WINNERS

SBIFest - JULY 2025

Please note that among the winning films of the monthly competitions (not all), those selected to participate in the Grand Finale in Tangier will be chosen, with public screenings in November 2025, culminating in the Gala Finale. Films that win in a particular category in the monthly competitions will continue to compete in other categories they have entered if selected for the Grand Finale .

Best Horror Short Film

"The devil's dance" director Andrea

First half of the last century.

Teresina is a washerwoman, has a pure heart and lives in a remote mountain village where an ancient legend has long been passed down. The encounter with a mysterious stranger will put Teresina to the test, determining her destiny.

Italy, Runtime: 14:17

Best Short Film

"The frame" director VASILIS NIKAS

An old man visits the dilapidated house where his mother, an Asia Minor refugee, grew up. The woman who had saved her from persecution after the end of the Greek-Turkish war of 1919-22, had brought her to Greece and raised her as her own child.

The old man, feeling the need to symbolically bring life back to the space, hangs a photograph of his mother by a nail on one of the walls - it is the only picture he had of her with her parents.

The film preserves the memory of the struggle of the Asia Minor refugees in Greece, which had to rebuild their lives from scratch.

Greece, Runtime: 10:22

"In The Pool" director Katsuhide Yamago

Eriko has feelings for Noel, who is in the same swimming team. During her last summer in high school, Eriko musters up the courage to ask Noel out on a date, but Noel gives her a cold response. It seems he enjoys having fun with his best friend, Shigeru...

Japan, Runtime: 9:16

Best Spanish Short Film

"The song of the waves" director Simon Lauxmann

"The Song of the Waves" immerses us in a world of shadows where our deepest fears reside. On this threshold between life and death, a guide accompanies souls on their final journey. Now, a young man must face his destiny, burdened by his own shadows, as he embarks on his final journey.

Spain, Runtime: 9:01