BACALAR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

2025

 

WINNER BIFF FEATURE FILM

"Signs Before Dying"

DIR. DANIEL ORTIZ DIAZ

SPAIN

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“ ONDJELUA ” – THE RAIN FESTIVAL

DIR. EURICO “ GIGIO ” PEREIRA

ANGOLA

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FINALIST  

CANCER / EVOLUTION Episode 1.

The Dustbin of History

DIR. MAGGIE JONES

DIR. BRAD JONES

UNITED STATES

 

 

 

WINNER MIDSIZE FILM

QATAR IN BELGIUM – EXPLOITATION IN THE HEART OF EUROPE

DIR. PIETER DE VOS

BELGIUM

 

 

 

WINNER BIFF SHORT FILM

 ECHOES FROM THE BLUE MEADOW

DIR. HECTOR HERNANDEZ

MEXICO

 

 

OPULENCE

DIR. CLEMENT RIERE

FRANCE

 

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WINNER DRAMA

FEATURE FILM

THE MEANING OF A RITUAL

DIR. NATALIE MACMAHON

GERMANY

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SHORT FILM

JAGUAR DANCER

DIR. EDGAR PAVIA ROMERO

MEXICO

 

 

 

 

 

WINNER COMEDY

FEATURE FILM

THE DIARY OF PAULINA P.

DIR. NEVEN HITREC

CROATIA

 

 

SHORT FILM

VALET

DIR. PETR CIKHART

UNITED STATES

 

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WINNER SCI- FICTION

SHORT FILM

 ALEX’S MACHINE

DIR. MAEL LE MEE

FRANCE

 

 

 

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WINNER HORROR 

SHORT FILM

ANGIE LOO

DIR. VERONICA MARIA CONTRERAS JASIR

MEXICO

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WINNER NOIR

FEATURE FILM

GULAG EROS OF THE RUSSIAN MIND : SEX IN THE SOVIET UNION

DIR. CHAD GARCIA

UKRAINE

 

 

SHORT FILM

THE WAY WOMEN ARE

DIR. ADAM TULINSKI

POLAND

 

 

 

 

 

 

WINNER ENVIRONMENTAL

FEATURE FILM

COEXISTENCE: BUILDING CORRIDORS FOR PEOPLE AND NATURE

DIR. IAN ROCK

COSTA RICA

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SHORT FILM

REMINDER

DIR. AKIN BAGCILAR

TURKEY

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WINNER EXPERIMENTAL 

FEATURE FILM

KATABASIS

DIR. SAMANTHA CASELLA

ITALY

 

SHORT FILM

ENTANGLED WATERS

DIR. ROBIN LANCASTER BISIO

UNITED STATES

 

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WINNER DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM

"OUT-OfSIGHT and OUT-OF-MIND what is in your drinking water"

DIR. RYAN BIJAN

UNITED STATES

 

 

WINNER DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

NATIONAL SHORT FILM

THE SILENT GUARDIANS OF NAYARIT BIODIVERSITY

DIR. TARO GONZALEZ

MEXICO

 

INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM

ARCADIA

DIR. MALGORZATA PASZKO

POLAND

 

 

 

 

 

 

WINNER KIDS FILM

FEATURE FILM

ROBOTIA

DIR. DIEGO CAGIDE, DIEGO LUCERO

SPAIN

 

 

 

SHORT FILM

FLUSTER, BLUSTER, BLUE IN THE BATHTUB RAZZMATAZZ

DIR. MELANIE MUSSEGG

GERMANY

 

 

 

WINNER MUSIC VIDEO

WE ARE THE EARTH

DIR. ZOE ROSE

FRANCE

 

 

 

 

WINNER ANIMATION

FEATURE FILM

BUTTERFLY TALE

DIR. SOPHIE ROY

CANADA

 

 

 

SHORT FILM

A TREE ONCE GREW HERE

DIR. JOHNNIE SEMERAD

UNITED STATES

 

 

WINNER DIRECTOR

FEATURE FILM

THE GROUP ( BALAGAM )

DIR. VENU YELDANDI

INDIA

 

 

 

SHORT FILM

VALET

DIR. PETR CIKHART 

UNITED STATES

 

 

 

 

 

WINNER ACTOR

FEATURE FILM

Uwe Schwarzwalder

" The Safe "

Switzerland

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SHORT FILM

Marco Marchese

" Fiabexit "

Italy

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WINNER ACTRESS

 FEATURE FILM

Narin Choi

" A Bee and a Silkworm "

Republic of Korea

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SHORT FILM

Angela Andronache

" Small things "

United States

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WINNER CINEMATOGRAPHY

FEATURE FILM

FRACTALIS

DIR. ADRIAN PALLARES

MEXICO

 

 

SHORT FILM

HOLE PUNCHED EAR

DIR. ALAN YAMMIN, BEN TULL

UNITED STATES

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FINALIST WINNER CINEMATOGRAPHY 

LOST IN THE WAVES

DIR. JOSS BERLIOUX, FRANCK MARCHAND

FRANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WINNER ORIGINAL SONG

YOU BELONG

DIR. JENNIDA CHASE

 

 

 

 

WINNER  MUSICAL FEATURE FILM

THE FATE OF CYSALION

DIR. MARC BLASWEILER

GERMANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WINNER ORIGINAL MUSIC

FEATURE FILM

FRACTALIS

DIR. ADRIAN PALLARES

MEXICO

 

SHORT FILM

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AMONG MOTHERS

DIR. MAHMOUD ABU JAZI

STATE OF PALESTINE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WINNER SCREENPLAY

FEATURE FILM

THE GROUP ( BALAGAM )

DIR. VENU YELDANDI

INDIA

 

 

 

 

SHORT FILM

SHATTERED

DIR. KORY GETMAN

UNITED STATES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WINNER EDITION

FEATURE FILM

AMBASSADOR OF REMEMBRANCE

DIR. MAGDALENA ZELASKO

AUSTRIA

 

SHORT FILM

HOLE PUNCHED EAR

DIR. ALAN YAMMIN, BEN TULL

UNITED STATES

 

 

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WINNERS PEOPLE'S AUDIENCE

 

WILDLIFE TRADE : A JOURNEY FROM THE JUNGLE EXTINCTION

DIR. ZAIRA LIZBETH ESPARZA RODRIGUEZ

MEXICO

 

EXTINGUISH THE FLARES AND LIGHT UP LIFE

DIR. ANGEL HERNANDEZ HERNANDEZ

SPAIN

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THE GREEN LEGACY 

DIR. JERRY DE MARS

ETHIOPIA

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OTHER SIDE OF HISTORY

DIR. ONYEKA ONYEKA

NIGERIA

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ABYSS

DIR. ALESSANDRO PORZIO

ITALY

 

 

 

SELECTIONS

 

7 COLORS LAGOON FILMS

 FEATURE FILM

 

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SHORT FILM

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WHERE IS RAFAEL ?

DIR. MARIANA AZCARATE

MEXICO

 

 

LILLO

DIR. ANDREA FIGUEROA

MEXICO

 

 

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DARIA

DIR. AYOUB QANIR

UNITED STATES

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOCUMENTARY FILMS

MIDSIZE FILM

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LOST IN THE WAVES

DIR. JOSS BERLIOUX, FRANCK MARCHAND

FRANCE

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                                         SHORT FILM

 

 

POR ENCIMA DEL AGUA

DIR. FERNANDO SANTELLANO CALDERON

MEXICO

 

CLEAN UP SAYU  

DIR. GREER FAWCETT

MEXICO

 

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DEEP MEMORIES

DIR. RAFAEL QUIROGA

MEXICO

 

THE ENDLESS TIDE

DIR. MICHAEL PORTWAY, TIMOTHY BROWN

AUSTRALIA

 

DIVING INTO DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS WITH RON PERRIN

DIR. RON L PERRIN

UNITED STATES

 

GUARDIANS

DIR. JULIAN STUBBS GENERALI

MEXICO

 

RETURN OF THE MANGROVES

DIR. LEO THOM

UNITED STATES

 

MISSION MICROBIOME

DIR. GIULIA GROSSMANN

FRANCE

 

 

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METROPOLIS – A DAY IN REEF CITY

DIR. LUCA KELLER

GERMANY

 

 

HIDDEN AND HUNGER

DIR. ORIT NOVAK

AUSTRALIA

 

LA LIXEIRA – LA DIGINIDAD DE LO INVISIBLE

DIR. GUIDO GALANTE, ANTONIO NOTARANGELO

ITALY

 

MASHUE

DIR. LILIANA HERMOSILLA VALENCIA, FELIPE DREVES KEIM

CHILE

 

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THE GUARDIANS

DIR. KIRA O’BOYLE

UNITED STATES

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KIDS FILMS

FEATURE FILM

A BEE AND A SILKWORM

DIR. SUNGHWAN KIM

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

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SHORT FILM

BLACKWATER – COZUMEL STYLE

DIR. WALTER MARTI

UNITED STATES

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ANIMATIONS

THERE ONCE WAS – THERE IS NO MORE – THERE

DIR. KARINA PACIORKOWSKA, LUKASZ KAMIL KANINSKI

POLAND

 

 

YELLOW DAISY BUTTERFLY

DIR. DIEK GROBLER

SOUTH AFRICA

 

MISS YOU MOM

DIR. STEVE SUGARMAN

CANADA

 

SALMO

DIR. PAUL PAJOT

FRANCE

 

 

UNSINKABLE MAC

DIR. HEATHER LYNN BARCELO

UNITED STATES

 

MUSHROOM MAGIC

DIR. MARIA MAC DALLAND

DENMARK

 

 

HOT WATER MAKES CLIMATE

DIR. ROSA PANNITSCHKA, LUDWIG SCHRAMM

PORTUGAL

 

RESILIENCE

DIR. IRENE MOPIN, ANGELE NICOLAS, NOEMI BARCAT

FRANCE

  

 

ON / OFF

DIR. ALESSANDRO SQUITTI

ARGENTINA