2025 Winners

Celebrating exceptional filmmaking talent and inspiring stories from around the globe.

And the Winners Are...

Best Hero Short Film (Overall)

Laura Living Backwards

by Kate Horlor

Best Local Hero Short Film

We Three Kings

by Bruce Micallef Eynaud

Best No Budget Short Film

Laura Living Backwards

by Kate Horlor

Best Micro Budget Short Film

The Passions of the Soul

by Emile Buyls

Best Low Budget Short Film

We Three Kings

by Bruce Micallef Eynaud

Best Documentary Short

Truth, Power, and Freedom

by Ahmed Tahsin Shams

Best Comedy Short

Speedata

by Simone Alamango

Best Drama Short

Cats

by Danilo Stanimrovic

Best Fantasy/Sci-Fi Short

Laura Living Backwards

by Kate Horlor

Best Animated Short

Ball Lightning

by Catriona Trina Baker

Best Horror Short

Prompt_

by Jabir Lund

Honorable Mentions

Fluke

by Sam Garcia

Our Hero, Cadet

by Kam Smith

Signature..............

by Nick Zerafa

Reflection

by Mishel Devor

The Sound Of Swiping

by Bruce Micallef Eynaud

Identity

by Bernard Satariano

The Informant

by Jean Carbonaro

Jena

by Marisabelle Grech, Richard Starkey

Vladimir's Pootin'

by James Daniel Barfield

Eddy Hamel - Gentleman from Auschwitz

by Krzysztof Baranowski

Nut Nut

by Melvin Paillard