October 2025 Edition
Award Recipients
Best Documentary - Social Issues, Rights & Inclusion
Fist Bump
Madeleine Farley
Best First Time Director - Feature
Romancing Sydney
Anmol Mishra
Best Director - Short Film
Akıl Tutulması-Mind Eclipse
Ramazan Yıldırım
Best First Time Director - Documentary
The River of Life & Death
Paddy Hackett
Best Music Video
Oops, Not Acapulco!
Kostiantyn Mishchenko
Best Documentary
Igor. L'eroe romantico del calcio
Luca Dal Canto
Best Actress
The Nemesis
Deniz Ekinci
Best Actor
The Nemesis
Anton, Charles Carroll
Best History Film
The Nemesis
Zin Ataş
Best First Time Director - Short Film
The Nemesis
Zin Ataş
Best Short Film
The Return of the Fireflies: World Premiere
Daan Roosegaarde
Honorable Mention
Eîdòn
Simone Bardi
Honorable Mention
What we liked of Lofoten
Matteo Masini
Best Animation
The Family Photo
John Norris Ray
Honorable Mention
Terra Battuta
Luca Valentino Paluello
Best Commercial & Advertising
Gift A Feeling
Alex Fouquet
Honorable Mention
The way of the orchid
Jean-Baptiste Le Hen
Honorable Mention
La Linea
Giuseppe Fallacara
Best Student Film
SUL VIVO - Sore Point
Francesco Finarolli
Best Music Video
WEAK13 - UNPOPULAR
Nick J Townsend
Best Green & Environment Film
IRBIS: A Shared Future
Alberto Tarroni
Best First Time Director - Short Documentary
...in search of Nihal Fernando
Martin Pieris
Best Cinematography
Rhythms of the Land
Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages
Best Original Score
Rhythms of the Land
Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages
Best Artist Film (Feature)
Rhythms of the Land
Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages
Best Travel Film
Beyond The Horizon
James Peter Rowat