Kitchener-Waterloo International Film Festival (KWIFF)
2025 WINNERS
Best Documentary
THE RESILIENCE TOUR
Canada
Best Short Documentary
THE INVISIBLE SCHOOL
Canada
Best Short Film
STEEL TOWN
Canada
CHANGE
Canada
Best Short Film
(Canada)
CHANGE
Best Short Film
International
THE FOOD THAT FUELS
USA
Best Music Video
PURE HEART
Canada
Best Original Music Score
CHANGE
Canada
Best Director
BENJAMIN THOMAS SCARSBROOK:
Our Journey to Pride
UK
Best Female Filmmaker
FEBE CHU
LGBT LOVE, FREEDOM
be Ourselves (France)
Best Producer
NIGERIA LAUGHS
Nigeria
Best Actor
ART HINDLE
HOME FREE
Canada
Best Actress
Michelle Nolden
HOME FREE
Canada
Best Supporting Actor
Mark Herbrand
PRISM
Canada
Best Supporting Actress
TARA SPENCER-NAIRN
HOME FREE – Canada
Best Film Editing
THE GREENSMAN
United States
Best Cinematography
Dirty Laundry
United States
Best Performance Film
NIGERIA LAUGHS
Nigeria
Best Production Design
EXIMO
United Kingdom
Best Art Direction
THE GENERAL'S SON
Nigeria
Best Movie Poster
NIGERIA LAUGHS
Nigeria
Best Screenplay
REVOLUTIONARY MEDICINE
By Kristen McNaule
Canada
Best Screenplay
(Up to 120 Pages)
THE FOURTH PSALM
United States
Best Photography
LGBT LOVE, FREEDOM
be Ourselves
France
Best Picture Film
HOME FREE
Canada
Best Film – International
BLACKOUT
Nigeria
Best Film Canada
UnMatched
Canada
Best Comedy Film
THE GREENSMAN
United States
Best LGBT Short Film
LGBT LOVE, FREEDOM
be Ourselves
France
Best LGBT Film
Our Journey to Pride
United Kingdom
Best Animated Film
IN HALF
Spain
Best New Media Film
TIDES
Best Movie Trailer
BE A FAKE TORTOISE
China