Madrid Nomination 2025

Best Unproduced Script

Ava
A Rose Of No Man’s Land
My Origin
THE HUMAN WİTHİN US
The Dark Flame
Bandwidth
Chinese whisper
The King’s Menagerie
The Connecting Betrayal
Kumiho: Legend of the Jades
A Poetic Journey: an Ode to Memory
The Girl With Ash[en] Skin
ANGELS DESIRED
The Tree With No Heart
The Resistance
Last Stand at Butte City
Heroes From Heaven: Battle Ground Earth

Best Costume

Feelings In Chiaroscuro
Outside
COM ESTÀ EL PATI
RUBEDO
The Book of Joy
Suerte de Matar (The Act of Death)
Chouzenji
My Mona – Johnny O’Neil
Overnight
Baron Munchausen (Karl)
WISE MAN
Churchill was no C*nt
The Perfect Family
JAGAN
The Choice
Mx.
Freak?
LIFTING
HIGA OCHI RU

Best Set Design

The Italians
Feelings In Chiaroscuro
COM ESTÀ EL PATI
Honey Roasted Chicken
On the corner
Mommy’s Lambie
Deprivations-
Baron Munchausen (Karl)
Sky-Sky
Bella
AN AMERICAN ABROAD Film
Land of the Mustache
Picking a Guitar
The Seventh Turn
the Summer that Snowed
Freak?
Midnight in the Orange Grove
BAHEYA
HIGA OCHI RU

Best Hair & Makeup

THE HEALER
COM ESTÀ EL PATI
Honey Roasted Chicken
Cabo Negro
Canchas
Chouzenji
As a gift
LEONIDAS
Overnight
Baron Munchausen (Karl)
WISE MAN
Prism of Gray Rock
The Perfect Family
Greek Mothers Never Die
Soyoko
Mx.
Freak?
LIFTING
Rasavathi – The Alchemist
HIGA OCHI RU

Best Sound Design

Architecture is Fun
Feelings In Chiaroscuro
COM ESTÀ EL PATI
Sugar Lies
On the corner
RUBEDO
THE STORM
Peach
Piano at the Crossroads
My Mona – Johnny O’Neil
THE GIRL SLEEPING ON THE SHELF
Overnight
YOU ARE SPECIAL
Sky-Sky
FANTASIA
The Tasty Kings with Blondie Chaplin “Maybe I’m a Queen”
Shards
Vibrantea
Umbag
Dragon Heart – Adventures Beyond This World
Rasavathi – The Alchemist

Best Original Song

Feelings In Chiaroscuro
COM ESTÀ EL PATI
Chinese whisper – Natasha Hardy
Peach
My Mona – Johnny O’Neil
Sky-Sky
FANTASIA
The Tasty Kings with Blondie Chaplin “Maybe I’m a Queen”

Science & Education Award

NORMA
Paramedics: Emergency Response, Season 7
Gram of Heart
Giants Rising
Grindavik
THE SAINT OF BROOKLYN

Historical Interest Award

From the Ground Up
In The Mirror , Ardalan Sarfaraz
SEMANA SANTA – SEVILLA
The Reenactment of Doss v Bernal, 80 Years Later
LA BALZANA
Memories of Salt
The (Almost) Lost Story of Tuxedo Junction
WAR ON ART
Ugly Little Monkeys – A True American Story

Exceptional Showcase of the Arts Award

Architecture is Fun
On the corner
RUBEDO
THE STORM
Peach
Overnight
FANTASIA
Uzeda – Do it yourself
The Tasty Kings with Blondie Chaplin “Maybe I’m a Queen”
Tiny Teaching Tales
The Gift of Darkness
Vibrantea
Mx.
Dragon Heart – Adventures Beyond This World
Le Portrait
Land of the Mustache

Best Animation

Architecture is Fun
THE STORM
Tiny Teaching Tales
Vibrantea
Dragon Heart – Adventures Beyond This World

Best Editing of a Documentary

From the Ground Up
In The Mirror , Ardalan Sarfaraz
The Reenactment of Doss v Bernal, 80 Years Later
LA BALZANA
LE MANI DELLA MODA Episodio 1
Giants Rising
Real Wonder Women
The (Almost) Lost Story of Tuxedo Junction
Your Last Best: A Memphis Rox Story
THE SAINT OF BROOKLYN
3 Φίλοι
The emotional intensity of random human connection
Bankers’ Game

Best Cinematography in a Documentary

NORMA
SEMANA SANTA – SEVILLA
Paramedics: Emergency Response, Season 7
Gram of Heart
The Children of Popodia
Memories of Salt
The Halfway Between All This
Uzeda – Do it yourself
Grindavik
I See Gaza – Dublin Episode
The Gift of Darkness
WAR ON ART
Artemis Jampanoï

Best Director in a Feature Film

Michelle Danner
Camille Lugan
Andrew Troy
Deborah Hadfield
Marcia Kimpton
Rachel Suissa
Andrew Troy

Best Director of a Short Documentary

Ray Bourhis
Antonio Hrynchuk
Jan Cvitkovič
Cayetano Garcia Sahurie
Debora de Sola Habsburg
Naomi Garcia Pasmanick
Heather Greer & Alison Cornyn
glen janssens
Duygu Kepenek, Bora Akarsel
Lauren David
Ornella Pacchioni
Dasha Altukhova
Andrea Vrazhalska, John Christmas
Kārlis Lesinš
Sophia Ehrnrooth
BAHEYA

Best Short Documentary

From the Ground Up
Paramedics: Emergency Response, Season 7
Gram of Heart
LE MANI DELLA MODA Episodio 1
Real Wonder Women
Memories of Salt
The Halfway Between All This
Your Last Best: A Memphis Rox Story
I See Gaza – Dublin Episode
The Gift of Darkness
Artemis Jampanoï
The emotional intensity of random human connection
Bankers’ Game
BAHEYA

Best Director of a Documentary

brigitte leoni
Shiva Sanjari
Marcos Ortega-Morales
Eli Reyna
Luca Marconato
Sofia Babluani
Lisa Landers
Katie Rogers
Maria Arena
Garðar Örn Arnarson
Sara Broos
Berdo Kutubidze, Giorgi Shkubuliani, Giorgi Murvanidze, Irakli Kacheishvili
Ulisse Lendaro
Daniel Michael Gurry
Andrzej Miekus
Carmen Trocker
Eva Kübar
Felix Hergert, Dominik Zietlow
David E Valdez

Best Documentary

NORMA
In The Mirror , Ardalan Sarfaraz
SEMANA SANTA – SEVILLA
The Reenactment of Doss v Bernal, 80 Years Later
LA BALZANA
The Children of Popodia
Giants Rising
The (Almost) Lost Story of Tuxedo Junction
Uzeda – Do it yourself
Grindavik
Shards
Land of the Mustache
THE SAINT OF BROOKLYN
WAR ON ART
Ugly Little Monkeys – A True American Story

Best Short Film

Free Mind
Artificial
Suerte de Matar (The Act of Death)
Gifted2024
Rhubarb Rhubarb
House of Aradia
A Diamond in the Holler
Picking a Guitar
The Seventh Turn
The Choice

Best Cinematography in a Short Film

Artificial
Suerte de Matar (The Act of Death)
Rhubarb Rhubarb
Picking a Guitar
The Choice
The Hour

Best Editing of a Short Film

Free Mind
House of Aradia
A Diamond in the Holler
The Seventh Turn

Outstanding Actress in a Short Film

Emmy Swayze
Julia Crowley
Tati Barcellos
Keiana Dominique Curry
Joanna Scanlan
Mia D. Lopez
Dorie Barton
Charlotte Vega
Sofia JoAnna
Molly Flanagan

Outstanding Actor in a Short Film

Omar El Gamal
Drew Gardner
Wesley Crownover
T J Wimbs
David Hargreaves
Alex D. Lopez
David Ogrodowski
Keavan Jones
Luke Forbes
Jonatan Pinke

Best Director of a Short Film

Free Mind Ramy Gheit Abouelkhir
Artificial Jeffrey Carrillo Proano
Suerte de Matar (The Act of Death) Diego Rocha
Gifted2024 Arnold Curry
Rhubarb Rhubarb Kate McMullen
House of Aradia Julianna Piechoczek
A Diamond in the Holler Rich Adams
Picking a Guitar Eddie Brannigan, Felipe Candido de Brito
The Seventh Turn Eric D. Howell
The Choice Laura Jean Bransky
BAHEYA – Maggie Anwar

Best Director of a Short Foreign Language Film

Yasushi Fuluichi
Dahlia Ahmad Baeshen
Yahav Winner
Paula Blanco Pérez
David Durán
Farah Tagauly & Maillot Annaelle
Silja Minkkinen
Ilya Noyabrev
Ilya Noyabrev
Seah Oh
Erik Warolin
Akihiro Toda
Chieko MISAKA

Best Short Foreign Language Film

Honey Roasted Chicken
Sugar Lies
THE BOY
Canchas
Your time has come
As a gift
Overnight
Baron Munchausen (Karl)
YOU ARE SPECIAL
Who Killed the Parrot
Churchill was no C*nt
Soyoko
CHIKUWACCHA!

Best Editing of a Foreign Language Film

Kintsugi
Water Lilies
Honey Roasted Chicken
Mahout
Don’t Forget Me
The Therapy
S
Bright Jade
As a gift
Rasavathi – The Alchemist
LEONIDAS
THE GIRL SLEEPING ON THE SHELF
INNER SECRETS (submission to Madrid)
Who Killed the Parrot
Churchill was no C*nt
Prism of Gray Rock
the Summer that Snowed
Freak?
Our Home
CHIKUWACCHA!
HIGA OCHI RU

Outstanding Actress in a Foreign Language Film

Sofia Verna
Hyowon Lee
Sawanee Utoomma
Li Yan Xi
Oumaima Barid
Anuska Martinez
Anna Anna Moliner
Krassimira Belev
Jaea Kim
Selin Şekerci
Karel Košárek
Rin Nagata
SeeEun Kim
Lucie Zhang
Miyu Ogawa
Aris Mejías
Marina Guerrini
Sachiko Matsushita
Nooshin Masoudian
Mei Furusawa
Marie D.
Misato Tadaki
Mai AZUMA

Best Cinematography

THE HEALER
Outside
Chinese whisper – Jack Peter Mundy
Midnight in the Orange Grove
AN AMERICAN ABROAD Film
Sugar Lies
THE BOY
Canchas
Your time has come
Chouzenji
Piano at the Crossroads
Deprivations-
YOU ARE SPECIAL
WISE MAN
Rasavathi – The Alchemist
四十九 – SEEK
Bella
The Perfect Family
NORMA DORMA
JAGAN
Where the trees bear meat
Umbag

Outstanding Actor in a Foreign Language Film

Best Director of a Foreign Language Feature Film

Diego Javier Dicarlo
Giuseppe Carleo
Chanho LEE
Liu Ziqin & Li Chunxiao
Wattanachai Doonlayakowit
Gao Qi Sheng
Abdellah Taïa
Junichi Kawamoto
Stanislav Hristov
Jinhyuk Lee
Umut Evirgen
Jan Senius
Junki Tachibana
Rasavathi – The Alchemist
Solhae Kim, Dojin Lee
Philippe Safir
CHUANG CHUANG
Piotr Chrzan
Shane Kosugi
Bruno Irizarry
Min Yeong KWAK
Pablo De Antuñano
Lorenz Suter
Masahiro Ota
Shane KosugiAlexis Franco
John Ad Castillo
Bo Martin
WU JIA
Jun Yamada
HIGA OCHI RU

Best Foreign Language Film

Kintsugi
THE HEALER
Water Lilies
Outside
Mahout
Don’t Forget Me
Cabo Negro
Rasavathi – The Alchemist
Chouzenji
The Therapy
Bright Jade
S
Mommy’s Lambie
Piano at the Crossroads
LEONIDAS
Deprivations-
THE GIRL SLEEPING ON THE SHELF
INNER SECRETS (submission to Madrid)
WISE MAN
四十九 – SEEK
Bella
Prism of Gray Rock
The Perfect Family
NORMA DORMA
JAGAN
the Summer that Snowed
Where the trees bear meat
Umbag
LIFTING
Our Home
HIGA OCHI RU

Best Actress

Abigail Breslin
Sonia Bonny
Marcia Kimpton
Abby Miner
Rose Muirhead
Isa Yamileth

Best Actor

Matthew Daddario
Volodymyr Zhdanov
Brian Gross
Simon Rerolle
Arlo White
Rick Otto

Best English Language Feature Film

The Italians
The Book of Joy
Chinese whisper
AN AMERICAN ABROAD Film
Greek Mothers Never Die
Midnight in the Orange Grove

Best Picture of the Festival

Kintsugi
The Italians
Mahout
The Book of Joy
The Therapy
WISE MAN
四十九 – SEEK
AN AMERICAN ABROAD Film
Where the trees bear meat
Midnight in the Orange Grove
Chinese Whispers