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Future of Film Awards

20252024202320222021

May Award

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Best Actress

  • Birgit Stauber, 2025
    Winners
    • Naomi Beukes
    • Birgit Stauber
    • Scarlet Ribbons
    Sandstone Films
    Naomi Beukes

Best First Time Director (Feature)

  • Winner
    • Quentin Trelet(director)
    • New Squam City
    Openframe

Best Production

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    But I Want to Leave the Party

    9.6 (39)
    Tiffany Lauren Bennicke

Best VFX

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    IRaH

    6.6 (311)
    Sam Bhattacharjee(director/producer)
    Yassine N'Choubi(Head of post-production)
    Pranab Lahkar(VFX Supervisor)

Best Web/TV Series

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Trumpet Player Series

    9.1 (12)
    Felino Dolloso(actor)
    Ferry Lie(cinematographer)

Honorable Mention

  • [object Object]

    Vibes of the Planet: Mexico

    9.5 (9)
    Oleksandr Lozytskyi

Short Film

  • [object Object]

    For the Greater Good

    Michael Gavino

December Award

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Best Cinematography

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Moisture

    9.0 (10)
    Zigguart

Best Director Short Film

  • Duda Gorter
    Winner
    • Duda Gorter
    • Moisture
    Zigguart

Best Drama Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Szabadulás

    Gergely Zoltán Szabó

Best Editing

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Moisture

    9.0 (10)
    Zigguart

Best First Time Director (Short)

  • Winner
    • Gergely Zoltán Szabó
    • Szabadulás

Best Horror Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Cellar

    5.5 (189)
    Jamie Langlands

Best Sound Design

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Moisture

    9.0 (10)
    Zigguart

Best Student Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Szabadulás

    Gergely Zoltán Szabó

Honorable Mention: Experimental Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Moisture

    9.0 (10)
    Duda Gorter
    Zigguart

Honorable Mention: Short Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Moisture

    9.0 (10)
    Duda Gorter
    Zigguart

Animated Film

  • [object Object]

    Out of Control

    Bellopropello(director)

November Award

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Best Feature Screenplay

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Curbside Service

    Christan van Slyke(writer)

Best Thriller

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Out of Control

    Ole A. Hagen(writer/director)
    A6 Communications V/hagen

Cinematography

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Pasteurised

    Kris Scott
    AnyThink Films

Director Super Short Film

  • Winner
    • Harry Train
    • Pasteurised
    AnyThink Films

Super Short Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Pasteurised

    Kris Scott
    Harry Train
    AnyThink Films

June Award

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Best Actor

  • Oswaldo Salas
    Winner
    • Oswaldo Salas(actor)
    • Sonata Para Un Calendario

Best Cinematography

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Ecocide

    Anders Bachmann(director of photography)

Best Director

  • Winner
    • Mikal Maldoror(director)
    • Permanently Temporary

Best Feature Documentary

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Figures

    Rhett Cutrell
    Fornever Productions

Best First Time Director (Short)

  • Winner
    • Imre Mazlo
    • Ten out of the Ten

Best Indie Short Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Bug

    Toni Velkovski(producer)
    Filip Momirovski(director)
    Media Tag Productions

Best Sci-Fi

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Bug

    Toni Velkovski(producer)
    Filip Momirovski(director)
    Media Tag Productions

Best Sound Design

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue

    8.2 (14)
    Renah Wolzinger
    Renzone Music

Best VFX

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    D.A.N.S

    David Chico
    Thomas Sichetti
    Jake Hines
    Owen Price
    Michael Atkins
    Kieron Lee
    Rajun Madahar
    Charlie Wilson
    Amy Little
    escape Studios

Honorable Mention: Indie Short Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Sonata Para Un Calendario

    Carmen Rosa Vargas(director)

Honorable Mention: Short Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Permanently Temporary

    Mikal Maldoror(director)

Honorable Mention Best Feature Script

  • False Start

    Glenn Lissner(written by)

April Award

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Best Short Script

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Ten for TN

    Geoffrey Gould

Best Super Short Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    AI Awakened

    Matthew Blakemore
    AI Caramba

Director Super Short Film

  • Matthew Blakemore
    Winner
    • Matthew Blakemore
    • AI Awakened
    AI Caramba

Honorable Mention Best Feature Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Buying Time

    6.3 (509)
    Kris Smith(director)
    Andy Blithe(writer)
    Television Bandits
    aturn films

Finalist

  • [object Object]

    Bucky

    6.5 (8)
    Geoffrey Gould
    GLG Productions

Honorable Mention Feature Script

  • [object Object]

    Marah from Eilat

    Leiter S. Daniellson(writer)

July Award

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Best Actor: Honourable Mention

  • Winner
    • John Gaffney
    • A Second Chance
    Oak Tree Productions

Best Actress

  • Sasha Macpherson
    Winner
    • Sasha Macpherson
    • A Second Chance
    Oak Tree Productions

Best Cinematography

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Golden Chain of Mercy

    9.3 (13)
    Ashot Mkrtchyan(Cinematographer)
    Man Pictures Production

Best Director Feature Film

  • Winner
    • Arman Chilingaryan(Director)
    • The Golden Chain of Mercy
    Man Pictures Production

Best Editing

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Golden Chain of Mercy

    9.3 (13)
    Tigran Baghinyan(Editor)
    Man Pictures Production

Best Experimental Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Parel

    Ulrica de la Mar(Director)

Best Feature Documentary

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    On Hold

    8.2 (6)
    Machiel van den Heuvel
    OFF THE HILL Productions

Best First Time Director (Feature)

  • Winner
    • Joseph Lao(director)
    • My Dinner with Ai

Best Original Screenplay

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Golden Chain of Mercy

    9.3 (13)
    Valeri Gasparyan(Writer)
    James Robins(Writer)
    Man Pictures Production

Best Production

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Golden Chain of Mercy

    9.3 (13)
    Manvel Saribekyan(Producer)
    Man Pictures Production

Best Short Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    An Agitated Wind

    Patricia Montoya
  • [object Object]

    Too Young for Love

    Chrystal Rose
    Chrystal Rose Promotions
  • [object Object]

    Too Young for Love

    Chrystal Rose(producer)
    Chrystal Rose Promotions

Best Short Script

  • Winner

    A Very Good Man

    Michael Gavino

Best VFX

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Sea of Madness

    Sebastian McKernan
    Jake Hines
    Amy Little
    Tahmeid Siddiqui
    Guy Dijkhuis
    Cat Castiglione
    Maria Freitas
    Kieron Lee
    Robert Rodrigo
    Ivy Wang
    escape Studios

Super Short Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Crumble

    Andrew Pinon

August Award

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Best Cinematography

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Deal

    8.9 (13)
    Akim Kerimov(cinematographer)
    McGregory Media Productions

Best Horror Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Spades

    Quevette Terrell

Best Sound Design

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Golden Chain of Mercy

    9.3 (13)
    Tigran Kuzikyan(Sound Designer)
    Man Pictures Production

Best Trailer

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Deal

    8.9 (13)
    Tishawn Farrar(executive producer)
    McGregory Frederique(director, writer, producer)
    Tash Jordan(co- producer)
    McGregory Media Productions

Honorable Mention: Director Short Film

  • On The Set Of Reverso
    Winner
    • McGregory Frederique(director / writer/ executive producer)
    • The Deal
    McGregory Media Productions

September Award

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Best Actor

  • Oswaldo Salas
    Winner
    • Oswaldo Salas(actor)
    • Holestepper

Best Director Feature Film

  • Winner
    • Ilkan Devrim Dinc
    • Kaybolusun Rüzgarlari

Best Documentary Feature

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Bill Helman the Woofdriver

    Bill Helman(producer)
    Rod Lopez(producer)
    New Style Independent Pictures

Best Drama Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Kaybolusun Rüzgarlari

    8.8 (15)
    Ilkan Devrim Dinc

Best Feature Script

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Blind Faith

    Dan E Scott(writer)
    Christan van Slyke(writer)

Best Indie Feature Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Political Prisoner

    Michael Boston
    BlackCat69 Prods.

Best Indie Short Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Holestepper

    7.2 (11)
    Sergio Fernandez(director)

Best Original Screenplay

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Political Prisoner

    Michael Boston
    BlackCat69 Prods.

Best Thriller Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Political Prisoner

    Michael Boston
    BlackCat69 Prods.

Experimental Film

  • [object Object]

    Cassandra Venice

    Hugo Teugels(director)
    Polli Cannabis(actress)
    TVP services Video Art Productions

Honourable Mention

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Animated Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Void

    Kaya Akinci
    Philippa Cowen
    Luis Yarroll
    Eddie Lamar
    Amy Little
    Samun Gurung
    Yasin Tribak
    escape Studios

Best Actress

  • Dawna Lee Heising
    Winner
    • Dawna Lee Heising
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
    Eye on Excellence Productions
  • Tiffany Lauren Bennicke
    Winner
    • Tiffany Lauren Bennicke
    • But I Want to Leave the Party

Best Director (Super Short Film)

  • Winner
    • Alfredo De Braganza(Writter, Producer, Cinematographer & Director)
    • Love at Nova's land

Best Editing

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

    8.2 (5)
    Richard Thrift
    Eye on Excellence Productions
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Death Wishes

    5.4 (7)
    Richard Poche

Best Feature Documentary

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Smoking Babas Holy Men of India

    Alfredo De Braganza(writter, producer, cinematographer & director)

Best Feature Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Group

    8.4 (41)
    Xxena N. Rush
    William R A Rush
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Group

    8.4 (41)
    William R A Rush
    Xxena N. Rush

Best Feature Script

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    In the Cards

    Christan van Slyke(Writer)
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Silent Rebellion

    Christan van Slyke(writer) (producer)

Best Microshort

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Guy from the Bank

    Stanescu Motatu Demetrio Leonidas

Best Poster

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue

    8.2 (14)
    Robert Dumond
    Renzone Music
    Eye on Excellence Productions
    Railsback Productions

Best Short Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Ecocide

    Alice Hjorth(director)

Best Super Short Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Love at Nova's land

    María Braganza(production assistant)
    Mebil Rosales(sound mixer)
    Antonio Braganza(actor)
    Alfredo De Braganza(writter, producer, cinematographer & director)
    Moby(composer)

Best Thriller Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Group

    8.4 (41)
    William R A Rush
    Xxena N. Rush
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Group

    8.4 (41)
    William R A Rush
    Xxena N. Rush

Director Short Film

  • Richard Poche
    Winner
    • Richard Poche
    • Death Wishes

Honorable Mention: Indie Feature Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Golden Chain of Mercy

    9.3 (13)
    Manvel Saribekyan(Producer)
    Man Pictures Production

Best Web TV Series

  • [object Object]

    Good Judys

    Edwin Rivera(executive producer)
    Marcus London Hall(executive producer)
    Giovonnie Samuels(executive producer)
    Harllejo Productions

October Award

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Best Actress

  • Winner
    • Camilla Armanini
    • Lulu in Turin

Best Cinematography

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Lethal Force: THE DREAM II

    Charalampos Tselidis Emmanouil(director)
    SAS Othell Rogues Productions

Best Director Feature Film

  • Winner
    • Charalampos Tselidis Emmanouil(director)
    • The Lethal Force: THE DREAM II
    SAS Othell Rogues Productions

Best Experimental Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Lulu in Turin

    8.5 (6)
    Ian Charles Lister

Best Feature Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Lethal Force: THE DREAM II

    Charalampos Tselidis Emmanouil(director)
    SAS Othell Rogues Productions

Best Sci-Fi Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    She Came from Outer Space

    Simon King(director)
    Clearstream Entertainment

Best VFX

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    X-Terminate

    Sirisha Mutty
    Sebastian McKernan
    Emmanuel Rahman
    Guy Dijkhuis
    Maria Freitas
    Caroline Geddis
    Ivy Wang
    Maye Liu
    Caterina Castiglione
    Tristan Parkin
    escape Studios

Honorable Mention Thriller Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Lethal Force: THE DREAM II

    Charalampos Tselidis Emmanouil(director)
    SAS Othell Rogues Productions

March Award

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Best Actor

  • Eric Roberts at an event for Up in the Air (2009)
    Winner
    • Eric Roberts(actor)
    • Princess Love
    King Richard Productions

Best Cinematography

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Overclocking

    Alexander Vikulov(Director)
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Overclocking

    Alexander Vikulov(Director)
    Anton Mineev(director of photography)

Best Director

  • Winner
    • Tajona Karhu
    • Locker_.

Best Indie Short Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Checkpoint

    Kris Scott
    AnyThink Films

Best Sci-Fi Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Golia

    Alice Hjorth

Best Web/TV Series

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Robin the Hood - a Wild West Adventure

    Doug MacDougall
    Results Entertainment

Honorable Mention: Short Documentary

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Istanbul Bogazi'nda Mitolojinin Yansimalari

    A. Haluk Manav

Honorable Mention: Best Action Film

  • [object Object]

    Locker_.

    Tajona Karhu

Honorable mention: Best Indie Short

  • [object Object]

    Locker_.

    Tajona Karhu

January Award

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Best Actor

  • Winner

    Nicotine

    • Muhammed Mehai
    • Transcendent
    Janelle Christa Productions

Best Cinematography

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Death Wishes

    5.4 (7)
    Richard Poche

Best Editor

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Transcendent

    Matthew Organista
    Janelle Christa Productions

Best First-Time Director

  • Janelle Christa
    Winner
    • Janelle Christa
    • Transcendent
    Janelle Christa Productions
  • Blocking a scene for the “Tricia” segment of “Group”
    Winner
    • William R A Rush
    • Group

Best Horror Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Death Wishes

    5.4 (7)
    Richard Poche

Best Poster

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Death Wishes

    5.4 (7)
    Richard Poche

Best Producer

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Gulag Eros of the Russian Mind

    Marina Orekhova(producer)
    Chad Gracia(producer)
    GraciaFilms

Best Screenplay Award

  • Simeon Lumgair
    Winner
    • Simeon Lumgair
    Quirky Motion

Best Super Short Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    When Life Gives You Lemons

    Sirisha Mutty
    Maye Liu
    Belle Leuschke
    Lucia Caccavale
    Pelumi Oyekunleye
    Nash Ebuka
    Rianna Patel
    Sihaam Weheliye
    escape Studios

Best Trailer

  • [object Object]

    Cassandra Venice

    Hugo Teugels(director)
    Polli Cannabis(actress)
    TVP services Video Art Productions

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