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KWIFF 2025 Inaugural Award Nominations

Best Picture Film

  • HOME FREE – Canada

  • BLACKOUT – Nigeria

  • BLUE DAYS – Australia

  • Dirty Laundry – United States

  • UnMatched – Canada

  • The Greensman – United States

  • We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes – Canada

  • EXIMO – United Kingdom

  • Dancing With The Shadows – Albania

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Best Film – International

  • THATHASTHU – India

  • BLUE DAYS – Australia

  • Dirty Laundry – United States

  • UnMatched – Canada

  • EXIMO – United Kingdom

  • BLACKOUT – Nigeria

  • The Greensman – United States

  • Dancing With The Shadows – Albania

  • DON'T DULL – Nigeria

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Best Film – Canada

  • UnMatched – Canada

  • Put Some Ice On It

  • LARRY (they/them) – Canada

  • HOME FREE – Canada

  • Keeper of the Night Sky – Canada

  • We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes – Canada

 
 
Best Comedy Film

  • Dirty Laundry – United States

  • UnMatched – Canada

  • The Greensman – United States

  • DON'T DULL – Nigeria

 
 
Best LGBT Film

  • LGBT LOVE, FREEDOM be Ourselves – France

  • LARRY (they/them) – Canada

  • Our Journey to Pride – United Kingdom

  • Collage – Spain

 
 
Best Animated Film

  • Keeper of the Night Sky – Canada

  • The Crawfish Dance – Canada, United States

  • In Half – Spain

 
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Best New Media Film

  • Best Reality Show

  • THATHASTHU

  • Tides

  • Prism

  • Change

  • Carousel

  • Buzz Live With Owen Gee

  • DON'T DULL – Nigeria

 

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Best Screenplay

  • The Battle of the Fishermen – Pablo Andrés Fernández – USA

  • Revolutionary Medicine – Kristen McNaule – Canada

  • The Fourth Psalm – United States

  • Aktion T-4 – United States

  • Review – Jonathan Zarantonello – United States

 
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Best Screenplay (Up to 120 Pages)

  • The Battle of the Fishermen – Pablo Andrés Fernández – USA

  • Revolutionary Medicine – Kristen McNaule – Canada

  • The Fourth Psalm – United States

  • Aktion T-4 – United States

  • Review – Jonathan Zarantonello – United States

 
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Best Photography

  • LGBT LOVE, FREEDOM be Ourselves – France

  • LARRY (they/them) – Canada

  • Buzz Live With Owen Gee – Nigeria

  • The Greensman – United States

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Best Movie Poster

  • DON'T DULL – Nigeria

  • Blackout

  • The Greensman

  • Distant Murmurs

  • The General's Son

  • NIGERIA LAUGHS

  • Afro-diasporic Art in Manitoba

  • Kam Theatre Lab - The Old Same Story

  • We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes

Best Documentary

  • LARRY (they/them) – Canada

  • The Resilience Tour – Canada

  • Our Journey to Pride – United Kingdom

  • NIGERIA LAUGHS – Nigeria

  • The House – United States

  • James 'Super Chikan' Johnson - A Life in Blues – Canada

  • Kam Theatre Lab - The Old Same Story – Canada

  • We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes – Canada

 
 
Best Short Documentary

  • The Invisible School – Canada

  • Jamaica Story – Jamaica

  • The Food That Fuels – USA

  • Real Jamaican Food – Jamaica

  • LGBT LOVE, FREEDOM be Ourselves – France

 
Best Short Film

  • Prism – Canada

  • Steel Town – Canada

  • In an Impasse – Iran

  • The General's Son – Canada

  • Tides – Canada

  • Afro-diasporic Art in Manitoba – Canada

  • Put Some Ice On It – Canada

  • THATHASTHU – India

  • A MOMENT IN TIME – Italy

 
Best Short Drama/Thriller Film

  • Murder of Minus – Canada

  • Be A Fake Tortoise – China

  • The Food That Fuels – USA

  • Morning Crossroads – Canada

  • The Take – Canada

  • Change – Canada

  • The Wingmen – Canada

  • Carousel – Canada

  • DON'T DULL – Nigeria

 
Best Short Film – Canada

  • Change – Canada

  • The Wingmen – Canada

  • Prism – Canada

  • Steel Town – Canada

  • The General's Son – Canada

  • Tides – Canada

  • Murder of Minus – Canada

  • Carousel – Canada

  • Afro-diasporic Art in Manitoba – Canada

  • Morning Crossroads – Canada

  • The Take – Canada

 
Best Short Film – International

  • In an Impasse – Iran

  • Be A Fake Tortoise – China

  • The Food That Fuels – USA

  • THATHASTHU – India

  • A MOMENT IN TIME – Italy

 
Best Music Video

  • Pure Heart – Canada

  • Maybe – Canada

  • BLEND #1974 – Japan

 
Best Original Music Score

  • Change – Canada

  • HOME FREE – Canada

  • LARRY (they/them) – Canada

  • Frankenstein – United States

  • THATHASTHU – India

 
Best Director

  • Benjamin Thomas Scarsbrook – Our Journey to Pride – UK

  • Catherine Legault – LARRY (they/them) – Canada

  • Avi Ronn Federgreen – HOME FREE – Canada

  • Alisha Nelson – THATHASTHU – India

  • Angela Onuora – The General's Son – Canada

  • Diana Dai – Morning Crossroads – Canada

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Best Female Filmmaker

  • Alisha Nelson – THATHASTHU – India

  • Angela Onuora – The General's Son – Canada

  • Luyin Li – Distant Murmurs – Canada

  • Febe CHU – LGBT LOVE, FREEDOM be Ourselves – France

  • Paula Thiessen – Kam Theatre Lab - The Old Same Story – Canada

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Best Art Direction

  • DON'T DULL – Nigeria

  • THATHASTHU – India

  • Dirty Laundry

  • HOME FREE – Canada

  • LARRY (they/them) – Canada

  • The Greensman – United States

  • The General's Son

  • Buzz Live With Owen Gee – Nigeria

 

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 Best Film Editing

  • HOME FREE – Canada

  • LARRY (they/them) – Canada

  • Dirty Laundry – United States

  • Change – Canada

  • EXIMO – United Kingdom

  • The General's Son – Canada

  • The Greensman – United States

  • DON'T DULL – Nigeria

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Best Cinematography

  • THATHASTHU – India

  • Change – Canada

  • Dirty Laundry – United States

  • LGBT LOVE, FREEDOM be Ourselves – France

  • HOME FREE – Canada

  • LARRY (they/them) – Canada

  • The General's Son – Canada

  • The Greensman – United States

 
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Best Performance Film

  • LONGING – Canada

  • FLOW – USA

  • The General's Son – Canada

  • Dancing With The Shadows – Albania

  • NIGERIA LAUGHS – Nigeria

  • Buzz Live With Owen Gee – Nigeria

  • Love Game – Malaysia, Taiwan

  • DON'T DULL – Nigeria

 
Best Production Design

  • THATHASTHU – India

  • EXIMO – United Kingdom

  • Dancing With The Shadows – Albania

  • Buzz Live With Owen Gee – Nigeria

  • FLOW – USA

  • The General's Son – Canada

  • DON'T DULL – Nigeria

 

Best Producer

  • NIGERIA LAUGHS – Nigeria

  • Aykan Yucel Irwins – BLUE DAYS – Australia

  • Buzz Live With Owen Gee – Nigeria

  • Angela Onuora – The General's Son – Canada

  • Isabelle Phaneuf-Cyr, Rémy Huberdeau, Catherine Legault – LARRY (they/them) – Canada

  • Avi R. Federgreen, L. Tremblay, E. Foster, J. Pogue, E. Andrews, J. Tomasone – HOME FREE – Canada

 


Best Actor

  • Fikayo Odunayo – CHANGE – Canada

  • Art Hindle – HOME FREE – Canada

  • Malcolm Green – UnMatched – Canada

  • Victor Ramos – The Greensman – United States

  • Rothaford Gray – The General's Son – Canada

  • Slibin Gee Kuriakose – THATHASTHU – India

 
 

Best Actress

  • Anita Yung – Morning Crossroads – Canada

  • Michelle Nolden – HOME FREE – Canada

  • Sabrina Knappett – UnMatched – Canada

  • Juliana Philippi – The Greensman – United States

  • Vicky Patterson – The General's Son – Canada

  • Adewura Adeiye – CHANGE – Canada

  • Hannah Klamann – Carousel – Canada

  • Jodi Lynn Maracle – The Take – Canada

  • Ashly P Sebastian – THATHASTHU – India

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Best Supporting Actor

  • Paul Maxwell – HOME FREE – Canada

  • Kosa Akaraiwe – The General's Son – Canada

  • Kieran Stephenson – UnMatched – Canada

  • Keanu Domini – The Greensman – United States

  • Mark Herbrand – PRISM – Canada

  • Ryan Bannon – Morning Crossroads – Canada 


Best Supporting Actress

  • Tara Spencer-Nairn – HOME FREE – Canada

  • Natalie Brown – HOME FREE – Canada

  • Jill Frappier – HOME FREE – Canada

  • Angela Onuora – The General's Son – Canada

  • Elizabeth Victoria Wong – Morning Crossroads – Canada

  • Anita Yung – Morning Crossroads – Canada

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Best Movie Trailer

  • Tides

  • Prism

  • Change

  • Carousel

  • The Take

  • Steel Town

  • In an Impasse

  • Dirty Laundry

  • Murder of Minus

  • The General's Son

  • The Food That Fuels

  • Be A Fake Tortoise

  • Morning Crossroads

  • Buzz Live With Owen Gee

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