2025 FILM COMPETITION

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:

*Honorary Selection* THE CRYING ROOM, Music Video by The Yagas - Dir. Matt Jones

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NO WAY HOME, Narrative Feature Film - Dir. Yousaf Ali Khan

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SEEDS, Narrative Feature Film - Dir. Kaniehtiio Horn

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FRANK BEY: ALL MY DUES ARE PAID, Feature Documentary Film - Dir. Tom Dwyer, Lisa Palattella

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ROCANCOURT, Feature Documentary Film - Dir. David Serero

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A CLOSE SHAVE, Short Documentary Film - Dir. Michele Aboud

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HANGMAN, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Megan Brotherton

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YOUR EVERYDAY HEROES OF COSTA RICA, Short Documentary Film - Dir. Hernán Salcedo

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WOMAN DIES ALONE, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Angela Harvey

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LOVE IS MERELY A MADNESS, Short Documentary Film - Dir. Ian Hopkins, Timothy Friend

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Ursula Rudorfer

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DAD’S CAR KEYES, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Esme Farro

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UNITED CRAFTS OF AMERICA, TV Pilot/Digital Episode - Dir. Sergio Camacho

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PRIVATE UNIVERSE, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Sunny Liu

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HIGH STAKES, TV Pilot/Digital Episode - Dir. Yolotzin Leilani Martinez

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EVER THERE, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Daniel Grace

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DAYLIGHT, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Peter Cornwell

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THE END WAS JUST THE BEGINNING, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Antonio Aleixo

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UNITE FOR BISSAU, Short Documentary Film - Dir. Iara Lee

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SNUGGLEVILLE: HONEYMOON’S OVER, Animated TV Pilot - Dir. Jonathan Meacham

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THE BLACK EXPERIENCE, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Christian L. Scott

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THE PROJECTIONIST: A COLLECTOR’S JOURNEY, Short Documentary Film - Dir. John Cornelissen

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PRE-EXISTING FREEDOM, Short Documentary Film - Dir. Frederick Taylor

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IN A TAMASIC WORLD, Music Video/Experimental - Dir. Camilla Martini

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ALOHA MEANS I LOVE YOU, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Katy Dore

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RENT -A- HERO, Animated Short Film - Dir. Carson Luke Bender, Quinlon Elise Merrin

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ALLEY DANCE (BOGWANG-DONG), Music Video/Expermental - Dir. Yea Jean Choi

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FINALISTS:

SERGIO DONDOLI’S HAPPY LIFE, Feature Documentary Film - Dir. Jay Arnold

 

THE ROOTS, Narrative Feature Film - Dir. Omar Bermúdez

 

CIRCLE, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Ferhat Ertan

 

SOME KIND OF JUSTICE, Narrative Feature Film - Dir. Brian Jervay

 

RUBENESQUE, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Shanaya Coloma

 

SEEING BEAUTIFUL, Feature Documentary Film - Dir. Anjula Ram

 

AFTERIMAGE, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Aiko Dimayuga

 

WHEELS, TV Pilot/Digital Episode - Dir. Nicole Santolo

 

RE, TV Pilot/Digital Episode- Dir. Tom Adair

 

AMERICAN STREAM, Narrative Feature Film - Dir. Chandler David Dean Chavez

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IT’S THE HOPE THAT KILLS US, Feature Documentary Film - Dir. Luke Thomas O'Reilly

 

NOT A TYPICAL MOVIE, Feature Documentary Film - Dir. Joel Michael Reimer

 

THE BAG, Animated Narrative Short Film - Dir. Glen Arthur Dunzweiler

 

LIZZIE LAZARUS, Narrative Feature Film - Dir. Aviv Rubinstien

 

BEARS BY YOUR SIDE (THE CRUZ STORY), Short Documentary Film - Dir. Donald J. Wren

 

MY HUMAN EXPERIENCE, TV Pilot/Digital Episode - Dir. Sylvia Ray

 

CONTRACTION, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Andy Greene

 

BIG CHOPPAZ, Music Video - Dir. Daniel Osorio

 

PAIN THAT INVADES ME, Music Video - Dir. Marlon Ghirardelli

 

ON THE EDGE OF TIMES, Narrative Feature Film - Dir. Jörg Reichlin

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THE HOURGLASS, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Alexandre Bilardo

 

AI vs DEEP STATE, TV Pilot/Digital Episode - Dir. Katalin Weith

 

SHE USED TO LAUGH, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Greg Berman

 

MAMBO MAN, Narrative Feature Film - Dir. Mo Fini, Edesio Alejandro

 

RED DOG & BATES, Movie Trailer - Dir. Xochi BlymyeR

 

RUN, CHAD RUN, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Nadia Guo

 

THE PINTO VARIETY HOUR, Animated TV Pilot/Digital Episode - Dir. R.J. Sullivan

 

ANDY KEYS CLARK “SHE’S SO SPECTOR-ESQUE”, Animated Music Video - Dir. Ignatius Rake

 

WHITE NOISE, Narrative Short Film - Dir. SanMartin Garcia

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SEMI-FINALISTS:

“TOMMY GUN” ON THE ROAD TO KUPYANSK, Feature Documentary Film - Dir. Mark Jannetta

 

IN MONSTER’S HANDS, TV Pilot/Digital Episode - Dir. Christopher Sheffield

 

WHERE RUSSIA ENDS, Short Documentary Film - Dir. Oleksiy Radynski

 

I CHOOSE YOU, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Kaylah Pollock

 

LOTERÍA, Music Video - Dir. Daniel Osorio

 

SECRET MENU BEAUTY PAGEANT, Experimental Short Film - Dir. Frankie Campisano, SG Egan

 

GOSFORD CITY PLAYERS, TV Pilot/Digital Episode - Dir. Timothy Wilde

 

THE LEGENDS OF HOBSON HEIGHTS, Feature Documentary Film - Dir. William Edwards

 

REFLECTION, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Stefania Marshalenko

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MRS. CARMODY & MRS. JELLINECK: NO FUGU FOR YUGU, TV Pilot/Digital Episode

-Dir. Jeanne Taylor

 

PHOENIX INCIDENT, Narrative Feature Film - Dir. Keith Arem

 

THE SPIRITUALIZATION OF JEFF BOYD, Narrative Feature Film - Dir. Uwe Schwarzwalder

 

VENI ETIAM, Short Documentary Film - Dir. Alex Hai, Mahtab Mansour

 

YOU THINK ALTHOUGH YOU ARE NOT, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Salaheddin Noori

 

JASON MARKK, Commercial/Experimental Short - Dir. Jose A Renteria

 

FOOLPROOF, Narrative Feature Film - Dir. Sean Swaby

 

SILVERSIZZLE, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Brian Russell

 

AND IF THAT WASN’T ENOUGH, GODARD, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Jose Luis Campos Javier

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QUARTER-FINALISTS:

GENDER SYMPHONY, Experimental Short Film - Dir. Phoebe Hemenway Legere

 

BROTHER’S HORN, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Majid Asadi

 

INVISIBLE LIFE, Feature Documentary Film - Dir. Mark Krol

 

LOOK IN MY EYES, Narrative Feature Film - Dir. Perry Dell A’Quilla

 

THE OFFICE JOB, Narrative Feature Film - Dir. Ben Kerns, Martin Lewis

 

THE PIG AND THE SOCIETY, Short Documentary Film - Dir. Lucas Duarte

 

FIVE QUESTIONS, Narrative Short Film - Dir. David Arrow

 

PORTRAIT OF ATIKA, Short Documentary Film - Dir. Becca Foxx

 

A TWISTFUL OF DOLLARS, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Kevin Murray

 

MY FRIEND DOUBT, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Mark Riccadonna

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ESTELA, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Matheus Augusto

 

LITTLE BIRDS, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Natalia Del Álamo, Jorge De La Cava

 

LOSS, TV Pilot/Digital Episode - Dir. Samuel Mogollón

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HONORABLE MENTIONS:

​OAKLYN’S FRIENDS, Animated Narrative Short Film - Dir. Kelcie Russell

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CASSANDRA VENICE, Experimental Short Film - Dir. Hugo Justin Teugels

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OVERVALUED STARTUP, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Carolyn Ken, Greg Gustafson

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KICK THE CAN, Narrative Feature Film - Dir. Jim Menza

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A VAMPIRE SEEKER, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Shaun James Guzman

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LOS ASPIRANTES, TV Pilot/Digital Episode - María Yolanda Brown Melián, Kevin Ramos Fernández

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FULL TILT BOOGIE, TV Pilot/Digital Episode - Dir. Greg Brooks

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ZERO90SIX [REDACTED], Narrative Short Film - Dir. Carter Cox

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LEM AND MROŻEK REACTIVATION, Animated Narrative Short Film - Dir. Marek Wojtasik

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TRUST THE PROCESS, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Sisy M Gomez Peña

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THE CLIMATE CHANGE PROBLEM, Narrative Short Film - Dir. Bruce Barker

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2026 FILM COMPETITION (entries open again soon!)