OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST - May 2025
Documentary
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Animation
(random order)
1. Pren Ysbryd (d. Lu Butler) - 2 min, United Kingdom, 2025
2. Hitchhiker (d. Lilianna Popi, Mo Reed) - Student - 10 min, United States, 2025
3. See Ya Later Space Invader (d. Ally Babbini-Baker, George Mead) - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2025
Experimental
(random order)
1. Head (d. Phil Elliot Fisk) - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2024
2. A different mind (d. Jaya Peter) - 4 min, India, 2025
3. Girls, Angels, Melodies (d. László Bús) - 6 min, Hungary, 2024
4. It Seems (d. Amin Nakhi) - Student - 3 min, United States, 2025
Music Video
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Screenplays
Postponed for the next edition (June 2025)
May 2025 Winners. Screening: December 16th, 2025
BEST OF THE FEST
Morena (d. Dominika Tarinová) - Student - 19 min, Slovakia, 2024
2nd BEST OF THE FEST
A Grim Tale: Fill-Ups Funhouse (d. Jake Frazer) - 24 min, Australia, 2024
3rd BEST OF THE FEST
Tomorrow at Dawn (d. Jingshu Lu) - 15 min, China, 2023
BEST STUDENT FILM
Morena (d. Dominika Tarinová) - Student - 19 min, Slovakia, 2024
AUDIENCE AWARD
See Ya Later Space Invader (d. Ally Babbini-Baker, George Mead) - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2025 - 100 votes
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Best Documentary
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Best Animation
Hitchhiker (d. Lilianna Popi, Mo Reed) - Student - 10 min, United States, 2025
NOMINEES:
Pren Ysbryd (d. Lu Butler) - 2 min, United Kingdom, 2025
See Ya Later Space Invader (d. Ally Babbini-Baker, George Mead) - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2025
Best Experimental
Girls, Angels, Melodies (d. László Bús) - 6 min, Hungary, 2024
NOMINEES:
Head (d. Phil Elliot Fisk) - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2024
It Seems (d. Amin Nakhi) - Student - 3 min, United States, 2025
Best Music Video
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
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Best Director
Dominika Tarinová - Morena - Student - 19 min, Slovakia, 2024
NOMINEES:
Jingshu Lu - Tomorrow at Dawn - 15 min, China, 2023
Amanda Svensson, Nicklas Sternegård - The Queen - 12 min, Sweden, 2024
Best Screenplay
Dominika Tarinová - Morena - Student - 19 min, Slovakia, 2024
NOMINEES:
Jingshu Lu - Three Trees - 15 min, China, 2023
Amanda Svensson, Nicklas Sternegård - The Queen - 12 min, Sweden, 2024
Best Actor
Kip O'Sullivan - SINNER MAN - 12 min, United Kingdom, 2025
NOMINEES:
Kyle Shultz - A Grim Tale: Fill-Ups Funhouse - 24 min, Australia, 2024
Tao Junyu - Tomorrow at Dawn - 15 min, China, 2023
Best Actress
Brooke Baxter - A Grim Tale: Fill-Ups Funhouse - 24 min, Australia, 2024
NOMINEES:
Yang Yeer - Tomorrow at Dawn - 15 min, China, 2023
Angharad Phillips - SINNER MAN - 12 min, United Kingdom, 2025
Best Editing
Sofia Mickova, Dominika Tarinova - Morena - Student - 19 min, Slovakia, 2024
NOMINEES:
Josh Ingold - A Grim Tale: Fill-Ups Funhouse - 24 min, Australia, 2024
Jens Bucher - RESILIO - 6 min, Switzerland, 2025
Best Cinematography
Lenka Spanikova - Morena - Student - 19 min, Slovakia, 2024
NOMINEES:
Evan Feng - Tomorrow at Dawn - 15 min, China, 2023
Luca Meier - RESILIO - 6 min, Switzerland, 2025
Best Original Score
Nate Williams - Hitchhiker - Student - 10 min, United States, 2025
NOMINEES:
Olesia Stepura - Morena - Student - 19 min, Slovakia, 2024
Mike Clinton - SINNER MAN - 12 min, United Kingdom, 2025
Screenplays
Postponed for the next edition (June 2025)
Fiction
(random order)
1. Three trees (d. Jingshu Lu) - Student -15 min, China, 2024
2. Tomorrow at Dawn (d. Jingshu Lu) - 15 min, China, 2023
3. The Queen (d. Amanda Svensson, Nicklas Sternegård) - 12 min, Sweden, 2024
4. A Grim Tale: Fill-Ups Funhouse (d. Jake Frazer) - 24 min, Australia, 2024
5. Morena (d. Dominika Tarinová) - Student - 19 min, Slovakia, 2024
6. RESILIO (d. Luca Meier) - 6 min, Switzerland, 2025
7. SINNER MAN (d. Holly Rock) - 12 min, United Kingdom, 2025