7th Annual Filmmakers Connect Awards: Best of Fest 2025 Nominees   We're excited to announce the nominees for Best of Fest 2025 at the 7th Annual Filmmakers Connect Awards (FCA). This year’s selection highlights a wide range of voices, styles, and perspectives, reflecting the creativity and craft of filmmakers working across different genres and formats. Each nominated project stands out for its storytelling, originality, and the unique vision behind it. Here are the nominees

Best Picture The Book of Sami - Bertrand Alfonso Best Narrative Film The Book of Sami - Bertrand Alfonso Best Inspirational Film Moving Past Trauma - Fruzsina Skrabski Best AI Film The Messenger - Donghwa Park Best Documentary Inherited Shame - Fruzsina Skrabski, Sándor Kiss Best Music Video Ana Alina Masuda and Kento Masuda - ONE - Masaki Takefuta, Yuko Kiuchi, Ryoto Ide Best Director The Book of Sami - Bertrand Alfonso Best Actor Fallaway - Kabir McNeely Best Ac

The Filmmakers Connect 30 Under 30 spotlights a new generation of artists whose work is ready to be discovered. This year’s selection brings together filmmakers, screenwriters, actors, film composers, and editors who are already demonstrating a distinct voice, creative confidence, and a deep commitment to storytelling. Drawn from a global community of over 80,000 members, this curated selection highlights artists who are not only emerging, but actively shaping their path - bu

Best Picture Pinocchio and the Water of Life - Victor V Luckysov Best Narrative Film At the Mercy of Faith - Samuel Lee Taylor, Andrew Arguello Best Indie Film HURT - Matt Simon, Jeremy Kunkle Best Drama Who will take care of you when you're old? - Sašo Dudić Best Thriller Do You See Her? - Caridad Polee, Matthew Villescas Best Animation Feature Pinocchio and the Water of Life - Victor V Luckysov Best Animation Short The Family Photo - John Norris Ray, Maria Victoria

Best Picture Race Car - Johannes Klein, Isabela Pauwels Best Narrative Film Race Car - Johannes Klein, Isabela Pauwels Best Indie Film ...

Best Picture NOD - Tristan Baumgardner Best Narrative Film Mumbai X - The Prelude - John W Richardson, Rahul Dhiman Best Fantasy Film ...

Filmmakers Connect Awards Announces "Disconnected" as Best Film of the Year! We are thrilled to unveil the recipient of the prestigious...

Best Picture Tigre - Maria Victoria Sanchez Best Narrative Film Easter Bunny - Bryan L. Tucker, R. D. Smith Best Indie Film Method Man...

6th Annual Filmmakers Connect Awards: Best of Fest 2024 Nominees   The 6th Annual Filmmakers Connect Awards (FCA) has announced the...

Best Picture Ten in Texas - Twila LaBar Best Narrative Film Ten in Texas - Twila LaBar Best Experimental Film Education Parallax -...

Best Picture Autotheist - Ryder Hartman Best Documentary Today Must Not Be Our Last Goodbye - Meng Wu Best Animation Mirage - Hanson Ma,...

Best Picture Eerie Times - Arie Lombardozzi Best Indie Film Gangland Gold - Martyn Harris Best Horror Eerie Times - Arie Lombardozzi Best...

Best Picture The Curse Effect - Gregg Jaden Best Inspirational Film Awakenings - Wafa Kanan Best Comedy Boss of the Toss - Chris Harboldt...

Filmmakers Connect Awards Announces "Aion" as Best Film of the Year! We are thrilled to unveil the recipient of the prestigious Best of...

Best Picture Disconnected - Diego Rougier Best Narrative Film Loki and Me - Craig Andrew Wyhoon Best Comedy Disconnected - Diego Rougier...

We're excited to announce the nominees for Best of Fest 2023! Here are the FCA top 15 films of the year: Aion - Giulio Meliani...

We're excited to announce The Filmmakers Connect Awards' Top 30 Films of the Year! The nominees for Best of Fest (Top 15 films) will be...

Best Picture Bad Atmosphere - Mason Sperling Best Narrative Film Five Questions - David Arrow Best Indie Film Julia - Víctor Muñoz Best...

Best Picture The Magician - Lucy Owens Best Narrative Film The Magician - Lucy Owens Best Drama Son of Carnival - Pedro Milward Best...

Best Picture Hi, Dad - Stephanie Tonneson Best Narrative Film I Need Your Help - Jack Clayton Best Indie Film Star Crossed - Pat Bradley...