A woman places a chair on the sidewalk in Rio and watches as the neighbourhood "unfolds" before her eyes – like a movie scene. Workers, tourists, dogs and street life combine to form a Copacabana portrait, through clever editing and montage.

John Gore Studios Film of the Year Winner:

Sofia Leão

Documentary Award Winner:

Sofia Leão

Chewboy Cinematography Award:

Sofia Leão

Audience Choice Award:

Sofia Leão

Country: Brazil

It’s 1991. Ana María and Juan Manuel, a newlywed couple, receive a creature as a wedding gift. Will they be able to care for it for a year to preserve their marriage?

Fiction Winner:

Pablo Camargo López

Country: Mexico

The girl, trapped in a dream where she is chased by those who resent her, falls into the place where the nightmare dwells. There, she faces the old sense of guilt that has turned into a nightmare.

Animation Winner:

Sooyeon Shin

Country: South Korea

After discovering a brutally beaten drag queen Klaudijus, in his apartment building, homophobe Rolandas reluctantly takes him to the hospital and becomes his first response. As the police investigate and Klaudijus’ life hangs in the balance, Rolandas is forced to rethink his beliefs.

United Agents Performance Award:

Valerijus Jevsejevas

Country: Lithuania

Olivia and Laura, two 13-year-old teenagers, have a plan to get the autograph of Passarinho, a Brazilian soccer idol, but before they can put the plan into action, Olivia has her first period.

Casaratto Ramsay Directing Award:

Natalia García Agraz

Country: Mexico

A woman is determined to bring her beloved back to life, a man who vanished into the waters in search of a place to call his own. She feels compelled to recall things that have long been dead, hoping her loved one might revive. She believes he will be washed ashore someday, back to her by the tides-a sudden return, as if by magic.

Vine FX Experimental Award Winner:

Ehsan Majouni

Country: Iran

After buying a bus ticket to leave his town, Juan spends one last day with Desiree, his childhood friend.
As they relive their favorite activities, Desiree tries to get Juan to reconsider his departure, confronting him with his doubts and the feeling of detachment that drives him to migrate. On that last day together, they both discover to what extent their paths will remain
together.

Production Design Winner:

Raquel Azurdia Thommel

Country: Guatemala

Grace, a young lesbian from a devout Catholic family, finally summons the courage to come out to her parents—at the most sacred of battlegrounds: Sunday lunch. With her assertive girlfriend Ellie by her side, Grace navigates a minefield of family dynamics, from her competitive vegan brother to a wine-soaked priest prone to divine hallucinations. But every time Grace tries to speak her truth, her mother, Susan, deploys increasingly absurd distractions to preserve the family's picture-perfect façade. What follows is a chaotic, laugh-out-loud farce that collides faith, family, and identity in a way that’s as heartwarming as it is hilariously over the top.

Music Award:

Katrina Rose

Country: UK

In a world where people live in isolation and survive through virtual connections, a chubby boy's chance discovery unveils a hidden truth that could change everything.

The London School Trust Screenplay Award Winner:

Luisa Nöllke

Country: Germany

Hot Mess offers an insight into ADHD in a compact and creative way, highlighting the damage and anxiety that can be caused by a well-meaning, but ultimately toxic, parent.

Wychwood Media Social Impact Award:

Tortor Smith

Country: UK

Northern England, 2004.
16-year-old Mark plays football to stay connected to his late father. But after a teammate’s suicide, the silence around him grows louder. Burdened by a brutal coach and the weight of buried grief, Mark begins to unravel, caught in a game that’s abused him rather than healed him.

Sound Design Award Winner:

Francis Kelly

Country: UK

An asian mother works a gruelling shift in the UK, alone and far from home for her son back in Hong Kong.

Salon Editing Award Winner: Shiyi Zhang

Country: UK

In an authoritarian dystopia where silence is law, Eris discovers a secret resistance keeping expression alive. But her brother, a relentless enforcer of the law, will stop at nothing to silence them - not even her.

Costume Design Award Winner:

Natasja Briers

Country: Belgium