2025 WINNERS!

The 2025 BSFF Awards are in! Check out the winners below:

Main Juried Competition:

Best Youth Film Under 18: Guiding Light

Best Student Film 18+: Brothers; A Civil War Story

Best Short Under 20 Minutes: Twilight Cafe’

Best Short 20 to 50 Minutes: Teodoro

Best Animation, Bulbank

Best Documentary Over 30 Minutes, Ultimate Citizens

Best Documentary Under 30 Minutes, Beyond the Herd

Best International Film: Camping in Paradise

Best Feature Film: Last County

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Additional Categories Competition:

Best Comedy: Ms. Rossi

Best Director Feature: Ian Ebright, The Way We Speak

Best Director Short: Darcine’s Day

Best Cinematography: Brother’s: A Civil War Story

Best Editing: Dormant

Best Music Score: Ghost Town

Best Performance Comedy: Sonia Barbadoro, Mrs. Rossi

Best Performance Drama: Jane Ives: Gone Before Your Eyes

Laara Award: (tie) Ultimate Citizens and Zero Sum

Callo Award: Gone Before Your Eyes

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People’s Choice Awards:

Best Overall Film: Ms. Rossi 3

Best International: Camping in Paradise

Best Animation: Croak Show

Best Documentary: The Ship That Turned Back

Best Short: Ms. Rossi 3

Best Feature: Stampila

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The Golden Cookie:

Best Action Film: Rise of the Fallen Angel, Director Robert Stronger

Best Drama: God & Buddha Are Friends, Director Anthony Ma