Winners - December 2025

Best Picture

Pinocchio and the Water of Life - Victor Luckysov

Best Narrative Film

Scar - Wang Heran

Best Indie Feature

Do You See Her? - Caridad Polee, Matthew Villescas

Best Indie Short

RED - Borja Ros

Best Drama

The Crossing - Bingan Li

Best Comedy

The Funeral - Nick Casal

Best Dark Comedy

The Higher-up Says - Deng Weixiong

Best AI Film

Railbound - Jonathan Perry, Alex Naghavi

Best Parody

The Funeral - Nick Casal

Best Documentary

After 30 Years Back to Muli - Sichuan International Communication Center

Best Animation

Pinocchio and the Water of Life - Victor Luckysov

Best Music Video

Single for Life - Ava Della Pietra, Luke Orlando

Best Student Film

Echoes - Mai Yuming

Best Director

Ready? Boom! - Zhencheng Chen

Best First Time Director

Char Siu - Liu Xiaotong

Best Actor

Do You See Her? - Jackson George

Inspiring Woman in a Film

Inherited Shame - Jolán Pintér

Best Instrumental

The Last Dynasty - Hueimin Kuan

Screenplay of the Month

Kaleidoscope Cowboy - Deborah Green, Wiz Bryant

Best Feature Screenplay

CODE: 143 - Emma Prescott, Kyler Prescott

Best Short Screenplay

Bud Burkett Was All Set To Die - Jeff Reese

Best Comedy Screenplay

The Funeral - Nick Casal

Best Fantasy Screenplay

Kaleidoscope Cowboy - Deborah Green, Wiz Bryant

Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

Ditlihi - The Warrior - Tom Pareto, Mike Maley

Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)

Red Lobster - Elaine Dale

Best Television Script

BiggsFaith.exe - Bongo Jack Hooper

Pinocchio and the Water of Life - Trailer

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