WINNERS / JANUARY 2025

January 2025

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AWARDED PROJECTS

The winners

Alphabetical order by film title

Silver Award  - Short Film

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Giles Greenwood

France

Gold Award - Student Film

ARTERIA RADIALIS

Ivan Sladonja

Croatia

Silver Award - Indie Short Film

ARTHUR AVE.

Joey Medina

United States"

Best Short Film

BATTLE OF LA

Patrick Pizzolorusso

United States

Silver Award - Music Video

BEACH BOY

Yimiko

United States

Best Animated Film

BIPPY THE LITTLE ROBOT

Glenna C Burmer

United States

Silver Award  - Feature Documentary

DESIGN IS ONE: LELLA & MASSIMO VIGNELLI

Kathy Brew & Roberto Guerra

United States

Gold Award - Music Video

EMBERS

Wesley Crutcher & Javon Everett

United States

Gold Award - Indie Short Film

F*CKING WALLPAPER

Carol Dorn

United States

Best Feature Documentary

FREEMAN

John William Sutherlin

United States

Gold Award - Feature Documentary

GOING POSTAL: THE LEGACY FORETOLD

Tad Sallee & Jason Sikorsky

United States

Best Experimental Film

LADY NOWHERE

Alberto Martín-Aragón

Spain

Best Music Video

LOUD MOUTH KNOW IT ALL RELATIVES

Paul Helou

United States

Gold Award - Animated Film

MAKING EMMIE SMILE

Abby Vo

John Vo

Ken Yoffe

Ellen Weisberg

United States

Silver Award  - Experimental Film

PASSAGE OF THE RIVER - ENVIRONMENTAL MOVIE

Padma Chebrolu

United States

Gold Award - Experimental Film

SEQUOIA SPIRITS

Cherie Carson & David Creech

United States

Gold Award - Short Film

SHADOWS OF DESIRE

Lucio Luna

Brazil

Silver Award  - Short Documentary

THE CLAY HORSE

Vishal Kumar Patil

India

Best Indie Short FilmGold Award - First Time Director

THE DAYS OF KNIGHT

John P Martinez

United States

Silver Award  - Experimental Film

THE HOUSE OF LOVE AND TEARS

Greg L. Hines

United States

Best Student FilmGold Award - Short Documentary

THE NEW IMMIGRANTS - HONG KONGERS

Vivian Tsang

United Kingdom

Honorable Mention

THE PROSPECT

Robert Schultz & Dana Donnelly

United States

Best Web/Tv Series

TOO LATE WITH ANDREW BADAMI

Andrew Badami & Tyler Heydon

United States

Best First Time Director

TRAPPILY EVER AFTER

Crystabel Amaka Goddy

Nigeria

Gold Award - Web/Tv Series

TRIAL OF INJUSTICE

Tshombye K Ware

United States

Silver Award - Animated Film

VIVID

Kia Claire

United Kingdom

Honorable Mention

WHEN I'LL BE CAPABLE OF LOVE

Giulia Brazzale

Italy

Best Short Documentary

WITH THE HIMBA AT EPUPA

Arnold Kopff

Australia