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RAGFF
RETRO AVANT GARDE FILM FESTIVAL
7 Colors Lagoon
Bacalar International Film Festival 2025
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