BRIFF Winners 2025 

BEST FEATURE FILM

​"Heaven to Know You"
​directed by Philip H. J. Gay

After a traumatic childhood, Lara relocates to NYC to start over, leaving behind a childhood of imaginary friends but also her dreams of song and dance. Her troubles with alcohol and social angst soon resurface, getting in the way of both her personal and her professional life, until one day hope comes along in the form of a dream love. But, can you really live inside a dream . . ?

CATEGORY WINNERS

Animation

Comedy-Horror

Documentary (feature)

Experimental Film

Horror

Micro Movie

Music Video

Spirit of Brighton

Thriller

Comedy

Documentary (short)

Drama

LGBTQIA + Film

Made in Brighton

Micro-Budget Movie

Science Fiction

Student Film

Women Rock

AUDIENCE VOTE FOR BEST FILM AWARD​
“The Long Quiet” by Lucy D'Cruz

 CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Tusky" by Steven Boyle & Gary Shaw

DIRECTOR
Ben Lankester for "Delivery" & "Experience"e

EDITING
"Pomegranate" by Kyle Waters

MISE-EN-SCENE
"Babylon?" by Joseph Bowley 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
Bo Reed for "Cereal"

ORIGINAL SCORE
"Éist Liom" (Listen to me) by Maud Lee & Zoe Ní Riordáin

PERFORMANCE AWARDS
Ahmadzia Baktyari & Michael Alimi in "Only When You Bury me in this Earth"
Andrew Lee Potts in "Unseen Scars"
Bobby Dean in "Burden"
Elaine Cassidy in "The Colour of my Room"
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SCREENPLAY
"OK/NOTOK" by Pardeep Sahota

SOUND DESIGN
"Please Carry On" by Elizabeth Connick

YOUNG ACE FILMMAKER AWARDS
Matt Nathan Furer, Ethan Evans-Jesra & Oliver Durie for "Landscaper"
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YOUNG PERFORMANCE AWARDS
Joseph Obasohans in "Softly"
Nathan Blanchet in "Ben’s Birthday"