Top Shorts Winners - July 2025
- Top Shorts Team
- Jul 29
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 30
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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