APRIL 2025

NOMINEES

BEST OF FEST

 

Balam Balam by Paul-Guy Rabiet
Cura Sana by Lucía G. Romero
Invelle by Simone Massi
La Herida Luminosa by Christian Avilés
The Unknown Painting by Niklas Poweleit
Una teoria che ho sognato a Londra by Fulvio Risuleo






BEST SHORT FILM

 

Balam Balam by Paul-Guy Rabiet
Cura Sana by Lucía G. Romero
La Herida Luminosa by Christian Avilés

 







BEST FEATURE FILM

 

Distancia by T.S. Meeks
Invelle by Simone Massi
Rhythm of Dammam  by JAYAN CHERIAN







BEST SHORT DOC

 

The Promise of Tomorrow by Elida Helgeland
The Unknown Painting by Niklas Poweleit
Where the Finches Sing by Chengle Fang

BEST FEATURE DOC

 

CUTE LITTLE DOLL by David moncasi argilés
Notte Fuori (Night Out) by Carlotta Cerquetti
SAMA: To Listen by Darek Mazzone




BEST ANIMATION SHORT

 

The High King’s Daughter (IRELAND) by Joël Gibbs
The Unknown Painting by Niklas Poweleit
Within the Canvas by Octavia Su

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

 

Between by Gabriel Mallet
THE END OF THE COSMOS by Davide Fraternali
Una teoria che ho sognato a Londra by Fulvio Risuleo

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

 

Dan Kye – Moving by Luke & Rufus Dye-Montefiore
Millenium by Melisa Gammarota
Winona by Nico Poalillo

 







BEST WEB SERIES / TV PILOT

 

Bruiser by Eoin Sheehan
Nomen Nescio by Patric Eriksson
The Gliwensbourg Chronicles – Season 1 by Emilie Tommasi







BEST POSTER

 

Saskia, The Hong Kong Action Years by Pau Han Kho
The Tale of Sang Kancil by Ahmad Razuri Roseli, Nik Ahmad Rasyidi Nik Othman, Zulhilmi Md Rozali
Veradens by Tomás Pedro




BEST TRAILER

 

Between Left and Right by Simone Terranova
Runaround by Lucas Galambos
The Tale of Sang Kancil by Ahmad Razuri Roseli, Nik Ahmad Rasyidi Nik Othman, Zulhilmi Md Rozali







BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY

 

Chasing Whiskey With Wine by Nicole Salmeri
Dancing Queens by Diana Foronda
My son is shorter by Lorenzo Carapezzi

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY

 

Doris & Vickie by Nicole Salmeri
Jazz On A Wave by Bob Merz
The Jade Cicada by Lisa Duffy

 



BEST DIRECTOR

 

Christian Avilés for La Herida Luminosa 
Fulvio Risuleo for Una teoria che ho sognato a Londra
Lucía G. Romero for Cura Sana 







BEST SCREENWRITER

 

Christian Avilés for La Herida Luminosa 
Fulvio Risuleo for Una teoria che ho sognato a Londra
Lucía G. Romero for Cura Sana 




BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Chaoyang Wang for Life After Life
Hadrien Vedel for Balam Balam
Manuel G. Romero for La Herida Luminosa




BEST EDITING

 

Etienne Suzac for Balam Balam 
Ilenia Zincone for Una teoria che ho sognato a Londra
Shengwei Dong for CRAZY TAKEOUT







BEST SOUND

 

Francesco Lucarelli for Una teoria che ho sognato a Londra
Jimmy Solórzano for La herida luminosa
Léo Caresio for Balam Balam

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

 

Yuanou Tan for Life After Life
Victor Tomasi for Balam Balam
Virginia Quaranta for Una teoria che ho sognato a Londra




BEST COSTUME DESIGN

 

EVERYBODY KILLS
Gomez Tendler for Runaround Isabella 
Marta Rosmeri for La herida luminosa



BEST LEADING ACTOR

 

Francesco Patanè for EVERYBODY KILLS 
Lautaro Bettoni for Runaround
Tobbias Nuytten for Balam Balam




BEST LEADING ACTRESS

 

Irlanda Zavala for Drought
Roser Rendon Ena for Cura Sana
Yutong Cai for Life after life


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

 

Nathan Mannion for Avarice
Prashant Siddi for Rhythm of Dammam
Bolin Wen for CRAZY TAKEOUT

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

 

Héloïse Volle for Balam Balam 
Rasvely Lissette Donaire Restituyo for Cura Sana
Suyi He for Life after life