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Nominations 2025
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Full list of nominees (Available MAY 14th 2025)​
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Sasqwatch BEST Film
The Squamish Poacher
Director Marc Lebel CAN
Triage
Director David Rendall CAN
Whole Be
Director Peter Lilly UK
Dwelling Among the Gods
Director Vuk Ršumović Serbia
Vale
Directors Kyle Brewis, Josh Klaassen CAN
Christmas Delivery
Directors Valentin Savin, Katerina Lagoda FRA
BEST Short
Monsieur Gendron
Directors Lazaro Guerra, Élyse Bergeron CAN
Triage
Director David Rendall CAN
In Her Corner
Director Mark Halliday CAN
Last Blood
Director Jack Albert CAN
ABHORRENT
Director Anthony Buziak CAN
Brothers
Director Alec Marquis CAN
Uncomfy
Submitter Jenna Harder CAN
DOLL
Director Danny Lau CAN
The Scalpel
Director Richard H Lyford USA
BEST Micro Short
Lady Henze
Director Eduardo Cantón Torres USA
Caterpillar
Director Hui Xu CAN
No.47
Director Eric Larson USA
Midnight Snack
Director Sandra Foisy CAN
Taxi
Director Donal O'Dea IRE
With Love, Your Body
Director Pernille Lund DEN
Cinematography
Dwelling Among the Gods
Director Vuk Ršumović Serbia
Whole Be
Director Peter Lilly UK
Through My Eyes
Director Peter Lilly UK
Monsieur Gendron
Directors Lazaro Guerra, Élyse Bergeron CAN
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Vale
Directors Kyle Brewis, Josh Klaassen CAN
Christmas Delivery
Directors Valentin Savin, Katerina Lagoda FRA
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BEST Editing
Whole Be
Director Peter Lilly UK
Dwelling Among the Gods
Director Vuk Ršumović Serbia
Saving Christmas
Director Marcelo Ricardo Ortiz CAN
vale
Directors Kyle Brewis, Josh Klaassen CAN
Christmas Delivery
Directors Valentin Savin, Katerina Lagoda FRA
David Scott Titus
The Meme Creators
Director Aodhan Guy
BEST Script Short Form
Brushback
Writer Josh Kirk USA
The Magician's Assistant
Writer Kayla Parker-Harvey CAN
Hunger
Writer Christopher Brian Dorsey USA
Pool with a Miracle
Writer Kajal Keely CAN
The Beaver Holler Monster
Writer John Kestner USA
Wind Beneath My Right Wing
Writer Ryan Whittal CAN
Supercut
Writer Anthony DeFoe CAN
Bar in the Woods
Writer Robert Cunniff USA
BEST Feature Film
Dwelling Among the Gods
Director Vuk Ršumović Serbia
First Haunt
Director Tanner McCowan USA
Saving Christmas
Director Marcelo Ricardo Ortiz CAN
Welcome to Kittytown
Director Douglas James Luciuk CAN
Shadows of Bigfoot
Director Brendan Rudnicki USA
BEST Local Short
The Dandelion Girl
Director Rogan Lovse CAN
Vale
Directors Kyle Brewis, Josh Klaassen CAN
Shacktown
Director Mike Nichol CAN
The Squamish Poacher
Director Marc Lebel CAN
Sheepskin
Director Ethan Wingrove CAN
The Meme Creators
Director Aodhan Guy CAN
Roll on By
Director Lyra Kathleen Mur CAN
The Meme Creators
Director Aodhan Guy CAN
BEST Music Video
Midnite Gossip [Mickey Valenz Remix]
Director Michael Valenzuela
Whole Be
Director Peter Lilly UK
Through My Eyes
Director Peter Lilly UK
We Could Wait All Night Long For Wolves To Come
Director John Mutter CAN
Rat Fight
Director Cheryl Ediss USA
BEST Director
Director Vuk Ršumović Serbia
Dwelling Among the Gods
Director Peter Lilly UK
Whole Be
Director Marcelo Ricardo Ortiz CAN
​Saving Christmas
Directors Valentin Savin, Katerina Lagoda
Christmas Delivery
Director Richard H Lyford USA
The Scalpel
Director Jack Albert
Last Blood CAN
BEST Actor
DFereshteh Hosseini "Fereshteh"
Dwelling Among the Gods
Director Vuk Ršumović Serbia
Hannah Forest Briand
Triage
Director David Rendall CAN'
Archibald Barber
Through My Eyes
Director Peter Lilly UK
Ricardo Ortiz "Nick Baker"
Saving Christmas
Director Marcelo Ricardo Ortiz CAN
Nikola Ristanovski "Nikola"
Dwelling Among the Gods
Director Vuk Ršumović Serbia
Thomas albert
Last Blood
Director Jack Albert
Hannah Brennen
DOLL
Director Danny Lau
BEST Script Long Form
Noxious Weeds
Writer Em Koopman CAN
Louis the Bastard Hand of Justice
Writer Magdaleena Unt Estonia
Monster Within
Writer Emanuele Frusi ITA
The Scottish Play
Writer Rashel Mereness USA
Kirby In Limbo
Writer Jamie Campbell USA
BEST Animation
World Naked Bike Tour 9:37
Director William Bradford CAN
Mouse and the Machine 6:28
Director Anita DeKok CAN
Keeper of the Night Sky 6:00
Director Karina Loerchner
in Animation CAN
Night Crawling
Submitter Austin Peay State University Animation + VFX USA
Panic Party
Director Katie Schneider USA
BEST Commerical 30 sec or less
Do you Dream? 0:30
Director Elliot Joshua Logan CAN
UPLINK　Manner CM 0:30
Director TOMOKO TAKAYA JAP
JUST IGNITE IT
Director Sookmyeong KIm KOR
BEST Commerical 30+ sec
Christmas Delivery 1:15
Directors Valentin Savin, Katerina Lagoda FRA
Adapt 2:03
Submitter Hanyu Bao USA
Metamorphosis 1:58
Director Boris Noir SWI
Distance Disappears | DoorDash 0:40
Director Coleman Andersen USA
Rajasthan Baby Shower
Submitter Sam Bhattacharjee UK
Ramco Cement
Director Manav Menon IND
HONORABLE MENTION
Monsieur Gendron 28M
Directors Lazaro Guerra, Élyse Bergeron CAN
DOLL 21M
Director Danny Lau
Scripts
The best 6 scripts in each category received "Finalists" Laurels.
Top 3 in each category receive Gold / Silver / Bronze
Other top scores may receive Honorable mention laurels.
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