SILICON BEACH FILM FESTIVAL
2025 AWARDS
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BEST HORROR SHORT - FRITCHI MANOR
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BEST HORROR/THRILLER SHORT - QUARANTINE
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BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM - THE SILENT CRAWLSPACE
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BEST HORROR THRILLER FEATURE FILM - THE CARETAKER
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BEST HORROR DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
Blood, Sweat, Tears... and More Blood: The Making of Cannibal Comedian
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BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT ANIMATION - BARBY Q
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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST - SHORT FILM - LIPSTICK GRUNGE
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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST FEATURE FILM - HOLY CASH
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR SHORT FILM -/Kevin Mc Cabe/LIFELINES
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FEATURE FILM - Archi Adamos/UMBAG
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS SHORT FILM - Nina Mac/ROOMMATES
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS FEATURE FILM - Natalie De Vincentiis/THE MERMAID
BEST ACTRESS - SHORT FILM - Kate Robertson/BURNT
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BEST ACTRESS - FEATURE FILM - Alanna Forte/KILL CITY: DEAD ON THE MONEY
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BEST ACTOR - SHORT FILM
DAVID MARKOVICH/THE REMOTE IS IN THE FRIDGE, THE MONKEY & NEW HORIZONS
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BEST ACTOR - FEATURE FILM - John Karyus/FIRST PERSON SAVIOR
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BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO - SMOLDERING-SMOLDERING
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BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM - NIGHTJAR
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BEST EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE FILM - AMERICAN STREAM
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BEST WESTERN SHORT - THE MAN FROM JALISCO PART 10
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BEST DANCE SHORT - SPLIT FOCUS
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BEST FAMILY SHORT - LET THERE BE PEACE
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BEST FAMILY DRAMA SHORT - HERENCIA
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BEST CRIME/THRILLER SHORT FILM QUIET INTENTIONS
BEST INTERNATIONAL WEB SERIES - DARK ARCADIA
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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY SHORT FILM - Darlene Conte/ENTANGLEMENT
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BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT FILM ADAPTED FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM - MY EXTRAORDINARY JOE
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY FEATURE - GenelMejia/MUSE
BEST COMEDY SHORT - Temple Of The Money Changers 2.0
BEST ABSURD COMEDY SHORT - BUYER BEWARE
BEST DRAMEDY SHORT- WHY DOGS HOWL
BEST ACTION FEATURE - THE HANDYMAN
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BEST COMEDY/HORROR SHORT - DOOR TO DOOR
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BEST COMEDY FEATURE - "MY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLFRIEND, YOUR WIFE"
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BEST COMEDY THRILLER FEATURE - BAD GENERATION
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BEST INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION PILOT - HIVE
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BEST SOUND MUSIC VIDEO - EVERYTIME (WITHOUT YOU)
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BEST SOUND SHORT ANIMATION FILM - IXCHEL
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BEST SOUND SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM - MOVING ARTS
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BEST SOUND SHORT FILM - THE WALL
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BEST SOUND DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM - MAKE IT MUNICH
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BEST SOUND FEATURE FILM - RESILIENCE
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BEST COMING OF AGE SHORT - CLASSIC SHORT FILM
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BEST THRILLER FEATURE - DEVIANT
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BEST THRILLER SHORT - GRAN FONDO
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BEST SUSPENSE THRILLER FEATURE FILM - FINDING KATE HAWAII
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BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT NARRATIVE FILM - BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT
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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN MUSIC VIDEO - MY LIFE BETWEEN THE REINS
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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN SHORT FILM - ST GEORGIA HOTEL
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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN FEATURE FILM - BLOOMING SISTERS
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BEST EDITING MUSIC VIDEO - ADVICE
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BEST EDITING SHORT ANIMATION - THRILLING LOVE
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BEST EDITING SHORT DOCUMENTARY - GIVING WINGS TO A MOVEMENT
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BEST EDITING SHORT NARRATIVE - ALMOST HOME
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BEST EDITING - FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - VENICE TO VENICE
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BEST EDITING - FEATURE FILM - CHINESE WHISPERS
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BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT DOCUMENTARY -JAKARTA SINKING
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY -MUSIC VIDEO - DROWN IN THE SEA
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - SHORT NARRATIVE FILM - RADIATE
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM - SAVE THE WOOD COASTER
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM - THESE WALLS ARE NOT IN THE HEAD
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FEATURE FILM
LISA TOM & BRETT FRAGER/IN-BETWEEN THE MOUNTAINS AND THE OCEAN
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BEST DIRECTOR - MUSIC VIDEO - Daniel Corey/RECLAIMER
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BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT ANIMATION - clarence rector/BUTTON MAGIC
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BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Peter von Puttkamer /WILDLIFE ON THE EDGE & WILDLIFE ON THE EDGE 2 - BEARS
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BEST DIRECTOR - PILOT OR WEBISODE - Rick Bedrosian/I Could Eat
BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT FILM - Jordan Rockwell/TRAITOR
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BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Dilip Khatri/MY NAME IS KHATRI & LIZ LIRA: LA REINA DE BOLIVIA
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BEST DIRECTOR - FEATURE FILM - Noely Mendoza/SUGAR BEACH
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BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM - Saturday, October 7
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BEST TV PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN
MCDONALD'S "INNER PEACE" CAMPAIGN & DORITOS "GO BOLD" CAMPAIGN
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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM - WHEN THE EAST IS IN THE HOUSE
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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST MUSIC VIDEO - WHITE KNIGHT
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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT ANIMATION - THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE BLOODTHRISTY
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY- CLARA BERTA: AN ARTIST'S JOURNEY
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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT NARRATIVE - THE CALL OF NISHI
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST WEBISODE/WEB SERIES - CHEECHED AND HANDY
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST TV PILOT - THE MAN INSIDE
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY - 32 MILES
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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - PIEOWA: A PIECE OF AMERICA
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AUDIENCE AWARD BEST FEATURE - STITCHED
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GRAND PRIZE MUSIC VIDEO - MEDITATE LIKE A DOLPHIN
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GRAND PRIZE BEST ANIMATED SHORT - DELIGHTFUL DROID
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GRAND PRIZE - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT - ZONE 34º03'N 118º16W
GRAND PRIZE - BEST TV PILOT - PORTRAIT HAUS
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GRAND PRIZE - BEST BEST WEBISODE/WEB SERIES - PROJECT 8=D
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GRAND PRIZE BEST NARRATIVE SHORT - DIEZ SEGUNDOS
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GRAND PRIZE BEST DOCUMENTARY - TELEVISION - DREAM A WORLD
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GRAND PRIZE BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - BROAD MINDED CITY
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GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE - PIECES OF AMY
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SCREENPLAY AWARDS
2025
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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - HORROR - The Riddle Behind The Wall BY Felicia Mead
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - WESTERN - Silverflatts BY Richard A. Pines
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY ADAPTED FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM - Bo and the Wind BY Nathan Meade
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT SCREENPLAY - The Yellow Bird BY Reham Ozjan Yeshar
BEST SHORT PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER - The Woman in the Mirror BY Kimber Leigh
BEST TELEVISION PILOT - ACTION/DRAMA - The Green Machine - Part 1 BY John P Martinez
BEST INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION PILOT - THE SOUND OF RUINS BY Kris Bart
BEST TELEVISION PILOT - COMEDY - Sly - BY Jesse Dorian
BEST TELEVISION PILOT - FAMILY DRAMEDY - The Immigrant Playbook BY Amar C Bhakta
BEST TELEVISION SCREENPLAY - DRAMA - Trophies BY Phillip Cook
BEST TELEVISION THRILLER SCREENPLAY - Bread and Circuses BY Larry H. Pollack
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SCREENPLAY - BLUEBIRD BY Samuel Beaumont
BEST HORROR FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Death By Night BY Kristian James
BEST ACTION/DRAMA FEATURE SCREENPLAY - The Citadel Lost BY Ernie Rivera
BEST SCI-FI FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Beyond Evil BY Alan von Kalckreuth
BEST MUSICAL/COMEDY FEATURE SCREENPLAY
Good Looking Bachelors: The Musical BY Brady Stanley
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BEST FAMILY ROMANCE FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Text Message BY PAMELA RABADI
BEST CRIME THRILLER FEATURE SCREENPLAY - The Manhattan Project BY Janet Walker
BEST DRAMA SCREENPLAY - The Adventures of Clara BY Mike Vegas Dommermuth, Claudia Hackl
BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY ADAPTED FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM - Swipe BY Colin Francis Costello
BEST HOLIDAY/ROMANCE FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Tastes Like Christmas BY Tom Anastasi
BEST TRUE STORY FEATURE SCREENPLAY - _Plume BY Teague Caden Kennedy
GRAND PRIZE BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - Uncomfortable Conversations BY Melissa L. White
GRAND PRIZE BEST TV SCRIPT - Misfits BY Luke Allein
GRAND PRIZE TV PILOT - The Allegory of the Hood BY Diane Thomassin
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GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Coney Island BY Kaenan Oliver, Dominic Oliver
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