Barcelona Indie Awards
Winners of 2025
Act I · 1 award
The Main Prize
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main prize Winner project
ETERNITY
Directed by Victor Becker
Denmark
Act II · 24 awards
The Films
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best indie feature film
ENESCU, skinned alive
Directed by Toma Enache
Romania
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best experimental film
Ice Breath
Directed by Leonard Alecu
Romania
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best indie short film
Fanget
Directed by Christian Bastiansen
Norway
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best student film
Libélula
Directed by Pedro Riutort Arroyo, Javier Cobo García, María de Las Heras La Fuente, Daniel Garrido Peña, Pablo García Fariña, Pablo Vallhonrat, Carmen Kaltchev, Francisco Escobar Fraile, Ignacio Gomez Martinho
Spain
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best european film
Damn Ghosts
Directed by Ricard Gomez
Spain
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Best First Time Filmmaker
STARSEEDS : COSMIC CREATOR
Directed by Noriko Kato
Japan
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best indie super short film
Tides of Change
Directed by Justin Wheelon
United States
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best american film
$TACK$
Directed by Gerald Webb
United States
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Best Spanish Film
Boreal
Directed by Pelayo Muñiz
Spain
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Best Italian Film
100 Preludes
Directed by Alessandra Pescetta
Italy
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Best French Film
JUST A FLING
Directed by Gorune Aprikian
France
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Best African Film
INKABI
Directed by Norman Maake
South Africa
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best Inspirational Film
Dream Car Wash
Directed by Edoardo Brighenti
United Kingdom
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Best LGBTQ Film
BAM!
Directed by Jordan Tragash
United States
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best Mobile Phone Shoot
CATABASE FIRST PART : AD LOVE
Directed by Nicolas Pereira
France
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Best Historical film
Quel Genio del mio Amico
Directed by Alessandro Sarti
Italy
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Best Asian Film
四十九 - SEEK
Directed by Shane Kosugi
Japan
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Best UK film
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Directed by Ian Curtis
United Kingdom
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Best Horror Film
She Talks In Her Sleep
Directed by Paul Taylor
United Kingdom
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Best Producer Film
It Is What It Is (or The Standards of Outrage)
Directed by Beth Riesgraf
United States
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Pilot Tv/ Web series
The Pinto Variety Hour
Directed by R.J. Sullivan
United States
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Best Action Film
Bad Day: Good Man Gone Bad
Directed by Kendrick Ramon McLin
United States
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360° Video
Castle Gillian: An Irish Tale
Directed by Victor Nigel Kazan
Australia
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Best AI Film
A Long Journey
Directed by Mira Kim
Republic of Korea
Act III · 3 awards
Documentary & Animation
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best short documentary
An Extraordinary Place
Directed by Tom Bell
United States
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best feature documentary
Tropical Utopia
Directed by Geir Fredriksen
Norway
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best animation short film
Fiego and the Magic Fish
Directed by Joe Murray
Belgium
Act IV · 10 awards
The Screenplays
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Best Feature Screenplay
Orange life
Written by Maria Magdalena Cotun Erhan
Spain
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Best Short Screenplay
Forgiveness
Written by Fatima Anna Cesari
Italy
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Best Screenwriter
Rootless
Written by Edit Jakab
Hungary
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Best Super Short Screenplay
YOU BURN
Written by Saadi BELGAID
France
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best drama screenplay
The Revolutionary Potential of Dance
Written by William Keiser
United States
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Best Comedy Screenplay
Pardon The Interruption
Written by Olivia Lee
United Kingdom
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Best Horror Screenplay
Kevin's Not Dead
Written by Sarah Edmonds
United States
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Best Action Screenplay
Connor Dunn and the Search for the Weapon
Written by Peter Murphy
United States
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Best Original Screenplay
rez
Written by Listening Raven
United States
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Best Screenwriting
The Princess of the Bottom of the World
Written by Dan Linehan
United States
Act V · 5 awards
Performances & Direction
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best female director
Conclave Clandestine
Directed by Iris Jacobs
Spain
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best male director
What if you said YES?
Directed by Tilo Turian
Germany
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best acting
Penélope
Actress Madalena Brandao Directed by Margarida Vila-nova
Portugal
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best actress
ENORA
Actress Joy ESTHER (directed by Thierry BOURCY)
France
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best actor
That Cold Dead Look In Your Eyes
Actor Franck Raharinosy (directed by Onur Tukel)
United States
Act VI · 5 awards
The Craft
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best music video
Portuguese Calçada
Directed by André Badalo
Portugal
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Best Cinematography
Sin trauma
Directed by Miguel Toledo Menéndez
Spain
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Best Editing
WHITE WOLVES – GHOSTS OF THE ARCTIC
Directed by Oliver Goetzl
Germany
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Best VFX
Me&You
VFX Directed by Haosong Xu
China
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Best Sound Design
Noumenon
Directed by Maya Theresia, Janna Kyllästinen
United States
Act VII · 1 award
More Awards
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Best Production
Unmasking The Pain
Directed by Rafaela Galindo
Canada