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
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE FEATURE
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
NARRATIVE SUPER SHORT
MUSIC VIDEO
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:
Editing:
Music:
Sound:
Writing:
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Cinematography:
Editing:
Music:
Sound:
Writing:
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:
Make-up:
Visual FX:
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:
Visual FX:
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 Hetzenauer – 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 Guillory – 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
- Living UNDONE
- 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
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
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