AWARDS

WINNERS AND SPECIAL MENTIONS OF SHORT OF THE YEAR – WINTER 2025

• BEST SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR WINTER: WRITTEN IN THE STARS, by Vincent Gallagher (Ireland, 2024, Narrative, 14’)

• BEST FICTION SHORT FILM: DISARMED, by Jason Perini & Lucy Green (Australia, 2023, Narrative, 7’)

• BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM: ANITA, LOST IN THE NEWS, by Behzad Nalbandi (Iran, 2023, Animation & Documentary, 17’)

• BEST ANIMATION SHORT FILM: FROM THE TOP, by Rich Farris (United Kingdom, 2023, Animation, 8’)

• BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM: CARO MOSTRO (DEAR MONSTER), by Stefano P. Testa (Italy, 2023, Documentary & Experimental, 16’)

• BEST MUSIC VIDEO: ARTHUR H - LA ROUTE, by Marion Castéra (France, 2023, Music Video, 4’)

• AUDIENCE AWARD: TBA

SPECIAL MENTIONS PROMOFEST:

ACCIDENT, by Stephanie Ahn (USA, 2023, Narrative, 12’)
ACCOMPAGNÉ (ACCOMPANIED), by Liam Laurenti (France, 2023, Animation, 4’)
AFTER THE RAIN, by Alex Feggans (Australia, 2023, Narrative, 13’)
AÏCHA, by Coralie Lavergne (France, 2023, Narrative, 18’)
ALEXX196 & LA PLAGE DE SABLE ROSE (ALEXX196 & THE PINK SAND BEACH), by Loïc Hobi (France, 2023, Animation & Narrative, 24’)
ANÉMONE (ANEMON), by Mila Lignel (Belgium, 2023, Narrative, 11’)
ASSOIFFÉ (WATER COOLER WAR), by Lisa Sallustio (France, 2024, Narrative, 11’)
AUSTRALIA, by Katalin Egely (Spain, 2024, Animation & Music Video, 3’)
AZUL PANDORA (BLUE PANDORA), by Alan González (Cuba, 2023, Narrative, 12’)
BABY BROTHER, by Harold Batista (USA, 2024, Narrative, 11’)
BABY CRIERS, by Liza Renzulli (USA, 2023, Narrative, 9’)
BABYLONE, by Antoine Béguin (Switzerland, 2023, Experimental & Narrative, 2’)
BAIGA, by Bharatbala Ganapathy (India, 2023, Documentary, 6’)
CANARY IN A COAL MINE, by Dwan Kaoukji (Lebanon, 2024, Narrative, 20’)
CHAMPION, by Kim J.Y. Han (South Korea & USA, 2023, Narrative, 13’)
CHIEN MÉCHANT - ETOILE FILANTE, by Kelzang Ravach (France, 2023, Experimental & Music Video, 4’)
CHORNOBYL 22, by Oleksiy Radynski (Ukraine, 2023, Documentary, 21’)
CIERVO DE PANTANO (SWAMP DEER), by Gisela Corsello (Argentina, 2023, Narrative, 15’)
COMME UN NUAGE (LIKE A CLOUD), by Christine Grulois (Belgium, 2023, Narrative, 29’)
COMMENT INFILTRER UN CARTEL (HOW TO INFILTRATE A DRUG CARTEL), by Nicolas Siegenthaler (Switzerland, 2024, Animation & Documentary, 25’)
CORTO DE BAJO PRESUPUESTO EN UN RESTAURANT (LOW BUDGET SHORT IN A RESTAURANT), by Martin de Benedetti (Spain, 2023, Narrative, 8’)
CRITIC, by Richard Perryman (United Kingdom, 2023, Narrative, 6’)
CRUSTS, by Alfie Dale (United Kingdom, 2023, Narrative, 11’)
CYANEMOIA, by Gabriel Alfonsi (France, 2023, Experimental & Narrative, 7’)
DIAFRAGMA (DIAPHRAGM), by Robson Cavalcante (Brazil, 2023, Animation, 10’)
DOUX TEMPS (SWEET TIMES), by Caio Amon (Brazil & Canada, 2023, Music Video, 5’)
DRAINSPOTTING, by Andy Oxley (United Kingdom, 2023, Documentary, 9’)
DRAWN, by Ty Clancey (USA, 2023, Narrative, 24’)
ENTRE-DEUX (IN-BETWEEN), by Martin Audeguis (France, 2023, Narrative, 19’)
ET SI LE SOLEIL PLONGEAIT DANS L'OCÉAN DES NUES (IF THE SUN DROWNED INTO AN OCEAN OF CLOUDS), by Wissam Charaf (France & Lebanon, 2023, Narrative, 20’)
EXHUMATOR, by Christof Schuerpf (Switzerland, 2023, Documentary, 17’)
FATHEAD, by C. Craig Patterson (USA, 2023, Narrative, 20’)
FINDLATER, by Allyn Quigley (Ireland, 2023, Narrative, 12’)
FIRMIN, by Stéphane Paravigna (France, 2023, Animation, 12’)
GOMORRA, by Iñigo Gaya (Spain, 2023, Animation, 3’)
IN YOUR HANDS, by Luigi Sibona (United Kingdom, 2023, Narrative, 12’)
JUST TIME, by Victor Smet (Belgium, 2023, Narrative, 21’)
LA CHICA - OASIS, by Marion Castéra (France, 2023, Animation, Experimental & Music Video, 4’)
MUM, by Jac Min (Singapore, 2023, Narrative, 26’)
MY GRANDFATHER'S HOUSE, by Alvina Joshi (India, 2023, Documentary, 28’)
PLUIE DE GRÂCE OU GRÂCE À LA PLUIE (RAINING GRACE OR THANKS TO THE RAIN), by Chryssa Florou (France, 2023, Narrative, 10’)
SEVENTEEN, by Thomas Horat (Switzerland, 2023, Documentary, 17’)
THE FILM MIGHT BE WHITE, by Sebastian Johansson Micci (Sweden, 2023, Narrative, 13’)
WHEN SHE IS NOT THERE, by Wieke Kapteijns (Netherlands, 2023, Documentary, 25’)