Congratulations to all our competition winners, finalists and nominees.
Short Film
Winner
Eron
Katie Elizabeth
Short Film Finalists
It’s the Hope that Kills You
Tim Royle
Learners
Benjamin Smith
This Damnation
Russell De Rozario
Nominees: POND by Nathan Smith / The Rabbit Hole by Paul Greene / Threadbare by Harrison Walker
Short Film made by a Student
Winner
Carve
Jude Wilkinson
Short Film made by a Student Finalists
In Her Image
Dominic Ashforth
Time in a Bottle
Harry Sweetnam
Apolcalips
Lydia Barras
Nominees:
Chafing by Tommy Carroll / Into the Silence by Michael Antonio
Best Experimental Film
Winner
Underneath
Matt Bissett-Johnson
Best Experimental Film Finalist
Gunny
Hadi Khanmohammadi Zunuzi
Best Short Made in Yorkshire
Winner
The Duke of Wentworth
Dalit Merhav
Best Short Made in Yorkshire Finalist
My Friend Orson Welles
Sam Judd
Her Name was Lola
Imran Naushad
The Inspiration
Ruby D’Arcy None
Best Short Comedy
Winner
The Desk Reformation
Cally Coxon
Best Short Comedy Finalist
Little Green Folk
James Pyle
Pura Vida
Tim Bryn Smith
Wheel Gone Kid 5-Suspicious Minds
Keith Large
Best Short Documentary
Winner
Aunt Mabel’s Choice
Shannon Rose Riley
Best Short Documentary Finalists
Manchester 24 Hour Run Against Homelessness
Gigi Shum
The Silent Crisis
Kayla Lee
Why We Pride
Natalie Scarsbrook
Best Documentary Made by a Student
Winner
The Hive Mindset
Thomas Noy
Best Documentary Made by a Student Finalists
A Kind of Performance
Luna Liu
Down the Line
James Kersey
The Courage to Stand Up
Will Glitch
Nominees:
Manchester 24 Hour Run Against Homelessness by Gigi Shum /
The State of Cinemas by Sean Whelan
Best Short Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy
Winner
Apocalips
Lydia Barrass
Best Short Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Finalist
Frontlight
Ryan Nah
Best Short Documentary Made in Yorkshire
Winner
Unseen
Rachel Wesson
Best Short Doc Made in Yorkshire Finalist
The Courage to Stand Up
Will Glitch
Best Short Script
Winner
Candy Cane Lame
Rebecca Leigh
Best Short Script Finalists
WOW – War of Wombs
Ravi Joghee
The Lemonade Parrot
Sarah Michelle Durrant
The Date
Ash Sardoddi
Best Short Script by a Yorkshire Writer
Winner
Pump
Jennifer Barrett
Season 4 Screening Event, 23rd October 2025
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