Toronto Film Week
2025 Awards
Toronto Film Week proudly announces the award winners of its 2025 edition.
Toronto Film Week returned this week with a diverse lineup of indie films. Festival host and manager, Maarten Cornelis, expressed great satisfaction with the 2025 edition: "The 2025 edition of Toronto Film Week marked an exciting new chapter at Innis Town Hall, right in the heart of the city. The vibrant energy of the venue, packed with students and seasoned filmmakers, made for a truly memorable atmosphere. This year’s diverse selection of narrative, documentary, and experimental films drew practical full houses throughout the week. A standout was À toi les oreilles by Alexandre Isabelle — a beautifully orchestrated short that resonated deeply with both jury and audience. Fresh from SXSW, Festival REGARD, TriBeCa, and Palm Springs, Isabelle’s film offered a tender, humorous reminder of the hidden harmony within life’s everyday chaos."
Selected from over a thousand of. entries, this year's official selection featured 38 films from around the world. Toronto Film Week is delighted to announce the jury results for the 2025 awards today:
Best Narrative Short Film:
À toi les oreilles (Canada) by Alexandre Isabelle
Best Documentary Feature Film:
All About My State (Poland) by Piotr Jacoń
Best Documentary Short Film:
Dearest Ghost (Estonia) by Margaret Mäses
Best Animated Film:
The Core (Romania) by Robert Obert
Best Experimental Film:
Goin' Down The Road (Canada) by Brian R. Donnelly
Best Underground Film:
Immortals (Canada) by Mark Durand
Best LGBTQ+ Film:
All About My State (Poland) by Piotr Jacoń
Best New Filmmaker:
First Night (United States) by Haneol Lee
Best Super Short Film:
Third Wheel (Switzerland) by Kevin Haefelin
Best Music Video
Moral Support (Germany) by Vuk Jevremovic
Best Canadian Film:
À toi les oreilles (Canada) by Alexandre Isabelle
Congratulations to all!
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Official Selection
The Lovers Of Avignon (Spain) by Manuel Fernández Ferro
Intermission (Canada) by Ace Chou
The Birthday (Ukraine) by Nataliya Bek-Gergard
Alitisal (Canada) by Sabine Kahwaji
The Core (Romania) by Robert Obert
Safari (Italy) by Leonardo Balestrieri
Fragments (United Kingdom) by Mélodie Roulaud
All About My State (Poland) by Piotr Jacoń
Lunch Break (Belgium) by Reinout Jan Swinnen, Bram Van Rompaey
Moral Support (Germany) by Vuk Jevremovic
Caretaker (United States) by Verónica Rose Wood
When It Rains (Canada) by Connor Kujawinski
One Night (Italy) by Alessio Vasarin
The Untranslatable Forest (United States) by Ivan Miguel, Andy Camou
The Heart of Texas (United States) by Gregory JM Kasunich
We’ll go down the abyss in silence (Japan) by Vincent Guilbert
Pierre West (Sweden) by Henrik Larsson, Jakob Arevärn
Third Wheel (Switzerland) by Kevin Haefelin
Latchkey Kids (Norway) by Sindre Mangen Haram
First Night (United States) by Haneol Lee
To my love (Finland) by Aino Kontinen
Three (United States) by Scott Petill
Dearest Ghost (Estonia) by Margaret Mäses
Amidst (Finland) by Pia Andell
Goin' Down The Road (Canada) by Brian R. Donnelly
Fuck Les Whites (Canada) by Jeremy Peter Allen
Unread (Canada) by Darren Hinchy
Deserter (Canada) by Aidan Lesser
Immortals (Canada) by Mark Durand
À toi les oreilles (Canada) by Alexandre Isabelle
KaleidoESSENCE pt.2 (Canada) by Olukolade Daramola
Sylvie on the loose (Canada) by Sarah Bourdeau
Insanely Perfect (Slovakia) by Lukáš Vízner, Miriam Fulmeková
Knife, Chocolate (Iran) by Hooshmand Varaei
Hands (Portugal) by Filipe Piteira
Above Us (United States) by Freddie Paull
Omens (Belgium) by Maya Wuytack
Quadratura (Italy) by Sara Bonaventura