Fantasia Pageant 2025 — Learn the Full Listing of Winners


The twenty ninth Fantasia Fest isn’t over but, however we already know the large winners in Montreal. On Saturday night time, filmmakers and jurors gathered in a theater at Cinéma du Musée to award seven of the competitors’s eight classes. (Les Fantastiques Week-Ends Du Cinéma Québécois, a regional class, was introduced final week.)

“Mom of Flies” took dwelling the Cheval Noir for Finest Movie — the primary movie from the U.S. to attain this feat — in addition to Finest Rating. The haunting characteristic was a household affair, from filmmakers and punk band John Adams, Zelda Adams, and Toby Poser. They’re collectively referred to as — anticipate it — the Adams Household.

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“That’s simply good advertising and marketing,” joked director Pascal Plante, whose movie “Purple Rooms” gained the Cheval Noir in 2023. Plante served because the part’s jury president in 2025, and introduced Finest Movie.

“I wish to put my coronary heart as much as the mic, so you’ll be able to hear how briskly it’s going proper now,” mentioned Zelda Adams, the eldest little one. “Thanks, Fantasia, a lot for this. I can’t imagine it. Each time we end a movie, we predict to ourselves, ‘Is it ok to get into Fantasia?’ And fortunately, this one was!”

Just like the Adams’ previous Fantasia entries, “Mom of Flies” was shot of their dwelling within the Catskills. The shifting drama hangs within the area between life and demise, drawing from actual experiences with most cancers.

“Every little thing that we make has a private resonance, and this one has a very darkish resonance on the mobile degree,” mentioned mother Toby Poser. “Studying that it speaks to others means a lot to us.”

“In a Violent Nature” author/director Chris Nash served as jury president for the New Flesh Competitors for Finest First Characteristic. The prize went to “It Ends” from director Alexander Ullom. After the ceremony, Nash praised the debut for its sincerity, and mentioned, “Every little thing about it resonated with being a younger grownup and never figuring out the place you’re going along with your life, after which realizing, that by no means ends. It sticks with you.”

Learn the whole listing of winners from Fantasia 2025 under.

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Finest Movie: “Mom of Flies” (dirs. John Adams, Zelda Adams, and Toby Poser)

“This may not be the movie with probably the most means or the flashiest camerawork, however it’s a movie that, in a meta manner, reminds us why we even trouble to make movies within the first place. It’s humorous – each time I’m again on this neighborhood, it brings me again to my Concordia days… and one trainer as soon as informed us, ‘Don’t simply make movies with your folks!’ and I used to be form of at all times against that idea. I attempt to make movies with my mates as a lot as attainable. However these filmmakers convey this up a notch: they even maintain it within the household! The result’s an earnest movie; a real indie that feels genuine, very important, and impeccably crafted. The modifying – on a laptop computer on Premiere Professional – and cinematography – with no matter prosumer digicam you will get your fingers on – are on level, to say the least. Briefly: it simply rocks. Our Cheval Noir Award for Finest Movie goes to ‘Mom of Flies’ by Zelda, John, and Toby… aka the Adams Household!” —Pascal Plante (“Purple Rooms”), Jury President

Particular Jury Point out/Finest Idea: “New Group” (dir. Yuta Shimotsu)

Finest Director: Hadrah Daeng Ratu, “The E book of Sijjin and Illiyyin”

Finest Screenplay: Connor Diedrich and Samuel Johnson, “Terrestrial” (dir. Steve Pink)

Finest Cinematography: Alex Metcalfe, “Cielo” (dir. Alberto Sciamma)

The Sandro Forte Award for Finest Movement Image Rating: H6LLB6ND6R, “Mom of Flies” (dirs. John Adams, Zelda Adams, and Toby Poser)

Excellent Efficiency Award: Bakhytzhan Alpeis, “Stinker” (dir. Yerden Telemissov)

Excellent Efficiency Award: Ui Mihara, “I Fell in Love with a Z-Grade Director in Brooklyn” (dir. Kenichi Ugana)

New Flesh Competitors for Finest First Characteristic

Finest First Characteristic: “IT ends” (you. Alexander Ullom)

“’It Ends’ is a movie that manages to make use of low funds conventions and tropes to their fullest extent so as to create a movie that runs from being an unnerving thriller to a honest and bittersweet contemplation on time, friendship, and solitude; this might be a tough process for even probably the most seasoned filmmaker, however Alexander Ullom succeeds with an unusual degree of grace and delicacy that rewards the viewers in methods they wouldn’t initially count on.”

Particular Jury Mentions: “Fucktoys” (dir. Annapurna Sriram) and “Hellcat” (dir. Brock Bodell)

Worldwide Brief Movie

Finest Movie: “Barlebas” (Dir. Malu Janssen)

“An all too acquainted story, concern of the facility that girls maintain. A narrative of resilience informed via lovely photographs and a haunting soundtrack. The lead carries the viewers alongside along with her unforgettable unique voice and songs. Positively a simple and unanimous determination for the jury.”

Finest Director: Ko Ba-Run, “Flooring”

Finest Screenplay: Dylan Pun, “Shrimp Fried Rice” (dir. Dylan Pun)

Finest Cinematography: Sam du pon, “barlebas” (you. Malu janssen)

The Sandro Forte Award for Finest Movement Image Rating: Christopher Lund, “Proxy” (Dir. Artem Skiy)

Excellent Efficiency Award: Ruby Zoom, “The Collector” (Dir. Scott Leberecht) and Agnieszka Rajda, “Bizarre to Be Human” (Dir. Jan Grabowski)

Particular Jury Mentions – “Bizarre to Be Human” (dir. Jan Grabowski) and “The Rebirth” (dir. Connie Shi)


Satoshi Kon for Excellence in Animation

Finest Animated Characteristic: “The Woman Who Stole Time” (dir. Yu Ao and Zhou Tienan)

Particular Jury Point out: “I’m Frankelda” (“I am Frankelda”) (Dir. Arturo Ambriz and Roy Ambriz)

Finest Animated Brief – Bronze: “My Organs Mendacity on The Floor” (dir. Shinobu Soejima)

Finest Animated Brief – Silver: “It is” (Dir. Youngness Giovanna)

Finest Animated Brief – Gold: “Off-Time” (DIR. Nata Metlukh)

Jury Assertion: “For its vigorous animation, its designs, and its drawn universe that delighted all three of us, its participating sound design, its reflection on time, accelerationism, and the eye and care required to be in contact with oneself, with others, and with all of life: the Satoshi Kon 2025 Jury awards its Gold Prize for Finest Brief Movie to ‘Off-Time’ by filmmaker Nata Metlukh.”


Northern Excellence for Finest Canadian Filmmaker

Finest Director (Characteristic Movie) -Chloé Cinq-Mars, for “Pores and skin to pores and skin” (“Nesting”)

Jury Assertion: “Anchored by a uncooked and uncompromising lead efficiency and immersive route, this movie leads us down an at occasions terrifying younger mom’s downward psychological spiral. For its unflinching and deeply human exploration of an often-overlooked side of motherhood, we give the award for Finest Canadian movie to author/director Chloé Cinq-Mars for ‘Peau À Peau’ (‘Nesting’).”

Particular Jury Point out – Simon Glassman, for “Buffet Infinity”

2025 Northern Excellence Jury: Elza Kephart (President), Olivia Norquay, Joe Lipsett, Cam Maitland, Alanna Thain

AQCC AWARD


Finest Movie:
“The Virgin of the Quarry Lake” (dir. Laura Casabe)

Jury Assertion: “For its even handed steadiness between the coming-of-age story and on a regular basis horror, for its sturdy symbolism linked to the crises of Twenty first-century Argentina and for the wonderful performances of all of the actresses, we award the Quebec Affiliation of Movie Critics (AQCC) prize to the movie ‘The Virgin of the Quarry Lake,’ by Laura Casabe.”

Particular Jury Point out: “Burning” (Radik Eshimov)

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Finest Movie – Bronze: “Christopher and The Bug” (dir. Vanessa Lynn Esteves)

Finest Movie – Silver: “Cleaning soap field”/”cleaning soap field” (dir. Jimmy pettigrew)

Finest Movie – Gold: “The Sound of Raindrops” (Dirs. Max Banse, Julie Blanc, Alvaro Deoodo, Elena Forlini, Estelle Jourdan, Gabriel Riera, and Lila Trouvé)

Jury Assertion: “‘The Sound of Raindrop’s is a movie of outstanding inventive mastery. Its animation stands out for its originality, the standard of its visible composition, and a proper method that’s each poetic and metaphorical. Via the story of two brothers threatened by a storm, each inside and exterior, the movie addresses a fragile topic with nice sensitivity. It resonates with the viewer with out ever overstating its message and invitations us to mirror on what binds us collectively. The music and sound design assist the narrative with subtlety and persistently considerate decisions. Congratulations to your complete group for this daring, highly effective, and shifting work.”

Particular Jury Mentions: “The Little One and the Large” (dir. Isabela Costa) and “A Small Backyard by the Window” (dir. Lee Jong-hoon)

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MELS Award for Finest Brief Movie

  • 1st Place -“Molosse” (dir. Marc-Antoine Lemire)
  • 2nd Place “Butter Knife” (dir. Théophile Mur)
  • third Place – “Itty Bitty Betty” (Dir. Laura Buchanan)
  • Particular Point out “Girasol” (dirs. Dominic Couturier and Pierre Inglebert)

AQPM Award for Finest Rising Manufacturing in a Brief Movie: “Iconic” (Adelaide Sokolov, dir. April Daneau)

  • Particular Point out: “Don’t Choose a Unicorn by Its Horn” (Ellie Charette and Arian Salarian, dir. Ellie Charette)

ARRQ Award for Finest Route in a Brief Movie: Guillaume Boivin and Steve Villeneuve, “The Screaming”

  • Particular Point out: Théophile Mur, “Butter Knife”

EVS Award for Finest Rising Route in a Brief Movie: Andrew Cyr-Marcoux, “L’Echo misplaced”

Royal Picture Award for Finest Cinematography in a Brief Movie

  • 1st Place Liane Paré, “Dumster Duchess” (dir. Raphë, Liana Paré)
  • 2nd Place Pierre Inglebert, “Girasol” (dir. Dominic Couturier and Pierre Inglebert)
  • third Place Martin Reisch, “Island of Forgetfulness” (Dir. Erin Ross)
  • Particular Point out Guillageslor Lagais and rafly “hersalease,” Countery “(you. There was dith the Hôtel No Corridor Area Area – Assist Hôtel Area in Hôme

Fantasia Award for Finest Efficiency in a Brief Movie: Stéfanelle Auger, “flight” (dir. Renaud Ouimet)

  • Particular Point out: Marguerite Bouchard, “The explosion, after which calm” (dir. William Tétreault) and Maximilian Isaacs, “Right here come Kermit Williams” (dir. Ryan terk)

Canadian Cinema Editors (CCE) Award for Finest Modifying in a Brief Movie: John-Daniel roof, “Kitty the Viper” (you. John-Daniel roofing)

  • Particular Point out Marc-Olivier

Spira Award for Finest Regional Brief Movie: “Brothers in arms” (dir. François Lalonde)

  • Particular Point out: “Nothing however wind” (dir. Ph debiès)

Bam Music Award for Finest Sound in a Brief Movie “Loud” (dir. Adam azimov)

Toon Increase Award for Finest 2D Brief Movie: “Grain” (dir. Ilana Zackon)

Dragonframe Award for Finest Cease Movement Brief Movie: “Goals and strangeness within the backyard” (Dirs. Kimm D. and Caroline Hayeur)

  • Particular Point out: “Exit the Purple Room | A David Lynch Tribute” (dir. Corey Nikolaus)

SLAE SLA Location Award for A Brief Movie: “A Higher Day” (dir. Scott Cowan)



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