FINALISTS & AWARD WINNERS
Take a look at some of the previous Award Winners and Finalists of The South London Film Festival in recent years.
Award Winners 2025
JURY’S CHOICE
CALF
– Jamie O´Rourke
JURY’S CHOICE
EL CANON
– MARTÍN SEEGER
JURY’S CHOICE
NATIONAL TREASURES
– Will Wright
JURY’S CHOICE
ROOM TAKEN
– TJ O’Grady-Peyton
JURY’S CHOICE
CRY LIKE A GUY
– Anthony Rubinstein
JURY’S CHOICE
A DAY IN FEBRUARY
– Klaas Diersmann
BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT
HIGHWAY TO THE MOON
– Letitia Wright
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
HARD TIMES
– Elliott Gonzo, Elliot Warren
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT
THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT
– Nebojša Slijepčević
CLIMATE CHANGE INSPIRED
OCEAN ON FIRE
– Sandra Winther
BEST STUDENT FILM
RUN LIKE WE
– Rhys Aaron Lewis
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
STRANGE BEASTS
– Darcy Prendergast
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
THREE WINGS
– Will Murphy
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
MATHEMATICS
– Jake Erland
BEST AD/COMMERCIAL
ALDI_SWEET STUFF
– Andzej Gavriss
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
THE DIVIDED ISLAND
– Cey Sesiguzel
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
STELIOS
– Yorgos Tsemberopoulos
FINALISTS 2025
SPOKEN WORD FAMILY HONOUR – Daniel Gurton
TIME BETWEEN US – Isabella Campbell
SHES ASKING FOR IT – Natalia Zajączkowska
FOR YOU – Georg Adrian Koszulinski
MORE STICKERS – James Barlow
ENERGY FOR A GLACIER – Stephanie Falkeis
IF(FY) – Lesego Vorster, Ross Lelliott, Osiokeh Ikharo
TEARIN’ IT DOWN – Maximilian Osterholz
THE DROWNING – Shaun A R Gillham
PAS DE DEUX – Sofia Soto
SAINT CATHERINES – Orla Murray
MATTERHORN – Anne Madeleine Mancosu
DETOUR – Hannah Joelle Aldridge, Tash Gibson
A SILENT CRISIS – Filippo Mira
IRPINIA – Jameisha Prescod
MEMORY – Riyadh Haque
DANCING ON THE EDGE OF A VOLCANO – Cyril Aris
IMAGERY THAT CHANGED THE WORLD – Tiffany Tangen
WE ARE GUARDIANS – Chelsea Greene, Rob Grobman, Edivan Guajajara
CALL IT – Adi Ringma, Rebecca Marshall
DON’T SHOOT -Bill Elliott, Tom Baker
CLOSURE – Faraz Alam
PREZIOSI – Filippo Marciano
METAMORPHOSIS – Boris Noir
RAJASTHAN BABY SHOWER – Sam Bhattacharjee
SHIFTING TIDES – Yoan Petrov
A GOOD DAY WILL COME – Amir Zargara
PRESS CONFERENCE – Alexander Hilli
ENTGEN LUYTEN’S EXECUTIONER – Gideon van Eeden
UNDER THE VOLCANO – Damian Kocur
TAPPED – Teoman Sayin
SISTERS WIVES – Louisa Connolly-Burnham
TWO MINUTES – Jamie Benyon
TRAVEL SOCKS – Tess Annan, Joseph Madden
CUL-DE-SAC – Colin Martin O’Toole
SITTER – James Arden
THE GOLDEN BOY – Elizabeth Peace
THE BACKWAY – Cherno Jagne
HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF – Kieran Dee
MAKING UP – Ryan Paige
OPENING UP – Oz Arshad
YELLOWMEADS – Christian Burnett
THE DUEL – Taylor Rettke
SAFE – Debbie Howard
THE NUN SLAYER – Ben Bovington-Key
PREVIOUS WINNERS
Award Winners 2024
JURY’S CHOICE
YELLOW
– Elham Ehsas
JURY’S CHOICE
JELLYFISH & LOBSTER
– Yasmin Afifi
JURY’S CHOICE
SAVING ART
– Remi R.M. Moses
JURY’S CHOICE
A WARRIORS DANCE
– Steven Olugbenga Eniraiyetan
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
LAST CALL
– Harry Holland
BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT
WE ARE THE EARTH
– Zoé Rose
CLIMATE CHANGE INSPIRED
QUIET DEPTHS
– Nikolas Meyberg
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
LA SEXE DE LA MERE
– Francis Canitrot
BEST STUDENT FILM
SHADOW
– Joel Vargas
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
WELL PROUD
– Charlene Frost, Yorgo Glynatsis
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
DEAR MEMORIES
– Nahuel Lopez
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
BECAUSE BECAUSE BECAUSE
– Anthony Karbhari
BEST AD/COMMERCIAL
FLOWERS BEFORE YOU DIE
– Hanna Frieda Lange
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT
SAME OLD
– Lloyd Lee Choi
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
SENIOR CITIZEN
– Marinos Kartikkis
FINALISTS 2024
WHO IS GOD – Oscar Adan Lopez Parres
HOUSE OF MYSTIC MAGIC – Alexander Miguel
SUBJECTIVITY INSISTED – Akti Konstantinou, Maxime De Sadeleer
THE BAFFIN BAY DEGLACIAL EXPERIMENT – Georg Adrian Koszulinski
FACES OF CLIMATE RESILIENCE – Shawn Sebastian
OPERATION MAGPIE – Andonis Anthony, Rupert Hill
FROM THE TOP – XZX
A TREE ONCE GREW HERE – Johnnie Semerad
BELTANE – Helena Houghton
TO THE BRINK – Hugo Docking
MALUS – Josh Martin
BONA VOCANTIA – Shezah Salam
THE LAST VIDEO STORE – William McGregor
THE PLANTING OF A SEED – Joseff Morgan
ANSWERS IN THE UNDERGROWTH – Kitty Fixsen
BIG LITTLE WOMEN – Nadia Fares
ONE SECOND AT A TIME – Tim Searfoss
BAD DADDY – Charles Stalhberger
DREAM OF RUNNING – Connor Wynn, Jack Stoten, 3-SIX
RED WOMAN – Marlène Génissel
SAFELY FEEL THE REAL WORLD – Jody Xiong (DUREX & VOLVO)
BORN TO BE FREE – Gergő Simon (CHEEKY)
EAT LIKE A LOCAL (MEET THE FLYGERIANS) – Tanya Noushka Ramsurrun (UBER EATS)
SAINT SACRIFICE – Jean-Claude Leblanc
FATHEAD – c. Craig
DAPHNE – Tonia Mishali
A SONG OF THE LAND – César Velasco
THE INTRUDERS – James Kentfield
WARHOL – Adam Ethan Crow
KEEP – Lewis Rose
BACK OF THE NET – Klara Kaliger
A MIND FULL – Steve Whiteley
- SPAG BOL – BRICK
OUT LIKE A LAMB – FERN JESSOP
REFLECTIONS – ZAK HARNEY
KISS CHASE – EBELE TATE
IN YOUR HANDS – LUIGI SIBONA
MY BRUDDA – NTANDO BROWN
DEATH DATE – ALEX MATHIESON
ROSE – CHARLOTTE COUTOURE
THIS MELODY HAS NO END – IANIS HABERT
DO THIS FOR ME – MARINE BAXTER
SEE YOU IN THE DARK – ASENA NOUR
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