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Films NOMINATED to COMPETE

SUMMER 2025


ALTERNATE MEDIA

elemental
Director Marie Gayeski
in Alternate Media, Experimental, Cinematography (subcat), Editing (subcat), Content/Message Delivery (subcat), Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat)
United States




ANIMATION




ART-HOUSE FILM












Ice Breath
Director Leonard Alecu
in Art-house Film, Environmental, Experimental, Inspirational, Music Video, Cinematography (subcat), Direction (subcat), Editing (subcat), Original Concept (subcat), Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat)
Romania










surface tension | silver dollar | secret garden
Director Miriam Joanna Bennett
in Art-house Film
United States, United States









BIOGRAPHY DOCUMENTARY








COMEDY


BitterSweet (Final Cut)
Director Steven Martini
in Comedy, Actor: Lead (subcat), Direction (subcat), Original Song (subcat), Original Score (subcat)
United States






DOCUMENTARY


America In The Dark: The J6 Pardons and Big Tech Censorship
Director Christopher Carter
in Documentary
United States, United States






JamCation: The Chronicles of Now Defunkt
Director Scott Macklin
in Documentary
United States






My Father's Footsteps "Letters to the Fallen"
Director Terrance A Williams
in Documentary
United States


































DOCU-DRAMA SHORT




The Long Road Home
Director Barbara Anne Lindstrom
in Docu-drama Short
United States




DOCU-DRAMA FEATURE

Art Show. Why Bother?
Director Stephen Offord
in Docu-drama Feature
United States





DRAMA – ROMANCE














DUST COLLECTOR






ENVIRONMENTAL


Ice Breath
Director Leonard Alecu
in Art-house Film, Environmental, Experimental, Inspirational, Music Video, Cinematography (subcat), Direction (subcat), Editing (subcat), Original Concept (subcat), Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat)
Romania



EXPERIMENTAL

a forest of collective subconscious
Director Peter Jonas
in Experimental
Germany

Another Day
Director Greg Kirkpatrick, Jr.
in Experimental
United States
Ice Breath
Director Leonard Alecu
in Art-house Film, Environmental, Experimental, Inspirational, Music Video, Cinematography (subcat), Direction (subcat), Editing (subcat), Original Concept (subcat), Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat)
Romania









HEALTH
















HORROR





HUMAN SPIRIT


The Happiness Experiment
Director Jaccii Farris
in Human Spirit
United States, United States


INSPIRATIONAL







Ice Breath
Director Leonard Alecu
in Art-house Film, Environmental, Experimental, Inspirational, Music Video, Cinematography (subcat), Direction (subcat), Editing (subcat), Original Concept (subcat), Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat)
Romania





LGBT





LOOSE SHORTS









MUSIC VIDEO

Ice Breath
Director Leonard Alecu
in Art-house Film, Environmental, Experimental, Inspirational, Music Video, Cinematography (subcat), Direction (subcat), Editing (subcat), Original Concept (subcat), Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat)
Romania



NOVEL MANUSCRIPT



PSA





RELIGIOUS/FAITH















SCIENCE









The Moon Had a Shadow
Director Phil Hart
in Science
Australia




SCI-FI



SCREENPLAY
787 MILES FROM JERICHO
Submitter PETER BLACKBURN
in Screenplay
Australia





Four Days on Humberside
Writer Roland (Tom Oliver) William Oliver
in Screenplay


  Geva's Way
Writer Rebecca Day Robinson
in Screenplay, Script Writer (subcat)
United States



In Service
Writer Rodgers Wilson
in Screenplay


























The Age of the Empath
Writer Steve Brown
in Screenplay
United States

The Oracle
Writer Stephen August Barkanic
in Screenplay

The Tree With No Heart
Submitter Aaron Huckleberry
in Screenplay

The Worst Wedding Ever
Writer Adam Sandel
in Screenplay
"TRISTAN ARTHUR'S KNIGHT"
Writer LOREANA MARIA CONSTANTINO VALENTINI
in Screenplay
What Good is Believing
Writer Thomas Pace
in Screenplay


SOCIAL ISSUES






















STUDENT












Only We Know
Director Chris Byrne
in Student
United States








SPORTS

   


TIGHT SHORTS
10 Minutes
Director Maricar Bella
in Tight Shorts
United States



Beauty and the biker
Director Lawrence Le
in Tight Shorts
United States







Life Is Precious
Director Leviticus Appleton
in Tight Shorts, Original Score (subcat)
United States







TRAVEL/CULTURE/ARTS

Mangyan Ambahan: Wisdom for Our Filipino Soul
Director Chiara Cox
in Travel/Culture/Arts
Philippines




TV COMMERCIALS







TV SHOW







WEBISODE




 

WILDLIFE/NATURE/ANIMALS

Are the Dolphins Alright?
Director Eric Randall Simon
in Wildlife/Nature/Animals
United States





ZERO BUDGET





Reputation
Director Philip Curry
in Zero Budget
Ireland