Winner July 2025
RedWood Film Festival announces the list of Winner films of July 2025.
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Redwood Film Festival is an Online Film Festival.
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Our Jury screens the selections Privately and from there we select the winners. Only the winning films will get a chance to participate in a second selection at the end of the year. If they pass the second selection, we'll screen them at our annual live online screening. Where one film from each category will be awarded.
BEST CATEGORIES AWARDS
BEST ACTRESS
Award Presented to: Amy Penrose
Film: The Apple
Directed by: Andrew Shire
BEST CHILDREN’S FILM
Award Presented to: Katsuhide Yamago
Film: BON DANCE of THE DEAD
Directed by: Katsuhide Yamago
BEST DARK COMEDY
Award Presented to: Derek Frey
Film: VIATICUM
Directed by: Derek Frey
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Award Presented to: Johnny Vonnuemann
Film: Americans in Egypt
Directed by: Johnny Vonnuemann
BEST DRAMA FILM
Award Presented to: Silvano Plank
Film: Financial Adviser
Directed by: Silvano Plank
BEST EDITOR
Award Presented to: Derek Frey
Film: VIATICUM
Directed by: Derek Frey
BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY
Award Presented to: Paul May
Film: End of the Road
Written by: Paul May
BEST HORROR FILM
Award Presented to: Christopher Darton, Sébastien Godin
Film: The Damnation
Directed by: Christopher Darton, Sébastien Godin
BEST DIRECTOR
Award Presented to: Jason Pitts
Film: The Forest Through The Trees
Directed by: Jason Pitts
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Award Presented to: LaMont Flanagan
Film: PRETTY BOY SHUFFLE
Directed by: LaMont Flanagan
BEST SCREENWRITER
Award Presented to: Paul May
Film: The Scytheman Cometh
Written by: Paul May
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Award Presented to: Guy Mayfield
Film: The Butterfly Keeper (Feature) – Script
Written by: Guy Mayfield
BEST POSTER
Award Presented to: Andrew Shire
Film: The Apple
Directed by: Andrew Shire
BEST SHORT FILM
Award Presented to: John Reed
Film: The Little Mushroom, 1998 (Twenty-Fifth Anniversary)
Directed by: John Reed
BEST PRODUCER
Award Presented to: Andrew Arguello
Film: At the Mercy of Faith – Short Film
Produced by: Andrew Arguello
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY
Award Presented to: Paul Corricelli
Film: Head Wound
Written by: Paul Corricelli
BEST THRILLER FILM
Award Presented to: Kat Silva
Film: Blindfold
Directed by: Kat Silva
BEST TV SCRIPT
Award Presented to: Molly Vernon
Film: I/O Proof of Concept Script
Written by: Molly Vernon
BEST WAR FILM
Award Presented to: Donato Leoni
Film: Who Was He
Directed by: Donato Leoni
BEST ONE MINUTE SHORT FILM
Award Presented to: Ingrid Gans
Film: system error
Directed by: Ingrid Gans
BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM
Award Presented to: Nevaeh Hayes, Jordan Morgan
Film: Tears Run Red
Directed by: Nevaeh Hayes, Jordan Morgan
