Honorable mention: Shark Latte – Carsten Strauch, Piotr J. Lewandowski – Germany
Best Horror: Anniversary – Paul De Cinque – Australia
Honorable mention: Hexe – Nate Thompson – United States
Best Crime: Hammer, Wrench & Screwdriver – Gabriel Vilandré – Canada
Honorable mention: In Monster’s Hands – Christopher Sheffield – United States
Best Thriller: Noodles – Kayleigh Pepper – United Kingdom
Honorable mention: Dance Till the Crack of Dawn! – Miguel Maldonado – Spain, United Kingdom
Best Sci-fi: Exit – Jean-François Celli – France
Honorable mention: Quantum Resistance – Jeanette Bemma – Canada
Best Fantasy: Bunny’s Family – Chuming Wei – United States
Honorable mention:
Defect – Guust Mulder – Netherlands
Never Leave Your Side – Amber McGrath, Wayne Byrne – Ireland
Best Action: The Adventures of Dalmaddin – Andrew Kamel, Shawheen Keyani – United States
Honorable mention: No Ticket, No Entry – Henry Austwick – United Kingdom
Best Musical: You Don’t Say – Jeffrey D. Simon – United States
Honorable mention: Rieban – The Fox – Sara Margrethe Oskal – Norway
Best Romance: Memorie – Domenico Pace – Italy
Honorable mention: Shadows of Desire – Lucio Luna – Brazil
Best LGBTQ+: Apnea – Fabio Patrassi – Italy
Honorable mention: Arthur Ave. – Joey Medina – United States
Best Noir: Bad Day – Jess Boylan – Ireland
Honorable mention: Repression – Jess Boylan – Ireland
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director: Ride or Die – Joshua Shultz – United States
Honorable mention: The Hut – Barbara Sturm – Brazil
Best Young Director: Polite Company – Ester Zoe Kislin – United States
Honorable mention: Plenty of Fish – Mahshad Jalali – Canada
Best Soundtrack: The Vicious Vacuum – Kate Rodriguez – United States
Honorable mention: Demigod – Giannis Fasois – Greece
Best Editing: Anima Ex Machina – Nico Mastorakis – United States
Honorable mention: Three Sisters – Perri Cummings, Paul Anthony Nelson – Australia
Best Screenplay: The Killing Of A Strange Human – Francesco Gelardi – Italy
Honorable mention: 30,000 Strong – Linda Pallotta – United States
Best Cinematography: Darlin’ – Robert Gamperl, Travis Lee Eller – United States
Honorable mention: Twelve Minutes – Arian Nowbahari – Norway
Best Vfx: Dreamer – Julian Schnizer, Elis Zuleger – Austria
Honorable mention: Waiting for Cloto – J. Julian Vacas – Spain
Best Actor/Actress: So Long, My Love – Melanie Tong – Canada
Honorable mention: The House I Live In – Gary Rollinson – United States
Best Producer: In Monster’s Hands – Christopher Sheffield – United States
Honorable mention: With Prejudice – Gary Rollinson – United States
Best Makeup, Hairstyling or Costumes: Tainted – Ian Wee – Singapore
Honorable mention: Service – Cloè Chabert, Luca Galliano, Domenico Matteo Orlando, Claudio Santagostini – Italy
Best Title: Cineteca – Dimitri Dima Montanari – Italy
Honorable mention: Il Colore della Notte – Blake Vaz – United States
Best Movie Poster: Boiling Over – Paulo Miranda – Brazil
Honorable mention: Stone Age – Antonio Malfitano – Italy
