Awards 2025

TZIFF Finalists & Winners

(*Winners are in bold at the bottom)

Best Screenplay

“Wake Island”
“Emilie’s Numbers”
“A Very Good Man”
“Star of Taboo Network”
“No Shortcut To Freedom”

“Reach For The Sun”

Action/Adventure

“Just The Janitor”
“Get In Get Out”
“Hybrid”

“The Last Flare”

Faith-Based

““Counted”
“Faith of Joe”

“The Last Evangelist” (Tie)

“God & Buddha Are Friends” (Tie)

LGBTQ+

“Good Boy”
“All The Men I Met But Never Dated”
“Get Your Story Straight”
“The Magic Library”

“The Last Take”

Best Fantasy

“A Princesses Plea”
“Yes Dear”

“Sorceress of Hollywood”

Documentaries

“By My Side”
“The Long Road Home”
“Living Undone”
“Greetings From Summerland”
“Joseph Rosendo’s Steppin’ Out”

Best Drama

“Reminisce”
“Emily”
“Arthur Ave.”
“Kadama”
“Everything’s Fine”
“The Field”
“Just The Janitor”

Music Videos

“Ghost”
“Embers”
”She Prayed For Me”

“My Country”

Retro Films

“99 Problems”
“White Mule”
 

*“Lost Treasure of the Valley”

Science Fiction/Horror

“Artificial Autonomy”
“Ghosted”
“Always & For Never”
“Battle of LA”

“Hybrid”

Comedy Shorts

“Now What?”
“I.M. Romance”
“Short Shorts”
“Bed Time”

“My Littler (818) Heart”

Films By Women

“A Matter of Poultry”
“Living Undone”
“Another Saturday”
“Funny Thing About Grief”
“Map of the Stars”

”47”

Films By Women

“Feel The Rhythm”
“I Think I’ll Walk”
“Second Chance”
“Alpacas!”
“If Only”

*“Feeling Good”