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WINNERS 2025

  1. Best New Filmmaker:  Storming by Nobuko Kato

  2. Best Student Filmmaker: QUIRK by Emilie Grimes

  3. Best Comedy Short Film: Don't Look Now by Geno Marx

  4. Best Action/Adventure Short Film: Bastard Toadflex by Koka Singh Arora

  5. Best Suspense/Thriller Short Film (Block A): Honor's Half Life by Robert Flowers 

  6. Best Suspense/Thriller Short Film (Block B): Sahasra by Sai Srujan Pelluri

  7. Best Screenplay: LALA , My Redhead by Nellie K & Deniz Nala

  8. Best Horror Short Film: Curio by Angel Ruiz

  9. Best International Short Film : A Pinch Of Salt by Tathagata Bhowmik

  10. Best Woman Short Film (Block A) : Single Buffalo by Laura Anastasia Jones

  11. Best Woman Short Film (Block B) : Music To Die For by Rebecca Doherty

  12. Best Short Film (Block A): Again? by Rodney Simmons Jr

  13. Best Short Film (Block B): Damaged by Dana Kippel

  14. Best Short Film (Block C): Yellow by Paul J Lane / Adam Richards

  15. Best Documentary Short Film: From Pen To Paper by Paul & Lori Sutton

  16. Career Icon Award: Bourke Floyd

  17. Dr. A. J. Chandler Award: Connor Jarnagan

  18. Best Drama Short Film: Real Mother by Tobin Carter

  19. Best Asian Film: Paper Flowers by Mahesh Pailoor

  20. Best Spanish/Latin Film: Voces Del Destino by Yoying Eng

  21. Jury's Choice Award: Dia Ocho (Day Eight) by Jose Gomez & Angela Medina

  22. Best Indian Film: Jama by Pari Elavazhagan

  23. Best Pan-African Film: The Legend Of The Vagabond : Queen Of Lagos by The Agbajowo Collective

  24. Best Western Film: Sod And Stubble by Ken Spurgeon

  25. Best Western Short Film: A Woman With No Name by Rowdy Olson

  26. People's Choice Award: Merlin by Webster Batista

  27. Best International Narrative Feature Film: En Lo Profundo (In The Deep) by Jairo Alberto Estrada Montoya  

  28. Best US Narrative Feature Film: Operation Taco Gary's by Michael Kvamme

  29. Best Faith/Family Film: Gloria by Hope Martinez

  30. Best Arizona Short Film: BORDERS by Kenneth Shirley & Adam Conte

  31. Best Documentary Feature Film: Robert Shields: My Life As A Robot by Mark Bonn

  32. Best Late Night Feature Film: Astral Plane Drifter by Mike Caravella and Scott Slone

  33. Spotlight Award: Tara Reid

  34. Mayor's Choice Award: Punjabi Protector by Daniel Locicero & Keeran Panesar

  35. Lifetime Achievement Award: Sean Mcnamara

  36. CIFF Art Award : Ballet Folklorico Quetzalli-AZ

  37. Best Actor: Emilie Hirsch in Bau, Artist At War

  38. Best Actress: Tara Reid in Dr. Quarantine

  39. Best Director:  Sean Mcnamara - Bau, Artist At War

  40. Best Feature Film: Paper Flowers by Mahesh Pailoor

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