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OFFICIAL FILM SELECTIONS, theatrical SCREENINGS, 2025


    AIFF Online Film Festival May 17-25


    AIFF ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL MAY 17-25


    AIFF ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL MAY 17-25


    trophy nominEES & WINNERS (IN BOLD)

    BEST STUDENT DOCUMENTARY SHORT

    Velo Love

    Wrought Lace

    BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

    Still Drawing

    Ventura Nights

    BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

    Shaping The Future

    Mr. Big

    Bloody & Bruised: The Untold Story Of The Back Room

    I Was 8814

    BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT

    Easy Does It

    Lequando

    Prisms Of Self

    BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE

    This Is A Film

    The Kiss

    No, Not Me!

    BEST STUDENT NARRATIVE SHORT

    Takin' It To The Streets

    The Interrogation Of Hugo Schreiber

    Sam

    Debate Club

    BEST NARRATIVE SHORT

    Ghost Bike

    The Twilight Cafe

    Life Support

    Quiet! Mom's Working

    BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE

    The Place She Dwells

    Festival Circuit

    BEST TEXAS SHORT

    Reditus

    Exile Echoes

    A Quiet Sales Call

    BEST TEXAS FEATURE

    Rocketship

    City Of Hate: Dallas And The Assassination, 60 Years Later

    BEST TV PILOT

    Love-All

    Don't Look Now

    BEST OF FEST

    Life Support

    The Kiss

    Bloody & Bruised: The Untold Story Of The Back Room

    The Take

    I Was 8814


    screenplaY nomINEES & WINNERS (IN BOLD)

    BEST DRAMA FEATURE SCREENPLAY

    The Circle by Craig Urquhart

    String Lights by VP Boyle

    Tony by Lauren Pizzicaroli

    Greatrex by Stephen Hall


    BEST DRAMA SHORT SCREENPLAY

    Ambient Light by H. Cherdon Bedford

    The Best And Worst Day Of My Life by Brock B. Young

    The Children by Charlotte Gulezian


    BEST HORROR SHORT SCREENPLAY

    Fido by John Norris Ray

    The People From Maxey Creek: The Purple Sword by Rain Story


    BEST COMEDY TV PILOT TELEPLAY

    American Import by Steven Shehori

    The Mystery Of The Missing Reading Glasses by Ron Katz


    BEST COMEDY FEATURE SCREENPLAY

    Jointly Juvenile by Brian Du and Anne Mirop Boyd


    BEST HORROR FEATURE SCREENPLAY

    The Farm by Craig Urquhart


    BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SCREENPLAY

    Rewiring Jade by Jane A. Dafoe


    BEST COMEDY SHORT SCREENPLAY

    The Last Mediation Of Christ by David Schleicher & Mike Bell


    BEST SCI-FI SHORT SCREENPLAY

    The Magic King by John Norris Ray


    BEST DRAMA TV PILOT TELEPLAY

    Provenance by Amy Otey


    BEST SCI-FI TV PILOT TELEPLAY

    Haven by Craig Urquhart



    MOre awards, more recognition


      Official Screenplay Selections, 2025

      Ambient Light – H. Cherdon Bedford (Drama Short) – United States


      American Import (TV Pilot) – Steven Shehori (Comedy TV Pilot Teleplay) – United States


      At the Mercy of Faith – Samuel Taylor (Drama Feature) - United States


      FIDO – John Norris Ray (Horror Short) – United States


      Getting Back – Haven Garber (Drama Feature) - United States


      Greatrex – Stephen Hall (Drama Feature) – United Kingdom


      Haven – Craig Urquhart (Sci-Fi TV Pilot Teleplay) – Canada


      Hiding – Kaashvi K. Sanjay (Drama Short) – United States


      Jointly Juvenile – Brian Du, Anne Mirrop Boyd (Comedy Feature) – United States


      Lillith & Bert Go to Lunch – Rex Provost (Comedy TV Pilot Teleplay) – United States


      No Medals –  S. Rossi (Drama Feature) – United States


      Provenance (Pilot/Episode 1) – Amy Otey (Drama TV Pilot Teleplay) – United States


      RECOVERY – Michael Scott Payton (Drama Feature) – United States


      Rewiring Jade – Jane A Dafoe (Drama Feature) – Canada


      String Lights – VP Boyle (Drama Feature) - United States


      SUPREMACY – Rosalyn Rosen (Drama Feature) – United States


      The Best and Worst Day Of My Life – Brock B Young (Drama Short) – United States


      The Children – Charlotte Gulezian (Drama Short) – United States


      The Circle – Craig Urquhart (Drama Feature) – Canada


      The Farm – Craig Urquhart (Horror Feature) – Canada


      The Last Mediation of Christ – David Schleicher, Mike Bell (Comedy Short) – United States


      The Longest Night – Rebecca Charlotte Scott (Drama Feature) – United States


      The Magic King – John Norris Ray (Sci-Fi Short) - United States


      The Mystery of the Missing Reading Glasses – Ron Katz (Comedy TV Pilot Teleplay) – United States


      The People from Maxey Creek: The Purple Sword – Rain Story (Horror Short) 


      TONY – Lauren Pizzicaroli (Drama Feature) – Canada


      Welcome to the Club – Sky Belluomini (Drama Feature) – United States

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