OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST - September 2025
Documentary
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Animation
(random order)
1. Merlyn's Beard! (d. Almudena Zúñiga) - Student - 2 min, United Kingdom, 2025
2. Celebrations Around the World (d. Melissa Glasscock) - 7 min, United States, 2024
3. Shapes of Love (d. Jiamu Tao) - 1 min, United States, 2024
4. Looking for inspiration (d. Michał Kucharski) - 5 min, Poland, 2025
Experimental
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Music Video
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Screenplays
Postponed for the next edition
Winners: October 24. Screening: December 16th, 2025
BEST OF THE FEST
The Last Wish (d. Ilya Noyabrev) - 14 min, Ukraine, 2025
2nd BEST OF THE FEST
4 Long Years (d. David DeSantos) - 14 min, United States, 2025
3rd BEST OF THE FEST
A Life in the Shadows (d. Nanna Isabella Hjorslev) - 13 min, Denmark, 2025
BEST STUDENT FILM
Matrescence (d. Harvey Albury) - Student -15 min, United Kingdom, 2025
AUDIENCE AWARD
Matrescence (d. Harvey Albury) - Student -15 min, United Kingdom, 2025 - 93 votes
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Best Documentary
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Best Animation
Merlyn's Beard! (d. Almudena Zúñiga) - Student - 2 min, United Kingdom, 2025
NOMINEES:
Celebrations Around the World (d. Melissa Glasscock) - 7 min, United States, 2024
Shapes of Love (d. Jiamu Tao) - 1 min, United States, 2024
Best Experimental
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Best Music Video
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
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Best Director
Ilya Noyabrev - The Last Wish - 14 min, Ukraine, 2025
NOMINEES:
David DeSantos - 4 Long Years - 14 min, United States, 2025
Nanna Isabella Hjorslev - A Life in the Shadows - 13 min, Denmark, 2025
Best Screenplay
Jacob Thomas Pilgaard - A Life in the Shadows - 13 min, Denmark, 2025
NOMINEES:
Elidijona Kurtolli - Matrescence - Student - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2025
Semen Khanin - The Last Wish - 14 min, Ukraine, 2025
Best Actor
Igor Rubashkin - The Last Wish - 14 min, Ukraine, 2025
NOMINEES:
David O'Brien - The Quiet Room - 14 min, United Kingdom, 2025
John Fairbairn - 4 Long Years - 14 min, United States, 2025
Best Actress
Georgie McGuigan - Matrescence - Student - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2025
NOMINEES:
Rikke Wölck - A Life in the Shadows - 13 min, Denmark, 2025
Molly Durand - 4 Long Years - 14 min, United States, 2025
Best Editing
Elliott Miles - Matrescence - Student -15 min, United Kingdom, 2025
NOMINEES:
Ilya Noyabrev - YOU ARE SPECIAL (d. Ilya Noyabrev) - 17 min, Ukraine, 2024
Darlena Chiem - 4 Long Years - 14 min, United States, 2025
Best Cinematography
Oleksandr Shvets - The Last Wish - 14 min, Ukraine, 2025
NOMINEES:
Zachariah Dalton - 4 Long Years - 14 min, United States, 2025
Richard 'Bucky' O'Hare - Dark Palette - 5 min, United Kingdom, 2025
Best Original Score
Edward Grant - Unaware - 11 min, United Kingdom, 2025
NOMINEES:
Jesse Hill - Merlyn's Beard! - Student - 2 min, United Kingdom, 2025
Martinius Solum - Shapes of Love - 1 min, United States, 2024
Screenplays
Postponed for the next edition
Fiction
(random order)
1. One More Photo (d. Lionel Frid, Andres Villaseñor) - 9 min, Spain, 2025
2. Dark Palette (d. Lucas Pelizaro) - 5 min, United Kingdom, 2025
3. The Bell Rings (d. Qianyunuo Qiu) - Student - 10 min, China, 2025
4. Mantle Peace (d. Aidan Gibson) - 7 min, Ireland, 2025
5. A Life in the Shadows (d. Nanna Isabella Hjorslev) - 13 min, Denmark, 2025
6. Matrescence (d. Harvey Albury) - Student -15 min, United Kingdom, 2025
7. The Quiet Room (d. Kyle Brown) - 14 min, United Kingdom, 2025
8. Unaware (d. George McCluskey) - 11 min, United Kingdom, 2025
9. The Cage We Choose (d. Rafael Paiva) - 17 min, United States, 2025
10. YOU ARE SPECIAL (d. Ilya Noyabrev) - 17 min, Ukraine, 2024
11. The Last Wish (d. Ilya Noyabrev) - 14 min, Ukraine, 2025
12. 4 Long Years (d. David DeSantos) - 14 min, United States, 2025