2025 Best of the Fest Screenings, April 13th
Screening tonight April 13, 2025
AIFVF 2025 Best of the Fest – Feature Screening 1
Playing at 5:00 PM
1st Prize Feature Narrative
More Beautiful Perversions Director: Pavli Serenetsky, Narrative, USA, 70 min
AIFVF 2025 Best of the Fest – Feature Screening 2
Playing at 7:00 PM
Research Award (Given by the jury to a film exhibiting a strong engagement with research. Sponsored by Ohio University Libraries)
Bob Morgan’s Just Going To Tell Some Stories Directors: Grayson Tyler Johnson, Tom Marksbury, Documentary, USA, 86 min
AIFVF 2025 Best of the Fest – Shorts Screening
Playing at both 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM
Another World is Possible Award (established 2025 by Kelly Gallagher)
Shoulder To Shoulder Directors: Adi Hockenberry, Brooklyn Collier, Jett Kincer, Documentary, USA, 13 min
1st Prize Short Animation Academy Qualifying
Speed Reader Director: Jennifer Levonian, Animation, Spain, 5 min
1st Prize Short Documentary
We Are On the Map Director: Santiago Rodríguez Cárdenas, Documentary, Colombia, 10 min
1st Prize Short Experimental
Razeh-del Director: Maryam Tafakory, Experimental, Iran, Italy, UK, 28 min
1st Prize Music Video
Hunky Dory Director: Steven Vander Meer, Music Video, USA, 6 min
Ohio-Based Filmmaker Award (Sponsored this year by Ohio Goes to the Movies)
Time Capsule Director: Constanze Brodbeck, Experimental, USA, 5 min
Black Bear Award (Given by the jury for the best use of sound. Named after our friend John Butler)
Full Out Director: Sarah Ballard, Experimental, USA, 14 min
1st Prize Short Narrative – Academy Qualifying
Beyond Failure Director: Marissa Losoya, Narrative, USA, 9 min
Programmer’s Prize (Given by the assistant Programming Team: Trey Barret, Yulia Dmitrieva, Travis Eskins, Lydia Smith, Terra Talamh, Josh Vieth)
Mother’s Child Director: Naomi Noir, Animation, Netherlands, 9 min
From the Booth Award (Given by the Projection Team: Rachel Allegra, Dan Bruell, and Dan Moray)
Perfectly a Strangeness Director: Alison McAlpine, Documentary, Chile, 15 min