Nominees

2025 Award Nominees by Category

PCFF is honored to have been presented with so many great films by filmmakers from all over the world. The following have been nominated to receive an award in one or more of the following categories:
The C.O. Award — for Best in Category
US NARRATIVE FEATURE
  • I Voted
  • Sorry, We’re Dead
  • Killin’ Jim Kelly
  • The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia
  • Parable
  • Abilene
  • Tamale Season

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

  • Shattered in Real Life
  • Bloody & Bruised: The Untold Story of The Back Room

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

  • Dolors
  • Those Next To Us
  • Living UNDONE
  • Gardener of the Galaxy

INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE FEATURE

  • The Performance
  • Afterwards

US NARRATIVE SHORT

  • Because I Love You
  • prObed
  • Losing Lalo
  • Emerald City
  • Rossi 2: Ms. Rossi Takes The Cake
  • Wicked Image
  • The Grievance
  • Patsy
  • Jake and Angelica
  • Little Bubbles
  • The Sessions
  • Wildcat
  • Come Out, Wherever You Are
  • The Time Capsule
  • Nine Grams of Lead
  • Oh Deer
  • I am Not the Voice in my Head

INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORT

  • Alisher’s Gift
  • POLANCO

NARRATIVE SUPER SHORT

  • Audition
  • LUMINIA
  • Door to Door
  • I WILL NOT GO GENTLY INTO THE NIGHT

MUSIC VIDEO

  • Where Angels Fear to Tread
  • Olvidar
  • Footprints – Greg Jacobs
  • Little Buggy

TRAILER

  • Because I Love You
  • Wicked Image
  • I Voted
  • Sorry, We’re Dead
  • Tamale Season
  • Killin’ Jim Kelly
  • The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia
  • The Sessions
  • The Performance
  • Parable
  • Abilene
The Seargents Award — for Best Production
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Cinematography:
  • Dolors
  • Those Next To Us
  • Gardener of the Galaxy
  • Living UNDONE

 Editing:

  • Dolors
  • Those Next To Us
  • Gardener of the Galaxy
  • Living UNDONE

Music:

  • Dolors
  • Gardener of the Galaxy
  • Living UNDONE

Sound:

  • Dolors
  • Those Next To Us
  • Gardener of the Galaxy
  • Living UNDONE

Writing:

  • Dolors
  • Those Next To Us
  • Gardener of the Galaxy
  • Living UNDONE
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Cinematography:

  • Shattered in Real Life
  • Bloody & Bruised: The Untold Story of The Back Room
  • INHERITANCE

Editing:

  • Bloody & Bruised: The Untold Story of The Back Room
  • INHERITANCE

Music:

  • Bloody & Bruised: The Untold Story of The Back Room
  • INHERITANCE

Sound:

  • Shattered in Real Life
  • Bloody & Bruised: The Untold Story of The Back Room
  • INHERITANCE

Writing:

  • Shattered in Real Life
  • Bloody & Bruised: The Untold Story of The Back Room
  • INHERITANCE
NARRATIVE FEATURE

Cinematography:

  • I Voted
  • Sorry, We’re Dead
  • Tamale Season
  • Killin’ Jim Kelly
  • The Ego Death of Queen Cecelia
  • The Performance
  • Afterwards
  • Parable
  • Abilene

Editing:

  • I Voted
  • Sorry, We’re Dead
  • Tamale Season
  • Killin’ Jim Kelly
  • The Ego Death of Queen Cecelia
  • The Performance
  • Afterwards
  • Parable
  • Abilene

Music:

  • I Voted
  • Tamale Season
  • Killin’ Jim Kelly
  • The Ego Death of Queen Cecelia
  • The Performance
  • Afterwards
  • Parable
  • Abilene

Sound:

  • I Voted
  • Sorry, We’re Dead
  • Tamale Season
  • Killin’ Jim Kelly
  • The Ego Death of Queen Cecelia
  • The Performance
  • Afterwards
  • Parable
  • Abilene

Writing:

  • I Voted
  • Sorry, We’re Dead
  • Tamale Season
  • Killin’ Jim Kelly
  • The Ego Death of Queen Cecelia
  • The Performance
  • Afterwards
  • Parable

Costume Design:

  • I Voted
  • Killin’ Jim Kelly
  • The Ego Death of Queen Cecelia
  • The Performance
  • Afterwards
  • Parable

Make-up:

  • I Voted
  • The Performance
  • Afterwards

Visual FX:

  • Sorry, We’re Dead
  • Tamale Season
  • The Ego Death of Queen Cecelia
NARRATIVE SHORT

Cinematography:

  • Because I Love You
  • prObed
  • Emerald City
  • Wicked Image
  • The Grievance
  • Patsy
  • Jake and Angelica
  • Little Bubbles
  • The Sessions
  • Wildcat
  • Come Out, Wherever You Are
  • The Time Capsule
  • Nine Grams of Lead
  • Oh Deer
  • I am Not the Voice in my Head
  • POLANCO

Editing:

  • Because I Love You
  • prObed
  • Emerald City
  • Rossi 2: Ms Rossi Takes The Cake
  • Wicked Image
  • The Grievance
  • Patsy
  • Jake and Angelica
  • Little Bubbles
  • The Sessions
  • Wildcat
  • Come Out, Wherever You Are
  • The Time Capsule
  • Nine Grams of Lead
  • Oh Deer
  • I am Not the Voice in my Head
  • POLANCO

Music:

  • Because I Love You
  • prObed
  • Emerald City
  • Rossi 2: Ms Rossi Takes The Cake
  • Wicked Image
  • Jake and Angelica
  • Little Bubbles
  • The Sessions
  • Come Out, Wherever You Are
  • The Time Capsule
  • Oh Deer
  • I am Not the Voice in my Head
  • POLANCO

Sound:

  • Because I Love You
  • prObed
  • Emerald City
  • Rossi 2: Ms Rossi Takes The Cake
  • Wicked Image
  • The Grievance
  • Patsy
  • Little Bubbles
  • The Sessions
  • Wildcat
  • Come Out, Wherever You Are
  • The Time Capsule
  • Nine Grams of Lead
  • Oh Deer
  • I am Not the Voice in my Head
  • POLANCO

Writing:

  • Because I Love You
  • prObed
  • Losing Lalo
  • Emerald City
  • Rossi 2: Ms Rossi Takes The Cake
  • Wicked Image
  • The Grievance
  • Patsy
  • Jake and Angelica
  • Little Bubbles
  • The Sessions
  • Wildcat
  • The Time Capsule
  • Nine Grams of Lead
  • Oh Deer
  • I am Not the Voice in my Head
  • POLANCO

Costume Design:

  • Because I Love You
  • Wicked Image
  • Patsy
  • Jake and Angelica
  • The Sessions
  • Wildcat
  • Come Out, Wherever You Are
  • Nine Grams of Lead
  • I am Not the Voice in my Head
  • POLANCO

Make-up:

  • Wicked Image
  • Patsy
  • Jake and Angelica
  • Wildcat
  • The Time Capsule
  • Nine Grams of Lead
  • Oh Deer

Visual FX:

  • prObed
  • Wicked Image
  • Wildcat
  • Come Out, Wherever You Are
  • The Time Capsule
  • Oh Deer
The Captains Award — for Best Director
NARRATIVE FEATURE
  • Tyler Mann – I Voted
  • Alex Zajicek – Sorry, We’re Dead
  • Isaac Rodriguez – Tamale Season
  • John Mars – Killin’ Jim Kelly
  • Chris Beier – The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia
  • Stephen Wallis – The Performance
  • Stephen Wallis – Afterwards
  • Ritchey Cable – Parable
  • John Cash Carpenter – Abilene

NARRATIVE SHORT

  • Bob Celli – Because I Love You
  • Mar Shiraz Jafri – prObed
  • Cedric Thomas Smith – Losing Lalo
  • Pat Battistini – Ms. Rossi 2: Ms. Rossi Takes The Cake
  • Caitlin Scherer – Wicked Image
  • Richie Keen – The Grievance
  • John Valley – Patsy
  • Glenn Maxwell – Jake and Angelica
  • Donald Newton – Little Bubbles
  • Vince Eisenson – The Sessions
  • Laurie Powers Going – Wildcat
  • Caitlin Presberg – Come Out, Wherever You Are
  • Michael Charron – The Time Capsule
  • JJ Watson – Nine Grams of Lead
  • Richard C. Jones – Oh Deer
  • derek fleming – I am Not the Voice in my Head
  • Santiago Sierra – POLANCO

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

  • Budro Partida – Bloody & Bruised: The Untold Story of The Back Room
  • Matt Moyer, Amy Toensing – INHERITANCE

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

  • Marta Arjuna and Maie Blasco – Dolors
  • Bernhard Velazquez – Those Next To Us
  • Nick Natalicchio – Gardener of the Galaxy
  • Amanda Kasmira Cryer – Living UNDONE
The Major Award — for Best Performance
NARRATIVE FEATURE – BEST ACTOR
  • Dzifa Mallet – I Voted
  • Patrick A. Grover – Killin’ Jim Kelly
  • Nick Mancuso – The Performance
  • Shawn Roberts – Afterwards
  • Jose Moreno – Abilene
  • Zarrette Rogers – Parable

NARRATIVE FEATURE – BEST ACTRESS

  • Carla Kidd – I Voted
  • Sarah Lee – Sorry, We’re Dead
  • Kayla Coulthurst – Killin’ Jim Kelly
  • Jo Schaefer – The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia
  • Polly Shannon – The Performance
  • Ashley Ann Cooper – Abilene
  • Sabrina Broyles – Parable

NARRATIVE FEATURE – BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

  • Michael Gmur – I Voted
  • Davied Morales – Sorry, We’re Dead
  • Scott Bolger – Killin’ Jim Kelly
  • Holt Boggs – The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia
  • Nicholas Campbell – The Performance
  • Jason London – Afterwards
  • Brian Duong – Parable

NARRATIVE FEATURE – BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  • Camille Giuffre – I Voted
  • Anna Marie Sharpe – Sorry, We’re Dead
  • Caia Ellis – Killin’ Jim Kelly
  • Akasha Villalobos – The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia
  • Sienna Guillermo – The Performance
  • Monica Garcia Bradley – Abilene
  • Wyomi Reed – Parable

NARRATIVE SHORT – BEST ACTOR

  • Bob Celli – Because I Love You
  • Sanjay Rao – prObed
  • Johnny Rey Diaz – Losing Lalo
  • Alan Vasquez – Emerald City
  • Kevin Pollack – The Grievance
  • Michael Michel – Jake and Angelica
  • Keith Harris – The Sessions
  • Blake De Pastino – Come Out, Wherever You Are
  • Joe Wilkins – Nine Grams of Lead
  • Richard C. Jones – I am Not Voice in my Head

NARRATIVE SHORT – BEST ACTRESS

  • Jennifer Plotzke – Because I Love You
  • Christine Longoria – Losing Lalo
  • Rosie O’Donnell – The Grievance
  • Yola Jean Lu – Patsy
  • Sami Slone – Jake and Angelica
  • Marilyn Bass – Come Out, Wherever You Are

NARRATIVE SHORT – BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

  • Dave Roberts – Because I Love You
  • Marvin Ritchie – Losing Lalo
  • Zach Scott – Patsy
  • Havon Baraka – Emerald City
  • Bobby J. Brown – The Sessions

NARRATIVE SHORT – BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  • Melissa Joyner – Because I Love You
  • Alyssia Rivera – Losing Lalo
  • Meghan R. Ross – Patsy
The Desk Boss Award — for Best in Genre
DRAMA
  • Losing Lalo
  • Emerald City
  • Killin’ Jim Kelly
  • Jake and Angelica
  • Little Bubbles
  • LUMINIA
  • Wildcat
  • The Performance
  • Afterwards
  • Parable
  • Abilene
SUSPENSE/THRILLER
  • Because I Love You
  • I Voted
  • The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia
  • The Session
  • Nine Grams of Lead
  • I am Not the Voice in my Head
  • POLANCO
COMEDY
  • prObed
  • Ms. Rossi 2: Ms. Rossi Takes The Cake
  • Wicked Image
  • The Grievance
  • Sorry, We’re Dead
  • Patsy
  • The Time Capsule
  • Oh Deer
The Next-Gen Award — for Best Student Film
VARSITY
  • Guiding Light
COLLEGE (Undergrad)
  • The Intrusive Thoughts of an Introverted Teen
  • The Sock
  • Project Z
  • Confession
  • Sunny Afternoon
  • Anyhing Helps
  • withdrawal.
  • The Call Is Coming From Inside the House
  • Across the Creek
  • The Soul’s View
COLLEGE (Graduate)
  • Road Not Taken
  • Exsanguination
  • Implications of the Bootstrap Paradox on Spatiotemporal Continuity
  • The Resilient Church
BEST STUDENT PERFORMANCE
  • Beth Pierce – The Intrusive Thoughts of an Introverted Teen
  • Faye Edens – Project Z
  • Qi Chen – Road Not Taken
  • Hannah Kwon – Exsanguination
  • Aedin Waldorf – Implications of the Bootstrap Paradox on Spatiotemporal Continuity
  • Vincent Acevedo Jr. – Sunny Afternoon
  • Chloe Baker – Anyhing Helps
  • Kendrick Tewaslimal -Across the Creek
  • Krystian Bester – The Soul’s View
BEST STUDENT DIRECTOR
  • Hazelle Godisan – The Intrusive Thoughts of an Introvert Teen
  • Samuel Robert Gassaway – The Sock
  • Tori Mosser – Project Z
  • Quingyu Liu – Road Not Taken
  • Jonathan King – Exsanguination
  • Shaler Keenum – Implications of the Bootstrap Paradox on Spatiotemporal Continuity
  • John Field Brown – Sunny Afternoon
  • Andrew Christjoy – The Resilient Church
  • Katie Fuchs – Anyhing Helps
  • Trevor Hill – withdrawal.
  • Rebekah Stefan – The Call Is Coming From Inside the House
  • Damien Ross Smith – Across the Creek
  • Brandon Velazquez – The Soul’s View
BEST OVERALL STUDENT SUBMISSION
  • The Intrusive Thoughts of an Introverted Teen
  • Road Not Taken
  • Exsanguination
  • Implications of the Bootstrap Paradox on Spatiotemporal Continuity
  • Sunny Afternoon
  • The Resilient Church
  • The Soul’s View
The Outside Picket Award — for Most Original
  • prObed
  • Wicked Image
  • The Grievance
  • I Voted
  • Sorry, We’re Dead
  • Little Bubbles
  • The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia
  • The Sessions
  • Wildcat
  • Come Out, Wherever You Are
  • The Time Capsule
  • Afterwards
  • Nine Grams of Lead
  • Oh Deer
  • I am Not the Voice in my Head
  • Parable
The Ad-Seg Award — for Most Intense
  • I Voted
  • Little Bubbles
  • The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia
  • The Sessions
  • Wildcat
  • Nine Grams of Lead
  • I am Not the Voice in my Head
The Flash Award — for Best Fight Scene/Stunt Choreography
  • I Voted
  • Killin’ Jim Kelly
  • Wildcat
The Wardens Vanguard Award — for Best Overall Submission:
  • Because I Love You
  • prObed
  • The Grievance
  • Patsy
  • I Voted
  • Sorry, We’re Dead
  • Little Bubbles
  • The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia
  • The Sessions
  • The Performance
  • Afterwards
  • I am Not the Voice in my Head
  • POLANCO
  • Parable
  • INHERITANCE
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