2025 Official Selection

We’re incredibly proud to be including the following films in this year’s selection…

Short Film:Nominations:
2042
Director Alessio di Lallo
Italy
Best Short Film, Best Science Fiction, Best Director, Best Stunts
A Nightmare on 34th Street
Director Kevin McGuiness
Canada
Best Animation
A Postcard From Bill
Submitter Andrew Creak
United Kingdom
Best Student Film, Best Musical, Best War, Best Director, Best Editing
Artificial Insanity
Director Neil Evans
United Kingdom
Best Short Film
Ashen Sun
Director Camille Monnier
France
Best Animation, Best Sound Design
Awakening – A New Horizon
Director Daniel Chong
Malaysia
Best Short Film
Broken Bridges
Director Wenzel Konjen
Germany
Best First Film, Best Action, Best Crime, Best Mystery, Best Cinematography, Best Special Effects
Civil
Director Rob McCarthy
Ireland
Best Short Film
Decades Of Journals
Director Anna Maria Lipinski
Germany
Best Actress
Dependents
Director Megan Gale
United States
Best Short Film, Best Student Film
Downpour
Director Vic Kings
Brazil
Best Horror, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Costume & Makeup, Best VFX
Flurry Flare
Director Erman Germán
Turkey
Best Experimental
Forgiving Retribution
Director Curt Samlaska
United States
Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Actor
Knackered
Director Django Pinter
United Kingdom
Best Short Film, Best Comedy, Best Writer, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Music
Make a Wish
Directors Jake Thompson, Alexander Peter Griffiths
United Kingdom
Best Student Film
Message from the Past
Director Matteo Fioravanti
Italy
Best Short Film
Mommy, Where Did I Come From?
Director John Dimes
United States
Best Animation
NINA’S EYES
Director Lukia Costello
United States
Best Short Documentary
RING RING
Director Adrian León
United Kingdom
Best Horror
Rolling for Hope
Director Zach Creighton
Canada
Best Short Documentary, Best Director, Best Producer, Best Editing
Rose
Director Philippe Turcotte
Canada
Best First Film Best Crime, Best Drama, Best Music
Saskia, The Hong Kong Action Years
Director Pau Han Kho
Netherlands
Best Stunts
Sometimes Sorry Isn’t Enough
Director Gregory Klino
United States
Best Actress
Super Villan Coffee
Director Leonard Frank Smith
United States
Best Short Film
The Begging Bowl
Directors Reece Scarpignato, Christopher Sinnemann
United States
Best Short Film, Best Fantasy, Best Production Design
The Days of Knight: Chapter 1
Director John P Martinez
United States
Best Action, Best Science Fiction, Best War, Best Director, Best Writer, Best Producer, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Design, Best Costume & Makeup, Best Special Effects, Best Editing
The First Five Months of Forever
Director Andrew Conroy
United Kingdom
Best Experimental
The Great Caerphilly Cheese Heist
Director Andrew Creak
United Kingdom
Best Short Film
The Sixth Stage
Director Devin Nikki Thomas
United States
Best Short Film, Best Actress
Torn
Director Hollie O’Leary
United Kingdom
Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Writer, Best Actress
Ujvala Jupalli: Asterisk Athlete
Director Josephine Harrison
United States
Best Short Documentary, Best Student Film
Winter Sun
Director Diana Gelashvili
Georgia
Best Short Film
Tokio The Beggining
Directors Martha Sandoval, Diego Alejandro Espinosa
in Best Feature Film
Colombia
Best Feature Film
Yesterday’s Rose
Director Martin King
in Best Feature Film
Canada
Best Feature Film

Congratulations to such a fantastic cohort of filmmakers! Your hard work has really paid of and we’ve been really lucky at TDFF to be able to watch so many fantastic films! You should be very proud of what you’ve all achieved!


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