Award winning submissions

Award Winning Submissions

Throwaway Living - Best Fiction 2024

Directed by Laura Malatos
Age: 24
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Bhanyaat - Best Animation 2024

Directed by Bhanu Fulara
Age: 25
Link: https://youtu.be/yzhcE-V_J_E?si=Q83Hd4DQOqmsNq_f

Robbie & Mollie - Young Filmmaker 2024

Directed by Kids N Tricks
Age: Young Filmmaker
Link: https://youtu.be/17o6drEtU0U?si=DhL4sod6IMlS7liQ

Wake Up - Local Filmmaker 2024

Directed by Maria Conlon
Age: 21
Link: https://youtu.be/174clkCZB20?si=bAXCyQW0tHsMLi2p

Understorey - Best Documentary 2024

Directed by Claire Riverland
Age: 19
Link: https://youtu.be/sTgjZFHLlSc?si=amtb-UEM_7DNAmEP

Weeping Willow - Best Documentary 2024

Directed by Veronika Jakubcik
Age: 24
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65p - Best Experimental 2024

Directed by Jasmine Otley
Age: 20
Link: https://youtu.be/eXTFU4ZlFP4?si=GJ3HsDchiLpnxFlT

Mushlings - Best Fiction 2024

Directed by Magdalena Berezowska. 25 years old.
Age: 24
Link: https://youtu.be/onLdPnSgCaE?si=z8-ojD2xXrP1vAgp

The Isle of Trashes - Best Animation 2024

Directed by YEOLEUM CHOI
Age: 25
Link: https://youtu.be/loKek9tkjO0?si=a4tltxIpbvPwoCQE

There was a cedar forest - Young Filmmaker 2024

Directed by Arthur Cech
Age: 15
Link: https://youtu.be/JMjjHOQYPcM?si=qTvWlVDXL9oPPes9

Cottonwood - Best Documentary 2025 (Winner)

Directed by: Arian Tomar
Age: 21
Country of origin: United States
Link: https://youtu.be/8u_YcsEAijA?si=NkQA7wSdI_HRjn0P

Thaniye (Alone) - Best Fiction 2025 (Winner)

Directed by Anavadya M S
Age: 25
Country of Origin: India
Link: https://youtu.be/IMqG3Y4xGlw?si=oYC5IBKNmnW1sEe0

Buy It - Young Filmmaker 2025 (Winner)

Directed by Tina Mohr, Celina Ren
Age: 17 years old
Country of Origin: United States
Link: https://youtu.be/8rRFjxXdhGo?si=gCAHDRPKM67uf3tD

The forest is on fire - Best Animation 2025 (Winner)

Directed by Louise Rogiers
Age: 25
Country of Origin: Belgium
Link: https://youtu.be/xgl-MJsWG_o?si=B4g7X2pv-5P3wUd1

Requiem - Best Experimental 2025 (Winner)

Directed by Holly Sharman
Age: 22
Country of Origin: UK
LinkL: https://youtu.be/NceOZug6mVg?si=G0ggvAnKghh7v7_g

Ghosts of Coal - Local Filmmaker 2025 (Winner)

Directed by Athan Johnson
Age: 22
Country of Origin: UK
Link: https://youtu.be/7fBrxkQI3gY?si=1hq01fCA30iG-Kos

The Sacred Speaker – Best Experimental 2025 (Runner up)

Directed by Mathilde Zampieri, Arthur Garderet
Age: 25
Country of Origin: French Polynesia
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Kapanahunan/Seasonal – Best Fiction 2025 (Runner Up)

Directed by: Josh Kenneth Mallari Sagum
Age: 24
Country of Origin: Philippines
Link: https://youtu.be/o9QsqjoAy5s?si=VUsGtiU8hkupa0ht

Two Level House - Best Young Filmmaker (Runner Up)

Directed by: Arfiyan Dewa Purnama
Age: Young Filmmaker (under 16)
Country of origin: Indonesia
Link: https://youtu.be/rZ1HEIcpV04?si=LU3fDoBBR_XHeR56

Bioshorts Regeneration tricks – Best animation 2025 (Runner Up)

Directed by: Daniela Hýbnerová
Age:
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Link: https://youtu.be/ZJO2xCnA6wI?si=m2fyA_wJEbiJk1sy

Green Ocean Gold - Best Documentary 2025 (Joint Winner)

Directed by: Olaf Lawrence
Age: 24
Country of origin: United Kingdom

Monkey_C – Best Animation 2026 (Winner)

Directed by: Carmel Bethany Gorfine
Country of origin: Australia
Link: https://youtu.be/G1eOkl8JLZk?si=Eyf1fzMd5XFFt-Ki

Foundation – Best Documentary 2026 (Winner)

Directed by: Jack Hinz
Age: 19
Country of origin: Australia
Link: https://youtu.be/a5oKLvhd8yM?si=h62bbjKhwFVARcJR

Kaalindi: An Urban Legend – Best Fiction 2026 (winner)

Directed by: Saloni Dhingra
Age: 24
Country of origin: India
Link: https://youtu.be/aZIcxNT8Itk?si=xpB02K3lSiPx858q

Ashankara : From Waste To Hope - Best Young Filmmaker 2026 (Winner)

Directed by: Jeff Kusnandar
Age: 16
Country of origin: Indonesia
Link: https://youtu.be/1MXwx_X6LFs?si=zinbzNpFCvqtojTZ

Wishful Water – Best experimental 2026 (Winner)

Directed by: Sinoop raj, Subhash k
Country of origin: India
Link: https://youtu.be/pVnWNj1nqx0?si=OTTOTgGYzNcFlaoF

The Onny’s Story – A Fight For The Future – Best Local Filmmaker 2026 (Winner)

Directed by: Finley Middleton
Age: 17
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Link: https://youtu.be/1MXwx_X6LFs?si=zinbzNpFCvqtojTZ

Shelter – Best Fiction 2026 (Runner Up)

Directed by: Mila Jeanne Miller
Age: 20
Country of origin: France
Link: https://youtu.be/CQKoCf50KQo?si=PIvovctfi-TN2HFi

Piece Of Cake – Best Young Filmmaker 2026 (Runner Up)

Directed by: Ryley Sweeting
Age: 16-17
Country of origin: United kingdom
Link: https://youtu.be/CQKoCf50KQo?si=PIvovctfi-TN2HFi

The Final Stair – Best Animation 2026 (Runner Up)

Directed by: Shameer Ali
Age: 21
Country of origin: India
Link: Unavailable.

Harmonies – Best Experimental 2026 (Runner Up)

Directed by: Doortje Schoonbrood
Age: 25
Country of origin: Netherlands
Link: https://youtu.be/C2ev-xSMogI?si=ALb63_TDzeqyt4J5

All You Need Is Less – Best Documentary 2026 (Runner Up)

Directed by: Adira Blades, Angelica Guillen, Erin Dela Cruz
Country of origin: United States
Link: https://youtu.be/eT3ixFfiSTY?si=sOK9_oiQTYupKqIp

Beneath The Vortex - Best Local Filmmaker 2026 (Runner Up)

Directed by: Coral Mayer, Charddonnay Bailey, Leah Simpson
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Link: https://youtu.be/o9q-YgWcw7g?si=Hmm1ys5zY0eXGwyz