From 3,249 to 70 Films – 2025 Annual Awards Shortlist Announced
Independent Shorts Awards is pleased to announce the award nominees (the shortlist) for the 2025 Annual Awards.
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June 2025 Best Short Winner: Afghan Film “Siasar” Depicts a Maulvi’s Repentance and Women’s Strength
A powerful act of storytelling that sheds urgent light on the oppression of women in Afghanistan—told with restraint, empathy, and remarkable moral clarity.
Borderland Karma and Silent Ties – “Reciprocal Causation” Awarded Best Foreign-Language Short of June 2025
A quiet yet powerful meditation on migration, fate, and moral complexity, set on the China–Myanmar border.
June 2025 Award Winners
Independent Shorts Awards is proud to announce the award winners for June 2025. This month’s selections were chosen from a
June 2025: The Nominees for Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Awards)
Learn more about the 8 nominees for Best Short of June 2025—contenders for the special jury awards of this season. Winners across all competition categories will be officially announced soon.
From 3,249 Films to 120 Finalists – 2025 Annual Awards Long List Announced
Independent Shorts Awards is pleased to announce the finalists (the long list) for the 2025 Annual Awards.
A Daughter’s Silence and a Mother’s Distance: “There’s Something I Have to Tell You” Awarded Best Short of May 2025
Independent Shorts Awards has awarded There’s Something I Have to Tell You, written and directed by Jamie Savarese (USA), Best Short of
Two Mothers, One Decision: Choukri Rouha’s “Mothers” Named Best Foreign-Language Short of May 2025
Independent Shorts Awards has selected Mothers, directed by Choukri Rouha (France), as Best Foreign-Language Short of May 2025, one of the monthly
May 2025 Award Winners
Independent Shorts Awards is proud to announce the award winners for May 2025. This month’s selections were chosen from a
May 2025: The Nominees for Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Awards)
Learn more about the 8 nominees for Best Short of May 2025—contenders for the special jury awards of this season. Winners across all competition categories will be officially announced soon.
Aphasia, Memory, and Resignation: “Black Sheep” Wins Best Short of April
A quietly heartbreaking portrait of a young girl with aphasia, “Black Sheep” reflects the quiet burdens of life’s constraints and the bittersweet solace in forgetting what cannot be changed.
Tender Coming-of-Age Tale “Little Bunny Poop” Wins Best Foreign Language Short of April
A tender coming-of-age story set in the sun-soaked hills of Provence, where two children experience the quiet blossoming of first love during a transformative summer.
April 2025 Award Winners
Independent Shorts Awards is proud to announce the award winners for April 2025. This month’s selections were chosen from a
April 2025: The Nominees for Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Awards)
Learn more about the 10 nominees for Best Short of April 2025—contenders for the special jury awards of this season. Winners across all competition categories will be officially announced soon.