Winners

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SPRING 2025 EDITION


Best of the Festival



BEST FILM of the FESTIVAL: Francine - Dir by: Jordan Johnsen (Canada)

1st RUNNER UP for BEST FILM: Dark Palette - Dir by: Lucas Pelizaro (United Kingdom)

2nd RUNNER UP for BEST FILM: The Call of Combat - Dir by: Edgar Ruiz Hernández (Canada)

BEST DIRECTOR of the FESTIVAL: Vahid Salehizadeh - The Decision (Canada)

BEST WRITER of the FESTIVAL: Robert Bruinewoud - You Are Early (Canada)

BEST ACTOR of the FESTIVAL: Robert Mitchell - CAUDA (United Kingdom)

BEST ACTRESS of the FESTIVAL: Jess Blackwell - Seeker (Canada)

BEST CAST of the FESTIVAL: Le'Reisha Jamaeca, Jordan Policicchio, Cayley Panov, Ytassie Thomas, Matthew Chapman - Angela (Canada)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY of the FESTIVAL: Jiayu Chen - Forgot (China)

BEST EDITING of the FESTIVAL: Esteban Powell - Strong Little Flower (Canada)

AUDIENCE CHOICE: The Decision - Dir by: Vahid Salehizadeh (Canada)

Category Award Nominees

*These films are not screened at our in-person event but are in the running for IMDb-eligible awards. Click each category to see the full list of nominations.


Award winners will be announced on the following dates: Mar 27 - Poster & Ultra Short Categories, Mar 28 - Super Short Category, Mar 29 - Short Category, Mar 30 Long Short & Feature Categories