Top Shorts Winners - July 2025

Film of the Month

Cameron was a Red Wings fan - Gabriel Veenendaal

Best Narrative Film

Poolboy - Haoran Ma, Ben Keeshin

Best Indie Film

Cohousing - Leah Gouin, Robin Wyllie-Scholz

Best Drama

Cold Blue - Jan Fabris

Best Comedy

Stalk This Way - Zachary Boulton, Winnie Mzembe

Best Thriller

Wreckless - Tim Troy, Jennifer A. Goodman

Best Sci-Fi

What Goes Up - Plomo

Best Romantic Comedy

Divine Intervention - John Limoges

Best Parody

The Funeral - Nick Casal

Best Dark Comedy

The Funeral - Nick Casal

Best AI Film

Monster Jr. - Tim Schauer

Best Musical/Dance Film

Holland's Wish - Kailer Riley

Best Film Noir

The Dare - John Magee

Best Documentary

Then & Now - Raymond J Reiss

Best Music Video

I'm Back - Ilya Noyabrev, Anna Khanina

Best Student Film

MAX - Ace Shu

Best Director

Poolboy - Haoran Ma, Ben Keeshin

Best First Time Director

The Funeral - Nick Casal

Best Young Filmmaker

The Funeral - Alexander Bello

Best Actor

Poolboy - Dan Wicksman

Best Actress

Stalk This Way - Winnie Mzembe

Best Young Actress

Captive - Jiahui Jiang (Rachel)

Best Ensemble

Cameron was a Red Wings fan - Matt Whittaker, Camrey Fox, Aaron Woodall

Best Editing

Poolboy - Poppy Yu Sun

Best Score

Cohousing - Joey Karz

Best Song

The Funeral - Alexander Bello, Susie Hunt

Best Virtual Reality

The Recluse Dongpo - Jiaqi Wang, Zhong Tie, Ye Bian

Best Trailer

Cameron was a Red Wings fan - Gabriel Veenendaal

Best Original Story

Cameron was a Red Wings fan - Gabriel Veenendaal

Best Screenplay

Hidden Replies - Joseph Paul D'Amico

Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

The Chance - Terry Luke Podnar

Best First Time Screenwriter

What I Didn't Say - Matthew Moore

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Cameron was a Red Wings fan - Trailer

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