Winners 2025-07
Winners list and descriptions, July 2025

PeriPerseu
- Best Artist Film
- The second part of the film trilogy “Icor ” based on greek myths. PeriPerseu is a visual poem about Perseus and his mother Danae: the body of a Mother as a vessel for another life come to the world.
- Country: United States
- Authors:
- Director: Stella Brajterman
- Writer: Stella Brajterman
- Producer: Stella Brajterman
- Cast: Stella Brajterman, Gabriel Delfino Marques
- Duration: 00:04:47

Tricorder.Zero™
- Best Commercial & Advertising
- This is the first professional informative ad video by Tricorder.Zero™, the world’s first and multi-patented touchscreen 7-sensor health & fitness tracker for comprehensive body monitoring and telehealth. This ad was made with a budget of $8000, by the company founder as writer/director/producer, and a single animator.
- Country: United States
- Director: Marcus C.B. Soori
- Producer: Marcus C.B. Soori
- Writer: Marcus C.B. Soori
- Duration: 00:01:31
- Web: https://www.tricorderzero.com

The Snake and The Whale
- Honorable Mention
- Description: Over the past fifty years, four federal dams impounding the Lower Snake River in Washington State have been identified as the root cause for the demise of all of Idaho’s anadromous fish. “The Snake and the Whale” reveals the corrupt deals behind the dams’ construction and the subsequent campaigns to hide their role in this ongoing ecological disaster. Additionally, the dams have profoundly impacted a group of Killer Whales off the coast of Washington, known as the Southern Resident Orca, which rely on Snake River salmon as a primary food supply. These majestic creatures are now atop the Endangered Species…
- Country: United States, United States
- Director: John Carlos Frey
- Producer: Scott Levy
- Duration: 01:30:00
- Project Website: https://snakeandwhale.com

JUST A BULLET AWAY
- Honorable Mention
- Salva has a limited economic situation. In this context, a mysterious woman appears who offers him a large sum of money to kill the rapist of her daughter, and then rebuild her life. She is just one bullet away from changing her life, if she accepts.
- Country: Spain
- Director: JORDI CALVET SAN JOSE
- Writer: JORDI CALVET SAN JOSE
- Producer: ANTONINA MATYASH
- Cast: OCTAVI PUJADAS, ARES TEIXIDO, MACARENA GOMEZ, FERNANDO ESTESO, RUTH GABRIEL, LETICIA SABATER, SARA ESCUDERO, MELYSSA PINTO
- Duration: 00:19:59
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unicoysingularfilms

INSECT_O_CIDE
- Best Documentary
- We are fast approaching an Insect Armageddon. Insect_O_Cide is narrated by the Times Bestseller author Professor Dave Goulson, and explores the reasons for the dramatic insect declines occurring worldwide.Sir Stephen Fry stated after watching the film, “Whatever you love most about nature — flowers, trees, birds, mammals — allwildlife depends for its health and flourishing on insects. They are the workers, the artists, the creators who make everything possible. And they need our help. This film reveals all and I urge you to watch it.” Dame Joanna Lumley after seeing the film said “watch this heartbreaking and important film. It…
- Country: United Kingdom
- Director: Georgina Willis
- Writer: Dave Goulson
- Producer: Sarah Cantwell
- Cast: Professor Dave Goulson
- Duration: 01:16:20

The Wolves of Val di Taro
- Honorable Mention
- Description: When my daughter tells her grandfather that she saw a deer or a crested porcupine, he looks at her strangely as if she were talking about something he doesn’t know. And in fact, that’s precisely the case. The nature that people knew until the 1980s is profoundly different from the current one (fortunately, I add). But what happened? Primarily, depopulation, particularly in the Apennines, contributed to the shrinking of open spaces, the regrowth of forests, and the return of wildlife. For some species, human intervention was direct, through re-population efforts often carried out for hunting purposes or due to the…
- Country: Italy
- Director: Massimo Tabai
- Producer: Alessandro Melazzini
- Duration: 00:35:15

The Gold of the Sun
- Best Original Score
- Prize to: Alfredo Sirica
- ‘The Gold of the Sun’ takes you into the enchanting world of wood artist Rob de Looff, better known as Robin Wood. His deep, almost mystical love for wood forms the very core of his art. Where others see waste in fallen city trees, Rob recognizes the history and stories that lie within this discarded material. With his artistic spirit and a touch of magic, he reawakens this wood as beautiful music boxes that possess an undeniable charm; each one a condensed fairy-tale forest. Filled with wondrous melodies, these delicate musical creations transcend their material form and resonate in thousands of households worldwide, where they bring joy and connect people through the language of music. ‘The Gold of the Sun’captures the soul of Robin Wood, where love for nature, music, and human connection come together in a wondrous way.
- Country: Netherlands
- Director: Mr. Eigenbaardig
- Cast: Rob de Looff
- Duration: 00:44:58
- Website: https://thegoldofthesun.com

Transference
- Best Documentary
- Best Director, Feature Film
- Over the edge is just the beginning. Katherine, a beautiful heiress recovering from a mental breakdown and her nurse, Luisa, develop a special friendship as they open up to one another. But as their closeness–and attraction–grows, Luisa’s sadistic ex-husband Sonny re-enters her life with a scheme to get back at Luisa, and take over Katherine’s fortune. As his manipulative plan unfolds, a lurid tale of seduction is exposed that breaks all the rules, and ends…in murder.
- Country: United States
- Director: Zeph E Daniel
- Writer: Zeph E Daniel, Rick Fry
- Producer: Loris Curci
- Cast: Matt Schulze, Marisol Padilla Sánchez, Patricia Bursiel
- Duration: 01:42:00
- Website: http://www.crazedhouse.com
- Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/crazedhouse

swol
- Best Animation
- Two picnicking pals are enjoying a nice afternoon in the park when a portly bee interrupts the festivities. This unexpected guest causes one of the hungry picnickers to undergo a grotesque transformation and lose all bodily autonomy. But the question remains: will they get to finish their meal?
- Country: United States, United States
- Director: Eva Grandoni
- Duration: 00:17:17

Phantom and Percepter
- Honorable Mention
- Percepter, super soldier from a dystopian future, travels back in time to save the last superhero, Phantom. But in doing so stumbles into the crosshairs of the evil Warbaron. Together Phantom and Percepter must prevent Warbaron from unravelling the time stream forever.
- Country: United States, United States
- Director: AJ Bucci
- Writer: AJ Bucci
- Producer: N/A
- Cast: Andrew Bucci, Taylor Forte, John Horton, Hannah Stephan, Dave Springer
- Duration: 01:04:41
- Website: http://ab3productions.com

Nocturne for a Lighterman (extended)
- Best Sound Design
- Prize to: Sarah Tremlett
- In 1872, whilst living beside the river Thames in Chelsea, London, James Abbott McNeill Whistler produced the atmospheric, tonal painting Nocturne in Blue and Gold, Old Battersea Bridge. Influenced by Japanese prints, his innovative work was totally misunderstood and even ridiculed in Victorian England. Sarah Tremlett’s ancestor George Baker was a lighterman (bargeman), living at the same time, close by, on the poor side of the river. It is possible the man in the picture could be George, and he could even have ferried Whistler to ideal sites for painting. However, there were hidden emotional currents in both their backgrounds…
- Country: United Kingdom
- Director: sarah tremlett
- Writer: sarah tremlett
- Duration: 00:07:10
- Website: http://www.sarahtremlett.com
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/sarahtremlett

Velintonia 3
- Honorable Mention
- A chimera. A symbol. A creative refuge in dark times. An oasis of freedom. The literature of the 20th century silenced between its decadence and abandonment. Velintonia, the house at number 3, cries out to return to what it was. Let the poets return.
- Country: Spain
- Director: Javier Vila Galarza
- Writer: Javier Vila Galarza, Leticia Salvago Soto
- Producer: Virginia Moriche Tirado, José Antonio Hergueta
- Cast: Antonio de la Torre, Manolo Solo, Ana Fernández, Mona Martínez, Vicente Molina Foix, Guillermo Carnero, Marco Ricardo Barnatán, Antonio Colinas, Jaime Siles, Llorenç Barber
- Duration: 01:41:49
- Website: http://surnames.com.es
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/somossurnames/

Rubico flumen – The Mystery of the Rubicon
- Best Short Documentary
- The Rubicon is not just a river: it is a symbol, a mental and historical boundary that became myth when Julius Caesar crossed it, declaring “Alea iacta est.” But today, what remains of that ancient frontier? This documentary takes the viewer on a journey through the lands of the Rubicon, among archaeological traces, Roman centuriation, and the voices of those who still keep its memory alive. Although it is one of the most famous rivers in the world, its true identity remains uncertain. Alongside the exploration of Caesar’s symbolic act, the documentary addresses for the first time the enigma of…
- Country: Italy
- Director: Alessandro Bricchi
- Producer: N/A
- Duration: 00:33:07

Ambrosia!
- Best Actor – Feature Film
- Prize to: Chris Oxley, David Sibray
- Quilliam Frankfurt (Chris Oxley), owner/operator of The Ambrosia Inn, an upscale bed-and-breakfast, must navigate a house full of eccentric guests, rebellious staff, and absurd calamities all under the threat of an impending storm.
- Country: United States
- Director: Dave Gravely, Shane Pierce
- Writer: Dave Gravely, Shane Pierce
- ⏱ Duration: 01:36:19

Animalz – Part One
- Best AI-generated Film
- “Animalz” is a 10-minute cinematic short film set in a parallel world where animals have become the dominant species and humans are hunted, imprisoned, and processed. The story follows a father whose wife and daughter are captured by anthropomorphic tiger soldiers. He escapes into the forest, haunted by flashbacks, and joins a hidden human group to launch a final, desperate attempt to reach the city and save his family. What he finds is a disturbing mirror of our own society. Told through poetic visuals, minimal dialogue, and striking emotional moments, the film blurs the lines between roles of predator and…
- Country: Italy
- Director: Luca Ontino, Simone Bocchino
- Writer: Luca Ontino, Simone Bocchino
- Producer: Luca Ontino, Simone Bocchino
- Cast: N/A
- Duration: 00:09:50
- Website: http://www.illumediastudio.com
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/illumediastudio