After every week of celebrating Los Angeles’ vibrant impartial movie neighborhood, the 2025 Slamdance Movie Competition has come to an in depth. It was a 12 months of latest beginnings for the indie competition, because the 2025 version marked its debut in its new Los Angeles house and launched a brand new February calendar slot that didn’t overlap with Sundance.
However whereas the timing and site have modified, the spirit of Slamdance has not. The competition continued to have fun debut works from filmmakers engaged on low budgets, offering a showcase for a slew of latest abilities. The Narrative Characteristic Grand Prize went to Henry Bernadet’s solo directorial debut “Gamma Rays,” whereas Nicholas Clark and Dylan Frederick’s “American Theater” took the documentary prize. The coveted AGBO fellowship, which comes with mentorship from Slamdance alumni Joe and Anthony Russo, went to Margot Budzyna, the director of “Deuce.”
Maintain studying for the whole checklist of award winners from the 2025 Slamdance Movie Competition.
GRAND JURY AWARDS – FEATURES
Narrative Characteristic Grand Jury Prize: “Gamma Rays” (Henry Bernadet, Canada)
Honorable Point out: “Alice-Coronary heart” (Mike Macera, United States)
Documentary Characteristic Grand Jury Prize: “American Theater” (Nicholas Clark and Dylan Frederick, United States)
Honorable Point out: “Twin Fences” (Yana Osman, Russia/Ukraine)
Breakouts Characteristic Grand Jury Prize: “Silent Timber” (Agnieszka Zwiefka, Poland)
Honorable Point out: “In The Mouth” (Cory Santilli, United States)
Episodes Grand Jury Prize: “Serjan Bratan” (Alisher Utev, Kazakhstan)
Honorable Point out: “I Want Your Love” (Walker Kalan, United States)
GRAND JURY AWARDS – UNSTOPPABLE
Unstoppable Characteristic Grand Jury Prize: “Racewalkers” (Phil Moniz and Kevin Claydon, Canada)
Honorable Point out: “Disposable Humanity” (Cameron S. Mitchell, Austria/Germany)
Unstoppable Brief Grand Jury Prize: “Iron Lung” (Andrew Reid, United States)
Honorable Point out: “Tremendous Excessive: A Interval Piece” (Bianca D. Lambert, United States)
JURY AWARDS – 6XTY
6XTY Jury Award: “Vermin Beings” (Kat Messing, United States)
Honorable Point out: “Crimson Gentle, Inexperienced Gentle” (Corey Grispo, United States)
JURY AWARDS – SHORTS
Narrative Brief Grand Jury Prize: “Bita Joon” (Sara Boutorabi, United States)
Honorable Point out: “Contours” (Aisha Amin, United States)
Documentary Brief Grand Jury Prize: “Hooked” (Glen Fulthrope, UK)
Honorable Point out: “Provided that the Child Cries” (Shadab Farooq, India)
Experimental Shorts Grand Jury Prize: “Your Mailbox is Full” (Allie Viti, United States)
Honorable Point out: “One Rehearses, The Different Doesn’t” (Jessica Hankey, United States)
Animated Shorts Grand Jury Prize: “A Night time on the Relaxation Space” (Saki Muramoto, Japan )
Honorable Point out: “By no means Fall in Love” (Lucy Sao Wa Iao and Angela En-Yu Lao, China/Macao)
FESTIVAL WIDE AWARDS:
The AGBO Fellowship, introduced by Joe and Anthony Russo, Award Winner: Margot Budzyna director of “Deuce” (United States)
Summer season Chastant Episodic Award: Becca Schall and Jessica Taylor administrators of “Victorian Women” (United States)
Slamdance Appearing Award: Lissa Carandang-Sweeney for “Alice-Coronary heart” (United States)
George Starks Spirit of Slamdance Award Winner: Ben Kjar of “Standout: The Ben Kjar Story” (United States)
AUDIENCE AWARDS:
Viewers Award for Greatest Narrative Characteristic: “Beneath the Burning Solar” (Xun Xie, United States)
Viewers Award for Documentary Characteristic: “Coroner To The Stars” (Ben Hethcoat and Keita Ideno, United States/Portugal)
Viewers Award for Unstoppable: “Disposable Humanity” (Cameron S. Mitchell, Austria/Germany)