Best Student Film

How often have you found yourself looking for your keys, a missing sock or a misplaced rucksack? This film explains the phenomenon of the black hole through a case study. So you can stop looking!

 

• Jana Bula

  Director

   
• Kevin Duong

  Director

   
• Samuel Flores

  Director

   
• Kitjan Lau

  Director

   
• Gockell Gerd

  Producer

• Country of Origin:

  Switzerland
• Country of Filming:

  Switzerland

 

 

A grieving mother uses left behind data to create a replica of her dead son. Her longing wish to have him back seems fulfilled, but soon the child must realize the confinement of his artificial childhood-state.

• Haidi Marburger

  Director

   
• Nina Hoffmann

  Director

   
• Ramon Arango

  Director

   
• Gerd Gockell

  Producer

   
• Jürgern Haas

  Producer

 

• Country of Origin:

  Switzerland
• Country of Filming:

  Switzerland

Best Documentary Film

 

Girl on Wave introduces Sarah Hauser (@hauserlifestyle) and documents her journey as a athlete competing on
the American stage of windsurfing and riding the biggest waves on the planet.
Maui based 27-year old Sarah Hauser left the comfort of a masters degree in computer science and a traditional career path behind to follow her passion and pursue the unconventional path of an action sports athlete. Girl on Wave follows the challenges and rewards that Sarah faces on her journey in hopes of inspiring others to never loose sight of their dreams.
Filmed on Maui with state-of-the-art equipment, Girl on Wave includes interviews with local mentors and community leaders who have guided Sarah on her journey and have played a critical role in helping her get to where she is today.
Driven to perform at her highest potential in big swells and competitions around the globe, Sarah is leaving her unique mark on the water sports world "What are your dreams, What do you aspire to be"?

• Steven Esparza

  Director

   
• Steven Esparza

  Writer

   
• Sarah Hauser

  Writer

   
• Steven Esparza

  Producer

   
• Sarah Hauser

  Key Cast

• Country of Origin:

  United States
• Country of Filming:

  United States

 

Best Short Film (5 minutes to 30 minutes)

November 5th, 2025. Western metropolis. Young inspector Abel is grappling with the umpteenth disappearance: Angela, a 9-year-old girl, of whom there has been no news for two days. For more than ten years there have been many disappearances of children . Numbers assume alarming proportions; the police are indicted. Ada is a young woman of thirty whose daughter was kidnapped some years before. From that day on she has led a personal investigation searching for the truth. Eddi, a transsexual in his sixties, is the host of a late night radio programme. Together with Agnes, he founded an association that through various propaganda activities, including the radio, struggles to find the truth. On the night of November 5th the stories of these characters will be inexorably intertwined, leading us to a bitter and shocking discovery.

 

• Antonio De Palo

  Director

   
• Antonio De Palo

  Writer

   
• Antonio De Palo

  Producer

   
• Giampietro Preziosa

  Producer

   
• Giuseppe Schettino

  Producer

   
• Valeria Solarino

  Key Cast

   
• Michele Venitucci

  Key Cast

   
• Giorgio Colangeli

  Key Cast

   
• Lidia Vitale

  Key Cast

   
• Valentina Carnelutti

  Key Cast

   
• Lino Guanciale

  Key Cast

   
• Valerio Coccoli

  cinematographer

   
• Biancamaria Gervasio

  costume

   
• Francesco Arrivo

  Art director

   
• Giovanni Astorino

  Music

   
• Dario Jurilli

  Editing

   
• Thomas Giorgi

  Sound

 

• Country of Origin:

  Italy
• Country of Filming:

  Italy
• Film Language:

  Italian

 

Best Animation/Cartoon 

Tea pets are little porcelain figures that tea drinkers keep around and pour teas on them for tea pets to gain a deep color on their body. The deeper the color, the more treasured a tea pet. Atang, a tea pet, lives in a tea shop together with his tea pet friends. For some reason, Atang is the only tea pet that cannot gain color even though he is made by a master. Atang is mocked constantly. One day, a little robot suddenly drops into the tea top, claiming that he is from the future. Atang decides to join the little robot for an adventure to find a way back to the future...

 

• Gary Wang

  Director

   
• Gary Wang

  Writer

   
• Yu Zhou

  Producer

   
• Yuan Ye

  Producer

 

• Country of Origin:

  China
• Country of Filming:

  China

 

Best Horror

After a worldwide epidemic, most of the planet’s population is killed. Only a few thousand have 
survived and are struggling to find food and shelter. But they’re not alone : they have to hide from 
STRANGE CREATURES that go hunting at night...

Juliette, a young woman whose life has taught her to handle things on her own, is the only one in her 
group to have the guts to go anywhere near cities to find food. But, on her way back to the camp one 
afternoon, she loses control as she’s driving… 
She wakes up upside down, stuck in her car with a broken leg, in the middle of the desert, and…

IT’S NIGHTTIME.

• Mathieu TURI

  Director

   
• Mathieu TURI

  Writer

   
• Xavier GENS

  Producer

   
• Thomas LUBEAU (Full Time Films)

  Producer

   
• Eric GENDARME

  Producer

   
• Thomas LUBEAU

  Producer

   
• Hicham HAJJI

  Producer

   
• Olivier CHATEAU

  Producer

   
• Javier BOTET

  Key Cast

   
• Brittany ASHWORTH

  Key Cast

   
• Gregory FITOUSSI

  Key Cast

   
• Jay BENEDICT

  Key Cast

 

• Country of Origin:

  France
• Film Language:

  English

Best Science Fiction

 

Intergalactic bounty hunter Jayden Jaxon partners with ex-cop Mac Cole to track down a psychotic killer for a generous fee. When their search brings Jayden back to his hometown, the ghosts of his past haunt every corner of New Manhattan.

Harry Assouline                           Writer
Harry Assouline                           Director
Harry Assouline                           Producer
Harry Assouline                           Executive ProducersConendrum!
Brian O'Carroll                             Executive ProducersBlue Caprice, Stanley Kubrick's Boxes
Kalen J Hall                                  Key Cast
Marcus Brandon                          Key Cast
Robert Taylor                              Key Cast
Jason Russell                              Key Cast
Sagar Patel                                  Key Cast
Dana Weddell                              Key Cast
Brian O'Carroll                            CinematographyBlue Caprice, Stanley Kubrick's Boxes
Harry Assouline                           VFX
Mehdi Elmorabit                          ScoreDude, That's My Ghost!, Galactik Football
Harry Assouline                           EditorConendrum!
Raphael Ajuelos                          Sound Design

• Country of Origin:

  United States
• Country of Filming:

  United States

 

Best Music Video 

This is a story about the choice between danger and curiosity. A little girl is driving in an empty car. She can't change anything, nothing depends on her, but she can open the door slightly and see what is there, outside the caravan. 
But if she comes out, she can not return the same. The world outside the small trailer is huge. And she's already grown up. And only when the trailer suddenly breaks away from the ground, she decided to act. She wants to get a real freedom and jumps out of the trailer.

• Maxim Rozkov

  Director

   
• Pavel Shabanov

  Producer

   
• Alina Boyko

  Key Cast

   
• Evgeniya Afonskaya

  Key Cast

   
• Mark Kelim

  DOP

   
• Maxim Kutyanskiy

  Camera

   
• Alexey Krokhin

  Scale Model Maker

   
• Anton Berman

  Designer

   
• Nadya Orlova

  Costume

   
• Anna Lisovskaya

  makeUp

   
• oddity

  music

 

• Country of Origin:

  Russian Federation
• Country of Filming:

  Russian Federation

Best Trailer (one minute to two and half minutes)

 

Logline: Two brothers from Spain move to Vegas pursuing a dream; open their own cocktail bar. In this journey, they'll meet the man who will put their relationship and lives in danger.

 

• Isaac Gracia and Marcos Gracia

  Director

  Last Strike, Unknown.
• Esteban Ciudad

  Writer

  Fuera de Foco, La lima.
• MJ Caballero.

  Producer

  Exus Delirium, Fan Girl.
• Marcos Gracia

  Key Cast

  BlackJacks, Hombres de Paco.
• Isaak Gracia

  Key Cast

  Punta Escarlata, Thaandavam.
• John Paul Ouvrier

  Key Cast

  Hulla, Wizard of Youth

 

• Country of Origin:

  United States
• Country of Filming:

  Spain

Best Script

JANE - The Ulster Soldier's Daughter -British series

JANE

The Ulster Soldier’s Daughter

Jane’s early childhood experiences of tragedies and triumphs in the 1860’s regimented and callous world of English army camps, prepare her for the challenges she will face in life.

She is determined to make a difference to the underprivileged widows and their children’s lives by passing on the knowledge learnt from her Ulster soldier father, John. This teaching success with lower ranked families – against the army’s Rules of Conduct – now threatens John’s army career.

Later, as a spirited young woman, living in London – free from army regulations – Jane meets and marries Louis, who shares similar passions of music and education. However, Louis’ strong Germanic heritage soon clashes with Jane’s fierce independence, and when the family firm sends him to Australia unexpectedly, a severe rift develops between them.

With her young son, Jane reluctantly follows her husband over treacherous seas to salvage their marriage, although she is surprised by the presence of stowaway Henry Martin, a man from her past. Still at sea, Jane faces the struggle between the temptations of being drawn into an adoring admirer’s arms or returning to a married life of turmoil in a new and distant colony.

JANE – The Ulster Soldier’s Daughter is a feature drama script adapted from one of the true Australian Pioneer stories and books are written by Carmel JOYCE. 
Follow Jane Duncan’s true-life journey and her contribution to Australia as a pioneer, in the sequel screenplay script, THE JANE FACTOR. 

• Script Type:

  Screenplay
• Genres:

  Drama
• Number of Pages:

  102
• Country of Origin:

  Australia
• Script Language:

  English

 

Best Human Rights

A girl helps her brother build a kite, but boy ...

 

• Gholamreza Jafari

  Director

   
• Gholamreza Jafari

  Writer

   
• Gholamreza Jafari

  Producer

   
• Sima Achak zehi

  Key Cast

   
• Jan agha Achak zehi

  Key Cast

   
• hosna safdari

  Key Cast

   

• Country of Origin:

  Afghanistan
• Country of Filming:

  Iran, Islamic Republic of
• Film Language:

  Persian

 

Best Australian Movie

 

Kyle, a young boy is up late watching old movies on TV when a burglar breaks into the house...

The burglar and Kyle slowly form a bond, and a true friendship. Only for some darker secrets to come to the forefront. 

 

• Michael Thomas

  Director

   
• Michael Thomas

  Writer

   
• Anna Bendz

  Producer

   
• Michael Thomas

  Producer

   
• Damian Fasolo

  Producer

  Broken, The Road Not Taken, Sol Bunker
• Orlando Borg

  Key Cast

  The Voice in the Wilderness
• Daniel Williamson

  Key Cast

  The 3rd Night
• Sharnya Thomson

  Key Cast

  The Artifact, Infected Paradise
• Jitrapat Charnchayasuk

  Cinematography

   
• Anna Bendz

  Production Design

   
•  

  Michael Thomas

  Production Design

   
•  

  Aran Speldewinde

  Editors

   
• Michael Thomas

  Editors

   
• Diego Espinoza

  Sound Location and Sound Editor