CFF 2025 WINNERS

NARRATIVE FEATURE AWARD WINNERS
Grand Prix Award for Best Picture – DEATH OF MY YOUTH by Timo Jacobs
Best Director – Luz Orlando Brennan for THE STAR I LOST
Best Actress – Mirta Busnelli in THE STAR I LOST
Best Actor – Timo Jacobs in DEATH OF MY YOUTH
Best Cinematography – Dennis Madden for DEVIL’S PLAY
Audience Award – REMNANTS by Roman Shumunov
Honorable Mention – Achinoam Moyal in REMNANTS
Best Young Actress in a Feature Film – Achinoam Moyal in REMNANTS
Best Young Actor – Lenny Michanol in LES FRACTURES INVISIBLES
Audience Award – OUT OF ORDER by Guy Jacobson

US NARRATIVE SHORT AWARD WINNERS
Petite Prix for Best Short Film – DADDY IS A HUNTER by Marcus Fahey
Best Actress – Galilea La Salvia in HOLY SMOKES
Best Actor – Justin J. Russo in MY KIND OF PEOPLE
Best Animation – BEEFY! by Ryan George Kittleman
Best Cinematography – Luisa Madrid for KING OF GAMES
Audience Award – CIRCLE OF SHAME by Amber J. Williams

INTERNATIONAL SHORT AWARD WINNERS
Petite Prix for Best Short Film – NOISE AND NEIGHBOURS by Liza Ludick
Best Actress – Sylvia Homawoo in THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US
Best Actor – Aboubacar Dembele in THE BOY WITH WHITE SKIN
Best Animation – SUNDAY by Elkie Leonie Hershberg, Tom Kouris and Hani Dombe
Best Cinematography – Simon Gouffault for THE BOY WITH WHITE SKIN
Audience Award – EMPTY YOUR POCKETS by Tara Aghdashloo & ONE WAY TICKET by Lorene Thaumass

DOCUMENTARY AWARD WINNERS
Best Documentary Feature – DEEPFAKING SAM ALTMAN by Adam Bhala Lough
Best Documentary Short – FOUND FREQUENCY by Jack Hillyer
Audience Award – HOUSE OF LANVIN by Dane Reiley, Alda Matos and Frank Peluso

INDIE EPISODIC WINNER
Best Indie Episodic – THE PHILOSOPHY OF A COLLEGE DROPOUT by Cassie Carlyle
Audience Award – THE PHILOSOPHY OF A COLLEGE DROPOUT by Cassie Carlyle