CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR AWARD WINNERS! 🎬
We are thrilled to announce the 2025 Brampton Canada International Film Festival award winners! These outstanding films and filmmakers have demonstrated exceptional artistry, creativity, and craftsmanship.
Official Winners List — Updated October 11, 2026
| Categories | Movie | Director / Writer NAME(S) | |
| Feature Film | Kalysta | Patrício Manuel Kumbi | |
| Feature Documentary | Golden Moments | Mallika Sothinathan | |
| Feature Documentary | Hooves Up! | Brenda Holdsworth | |
| Short Films | Golden Seal | Jacob Tsionsawetes Hamilton-Diabo | |
| Short Films | Letting Her Go | Chantal Massuh-Fox | |
| Short Films | The Waiting Room | Abdullah Ghori, Daksh Arora | |
| Short Films | Stranger in the Backseat | Jesus Ubald | |
| Short Films | Still I am Happy | Arsh Wander | Honourable mention |
| Short Films | Promises Festival | Steven Purewal | Honourable mention |
| Short Films | Burnt Toast | Scout Stolpmann | Honourable mention |
| Short Films | Shanda | Tom Dunn | |
| Short Films | The New Normal | Shannyn Lee Kelly, Henkelina F Mick | Honourable mention |
| Short Films | Expresso | Livia Steeves | |
| Short Films | Back To Normal | Sam Bhat | |
| Short Documentary | Brampton Batman | Akshay Jagroop | |
| Short Documentary | Sounds of a Legacy | January Marie Rogers | |
| Short Documentary | Project Famiglia | Anita Marie Zvonar | |
| Short Documentary | Fields | Lachlan Brown-Sutherland | |
| Music Video | Funky grooves | Brian Billionaire | |
| Music Video | Bury Me | Michael Roz | |
| Student Film | In Passing | Lucas Nasu Nielsen, Ben Taylor | |
| Student Film | Chasing The Game | Eva Labrecque | |
| Web/TV Series | Death By Burger | Annie Bio, Terry Mills | |
| Animated Film | Otherside | Lion El Aton | |
| Sci-Fi Short Film | The Planet That Doesn’t Exist | Nadav Embon | |
| Experimental Film | RAIJIN | Tomosuke Sugisaki | |
| Drama Short Film | Where did you go? | Niki Sarrafian | |
| Drama Short Film | Knock Knock | Julie Dixon | |
| Drama Short Film | Love, Sarah | Bruna Perussello | |
| Thriller Short Film | Tightrope Walker | Terry Mills | |
| Thriller Short Film | Autonomous | Jennifer Mosier | |
| Thriller Short Film | Klash | Orlando Giraldo | |
| Inspirational Film | Becoming | Leah Haque | |
| Fantasy Short Film | The Lady Dragon Story | Todd Murray Mowatt | |
| Best Covid19 Film | UNRAVELED | Susan Heimsoth | |
| Advertising | Christmas at Moriah Hallow | Emile B B LaCerte Jr | |
| Original Story | Story Narrated by Anuhya | Srinivas Kasturi | |
| Director Feature Film | Kalysta | Patrício Manuel Kumbi | |
| Director Short Film | Hania’s Home | Eemaan Qadri | |
| First Time Feature Film Director | Donostia | Daniel Cummings | |
| First Time Short Film Director | Sollaadha Pirivu | Jesu G | |
| First Time Short Film Director | The Doe-Eyed Enakshi | Anuradha Chatterjee | |
| First Time Short Film Director | Buffalo | Matt Allan Harris | |
| First Time Short Film Director | Thirty Seconds: A Drifting Story | Jonathan R Moore | |
| First Time Short Film Director | It’s My Nap Time! | Shinyeong Eom | |
| Best Actress | Story Narrated by Anuhya | Mamatha Ramakrishna | |
| Best Actress | Staying the Course | Leah Feng | |
| Supporting Actor | Staying the Course | Allen Liu | |
| Best Actor Music Album | Vediya Podu | Kajan Kandasamy | |
| First-time Filmmaker | The Endless Shifts | Felipe Noriega | |
| First Time Producer | Acacia | Kajan Kandasamy | |
| First Time Producer | Sollaadha Pirivu | Yasithini J | |
| Producer | Ranjama | Kajan Kandasamy | |
| Best Costume Design | Death by Burger | Terry Mills | |
| Best Costume Design | Malice | Anya Narendra | |
| Short Script | Manifest Destiny |
Michelle L. Morgan, David R. Schleicher
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| Feature Script | The Owners | Nick Nelsen | |
| Best Television Script | Cedar Pines Episode | Chynna Moore | |
| AI Short Film | Marked for SNUFF | Pavel Karusev | |
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Thank you,
Brampton Canada International Film Festival
