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Official Short Film Selections 2025

Short Film Award Winners,
Runners-Up & Nominees

Best Male Lead

Spike White - Symbols (Runner up)

Alejandro Rose-Garcia - Hide

Brian Gleeson - Craggy Confidant (Winner)

Tommy Oldroyd - Senior Consultant

 

Best Female Lead

Beatie Edney - The Pearl Comb

Kelsey Cooke - Safe (Runner up)

Leah Balmforth - A Sisyphean Task (Winner)

Genevieve O’Reilly - GSW

Ionie Nieves - Hide (Honorable Mention)

 

Best Supporting Actor

Aaron Douglas - Senior Consultant

Kya Brame - GSW (Winner)

Hugh Bonneville - A Sisyphean Task (Runner up)

 

Best Editor

Simon Lex - Senior Consultant (Runner up)

Paco Sweetman - A Sisyphean Task (Winner)

Govind Chandran - Safe

Alex Deitsch - Symbols

 

Best Writer

Will Wright - National Treasures (Runner up)

Alex Deitsch - Symbols

Govind Chandran & Kelsey Cooke  - Safe

Simon Haines - Senior Consultant (Winner)

Thomas Crilly - Craggy Confidant

 

Best Cinematographer

Dave Miller - The Pearl Comb (Runner up)

Jonathan Nicol - Brighton Pier

Matt Gillan - Craggy Confidant (Winner)

David Bird - A Sisyphean Task

 

Best Director

Ali Cook - The Pearl Comb

Alex Deitsch - Symbols (Winner)

Simon Haines - Senior Consultant

Ben Hyland - The Man that I Wave At (Runner up)

 

Best Animation

Dog & Rabbit and Will Anderson - Baby on Board. The Dark Web Catbot (Winner)

Cat & Fish - Nilram Ranjbar (Runner up)

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Best Horror

Ali Cook - Pearl Comb (Winner)

Ben Hyland - The Man that I Wave At

Brenden Hubbard - Hide (Runner up)

 

Best Drama

George Malcher and Gus Flind-Henry - A Sisyphean Task

Jonny Durgan - GSW (Runner up)

Thomas Crilly - Craggy Confident (Winner)

Govind Chandran - Safe

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Minerva Wellness Heartbeat Award

Govind Chandran & Kelsey Cooke - Safe

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Best in Festival

Gus Flind-Henry & George Malcher - A Sisyphean Task

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Screenplay Award Winners,
Runners Up and Nominees

Short Screenplay

Best Drama:
Scarlett - Eilidh Smith
The Sink or Swim Club - Anna Helen Gehr (Winner)
Grace - Peter L. Pinnock (Runner up)
Heart on Sleeve - Ashley Bridgeman

Best Comedy or Thriller:
Overdue - Philippa Rae
A Key to the Plot - Peter Hardy
Big Man - Tom Bedford (Winner)
In or Out - Nicky Denovan (Runner up)
 

Feature Screenplays

Best Thriller or Horror:
A Taste for Lunacy - Andrew J.P. Carroll
Beneath the Undercurrent - Helen Alexis Yonov (Winner)
Scream If You Need Me - Ian Anthony Senior
Feral Mountains - Terry Luke Podnar
Beastly Onslaught - Helen Rana (Runner up)
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Best Sci-Fi:
Schumann - Steve Nethercott-Cable & Janet Nethercott-Cable (Runner up)
Against Established Intelligence - Alan Howcroft
Terra - Nicholas Hogg (Winner)
 
Best Drama:
Check Out Diner-Z - Eamonn Eeles
Ding-dong! - Pete Hewitt & Ally Hamilton (Winner)
Stephanie Dellacosta - Al Naffah (Runner up)
Sick to Death - Kathryn Robinson
Stevie - Robert Marshall
Tony - Lauren Pizzicaroli

Minerva Wellness Heartbeat Award
Tony - Lauren Pizzicaroli
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