2025 Winners
AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND SCHOOL SECTION:
Eastern Hills Senior High School (WA) –Â Dropkicks
JUDGES CHOICE – SHORT FILM SCHOOL WINNER
Balgowlah Boys Northern Beaches Secondary College (NSW) –Â Everything Changed
JUDGES CHOICE – DOCUMENTARY SCHOOL WINNER
Sydney Technical High School (NSW) –Â As You Are
MOST ONLINE VOTES SCHOOL WINNER
Alex O’Callaghan (VIC) – Sensorium
BEST ACTOR SCHOOL WINNER
AUSTRALIAN OPEN ENTRANTS
Bexta Noonan (SA) –Â Unbreakable Stride
NOVA EMPLOYMENT CHOICE WINNER
Tas Guichard (NSW) –Â Pieced Together
JUDGES CHOICE – SHORT FILM OPEN WINNER
Benjamin Huggins Strum & Grace Tame (NSW) –Â Where the World is Quiet
JUDGES CHOICE – DOCUMENTARY OPEN WINNER
Ben Rosenberg (QLD) – Never Stopped Believin
IMPACT AWARD
Peter Chambers (VIC) –Â I Choose Happiness
MOST ONLINE VOTES OPEN WINNER
Matthew Tripney (QLD) –Â Spaceships
BEST ACTOR OPEN WINNER
Larapinta Adaptive (TAS) –Â Larapinta End To End
BEST DIRECTOR
John Cavallaro (QLD) –Â The Wednesday Crew
BEST PRODUCER
Tayla Richardson (VIC) –Â Dandelion Bouquet
BEST SCREENWRITER
INTERNATIONAL SECTION
Lee Pugsley & Luke Salewski (USA) –Â Audio Description
JUDGES CHOICE – SHORT FILM INTERNATIONAL – WINNER
Becca Schall (USA) –Â Forced Perspective
JUDGES CHOICE – SHORT FILM INTERNATIONAL – RUNNER UP
Able (New Zealand) –Â Sight Unseen – Thomas Coysh
JUDGES CHOICE – DOCUMENTARY INTERNATIONAL – WINNER
Dustin Reynolds (Hawaii) –Â Singlehanded
JUDGES CHOICE – DOCUMENTARY INTERNATIONAL – RUNNER UP
Dutra, Cruz & Ocdy (Brazil) –Â That’s So Me
MOST ONLINE VOTES INTERNATIONAL – WINNER
