winners
10th edition

Announced on August 31st, 2025

 

Best Short Narrative

Domestic Bliss

Director: Ben van Bergen

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Best Feature Narrative

The Girl at the Fruit Stand

Director: Jose Luis Ruiz

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Best Documentary Short

(Un)Comforting: Sexual Slavery in WWII

Director: Junseong Park

 

Best Experimental

The Mirror (Kepler 62 Experiment - Episode #9)

Director: Michael Ross Catania

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Best Student Film

Iris

Director: A.K. Morgan

 

Best Music Video

Chaton - From the Future (Official Music Video)

Director: Marcus CB Soori

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Best Female Director

Betty Wen Wen Jiang

Blue Asian

 

Best Short Screenplay

Hearts and Mimes

Stephen M Kriter & Peter Herlan

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Best Feature Screenplay

Faithful Focus

Jack Sherry