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\n\tSeeds<\/a><\/em> is planting itself firmly within the hearts of critics across the nation.<\/p>\n

\n\tBrittany Shyne\u2019s documentary about Black farmers within the South gained the Grand Jury Prize in Competition on the 2025 Seattle International Film Festival<\/a>, the most recent honor for a movie that has gained awards at Sundance, RiverRun in North Carolina, and the San Francisco International Film Festival.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe jury, comprised of David Ansen, Megan Griffiths, and Garineh Nazarian, saluted the movie for \u201cits lyric and compassionate evocation of an underrepresented community, filmed with great intimacy over 8 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tEight fiction and nonfiction movies contended for the Grand Jury Prize. The jury awarded a Special Mention to The New Year That Never Came<\/em>, directed by Bogdan Mure\u0219anu, calling the interval drama set in Romania as dictator Nicolae Ceau\u0219escu was about to fall \u201ca kaleidoscopic vision of life under authoritarianism that resonates with special urgency in these troubling times.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSIFF, operating May 15-25, closed its 51st<\/sup> version Sunday with the presentation of Juried Competition Awards and Golden Space Needle Audience Awards at a ceremony held at Tagney Jones Hall. [Scroll for the full list of winners]<\/p>\n

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\n\tElsewhere in juried classes, the Grand Jury Prize for New Directors Competition went to The Crowd<\/em>, directed by Iranian filmmaker Sahand Kabiri (that victory for Kabiri got here the identical weekend as Iranian director Jafar Panahi gained the Palme d\u2019or<\/a> in Cannes for It Was Just an Accident<\/em>).<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe jury was captivated by this film from the first frame of cellphone video showing a part of Iranian life that very few have the privilege to witness,\u201d wrote jurors Chris Lane, Jonathan Marlow, and Peter Van Steemburg. \u201cWe found the film to be so refreshing and joyous\u2026 The story is so bold, the actors deliver top notch performances, and the director sutures you to the screen. We also want to recognize the technical achievements of this film, from the photography, to the sound design, down to the lighting of a pop-rave in a Tehrani warehouse.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tA Special Jury Mention within the New Directors Competition was awarded to DJ Ahmet<\/a><\/em>, directed by Georgi M. Unkovski.<\/p>\n

\n\tDeaf<\/em>, directed by Eva Libertad, gained SIFF\u2019s 2025 Ibero-American Competition. The jury, comprised of Florangela Davila, Luis Ortiz, and Claudia Puig, praised the movie \u201cfor its authentic and emotionally layered portrayal of deaf motherhood. With rare intimacy and emotional depth, the film offers a powerful new perspective on communication, identity, and belonging within the deaf community.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tIn Documentary Competition, Suburban Fury<\/a><\/em> directed by Robinson Devor claimed the Grand Jury Prize. Devor\u2019s movie examines would-be presidential murderer Sara Jane Moore, now 95, who tried to kill Gerald Ford in 1975.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Documentary Competition Jury was collectively obsessed by this film, which combines luscious visuals, compelling and relevant archival material, and a narrative track and singular protagonist that constantly escapes the viewer\u2019s comprehension \u2013 in a good way,\u201d wrote jurors Russel Brewer, Sarah Menzies, and Cara Ogburn. \u201cThis film left us thinking about big topics like truth, persuasion, and compulsion, positioning us alongside the filmmaker and leading us to want to talk and think about this film for hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tA Special Jury Mention within the doc competitors went to Billy<\/em>, directed by Lawrence C\u00f4t\u00e9-Collins.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe pageant screened 245 movies from 74 nations and areas across the globe \u2014 together with 83 options, 122 brief movies, 35 documentaries, three archival options, and two secret movies. The lineup included 19 world premieres, 27 North American premieres, and 13 US premieres. \u201cNearly 51% of filmmakers are female or nonbinary-identifying, 37% identify as a BIPOC director, and 20% identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. 60% of the feature films are from first- or second-time filmmakers, and 73% of films don\u2019t currently have US distribution and may not screen commercially in the United States,\u201d the pageant famous.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWhen we announced our lineup for this year\u2019s Festival slate, we wanted to make sure our audience knew that SIFF is doubling down on spotlighting independent and international voices, voices that need to be heard right now\u201d SIFF Artistic Director Beth Barrett mentioned in a press release. \u201cThis year\u2019s award winners absolutely reflect the intention behind this year\u2019s focal points. It has been an incredible 11 days; and with hundreds of filmmakers and thousands of patrons filling our theaters, it\u2019s clear the need for these voices, these films, is greater than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tIn addition to juried awards, SIFF presents viewers prizes \u2013 referred to as Golden Space Needle Awards. The Golden Space Needle Award \u2013 Best Film went to Tin\u0101<\/em>, directed by Miki Magasiva, a drama a few lady who loses her daughter within the 2011 Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Golden Space Needle Award \u2013 Best Documentary was earned by Come See Me within the Good Light<\/a><\/em>, directed by Ryan White, the story of poets-lovers Megan Falley and Andrea Gibson.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe Lena Sharpe Award For Persistence Of Vision went to The Librarians<\/a><\/em>, Kim A. Snyder\u2019s movie about unhinged assaults on librarians which have sprung up across the nation in a wave of conservative disinformation and hysteria. \u201cThis award is given to the female director\u2019s film that receives the most votes in public balloting at the Festival,\u201d SIFF defined. \u201cLena Sharpe was co-founder and managing director of Seattle\u2019s Festival of Films by Women Directors and a KCTS-TV associate who died in a plane crash while on assignment. SIFF created this Award as a tribute to her efforts in bringing the work of women filmmakers to prominence.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThese are the 2025 SIFF prize winners:<\/p>\n

\n\tGOLDEN SPACE NEEDLE AWARD WINNERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tGOLDEN SPACE NEEDLE AWARD \u2013 BEST FILM<\/p>\n

\n\tTin\u0101<\/em>, directed by Miki Magasiva (Aotearoa New Zealand)<\/p>\n

\n\tFirst runner-up: Twinless<\/em>, directed by James Sweeney (USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tSecond runner-up: Color Book,<\/em> directed by David Fortune (USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tThird runner-up: DJ Ahmet<\/em>, directed by Georgi M. Unkovski (North Macedonia\/Czech Republic\/Serbia\/Croatia)<\/p>\n

\n\tFourth runner-up: Souleymane\u2019s Story<\/em>, directed by Boris Lojkine (France)<\/p>\n

\n\tGOLDEN SPACE NEEDLE AWARD \u2013 BEST DOCUMENTARY<\/p>\n

\n\tCome See Me within the Good Light,<\/em> directed by Ryan White (USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tFirst runner-up: The Librarians<\/em>, directed by Kim A. Snyder (USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tSecond runner-up: Remaining Native<\/em>, directed by Paige Bethmann (USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tThird runner-up: Paul Anka: His Way<\/em>, directed by John Maggio (USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tFourth runner-up: Sally<\/em>, directed by Cristina Costantini (USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tGOLDEN SPACE NEEDLE AWARD \u2013 BEST DIRECTOR<\/p>\n

\n\tJames Sweeney, Twinless<\/em> (USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tFirst runner-up: Boris Lojkine, Souleymane\u2019s Story<\/em> (France)<\/p>\n

\n\tSecond runner-up: Annapurna Sriram, F*cktoys<\/em> (USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tThird runner-up: Ryan White, Come See Me within the Good Light<\/em> (USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tFourth runner-up: Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby<\/em> (USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tGOLDEN SPACE NEEDLE AWARD \u2013 BEST PERFORMANCE<\/p>\n

\n\tAbou Sangar\u00e9, Souleymane\u2019s Story<\/em> (France)<\/p>\n

\n\tFirst runner-up: Carolina Yuste, Undercover<\/em> (Spain)<\/p>\n

\n\tSecond runner-up: Kathleen Chalfant, Familiar Touch<\/em> (USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tThird runner-up: Sam Riley, John Cranko<\/em> (Germany)<\/p>\n

\n\tFourth runner-up: Lexi Venter, Don\u2019t Let\u2019s Go to the Dogs Tonight<\/em> (South Africa)<\/p>\n

\n\tVery Special Mention for Indy the canine in Good Boy <\/em>(USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tGOLDEN SPACE NEEDLE AWARD \u2013 BEST SHORT FILM<\/p>\n

\n\tFive Star<\/em>, directed by Kai Hasson (USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tFirst runner-up: Retirement Plan<\/em>, directed by John Kelly (Ireland)<\/p>\n

\n\tSecond runner-up: \u00c9iru<\/em>, directed by Giovanna Ferrari (Ireland)<\/p>\n

\n\tThird runner-up: Dear Aloha<\/em>, directed by Cris Romento (USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tFourth runner-up: West Shore<\/em>, directed by Jordan Riber, Jon Carroll (USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tLENA SHARPE AWARD FOR PERSISTENCE OF VISION<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThe Librarians<\/em>, directed by Kim A. Snyder (USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tThis award is given to the feminine director\u2019s movie that receives essentially the most votes in public balloting on the Festival. Lena Sharpe was co-founder and managing director of Seattle\u2019s Festival of Films by Women Directors and a KCTS-TV affiliate who died in a aircraft crash whereas on task. SIFF created this Award as a tribute to her efforts in bringing the work of ladies filmmakers to prominence.<\/p>\n

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\n\tSIFF 2025 FEATURE COMPETITION AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tSIFF confers 5 juried competitors awards: SIFF Official Competition, Ibero-American Competition, New Directors Competition, New American Cinema Competition, and Documentary Competition. The winners in every juried competitors obtain $5,000 in money.<\/p>\n

\n\tSIFF 2025 OFFICIAL COMPETITION WINNER<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThe SIFF Official Competition Jury members had been David Ansen (Lead Programmer of the Palm Springs International Film Festival, former movie critic for Newsweek<\/em>, former Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Film Festival from 2010-2014), Megan Griffiths (movie and tv author\/director, board member of Northwest Film Forum), Garineh Nazarian (founder and managing director of Venera Films).<\/p>\n

\n\tGRAND JURY PRIZE<\/p>\n

\n\tSeeds,<\/em> directed by Brittany Shyne (USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tJURY STATEMENT: For its lyric and compassionate evocation of an underrepresented group, filmed with nice intimacy over 8 years, we award the Grand Jury Prize to <\/em>Seeds, by Brittany Shyne.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\tSPECIAL JURY MENTION<\/p>\n

\n\tThe New Year That Never Came,<\/em> directed by Bogdan Mure\u0219anu(Romania\/Serbia)<\/p>\n

\n\tJURY STATEMENT: The New Year That Never Came, a kaleidoscopic imaginative and prescient of life beneath authoritarianism that resonates with particular urgency in these troubling occasions.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\t2025 Entries:<\/p>\n

\n\tHome Sweet Home<\/em> (d: Frelle Petersen, Denmark 2025)<\/p>\n

\n\tThe New Year That Never Came<\/em> (d: Bogdan Mure\u015fanu, Romania\/Serbia 2024)<\/p>\n

\n\tRaptures <\/em>(d: Jon Bl\u00e5hed, Sweden\/Finland 2025)<\/p>\n

\n\tRebuilding <\/em>(d: Max Walker-Silverman, USA 2025)<\/p>\n

\n\tRemaining Native <\/em>(d: Paige Bethmann (Haudenosaunee), USA 2025)<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Safe House<\/em> (d: Lionel Baier, Switzerland\/Luxembourg\/France 2025)<\/p>\n

\n\tSeeds<\/em> (d: Brittany Shyne, USA 2025)<\/p>\n

\n\tSummer\u2019s Camera<\/em> (d: Divine Sung, South Korea 2025)<\/p>\n

\n\tSIFF 2025 IBERO-AMERICAN COMPETITION<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThe SIFF Ibero-American Competition Jury members had been Florangela Davila (former race and immigration reporter at The Seattle Times<\/em>, former managing editor and Crosscut Now <\/em>host at Cascade PBS, former KNKX information director), Luis Ortiz (Managing Director at PBS), Claudia Puig (Director of Programming for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, National Public Radio\u2019s \u201cFilm Week\u201d movie critic, lead critic at USA Today<\/em>, host of The Screening Room<\/em>.)<\/p>\n

\n\tGRAND JURY PRIZE<\/p>\n

\n\tDeaf,<\/em> directed by Eva Libertad (Spain)<\/p>\n

\n\tJURY STATEMENT: DEAF\/SORDA is awarded the Grand Jury Prize for its genuine and emotionally layered portrayal of deaf motherhood. With uncommon intimacy and emotional depth, the movie gives a robust new perspective on communication, identification, and belonging throughout the deaf group.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\tSPECIAL JURY MENTION<\/p>\n

\n\tTransfers, <\/em>directed by Nicol\u00e1s Gil Lavedra (Argentina\/Uruguay)<\/p>\n

\n\tJURY STATEMENT: TRANSFERS\/TRANSLADOS is awarded a Special Jury Mention for its highly effective reflection on dictatorship and historic reminiscence\u2014providing a haunting reminder of the hazards of authoritarianism that feels urgently related in at the moment\u2019s America.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\t2025 entries:<\/p>\n

\n\tBeef<\/em> (d: Ingride Santos, Spain\/Mexico 2025)<\/p>\n

\n\tBitter Gold<\/em> (d: Juan Olea, Chile\/Mexico\/Uruguay\/Germany 2024)<\/p>\n

\n\tDeaf<\/em> (d: Eva Libertad, Spain 2025)<\/p>\n

\n\tHanami <\/em>(d: Denise Fernandes, Switzerland\/Portugal\/Cape Verde 2024)<\/p>\n

\n\tManas<\/em> (d: Marianna Brennand, Brazil\/Portugal 2024)<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Nature of Invisible Things<\/em> (d: Rafaela Camelo, Brazil\/Chile 2025)<\/p>\n

\n\tTransfers<\/em> (d: Nicol\u00e1s Gil Lavedra, Argentina\/Uruguay 2024)<\/p>\n

\n\tUndercover <\/em>(d: Arantxa Echevarr\u00eda, Spain 2024)<\/p>\n

\n\tSIFF 2025 NEW DIRECTORS COMPETITION<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThe SIFF New Directors Competition Jury members had been Chris Lane (President of Distribution and Audience at Joint Venture<\/em>), Jonathan Marlow (Executive Director of Scarecrow Video Archive, curator, composer, cinematographer, filmmaker and producer), Peter Van Steemburg (Head of Talent Management at XYZ Films) .<\/p>\n

\n\tGRAND JURY PRIZE<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Crowd, <\/em>directed by Sahand Kabiri (Iran)<\/p>\n

\n\tJURY STATEMENT: We are thrilled to award the SIFF New Director\u2019s Grand Jury Prize to THE CROWD directed by Sahand Kabiri from Iran! The jury was captivated by this movie from the primary body of cellphone video exhibiting part of Iranian life that only a few have the privilege to witness. We discovered the movie to be so refreshing and joyous and wish to applaud the filmmakers for sharing this story with us. The story is so daring, the actors ship prime notch performances, and the director sutures you to the display screen. We additionally wish to acknowledge the technical achievements of this movie, from the images, to the sound design, right down to the lighting of a pop-rave in a Tehrani warehouse. We applaud the filmmaking group of THE CROWD and thank them for sharing their story with us.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\tSPECIAL JURY MENTION<\/p>\n

\n\tDJ Ahmet,<\/em> directed by Georgi M. Unkovski (North Macedonia\/Czech Republic\/Serbia\/Croatia)<\/p>\n

\n\tJURY STATEMENT: We additionally want to present particular recognition to DJ AHMET directed by Georgi M. Unkovski from North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia, and Croatia. We equally discovered DJ AHMET to be so joyous, refreshing, and stunning. This coming of age story captivated us all the best way down the pink sheep. We thank the DJ AHMET filmmaking group for proving such a novel window into part of the world only a few get to see.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\t2025 entries:<\/p>\n

\n\tBeginnings<\/em> (d: Jeanette Nordahl, Denmark\/Sweden\/Belgium 2025)<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Crowd <\/em>(d: Sahand Kabiri, Iran 2025)<\/p>\n

\n\tDJ Ahmet<\/em> (d: Georgi M. Unkovski, North Macedonia\/Czech Republic\/Serbia\/Croatia 2025)<\/p>\n

\n\tMongrels<\/em> (d: Jerome Yoo, Canada 2024)<\/p>\n

\n\tReady or Not<\/em> (d: Claire Frances Byrne, Ireland 2025)<\/p>\n

\n\tTo Kill a Mongolian Horse<\/em> (d: Xiaoxuan Jiang, Malaysia\/Hong Kong\/South Korea\/Japan\/Saudi Arabia\/Thailand\/USA 2024)<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Village Next to Paradise<\/em> (d: Mo Harawe, Somalia\/Austria\/France\/Germany 2024)<\/p>\n

\n\tSIFF 2025 NEW AMERICAN CINEMA COMPETITION<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThe SIFF New American Cinema Jury members had been Alison Foreman (Features Writer at IndieWire<\/em>), Bill Guentzler (former Senior Vice President of Acquisitions & Operations for Gravitas Ventures<\/em>), Zia Mohajerjasbi (filmmaker, author, director).<\/p>\n

\n\tGRAND JURY PRIZE<\/p>\n

\n\tInvention,<\/em> directed by Courtney Stephens (USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tJURY STATEMENT: For too many, American life is an infinite supply of grief. \u201cInvention\u201d navigates the so-called \u201cfree marketplace\u201d by means of the demise industrial advanced to ship a subtly ferocious reflection on that truth. Sensitive, unusual, hopeful, and harrowing, director Courtney Stephens and star Callie Hernandez break the mould on this diaphanous meta dramedy \u2014 intuitively capturing the sensation of at the moment with timeless imaginative and prescient.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\t2025 Entries:<\/p>\n

\n\tBLKNWS: Terms & Conditions<\/em> (d: Kahlil Joseph, USA 2025)<\/p>\n

\n\tColor Book<\/em> (d: David Fortune, USA 2024)<\/p>\n

\n\tF*cktoys<\/em> (d: Annapurna Sriram, USA 2025)<\/p>\n

\n\tInvention<\/em> (d: Courtney Stephens, USA 2024)<\/p>\n

\n\tShe\u2019s The He<\/em> (d: Siobhan McCarthy, USA 2025)<\/p>\n

\n\tSlanted<\/em> (d: Amy Wang, USA 2025)<\/p>\n

\n\tSIFF 2025 DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThe SIFF Documentary Jury members had been Russel Brewer (Operations Director for Denver Film\u2019s Sie FilmHeart and the Denver Film Festival), Sarah Menzies (Director of Original Productions at Cascade PBS), Cara Ogburn (Artistic Director at Milwaukee Film, earlier president of the Board of Directors of the nationwide Film Festival Alliance).<\/p>\n

\n\tGRAND JURY PRIZE<\/p>\n

\n\tSuburban Fury, <\/em>directed by Robinson Devor (USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tJURY STATEMENT: The Documentary Competition Jury was collectively obsessed by this movie, which mixes luscious visuals, compelling and related archival materials, and a story observe and singular protagonist that always escapes the viewer\u2019s comprehension \u2013 in a great way. This movie left us fascinated about huge subjects like reality, persuasion, and compulsion, positioning us alongside the filmmaker and main us to wish to discuss and take into consideration this movie for hours. The Documentary Jury Grand Prize winner is\u2026 SUBURBAN FURY, directed by Robinson Devor.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\tSPECIAL JURY MENTION<\/p>\n

\n\tBilly, <\/em>directed by Lawrence C\u00f4t\u00e9-Collins (Canada (Qu\u00e9bec)\/Finland)<\/p>\n

\n\tJURY STATEMENT: For a deeply private movie which blends kinds, serves as a car for introspection, and places the viewer within the place of understanding and experiencing psychological well being episodes on a visceral and empathetic degree.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\t2025 Entries:<\/p>\n

\n\tBetween Goodbyes <\/em>(d: Jota Mun, USA 2024)<\/p>\n

\n\tBilly <\/em>(d: Lawrence C\u00f4t\u00e9-Collins, Canada (Qu\u00e9bec)\/Finland 2024)<\/p>\n

\n\tDrowned Land<\/em> (d: Colleen Thurston (Choctaw Nation), USA 2025)<\/p>\n

\n\tFreeing Juanita <\/em>(d: Sebasti\u00e1n Lasaosa Rogers, Guatemala\/Mexico\/USA 2024)<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Librarians<\/em> (d: Kim A. Snyder, USA 2025)<\/p>\n

\n\tSuburban Fury<\/em> (d: Robinson Devor, USA 2024)<\/p>\n

\n\tUnclickable <\/em>(d: Babis Makridis, Greece\/Cyprus\/USA 2024)<\/p>\n

\n\tViktor<\/em> (d: Olivier Sarbil, Ukraine\/USA 2024)<\/p>\n

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\n\t2025 SEATTLE FILM CRITICS SOCIETY FEATURE FILM AWARD<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tSorry, Baby<\/em>, directed by Eva Victor (USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Seattle Film Critics Society polled all accredited media for his or her favourite new launch function movies that performed the 51st Seattle International Film Festival. 80 completely different movies appeared on member ballots as favorites, however there was widespread consensus on the prime of the checklist. We are thrilled to current the 2025 SIFF Seattle Critics Award to Eva Victor\u2019s Sorry, Baby<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\tAbout SFCS: With a membership of space critics, the Seattle Film Critics Society is devoted to supporting native productions and festivals, enhancing public training, consciousness, and appreciation of cinema, and strengthening the bonds of crucial dialogue because it pertains to the cinematic arts. SFCS seeks to spotlight one of the best movies produced every year\u2013each by the main studios and unbiased filmmakers\u2013and share our love of cinema with Seattle-area residents.<\/p>\n

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\n\tWAVEMAKER AWARD: BEST FUTUREWAVE FEATURE<\/strong> (Youth Jury Prize)<\/p>\n

\n\tSummer\u2019s Camera,<\/em> directed by\u00a0 Divine Sung (South Korea 2025)<\/p>\n

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\n\tgarner a bigger curiosity in every thing associated to movie. This yr\u2019s winner used silence in a robust technique to make their pacing dynamic.The numerous shot kinds made this movie participating to look at and added onto the highly effective imagery. We loved how the characters developed in a pure and satisfying method, particularly by means of their relationships. Their discovery of themselves unfolded superbly on display screen. This verdict was extraordinarily laborious for us to make, however after numerous hours of watching and deliberating, the profitable movie for the 2025 Golden Space Needle WaveMaker is\u2026 Summer\u2019s Camera<\/em>! Congratulations to all of the movies.<\/p>\n

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\n\tSIFF 2025 SHORT FILM JURY AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tEvery brief movie within the Seattle International Film Festival is eligible for each the Golden Space Needle Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize. Our Shorts Competition jurors will select winners within the Live Action, Animation, and Documentary classes. Each Grand Jury Prize winner will obtain $2,500; winners can also qualify to enter their respective movies within the Short Film class of the Academy Awards\u00ae for the concurrent season with out a theatrical run.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe SIFF Short Film Juries had been:<\/p>\n

\n\tLive Action: Carlos A.F. Lopez (filmmaker), Chelsea Lupkin (Senior Programmer at Short of the Week), Gabe Van Amburgh (Senior Film Programmer and Manager for the SXSW Film & TV Festival)<\/p>\n

\n\tDocumentary \/ Animation: Michael Huang (founder and managing director of Milli, founding Seattle Film Commissioner), Missy Laney (Director of Development at Adult Swim), Anderson Le (Artistic Director for the Hawai\u2019i International Film Festival, programming marketing consultant for the far East Film Festival, former Head of Programming for the inaugural Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival)<\/p>\n

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\n\tGRAND JURY PRIZE<\/p>\n

\n\tMedusa, <\/em>directed by Sarah Meyohas (USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tJURY STATEMENT: An erotic exploration of scent and sexuality, a Swedish perfumer stung by a jellyfish off the South of France has a titillating encounter with a wierd man who may simply choose the identical aroma as she does. If we may bottle this movie up for ourselves, we’d. Congratulations Sarah Meyohas on her Grand Jury prize win for Medusa. <\/em><\/p>\n

\n\tSPECIAL JURY MENTION<\/p>\n

\n\tMajonez\u00eb, <\/strong><\/em>directed by Giulia Grandinetti (Italy)<\/p>\n

\n\tJURY STATEMENT: A younger lady defies all the lads in her life in a rebellious act of revolution in opposition to the patriarchy with slightly further mayo on the aspect. Congratulations to our Special Mention Giulia Grandinetti on her movie Majonez\u00eb for its unimaginable route and poignant perspective. <\/em><\/p>\n

\n\tDOCUMENTARY SHORT<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tGRAND JURY PRIZE<\/p>\n

\n\tRat Rod, <\/em>directed by Jared Jakins, Carly Jakins (USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tJURY STATEMENT: A visually arresting movie a few haunted mechanic, who muses on his experiences as an immigrant in rural America. As he displays on identification, life, demise, and the origins of resurrecting previous vehicles, discovering which means within the machines he brings again to life\u2013we see his uncooked ardour and rise up by means of the roaring soul of metallic and equipment. On behalf of the jury, congratulations to the filmmaking group behind Rat Rod.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\tSPECIAL JURY MENTION<\/p>\n

\n\tStyle: A Seattle Basketball Story, <\/em>directed by Bryan Tucker (USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tJURY STATEMENT: This movie rigorously captures the legacy and affect of Seattle\u2019s vibrant and storied basketball group and tradition by means of the lens of each towering legends and the era of subsequent. No fouls dedicated on this slam dunk. Congratulations to the group behind STYLE: A BASKETBALL STORY on a SPECIAL JURY MENTION.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\tANIMATION SHORT<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tGRAND JURY PRIZE<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Eating of an Orange, <\/em>directed by May Kindred-Boothby (United Kingdom)<\/p>\n

\n\tJURY STATEMENT: The Eating of an Orange captivates with its minimalist and surrealist magnificence, reworking a easy act right into a profound journey crammed with Lynchian dream logic and sensuous fluidity. On behalf of the jury, congratulations to the filmmaking group behind The Eating of an Orange.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\tSPECIAL JURY MENTION<\/p>\n

\n\tView From the Floor, <\/strong><\/em>directed by Megan Griffiths & Mindie Lind (USA)<\/p>\n

\n\tJURY STATEMENT: This movie courageously illuminates the uncooked reality of navigating an able-centric world, the place on a regular basis realities are too usually missed. Through its unflinching honesty and highly effective storytelling, this movie calls for visibility, empathy, and true inclusion. On behalf of the esteemed jury, congratulations to the filmmaking group behind VIEW FROM THE FLOOR for a SPECIAL JURY MENTION.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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