11th Annual Festigious 2025 - The Winners
We're excited to announce the winners of the 11th Annual Festigious International Film Festival! Congratulations to all the visionary filmmakers, storytellers, and artists whose outstanding work truly inspired us this year.
Best of Fest
Common Ground - Josh Tickell, Rebecca Tickell
Best Narrative Feature
You, Me & Her - Selina Ringel, Dan Levy Dagerman
Best Narrative Short
ELM - Kay Qiao
Best Indie Film
Frequency Over Time - Cari Sudmeier
Best Web/TV Series
Three More - Jana Mosquera, Saulón Guerrero
Best Documentary Feature
Common Ground - Josh Tickell, Rebecca Tickell
Best Documentary Short
The Curse Effect - Gregg Jaden
Best Animation
Speedman - Joe Bowers
Best Music Video
LITTLE BIG - It Happens - Alina Pasok, Iliya Prusikin
Best Student Film
Surreptitious - Grace Drury, Sophia Guarnaschelli
Best Director
ELM - Kay Qiao
Best First Time Director
Sunset Blues - Eunseol Kim
Best Actor
Saint-Sacrifice - Luc Picard
Best Actress
Genre Inc. - Ela Gavrila
Best Editing
Common Ground - Anthony Ellison, Ryan A. Nichols
Best Score
ELM - Ali Helnwein
Best Original Story
DENUEVO - Doug Cox, Rich North
Best Feature Screenplay
Phantom Frequency - Scott Gordon Richards
Best Short Screenplay
Tomorrow Never Comes - Allison Caldwell
Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
The Positive Kid: A True Story - Robert Finoccoli
Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)
The Elderly Influencer - Eric Faulkner
Best Television Script
Vintrospection - Lisa Nagy Isaacson
Special Jury Award - Film
Saint-Sacrifice - Jean-Claude Leblanc
Special Jury Award - Screenplay
P-town - Eric Faulkner
Common Ground Trailer
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* Winners may order a review at www,filmfreeway.com/festigious - FilmFreeway Gold members get $50 off.
* The Best of Fest winner receives a free statuette. Other winners may order a statuette for themselves and their team. Order here: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/4WSLASNZLTUEY
