Awards | Category Nominations | Diamond | ***** | **** | *** | ** | *
Watch a selection of 2025 entries online here.
Watch a selection of 2025 entries online here.
BIAFF 2025 - category awards
Awards were announced 26th April at the festival dinner
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Best in Festival
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A LOVE BEYOND
- Dennis L Hanse / Manchester |
A Love Beyond
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Best British Entry
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A LOVE BEYOND
- Dennis L Hanse / Manchester |
A Love Beyond
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Best British Young Film Maker
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DECKSDARK
- Kane Wilson / Lutterworth |
Decksdark
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Acting
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ANNIKA ZIEGLTRUM
as Frau Siegert in Black Power / Marcus Siebler (Germany) |
Black Power
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Animation
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HUNTING DEERS
- Michał Kotwica / Poland |
Hunting Deers
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Comedy
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IF AT FIRST
-Howard Smith / Wolverhampton |
If At First
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Creative Use of Sound
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SQUARE CRACKER
- Kim Jin-Sung / Jin-Woo Lee (South Korea) |
Square Cracker
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Documentary
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IMMA - Carsten Pleiser / UK
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IMMA
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Editing
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THE BRIEFCASE
- Alan Cross / South Downs Film Makers (UK) |
The Briefcase
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Photography
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DENNIS HANSE
for A LOVE BEYOND |
A Love Beyond
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Sixty Second
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IMBALANCE
- Samuel Lewek & Rolf Birn / Germany |
Imbalance
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Story
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THE FIRST NIGHT
- Silvia Gregorova (Czech Republic) |
The First Night
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UNICA Medal
For a production promoting solidarity between the nations, or using new forms of expression. |
EARTH AGRITAMENT
- Siqi Wang (China) |
Earth Agritament
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Youth - in the 16 - 21 age category
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DECKSDARK
- Kane Wilson / Lutterworth |
Decksdark
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Youth - in the under 16 age category
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SUNNY DAYS
- Maxwell Andrews/ New Zealand |
Sunny Days
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Affiliated Club
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THE BRIEFCASE
- South Downs Film Makers (Worthing) |
The Briefcase
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Judges' Special Awards
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HOLIDAY - Ogün Mert Kurt (Turkey)
THE VOID - Jorge Perez Ruiz (UK) DUTY BOUND - Howard Smith (Wolverhampton) |
Holiday
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The Void
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Duty Bound
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