Nominees for the 2025 Season
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BEST FEATURE
Nika & Madison A Farewell to Youth The Caretaker
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BEST SHORT
Serenity Firecrow Now, I Am A Bear
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BEST DIRECTOR
Eva Thomas (Nika & Madison) Luke Tedder (The Caretaker)
Frank Tremblay (Serenity
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Oleksiy Leskov (Before The Dawn) AJ Astle and Jake Sauve (Another Round)
Daven Raghavan (Oversteer) Ken Amlin (Callback)
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BEST EDITING
Pranay Noel (Alterations) Walid Al-Madani (Ghariba & Ajeeb)
Dong Phuong Vu (Levels) Stephen Sousa (Limbo’s Glance)
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BEST SOUND DESIGN
Andrea Pellegrini (The Screenwriter) Connor Wright (Scratch)
Jake Hopkins (Neried) Patrick Dal Cin (Steel Town)
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BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Three Piece Suit Walk With Me Through the Fire Lights Out (Love and Class Warfare)
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BEST SCREENPLAY - MICRO
The Ball by Amirreza Safaeel AI Motivation by Melissa Lacey Broad
Shadows With You by Mirela Rebello
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BEST SCREENPLAY - SHORT
Purgatorio by Hakan Ünal A Civil Civil Servent by Elliott Bales
Pari Leto by Jason Seelmann
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BEST SCREENPLAY - FEATURE
The Archangel of Colorado by Matty Mahoney The Circle by Craig Urquhart
The Call by Majid Farzolahi
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BEST DOCUMENTARY - FEATURE
I Am Gitxsan Cheryl
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BEST DOCUMENTARY - SHORT
Red Barn Brewing We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes
Tony D’Souza Little Orange Bandages
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.BEST ACTOR - MALE
Matty Cardarople (A Farewell to Youth) Kevin Meffire (We Will Not Sleep Tonight)
Ben Probert (The Caretaker)
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BEST ACTOR - FEMALE
Kamilla Kowal (Serenity) Ellyn Jade (Nika & Madison)
Star Slade (Nika & Madison)
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MOST PROMISING INDIVIDUAL
Adam Stevenson (Bikelash) Cohen Hulcoop (Patient 45)
Tullulah Abrosimoff (Accursed)
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PHYSICAL EFFECTS
Sebastien Gasper-Woods (Heartworm) Sierra Clouthier (Emma)
Amber Astrope (Midnight Snack)
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BEST COSTUME
Danna Roycroft (Firecrow) Mandy Magnan (Desire)
Kris Hammond (Walk With Me Through the Fire) (Majid Farzolahi)The Morgue
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COMEDIC GENIUS
Deep Southwest Midnight Snack Now, I Am A Bear