2025 Official Montreal International Film Festival Laureates

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Feature Films
Best Feature Film: Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day
Best Director: Believe - The Ultimate Battle
Best Screenplay: LARP THE MOVIE
Best Cinematography: LAMPIE
Best Cast: GROW

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Short Films
Best Short Film: DON'T BE LATE, MYRA
Best Director: HAAGUA
Best Screenplay: SUNSET OVER AMERICA
Best Cinematography: CORAL REEF
Best Cast: I WRITE, YOU DRAW

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Documentaries
Best Documentary: The Last Dive
Best Director: Everest Dark
Best Storytelling: Inukjuak ᐃᓄᒃᔪᐊᒃ
Best Cinematography: Lost Wolves of Yellowstone
Best Production: Mar Musa

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Student Films
Best Student Film: WOODLAND
Best Student Director: Ewa's Letter
Best Student Screenplay: Blood Ties
Best Student Performance: Halima
Best Production: Lost in Distance

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Animation & TV Series
Best Animated Film: Today I Will Only Come Home Tomorrow
Best Director: Poncho And Lefty in Chrome Don't Get Ya Home
Best Cinematography: Autistic Mode
Best TV Series: Baby

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Honorable Mentions
Martina's Search (Feature Film)
Lateral Thinking (Feature Film)
I Just Want to Be Wanted (Short Film)
Vito-Man (Student Film)
The Color of Pink Flamingos (Short Film)
Writer's Block (Short Film)
ISLA NEGRA (Feature Film)
Summer Will Come (Feature Film)
Ladies (Feature Film)
The Lolol Hot Springs (Student Film)
Beyond Silence (Short Film)