WINNERS & NOMINEES

FEATURE FILM – ACTING & CREW AWARDS

Best Actor
Winner: Julio Jung – Aftershocks (aka Réplicas)

Best Actress
Winner: Katja Matković – The Second Diary of Paulina P. (aka Drugi dnevnik Pauline P.)

Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Kim Bodnia – Nefarious

Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Samantha Seager – Invincible

Best Young Performer
Winner: Mani Shanks – SHED

Best Director
Winner: Emma Croft – Invincible

Best Cinematography
Winner: Vince Knight – Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare
Nominee: Ariel Artur – Invincible

Best Editor
Winner: This Is Birmingham
Nominee: Diego Gonzalez-Durney – Aftershocks (aka Réplicas)

Best Music
Winner: Darko Hajsek – The Second Diary of Paulina P. (aka Drugi dnevnik Pauline P.)

Best Production Design
Winner: Tajana Canic Stankovic – The Second Diary of Paulina P. (aka Drugi dnevnik Pauline P.)

Best Screenplay
Winner: Toshihiko Matsuo – The Gambler & The Vengeful

SHORT FILM – ACTING & CREW AWARDS

Best Actor
Winner: Jonny Labey – Swirl State
Nominee: Liam Bull – The Black Silence

Best Actress
Winner: Noomi Rapace – Hearts of Stone
Nominee: Louisa Connolly-Burnham – An Imperfect Cadence

Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Ali Cook – The Pearl Comb

Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Jessica Barden – Hearts of Stone

Highlight Performance
Winner: Siobhan Finneran – Broken Clouds
Winner: Stephen Fry – A Friend of Dorothy

Best Newcomer
Winner: Alistair Nwachukwu – A Friend of Dorothy
Winner: Lily Storey – Gan Canny

Outstanding Achievement
Winner: Perry Benson – Acting
Winner: Miriam Margolyes – A Friend of Dorothy

Jury Special Performance Award
Winner: Suzanna Hamilton - 175

SHORT FILM – CREW AWARDS

Best Director
Winner: Lee Knight – A Friend of Dorothy
Nominee: Tom Van Avermaet – Hearts of Stone
Nominee: C.A. Cooper – The Black Silence

Best Cinematography
Winner: Richard Bell – An Imperfect Cadence
Nominee: Hans Bruch Jr. - Hearts of Stone

Best Editor
Winner: Sadaf Nazari – The Pearl Comb
Nominee: Ring Ring

Best Music
Winner: Matthew Bouwmeester – Romance Anonimo
Nominee: Federico Ferrandina - An Imperfect Cadence
Nominee: Marco Belloni - Gan Canny

Best Production Design
Winner: Philippe Bertin – Hearts of Stone
Nominee: Isabel Pirillo - The Pearl Comb

Best Screenplay
Winner: Alison Kelly & Tom Van Avermaet – Hearts of Stone
Nominee: Kasra Karimi - 175

Best SFX
Winner: Galina A. Yakovleva -Hearts of Stone

SHORT FILM – CATEGORY AWARDS

Best Comedy
Winner: Ha’Penny Dip – Miles Berkley-Smith & Jodie Woodall
Nominee: Romance Anonimo – Charlie Waters-Anderson
Nominee: Happy New Year – Laura Gregory
Nominee: Code / Switch – Alexander Eliot
Nominee: Round the Corner – Russ Emanuel

Best Comedy Drama
Winner: Gan Canny – Lou Burns & Aaron Burns
Nominee: 7 to 10 – Ana Pio
Nominee: Round the Corner – Russ Emanuel

Best Dark Comedy
Winner: Easy Sell – Ken Abalos & Ash Meshkati
Nominee: Star Signs – Benjamin Keir & Costantinos Mandis
Nominee: Next of Kim – Daniel Reid
Nominee: Swirl State – Jonny Labey
Nominee: Mein Surname – Adam Cowie

Best Romantic Comedy
Winner: Romance Anonimo – Charlie Waters-Anderson

Best Drama
Winner: A Friend of Dorothy – Lee Knight - James Dean - Max Marlow - Scottie Fotré
Nominee: Viv + Eddie – Andi Watson
Nominee: Dylan Meets Thomas – Anna Lee
Nominee: After – Tony Hunter
Nominee: False Premises – Melissa McCusker
Nominee: A Day in February – Klaas Diersmann
Nominee: An Imperfect Cadence – Nathan Haines
Nominee: On the Line – Emilia Teglia
Nominee: 175 – Kasra Karimi
Nominee: Broken Clouds – Danny Miller

Best LGBTQ+ Film
Winner: 175 – Kasra Karimi
Nominee: My Old Man – Kianna Grace Evans & Kaye Evans
Nominee: Hearts of Stone – Tom Van Avermaet
Nominee: After the Rain on Thursday – Jenn Webb & Marla Lopez
Nominee: A Friend of Dorothy – Lee Knight

Best Horror
Winner: The Black Silence – C.A. Cooper
Nominee: Work Flow – Fatima Isse
Nominee: Ring Ring – Adrian León
Nominee: Dollhouse – JC Bratton
Nominee: Where the Shadows Wait - Riley Robbins

Best Short Documentary
Winner: The Healer – Emma Raine Walker
Nominee: Valour Jiu-Jitsu – Hardik Manmode

Best Sci-Fi
Winner: Out of the Grey – Marta Baidek
Nominee: After the Rain on Thursday – Jenn Webb & Marla Lopez
Nominee: The Suicide Shift – Paul Laight

Best Experimental Film
Winner: Daylight Saving Time – David Vail
Nominee: Holding On – Emma Croft
Nominee: Coastline – Ethan Nahar
Nominee: The Weight – Vanessa Rose
Nominee: Control Room – J.A.G. Hodges

Best Fantasy Film
Winner: The Pearl Comb – Ali Cook
Nominee: At Horizon’s End – Neil Bedeker
Nominee: Broken Reality – Mark Krol

Best Student Film
Winner: Girls Together – Christie Arnold
Nominee: The Gift of the Talisman – Weixing Chen

Best Animation
Winner: Aunts House – Paul Charisse
Nominee: Am I Dreaming – Jake Lee
Nominee: Ying & Yang – Iria Lopez & Daniela Negrin Ochoa
Nominee: Zero Trace – Loo-ee Ping-dee Gwor
Nominee: The Planet That Doesn’t Exist – Nadav Embon

Best Miro Animation
Winner: Ying & Yang – Iria Lopez & Daniela Negrin Ochoa

Best Musical Animation
Winner: Am I Dreaming – Jake Lee

Best War Film
Winner: Rock Paper Scissors – Franz Böhm
Nominee: Foxhole – Tom Brittney

Best Western
Winner: Her War – Charles Curtice
Nominee: A Dance to the Death – Alexander Simkin

Best Action Film
Winner: NYX – Bulent Ozlarusso
Nominee: Dojo – Armin Alic

Best Thriller
Winner: Red Ink – Aaron Demski
Nominee: FÅKT! – Rune Asak
Nominee: Waiting for Nicko – Howard Perry
Nominee: The Breakdown – Matthew Pate

Best AI Film
Winner: Porta – Daniel Atzil

Best Short Film
Winner: Hearts of Stone – Tom Van Avermaet
Nominee: Gan Canny – Lou Burns & Aaron Burns
Nominee: The Black Silence – C.A. Cooper
Nominee: The Pearl Comb – Ali Cook
Nominee: Broken Reality – Mark Krol
Nominee: Holding On – Emma Croft
Nominee: Out of the Grey – Marta Baidek
Nominee: A Friend of Dorothy – Lee Knight
Nominee: An Imperfect Cadence – Nathan Haines
Nominee: Swirl State – Jonny Labey

FEATURE FILM – CATEGORY AWARDS

Best Documentary Film
Winner: About an Emperor – Oded Levy
Nominee: A Film About Choosing to Live – Alexander Denysenko

Best Action Film
Winner: This Is Birmingham – Kay S. Ubhi
Nominee: The Gambler & The Vengeful – Toshihiko Matsuo

Best Thriller
Winner: SHED – Steven J. Mihaljevich
Nominee: Nefarious – Michael O’Bernicia

Best Comedy
Winner: The Second Diary of Paulina P. (aka Drugi dnevnik Pauline P.)– Neven Hitrec
Nominee: LA Jesus – Richard David Charles

Best Drama
Winner: Invincible – Emma Croft
Nominee: All the Past, All Is Overture – Xiangwen Wang
Nominee: Aftershocks (aka Réplicas) – Diego Gonzalez

Best Horror
Winner: Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare – Scott Chambers
Nominee: The Shug – Martin J. Pickering

Best Fantasy
Winner: The Realm of Eldervin – Oliver Hollingdale
Nominee: The Stranger – Jack Thomas

Best Wildlife Documentary
Winner: Orangutans – The Mysterious People of the Forest
Jens Westphalen & Thoralf Grospitz

Best Experimental Feature
Winner: The Legend of Abraxas – Siao Feerum

Best Picture
Winner: The Stranger – Jack Thomas

SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Best Feature Screenplay
Winner: LOL – James Heath
Nominee: Neneh – Samuel Tucker
Nominee: Who Took Nimbsy Smart? – L. E. Coleman
Nominee: The Other You – Mason Cooper
Nominee: Walker’s Game – Luke Ollerton
Nominee: Codename: ASTREA – Howard Perry
Nominee: You Are Not Alone – Brian Gabriel Ramírez
Nominee: The Stake – Phoebe Jessica Moody
Nominee: Disorder – Amy Culwick
Nominee: Untethered – AJ Sykes

Best Short Screenplay
Winner: A Bird in the Air So Free – Emma Davies
Nominee: Freeda – Lorenzo Colonna
Nominee: Solid Food – Laura Plebani
Nominee: Seal of Confession – Nathan Haines
Nominee: The Tides – Darren A. Furniss
Nominee: Manny’s Mitzvah – Kaz (Karen) Anstee
Nominee: The Mermaid’s Tavern – Glyndwr Edwards
Nominee: Do Tell – Bree Wyrd
Nominee: Durning Road – Paula McCool

RISING STAR AWARDS

Best Actor – Rising Star
Winner: Patrick Hogue
Nominee: Aaron Gray
Nominee: Brenan Andrasi
Nominee: Duane Tucker
Nominee: Jack Hyde
Nominee: Gabriel Gil-Sanllehi

Nominee: Kyle Brookes

Best Actress – Rising Star
Winner: Miranda Magee
Nominee: Alida Delaney
Nominee: Crina Ghib

Nominee: Michelle Charvez-Grant