NOMINEES 2025

 

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM 

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VALERIY PEREVERZEV- THE BRATTT  RUSSIAN FEDERATION 

AYUTA YOSHIKAWA - SOUND OF LOVE  JAPAN 

YOUSAF ALI KHAN - NO WAY HOME   UNITED KINGDOM 

JOHN WILLIAMS - ANOTHER TIME  JAPAN 

SHARVI - DO OVER  INDIA 

TOMMY KING - SGT. FRUIT FLY CANADA

 

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM 

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MAHMOUD ABU JAZI - THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AMONG MOTHERS  PALESTINE 

BINENDRA MENON – BREAD  UNITED KINGDOM 

JOHN D. NILLES - BLEACH BONE  USA 

PARKER CROFT - AS EASY AS CLOSING YOUR EYES  USA 

MIKHEIL GABAIDZE - VASOMOTOR RHINITIS  GEORGIA 

KHALIEF RAHMAN HARJONO – ECLIPSE  INDONESIA 

IRA PUTILOVA - BENDER DEFENDERS UNITED KINGDOM

 

BEST GREEK SHORT FILM 

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KOSTAS GAKIS – SATONELLA 

DIMITRIS GLYFOS – LATERA 

ACHILLES TSOUTSIS - A 10 MINUTE SWIM 

NEFELI RAPTI - MS NITSA 

LEFTERIS KETEOGLOU POULIAS – WHISPERS 

 

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY 

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JOHN KATOPODIS - DREAM BIG  GREECE 

VALENTINA FAENZA, MANUEL ROSSI - LA GRANDE SIGNORA  ITALY 

SACHIN GHIMIRE, GAURAB KC - INTO THE MIST  NEPAL

IGOR BIDDAU - 230°: BACK TO THE LAND OF OUR FOREFATHERS ITALY

ALIREZA ROFOUGARAN - ALI VS. ALI  IRAN 

RAY BARRON-WOOLFORD FRSA - AFENI SHAKUR AND THE TRIAL OF THE PANTHER 21  USA 

LAURA GRAHAM, COLIN J GRAHAM - THE SKIDS REVOLUTION UNITED KINGDOM 

HANNES RALL, SUSANNE MARSCHALL - HöLDERLIN'S ECHO GERMANY

 

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY 

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CESARE CATANIA - THE IMAGINATION OF A CHILD  ITALY 

PATRICIA WAGNER – TROUBLED  SWITZERLAND 

SARKO MEENE, VAHAN KHACHIYAN – DREAMFUL  ARMENIA 

DIMITRA MARGARITIDOU - THE TREASURE OF FATHER GIORGIS  GREECE

KHALIEF RAHMAN HARJONO - ECLIPSE (2025) INDONESIA

NICOLA NAPOLI - MY OWN WORST ENEME  ITALY 

 

BEST HISTORICAL FILM 

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ANTONELLO PISANO MURGIA - SUI TETTI DI CHI DORME  ITALY 

JOSHUA CLAY - TEARS OF BLOOD  GERMANY 

FRUSZINA SKRABSKI, SANDOR KISS - INHERITED SHAME  HUNGARY 

 

BEST EXPERIMENTAL  

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NEFELI CHRYSA AVGERIS - SONGS FROM WITHIN  SWITZERLAND 

GEORGE SEAR – SCOTT  USA 

MOHAMMED MAMDOUH -THE KEYBOARD  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 

VICTORIA LYNN WESTON - THROUGH THE GLASS  USA 

MATTHEW ROCKETT - THE GIRL FROM FEDAMORE  IRELAND 

 

BEST SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY 

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FÁBIO POWERS - THE OLD MAN AND THE DEMON SWORD  PORTUGAL 

JOHN WILLIAMS - ANOTHER TIME  JAPAN 

DANIEL RALPH ZERBST - WITCHES OF EVERLAND  GERMANY 

ANASTASIIA BIENIETTON - THE REASON FRANCE

 

BEST AI FILM 

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UMBERTO ONZA - THE KALEVALA-A FEW SELECTED  FINLAND 

LACHESIS LAVAL -THE REGRET OF THE WAVES  CHINA 

MIJORO - OTSOG+  USA 

BAIII L - WHISPERS THROUTH THE VEIL  CHINA 

 

BEST ANIMATED FILM 

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DOHYEON KIM - PAIR OF WINGS  REPUBLIC OF KOREA 

STEVE SUGARMAN - MISS YOU MOM  CANADA 

ERWAN LE GAL -THE QUEEN OF EGYPT  FRANCE 

WALTER RASTELLI - THE THRESHOLD  ITALY 

CLáUDIO JORDãO - THE FOAM AND THE LION PORTUGAL

 

BEST FIRST TIME FILMMAKER 

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DAVID RAMER - HIS TRAIN OF THOUGHT  USA 

JAYJIT NARENDRABHAI MAHAVIR - MAAYA PRAPANCH  INDIA 

PAOLO CALGANI – SAFARA   ITALY 

NINA DREMETSIKA - THE SKETCH  GREECE 

VASILEIOS TSEMPERLIDIS – ANEPARKEIA  GREECE 

 

BEST STUDENT FILM  

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DIMITRIS CHRISOSTOMIDIS - THE SOUND  GREECE 

PIRO GJYLAMETI - IF I KNEW  GREECE 

DOHYEON KIM- PAIR OF WINGS  REPUBLIC OF KOREA  

ODYSSEAS JOANNES HLEPAS, RABEAH RAHIMI – DEPENDENT GERMANY 

DAVE LOJEK - JULIENNE OF LIGHT BULBS  GERMANY 

TAHA MOHAMMADI BITA ALEMI - THE LAST REQUEST  IRAN

AKSHITA TYAGI, LEYLA BELARBI, LIA MACRUZ - I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO SPAIN

 

BEST MUSIC VIDEO 

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JAY CARNEY - CANDY STORE  USA 

EWA SZTEFKA - SELF-CREATION  POLAND 

JAY CARNEY - THE PROMISE  USA 

POLLA ILARIYA KOZINO – COLORFUL  USA 

 

BEST ACTOR 

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ALLESANDRO VANTINI - “MEDEN AGAN” NOTHING BEYOND MEASURE  ITALY 

JORDAN MULLIS – BLEEDING HEART  USA 

 

BEST ACTRESS 

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CALI LILI - EVE N' GOD THIS FEMALE IS NOT YET RATED  USA 

SAMANTHA CASELLA – KATABASIS  ITALY 

MARTA TOMAS - FOR JADE  ANGOLA 

 

BEST LEVADIA FILM 

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SOFIA ASTERIOS DIAGA - BLIND DATE  

VASILEIOS TSEMPERLIDIS – ANEPARKEIA 

 

BEST DIRECTOR 

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BARUCH NSANGU TADIS - FOR JADE  ANGOLA 

NAVID GHIASI - IN AN IMPASSE  IRAN 

BRIAN JERVAY - SOME KIND OF JUSTICE  USA 

SHARVI - DO OVER  INDIA 

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BEST PRODUCER

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MARTHA LILIA LOPEZ SAENZ - THE GREAT WARNING  MEXICO 

MATTHEW ROCKETT, BLΆΙΤΗΊN SEVILLE - THE GIRL FROM FEDAMORE  IRELAND  

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 

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BRIAN JERVAY - SOME KIND OF JUSTICE  USA 

JUAN CARLOS SALAS TAMEZ - THE GREAT WARNING  MEXICO 

TANYA O'QUINN – KEEPSAKE  USA 

THIERRY OBADIA, OKSANA CHEFRANOVA - THE ACCIDENT  FRANCE 

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BEST ANCIENT GREEK MYTH 

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ANDRIAN CABRIE - DEAD END RIDES  AUSTRALIA 

SIMOS SOFOS - THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR  GREECE 

 

BEST HUMAN RIGHTS 

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FANIS TOPSACHALIDIS – THREADS  GREECE 

BRIAN JERVAY - SOME KIND OF JUSTICE  USA 

PAOLO CALGANI – SAFARA   ITALY 

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 

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JOHNNY YOUNG - BLEEDING HEART  USA 

TEKA SALA MANDOMBE BOSIODIA - FOR JADE  ANGOLA 

COLIN J GRAHAM - THE SKIDS REVOLUTION UNITED KINGDOM 

KC Eke- SOME KIND OF JUSTICE  USA 

 

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN 

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AUTUMN LIBENGOOD - BLEEDING HEART  USA 

WALTER LAURENçO PAOLO  - FOR JADE  ANGOLA 

BRIAN JERVAY - SOME KIND OF JUSTICE  USA 

 

BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 

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ARETI SPANOMARKOU IOANNA SPANOMARKOU – CARYATIDS  GREECE 

MATTHEW ROCKETT - THE GIRL FROM FEDAMORE  IRELAND  

PAOLO CALGANI – SAFARA   ITALY 

SATOSHI TAKEISHI, SHOKO NAGAI - ANOTHER TIME  JAPAN 

 

BEST ORIGINAL SONG 

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YASUNORI HENMI - ANOTHER TIME  JAPAN 

PAOLO CALGANI – SAFARA    ITALY 

KEITH PATERSON, AVA CROWE, FRANZISKA WOOD, GLORIA CHAN, KACEE CONWAY (DIRECTORS) – CHASING STARS    MADDY LOW (SINGER)   NEW ZEALAND