Winners
Dec 29th/2025
Best Documentary Feature
The Corruption of Science
Director: Gary Null
Best Script (Feature)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Monte Albers de Leon
Best Script (Short)
When the Going Gets Tough
Rhoda Fairman
Best Narrative Short
Mr. Benjamin's Birthday
Director: Crystle Viviana Dorsey
Best Documentary Short
The Patron
Director: Massimiliano Finazzer Flory
Best Indie Feature
Blair County: A People's History
Director: Mark Andrew Frederick
Best Indie Short
The Harpies
Director: Rogan Lovse
Best Producer
Carey Smolensky
SHALOM PASSION; Never Again is NOW!
Best Composer
Joi Barua
The Making of Star Among the Cosmic Clouds: from Song to Symphony
Best Experimental
Double Blade
Director: Camille Lois Solari
Best Human rights
River of Life LGBTQ+
Director: Grace Anna Walcott