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JUNE 17, 2025
5th Edition (11-12 December 2017) WINNERS
BEST OF THE FEST WINNER
'Kill The Engine' (US) - Derek Frey
NOMINEES
'The Simon's Way' (AM) - Edgar Baghdasaryan (2nd Place)
'Carpark' (AUS) - John Frohlich (3rd Place)
shared with
'A Whole World for a Little World' (FR) -
Fabrice Bracq (3rd Place)
'Echo Park Blues' (US) - Michael Bofshever
'Powerless' (FR) - Sarrio David
BEST STUDENT FILM
'Play Time' (US) - David Bui
AUDIENCE AWARD & SPECIAL MENTION
'The Last Dream for the Moon' (RO) - Octavian Repede
BEST DIRECTOR
Edgar Baghdasaryan - 'The Simon's Way' (AM)
NOMINEES
Derek Frey - 'Kill The Engine' (US)
Michael Bofshever - 'Echo Park Blues' (US)
BEST SCREENWRITER
The Minor Prophets - 'Kill The Engine' (US)
NOMINEES
Edgar Baghdasaryan - 'The Simon's Way' (AM)
Fabrice Bracq - 'Dad in Mum' (FR)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
James Grote - '2442:' (US)
NOMINEES
Sally Greenaway - 'Carpark' (AUS)
Julien Jaouen - 'Powerless' (FR)
Gerrit Van Zyl - 'Tears in the Rain' (ZAF)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
Janine Sides - 'Echo Park Blues' (US)
NOMINEES
Antoine Carpentier - 'Powerless' (FR)
BEST EDITOR
R.J. Daniel Hanna - 'Echo Park Blues' (US)
NOMINEES
Alexsander Baghdasaryan - 'The Simon's Way' (AM)
Christian Doran - 'Carpark' (AUS)
BEST ACTOR
Shant Hovhanissyan - 'The Simon's Way' (AM)
NOMINEES
Sean Cameron Michael - 'Tears in the Rain' (ZAF)
Allan Wasserman - 'Echo Park Blues' (US)
BEST ACTRESS
Delphine Theodore - 'A Whole World for a Little World' (FR)
NOMINEES
Alexandra Ficken - 'Baggage' (US)
Francesca Waters - 'Carpark' (AUS)
BEST ANIMATION
'Christmas on Mars' - Ed Saxby (UK)
NOMINEES
'Icky' - Parastoo Cardgar (IRN)
'The Little Rainmaker'- Florie Duhau (US)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
'South Coast ' - Scott Palmer (AUS)
NOMINEES
'Remember everything, to not forget anyone' - Paolo Caspani (IT)
'Still life: portrait of a fighter' - Kieran Hennigan (US)
'Oseph feat Philippa- Christmas time ' - Lukas Pohl (DE)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
'Saturday Night' - Alex Walker (UK)
NOMINEES
'Guts – Peaceful Life' - Sébastien Bellaval (FR)
BEST WEB SHORT
'Second Coming' - Amanda Brennan (US)
NOMINEES
'Orazio’s Clan' - Riccardo Bernasconi (CHE)
'Life is Horrible ' - Rachel Zhou (US)
BEST EXPERIMENTAL
'The Show Goes On ' - Marlee MacLeod (US)
NOMINEES
'The Phantom' - Robert Duncan (UK)
'Mindscapes' - Domenique Arnold (CA)
BEST SCREENPLAY (written) WINNER
'The Jim Crow Holocaust' - Jacob Hayek
'Think Forward' - David Keogh
Runner Up:
2nd Runner Up:
'PAWNS' - David Barbeschi
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