The best of films from NEW ZEALAND from around the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS: Best Short Film: The Unix Project Best Micro-Short Film: Update Best Story: Homunculus Simulator The Unix Project, 7min. Directed by Charlotte Fry As the Y2K38 crisis looms, two best friends, Alice and Tamsin, join the organisation “UNIX” racing to prevent a… Continue reading NEW ZEALAND Student Film Festival: Highlights & Winners

The best of films from SOUTH AFRICA from around the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS: Best Short Film: Silence of the Seas Best Direction: Hopefield Hopefield, 8min., South Africa Directed by Jessica Lombard A farmer is jolted awake by a shriek in his fields when his dog manages to escape his home. While searching for his… Continue reading SOUTH AFRICA Student Film Festival: Highlights & Winners

The best of films from AFRICA from around the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS: Best Feature Film: Mwananga Best Short Film: Behind the Behind the Scenes Best Micro-Short Film: Alone, Yet Not Best Direction: Voice of the Voiceless Mwananga, 69min., Namibia Directed by Elisabeth Tonata Hamukwaya In a dark and tense city, Lusaka, gripped by the… Continue reading AFRICAN Student Film Festival: Highlights & Winners

The best of films from MOROCCO from around the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS: Best Short Film: DONKEY SKIN Best Visual Design: UnBeing: ceci n’est pas une fiction Best Direction: This Feeling Best Micro-Short Film: Investigation DONKEY SKIN, 16min., Morocco Directed by Taha Aziz In the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, 16-year-old Ilyas, a determined young… Continue reading MOROCCO Student Film Festival: Highlights & Winners

The best of films from EGYPT from around the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS: Best Short Film: THE BURIED Best Direction: THE HIDDEN VOICE Best Performances: JALLOUL Best Visual Design: CRESCENDO THE BURIED, 10min., Tunisia Directed by Yassmine Naceur This documentary film tells the story of Hnia, a resilient rural woman, who recounts her experience with… Continue reading TUNISIA Student Film Festival: Highlights & Winners

The best of films from EGYPT from around the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS: Best Short Film: FAYEQ NABHAN Best Micro-Short Film: MERMAID AND HUMAN Best Direction: AL-ADHAM Best Editing: SPIRO SPATHIS Best Visual Design: BLANK Best Experimental: KING TUT Best Children’s Film: THE BRIDGE OF CONNECTION Best Story: THE SHINING HEROES CLUB Best Music Video:… Continue reading EGYPT Student Film Festival: Highlights & Winners

A showcase of the best films from CHILI from around the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS: Best Short Film: VERSES FROM THE WATER Best Direction: MAÑOSA Best Micro-Short Film: UNANIMATED Best Documentary Film: ALTAR OF STARS: VIRGINS AND CLOWNS Best Story: RUPTURE Best Visual Design: SILVER PUNCH Best Animation Film: LIXIE VS LOS MARGINALES Lixie VS… Continue reading CHILI Student Film Festival: Winners & Highlights.

A showcase of the best films from CHINA in the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS: Best Short Film: WHAT DATE IS TODAY Best Micro-Short Film: RUNNING SNAKE Best Direction: NEVER THE MORE. NEVER THE LESS Best Performances: FIRST SNOW Best New Media Film: FOCUS Best Story: THE DESTINY OF A TOOTHPASTE Best Animation Film: SEA TAXI… Continue reading CHINA Student Film Festival 2026: Winners & Highlights

A showcase of the best Australian films in the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS: Best Short Film: Irreplaceable Best 3D Animation: The Herald of the Forge Best Hand Drawn Animation: LIKE CLOCKWORK Best Stop Motion Animation: Do Clay Fish Dream of Wool Cats? Best High School Animation: empty nester. Best New Media Animation: Eons Alone Best… Continue reading ANIMATION Student Film Festival 2026: Winners & Highlights

A showcase of the best Australian films in the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS: Best Feature Film: MEMORIES OF MY FATHER Best Short Film: MAD MAN MADDOX Best Micro-Short Film: GUIDE DOGS Best High School DOC: THE GHOST ON THE HILL Best Story: MIRACLES EVERYWHERE Best Experimental DOC: LEAVES ARE WEIRD Best Environmental DOC: LEAVES ARE… Continue reading DOCUMENTARY Student Film Festival 2026: Winners & Highlights