IBDFF 2025 NOMINEES BY CATEGORIES

Best Short Film – By A Black Filmmaker​

• Milwaukee – USA

• The Garden Of Heathens III Shape Of Events To Come – USA

• Of Space. Of Time. Our Ship. – USA

• Weight Of The Badge – USA

• Homie Alone – USA

• Somewhere In Brooklyn – USA

• Family Over Blood – Canada

• Baratani (The Hill Of Lovers) – Botswana

• Another Way To Die – USA

• ZURY – Canada

• Fearless (Nirbhaya) – USA

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Best International Short Film By A Black Filmmaker

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• JAPA – Nigeria

• Writers In The Shadows – USA

• DON'T DULL – Nigeria

• Homie Alone - USA

• Black Ibis - Netherlands

• Pedigree – USA

• The Wrong Choice – USA

• Storapy Sessions - The Lost Daughter – Nigeria

• Chris Isn't Crazy – USA

• JEN – USA

• Unknown Lands - USA

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Best Short Film – Canada

• Family Over Blood

• My Second Baccalaureate

• ZURY

• Ninety-Four Tour

• Who We Were – Canada

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Best Short Films – USA

• Of Space. Of Time. Our Ship

• Writers in the Shadows

• Homie Alone

• Somewhere In Brooklyn

• Pedigree

• Another Way to Die

• Chris Isn't Crazy

• Getcho

• FearLess (Nirbhaya)

• Chrisman Blues

• FLOW - USA

• Braising - USA

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Best Short Film

• DON'T DULL – Nigeria

• Homie Alone SHORT – USA

• Black Ibis - Netherlands

• Pedigree - USA

• Quarantine and Chill - South Africa

• Writers in the Shadows - USA

• JEN - USA

• Getcho – USA

• ZURY – Canada

• FearLess (Nirbhaya) – USA

• Fall - Virgin Islands, U.S.

• Braising - USA

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Best Short Film – International

• Of Space. Of Time. Our Ship – USA

• Writers in the Shadows - USA

• DON'T DULL – Nigeria

• Homie Alone - USA

• The Wrong Choice – USA

• Chris Isn't Crazy - USA

• Storapy Sessions - The Lost Daughter – Nigeria

• Baratani (The Hill of Lovers) – Botswana

• Aneaus - The Boy Who Could Dance – USA

• ARTIVISM – USA

• No Blacks No Irish No Regrets – UK

• Letting Go - USA

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Best Short Documentary – By A Black Filmmaker

• The Journey of "Keepin' It REEL: Script 2 Screen" Film Camp – USA

• Shallow Water - USA

• The American Labyrinth – USA

• Ninety Four Tour – Canada

• Come Dance With Me - USA

• Dancing With Waves – USA

• Raizal : The Jamaican Connection - Colombia, Jamaica

• What Happened to Bass Street – USA

• EBONY - SHADES -  Amplify Her Voice – Canada

• ARTIVISM – USA

Best Short Documentary

• The Journey of "Keepin' It REEL: Script 2 Screen" Film Camp – USA

• Grounded: Creating Space for Black Peace – USA

• Fatherhood: A Road Paved with Intention – USA

• The American Labyrinth - USA

• Ninety Four Tour – Canada

• Dancing With Waves - USA

• Raizal : The Jamaican Connection - Colombia, Jamaica

• What Happened to Bass Street – USA

• The Good Life - USA

• Even Me 2.0 - USA

• Home Far From Home – China

• Sankofa - Brazil, USA

• IKHAYA - Italy, South Africa

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Best Short Documentary – International

• Shallow Water – USA

• Black Voices from the Ivory Tower – USA

• Raizal : The Jamaican Connection - Colombia, Jamaica

• Aneaus - The Boy Who Could Dance – USA

• Journey Towards Justice - USA

• A Film Called Black -  King's Speech – USA

• IKHAYA - Italy, South Africa

• DnhMuzic: My Music, My Journey – USA

• Maroon Fist – USA

• Grounded: Creating Space for Black Peace – USA

• Fatherhood: A Road Paved with Intention - USA

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Best Experimental Film – Short

• DON'T DULL – Nigeria

• Homie Alone - USA

• Black Ibis – Netherlands

• Somewhere In Brooklyn - USA

• Baratani (The Hill of Lovers) – Botswana

• JEN - USA

• Getcho - USA

• ZURY – Canada

• FLOW – USA

• Love Is...? – UK

• Catelus Ascending - USA

• DÈJÀ NU - Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Morocco, Senegal

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Best Student Film

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• Writers in the Shadows – USA

• Raizal : The Jamaican Connection - Colombia, Jamaica

• Home Far From Home – China

• Blood Ain't Always Family - USA

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Best Experimental Film

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• KARMA - USA

• Of Space. Of Time. Our Ship. – USA

• The Journey of "Keepin' It REEL: Script 2 Screen" Film Camp – USA

• Grounded: Creating Space for Black Peace – USA

• Come Dance With Me – USA

• Dancing With Waves - USA

• Maroon Fist - USA

• Nigeria Laughs – Nigeria

• Grayson's Encounter – Canada

• Secrets - USA

• Harriet Tubman | From the Railroad to a Spy – USA

• When Elevators were Racist - USA

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IBDFF 2025 NOMINEES BY CATEGORIES

Best Picture - Film

• Mister Gates - USA

• Step Dad - USA

• ZURY – Canada

• Grayson's Encounter – Canada

• Gingersnap Christmas – USA

• The Pages Of My Heart: Volume 2 – USA

• Harriet Tubman | From the Railroad to a Spy - USA

• FearLess (Nirbhaya) – USA

• Pied-À-Terre – Nigeria

• Sierra's Gold - South Africa

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​Best Drama

• The Stone Drew Ripples – Nigeria

• Kipkemboi – Canada

• No Blacks No Irish No Regrets – UK

• UNDER MY SKIN – France

• Chains Of The Past – USA

• Under the Influencer – USA

•  HEROES OF HALYARD – Serbia

• Sierra's Gold - South Africa

• Revelations – USA, Nigeria

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Best Film – By A Black Filmmaker

• Civil War Colored Troops | Courage. Determination. Survival. – USA

• RAJI AND THE BEAST – Nigeria

• Grayson's Encounter – Canada

• Touched - USA

• Harriet Tubman | From the Railroad to a Spy - USA

• FearLess (Nirbhaya) – USA

• Pied-À-Terre – Nigeria

• Sierra's Gold - South Africa

• KARMA – USA

• The Stone Drew Ripples – Nigeria

• Revelations – USA, Nigeria

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Best Film – International

• Civil War Colored Troops | Courage. Determination. Survival. - USA

• Gingersnap Christmas – USA

• Step Dad - USA

• Harriet Tubman | From the Railroad to a Spy – USA

• FearLess (Nirbhaya) – USA

• Sierra's Gold - South Africa

• Inbetweening – USA

• Fatherhood: A Road Paved with Intention – USA

• No Blacks No Irish No Regrets – UK

• UNDER MY SKIN – France

• Chinatown Cha-cha - USA

Best Nollywood Film

• RAJI AND THE BEAST

• Pied-À-Terre

• The Stone Drew Ripples

• CLIQUE

• Storapy Sessions: The Lost Daughter

• DEPTH OF US

• Turning Point – (NO Screener)

• Revelations – USA, Nigeria

• The Stone Drew Ripples – Nigeria

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Best Film (African)

• Cold Dish - Nigeria

• Sierra's Gold - South Africa

• RAJI AND THE BEAST – Nigeria

• Crystal-Countless Misfortune – Uganda

• The Stone Drew Ripples - Nigeria

• ÇA SUFFIT! - Burkina Faso

• DÈJÀ NU - Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Morocco, Senegal

• IWE OWE YORUBA – Nigeria

• Revelations – USA, Nigeria

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Best Film Canada

• ZURY

• Grayson's Encounter

• Hyphen

• Dream Catcher

• Flush

• When I'm With You

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Best Film: Foreign Language

• Sankofa – Brazil, USA

• UNDER MY SKIN – France

• Baratani (The Hill of Lovers) – Botswana

• Nigeria Laughs – Nigeria

• RAJI AND THE BEAST – Nigeria

• ÇA SUFFIT! - Burkina Faso

• Sierra's Gold - South Africa

• Crystal-Countless Misfortune - Uganda

• UHURU – Tanzania, UK

• Ma Ŋaye Ka Masaala A Se Ka Wɔmɛti (From God To Man) - Sierra Leone

• ENCHUKUNOTO (The Return) – Kenya

• Last Phone Call – Haiti, USA

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Best Film Caribbean Film

• Raizal : The Jamaican Connection - Colombia, Jamaica

• The Bank, Mum and I - France, Martinique

• Fall - Virgin Islands, U.S.

• When I'm With You – Canada

• Last Phone Call – Haiti, USA

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Best Faith Base Film

• Love Is...? – UK

• Touched - USA

• Never Turn Back - USA

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Best Film: First Filmmaker

• Homie Alone – USA

• Fatherhood: A Road Paved with Intention - USA

• The American Labyrinth - USA

• Aneaus - The Boy Who Could Dance - USA

• Journey Towards Justice – USA

• Grayson's Encounter – Canada

• Somewhere In Brooklyn – USA

• Touched – USA

• Step Dad - USA

• The Stone Drew Ripples - Nigeria

• Getcho - USA

• Crystal-Countless Misfortune - Uganda

• Under the Influencer - USA

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Best Student Film

• Evergreen - USA

• Secrets – USA

• Blood Ain't Always Family - USA

• Somewhere In Brooklyn - USA

• Dream Catcher – Canada

• A Simple Message – USA

• Behind His Eyes – USA

• Natural Beauty by Zara Young – USA

• Seven's Stages of Grief - USA

• Raizal : The Jamaican Connection - Colombia, Jamaica

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​Best Comedy

• DON'T DULL – Nigeria

• Homie Alone - USA

• Getcho – USA

• Step Dad – USA

• Inbetweening - USA

• KARMA - USA

• Recession Proof – USA

• Bellybutton - USA

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Best Kids Movie

• THE MASK MAN - USA

• Homie Alone – USA

• Getcho - USA

• The Journey of "Keepin' It REEL: Script 2 Screen" Film Camp - USA

• Dancing With Waves – USA

• Secrets – USA

• Blood Ain't Always Family – USA

• A Simple Message – USA

• Love Is...? – UK

• Crystal-Countless Misfortune – Uganda

• Seven's Stages of Grief - USA

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Best Documentary Film: By A Black Filmmaker

• Come Dance with Me – USA

• A Film Called Black - King’s Speech – USA

• The Good Life – USA

• Civil War Colored Troops | Courage. Determination. Survival. – USA

• The Bucket Wish – USA

• 33 Black Frog: An American Story – USA

• For Mothers who won't let Fathers see their Children – USA

• Nigeria Laughs – Nigeria

• No Vernacular. – Ghana, Canada

• Harriet Tubman | From the Railroad to a Spy – USA

• The Journey of "Keepin' It REEL – USA

IBDFF 2025 NOMINEES BY CATEGORIES

Best Documentary Film International

• Much More Than That – Germany

• Chrisman Blues – USA

• Launching the Lagoon - USA

• Proud Stutter - Germany

• David & Goliath – Germany

• ORLANDO PANTERA – Portugal

• Desi: A Pub Story – UK

• Axé, Salvador! – Italy

• The Bank, Mum and I - France, Martinique

• Catching Bullets – USA

• Redemption Road – USA

• Sankofa - Brazil, USA

• Dear Josephine - USA

​​Best Documentary Film by a Black Filmmaker – North America

• Amber Monet, &  Terra Renee - Dear Josephine - USA

• Civil War Colored Troops | Courage. Determination. Survival. – USA

• My Father's Footsteps Letters to the Fallen – USA

• The 49th Jalsa – Canada

• Stolen School – USA

• PowerNomics – USA

• The Bucket Wish - USA

• No Vernacular! – Canada, Ghana  

• Forever Altered – USA

• Hyphen – Canada

• Harriet Tubman | From the Railroad to a Spy - USA

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Best Film by a Black Female Filmmaker

• Of Space. Of Time. Our Ship. By Aria Analise Dines – USA

• Writers in the Shadows by Erika "ET" Timmons – USA

• Homie Alone by Tamara Whiten – USA

• The Journey of "Keepin' It REEL: Script 2 Screen" Film Camp - by Dr. Tamecca Rogers - USA

• Grounded: Creating Space for Black Peace – by Brittney Brackett - USA

• Dancing With Waves - USA

• Journey Towards Justice – by  Ta'Bria Danielle Snowden - USA

• Megan T. Ebor - Even Me 2.0 - USA

• The Pages Of My Heart: Volume 2 – USA

• Jessica Evans - Touched – USA

• Tracy Adebo - Cold Dish – Nigeria

Best Film: By A Female Filmmaker

• Enricka M.H - The Genie - France

• Megan T. Ebor - Even Me 2.0 - USA

• Ericka Nicole Malone - The Bucket Wish – USA

• Gabriela Warrior Renaud - Hyphen – Canada

• Gingersnap Christmas – USA

• Ann-Marie McCormack, & Sara Gibbings - No Blacks No Irish No Regrets – UK

• Regina Lichtenstein - David & Goliath – Germany

• Sade Nicole Davis - Love Is...? – UK

• The Journey of "Keepin' It REEL – USA

• Luana M. Graves Sellars - Civil War Colored Troops | Courage. Determination. Survival. – USA

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Best New Media

• DON'T DULL – Nigeria

• Secrets - USA

• 33 Black Frog: An American Story - USA

• INBETWEENING - USA

• FLOW - USA

• Homie Alone – USA

• Getcho – USA

• Never Turn Back - USA

• Phenomenal Disabilities - USA

• BELLYBUTTON – USA

Best Film Made With A Cell Phone / Tablet

• Love Thy Nigger - USA

• Homie Alone – USA

• Secrets – USA

• Blood Ain't Always Family - USA

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Best Dance: Film | Video

• Come Dance With Me - USA

• Dancing With Waves – USA

• FLOW – USA

• UNDER MY SKIN – France

• Never Turn Back – USA

• Flamenco at the Shop – Canada

• Sankofa - Brazil, USA

• Dear Josephine - USA

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Best TV | Web Series

• What Somalia Wants - USA

• Phenomenal Disabilities: Webseries – USA

• Les Maudis - Act Ii - Henry's Bloodline - Part I (Vampire Series) – USA

• Bellybutton – (TV) – USA

• Blood Ain't Always Family - USA

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Best Movie Trailer

• Civil War Colored Troops | Courage. Determination. Survival.- USA

• RAJI AND THE BEAST – Nigeria

• Somewhere In Brooklyn – USA

• The Pages Of My Heart: Volume 2 - USA

• Grayson's Encounter – Canada

• Recession Proof – USA

• Touched – USA

• Rio Comanche – USA

• The Wrong Choice – USA

• Somewhere In Brooklyn – USA

• Step Dad – USA

• Dreaming of Reality – USA

• Bellybutton - USA

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Best Photography

• Writers in the Shadows – USA

• Owen Gee - DON'T DULL – Nigeria

• Baratani (The Hill of Lovers) – Botswana

• Black Voices from the Ivory Tower - USA

• The Pages Of My Heart: Volume 2 – USA

• Grayson's Encounter – Canada

• FearLess (Nirbhaya) – USA

• Photography – USA

• Amber Monet - Dear Josephine – USA

• Dear Josephine - USA

Best Costume

• Baratani (The Hill of Lovers) – Botswana

• Dancing With Waves - USA

• A Film Called Black - King’s Speech – USA

• Recession Proof – USA

• Touched - USA

• The Wrong Choice - USA

• Harriet Tubman | From the Railroad to a Spy - USA

• FearLess (Nirbhaya) – USA

• Step Dad – USA

• Bellybutton – USA

• Secrets – USA

• Dear Josephine - USA

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Best Movie Posters

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• Aneaus - The Boy Who Could Dance - USA

• Nigeria Laughs – Nigeria

• Blood Ain't Always Family – USA

• Harriet Tubman | From the Railroad to a Spy - USA

• Even Me 2.0 – USA

• The Wrong Choice – USA

• Seven's Stages of Grief – USA

• Hrudayam – India, Canada

• Who We Were – Canada

• Dear Josephine - USA

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Best Music Score

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• Even Me 2.0 – USA

• The Pages Of My Heart: Volume 2 - USA

• Grayson's Encounter – Canada

• Touched – USA

• UNDER MY SKIN – France

• Recession Proof – USA

• Bellybutton – USA

• Love Is...? – UK

• Mister Gates – USA

• Dear Josephine - USA

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IBDFF 2025 NOMINEES BY CATEGORIES

Best Film LGBTIQA+

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• Gary and Randy – USA

• Drunk Night 2 – USA

• RAM (Like the Verb) – USA

• Come Dance With Me – USA

• If We Met Now – Canada

• Pied-À-Terre – Nigeria

• Gaslight – Italy

• Delusional State – USA

• Under the Influencer - USA

Best Music-Themed Film

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• Gingersnap Christmas – USA

• DnhMuzic: My Music, My Journey - USA

• Love Is...? - UK

• UNDER MY SKIN – France

• Inbetweening – USA

• The Pages Of My Heart: Volume 2 – USA

• Never Turn Back - USA

• 33 Black Frog: An American Story – USA

• Bellybutton – USA

• Hrudayam – India, Canada

​Best Film: 360° Video | VR | Sci-Fi

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• The Golden Thread - Canada

• The Alumni - USA

• Lady From Planet Sirius – USA

• Shepherds – USA

• Secrets - USA

Best Music – Non-Visual (Audio)

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• Hope It’s You

• In The Hood – Bulgaria

• African Cowboy - USA

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Best Animation 

• Of Space. Of Time. Our Ship – USA

• When I'm With You – Canada

• ET THE TABLE – USA

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Best Music Video

• Im Tired OTS - USA

• Black Power/Sexy Again – USA

• Nigger1 1a – USA

• In The Hood – Bulgaria

• Let's Rock – USA

• Glory – Canada

• I Know Him So Well – USA

• Burning It All – Canada

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Best Music Video – By A Black Filmmaker

• Glory – Canada

• I Know Him So Well – USA

• Burning It All – Canada

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Best Director – Documentary

• Amber Monet - Dear Josephine - USA

• Dr. Tamecca Rogers - The Journey of "Keepin' It REEL: Script 2 Screen" Film Camp – USA

• Brittney Brackett - Grounded: Creating Space for Black Peace - USA

• Emmitt Thrower - Dancing With Waves – USA

• Carolyn Wilson - The Good Life - USA

• Cindy Lee - DnhMuzic: My Music, My Journey –  USA

• Volenté Lloyd - Maroon Fist - USA

• Jessica Renslow - Launching the Lagoon

• Ericka Nicole Malone  - The Bucket Wish - USA

• Oluwasesan Olayemi Jigan - Nigeria Laughs – Nigeria

• Luana M. Graves Sellars - Harriet Tubman | From the Railroad to a Spy - USA

Best Director

• Regina Lichtenstein - David & Goliath – Germany

• Darasen Richards - RAJI AND THE BEAST – Nigeria

• OUEDRAOGO Alimata - ÇA SUFFIT! - Burkina Faso

• Deon Scobell Gibson - The Pages Of My Heart: Volume 2 – USA

• Andre Colquhoun  - Grayson's Encounter – Canada

• Lary Campbell - Gary and Randy - USA

• Gabriela Warrior Renaud - Hyphen – Canada

• Julia Jay PIERREPONT III - Gingersnap Christmas – USA

• Luana M. Graves Sellars - Harriet Tubman | From the Railroad to a Spy – USA

• Sade Nicole Davis  - Love Is...? – UK

• Mister Gates - Mister Gates – USA

• Jade Bryan - What Somalia Wants - USA

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Best Art Direction​

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• DON'T DULL – Nigeria

• Baratani (The Hill of Lovers) – Botswana

• ZURY – Canada

• The Pages Of My Heart: Volume 2 - USA

• Gary and Randy - USA

• Gingersnap Christmas - USA

• David & Goliath – Germany

• FearLess (Nirbhaya) – USA

• Touched - USA

• Step Dad - USA

• The Pages Of My Heart: Volume 2 – USA

• Bellybutton – USA

• Love Is...? - UK

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Best Producer

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• Andre Ferguson, Kurtis Blow Walker -  33 Black Frog: An American Story - USA

• Brittney Brackett - Grounded: Creating Space for Black Peace – USA

• OWEN GEE - Nigeria Laughs – Nigeria

• Carrie D Gibson - The Pages Of My Heart: Volume 2 – USA

• Andre Colquhoun  - Grayson's Encounter – Canada

• Julia Jay PIERREPONT III & Evelyn Xu - Gingersnap Christmas - USA

• Jessica Evans - Touched – USA

• Sharice Lamb, Brian "Akachi" Lamb, Khadijah Karriem, and Angela Blair - RECESSION PROOF – USA

• Sade Nicole Davis  - Love Is...? – UK

• Desmond Donahue - Mister Gates - USA

Best Cinematography

• Grounded: Creating Space for Black Peace – USA

• Chrisman Blues – USA

• The Pages Of My Heart: Volume 2 - USA

• Grayson's Encounter – Canada

• Gingersnap Christmas – USA

• Family Over Blood – Canada

• Love Is...? - UK

• Mister Gates – USA

• Srinivas Kasturi - Hrudayam – India, Canada

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​Best Cinematography – Short Film

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• Writers in the Shadows – USA

• DON'T DULL – Nigeria

• Baratani (The Hill of Lovers) – Botswana

• Getcho - USA

• Even Me 2.0 - USA

• Gary and Randy – USA

• FearLess (Nirbhaya) – USA

• Who We Were – Canada

Best Child Actor​

• Cam Bryant - Homie Alone – USA

• Carter D. James - Getcho - USA

• Knyght Darius Jack - Grayson's Encounter – Canada

• Jasmie Olarotimi - The Stone Drew Ripples

• Kerrington Verner - Blood Ain't Always Family - USA

IBDFF 2025 NOMINEES BY CATEGORIES

​Best Black Actor – Short

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• Isaac Loyal - Writers in the Shadows – USA

• Owen Gee - DON'T DULL – Nigeria

• Gerald Prince  - Gary and Randy – USA

• Jonathan Gardner - Behind His Eyes - USA

• Brandon D. Wilkerson - Somewhere In Brooklyn – USA

• Tremayne Chavis - Drunk Night 2

• Cedrick Kentrell - Drunk Night 2

• Tremayne Chavis - Drunk Night 2 – USA

Best Black Actor

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• Ashaad Ferebee - The Pages Of My Heart: Volume 2 – USA

• Andre Colquhoun - Grayson's Encounter – Canada

• Clifton Powell - Recession Proof - USA

• Tremayne Chavis - Drunk Night 2

• Cedrick Kentrell - Drunk Night 2

• The Stone Drew Ripples – Nigeria

• Kenny Gardner - Step Dad – USA

• Paul Dean Johnson - Weight of the Badge -USA

• Mack White - Mister Gates – USA

• Hawthorne James - Mister Gates - USA

Best Actor - International

• James Storen - Writers in the Shadows – USA

• Owen Gee - DON'T DULL – Nigeria

• Brandon D. Wilkerson - Somewhere In Brooklyn – USA

• Bernard Morapedi - Baratani (The Hill of Lovers) - Botswana

• Jarron Webster - The Pages Of My Heart: Volume 2 – USA

• Lary Campbell - Gary and Randy - USA

• Jake Lockett - Gingersnap Christmas – USA

• Clifton Powell - Recession Proof – USA

• Kenny Gardner - Step Dad – USA

• Christian Jae - Love Is...? – UK

• Uday Kalluri - Hrudayam – India, Canada

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Best Actress

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• Danita Neal - Writers in the Shadows – USA

• Kiki Omeili - DON'T DULL – Nigeria

• Angelique Alita - Somewhere In Brooklyn - USA

• Milcania Diaz-Rojas - ZURY – Canada

• Geneva Maccarone - The Pages Of My Heart: Volume 2 – USA

• Angelique Alita - Somewhere In Brooklyn – USA

• Hallea Jones - Grayson's Encounter – Canada

• Desiree Ross - Gingersnap Christmas - USA

• Khadijah Karriem - Recession Proof – USA

• Anu Bamidele - FearLess (Nirbhaya) - USA

• Bailey A James - FearLess (Nirbhaya) - USA

Best Black Actress

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• Kiki Omeili - DON'T DULL – Nigeria

• Angelique Alita - Somewhere In Brooklyn - USA

• Tshepie Olds - Baratani (The Hill of Lovers) - Botswana

• Geneva Maccarone - The Pages Of My Heart: Volume 2 – USA

• Anu Bamidele - FearLess (Nirbhaya) – USA

• Bailey A James - FearLess (Nirbhaya) - USA

• Belinda Yanga-Agedah - Pied-À-Terre – Nigeria

• Milcania Diaz-Rojas - ZURY – Canada

• Adunolaoluwa Osilowo - Pied-À-Terre – Nigeria

• Avante Perkins - Mister Gates - USA

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Best Actress - International Film

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• Anu Bamidele - FearLess (Nirbhaya) – USA

• Bailey A James - FearLess (Nirbhaya) - USA

• Belinda Yanga-Agedah - Pied-À-Terre – Nigeria

• Adunolaoluwa Osilowo - Pied-À-Terre – Nigeria

• Angel ONYINYECHI Unigwe - The Stone Drew Ripples

• Porsha Bunch Hall - Step Dad – USA

• Sophia Wongsam - Love Is...? – UK

• Mila McCoy - Mister Gates – USA

• Sravya Mantripragada - Hrudayam – India, Canada

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Best Supporting Actor

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• Monkals Kalu - DON'T DULL – Nigeria

• Vasili Loparnos - The Pages Of My Heart: Volume 2 – USA

• Johnny Guyton - The Pages Of My Heart: Volume 2 – USA

• Denzel Wells - Recession Proof - USA

• BJ CRAMER  - Step Dad – USA

• Adam Davenport - HEROES OF HALYARD – Serbia

• Adam Brooks - Love Is...? UK

• Vic Mignogna - Mister Gates – USA

• Satish Rao Korukanti - Hrudayam – India, Canada

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Best Black Actor: Supporting Role

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• Qeno Gacuca - Writers in the Shadows – USA

• Monkals Kalu - DON'T DULL – Nigeria

• Denzel Wells - Recession Proof - USA

• Matthew Greer Recession Proof – USA

• Lateef Adedimeji - RAJI AND THE BEAST – Nigeria

• Cedrick Kentrell - Drunk Night 2 - USA

Best Black Actress: Supporting Role

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• Erika Bowman - Gingersnap Christmas – USA

• Sharice Henry Lamb - Recession Proof - USA

• Lucretia Johnson - Recession Proof – USA

• Diamond Simmons - Step Dad – USA

• Karina Holness - Love Is...? - UK​

• Jovan Hayes - The Pages Of My Heart: Volume 2 – USA

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Best Actress: Supporting Role

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• Kyla Davila - Writers in the Shadows – USA

• Marjorie Quinones - The Pages Of My Heart: Volume 2 – USA

• Cici Lau - Gingersnap Christmas – USA

• Reka Lukacs - Gingersnap Christmas – USA

• Sharice Henry Lamb - Recession Proof – USA

• Erika Bowman - Gingersnap Christmas – USA

• Diamond Simmons - Step Dad – USA

• Karina Holness - Love Is...? - UK​

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Best Screenplay​

• The Delivery: by Tamara Whiten  

• She's Too Young: by Larry E Coleman 

• Delusional State (TV Pilot): by Trelanda Renee Lowe 

• The Abyssinian: by Larry E Coleman 

• Cycle of Deceit: by Tamara Whiten 

• Dreaming of Reality: by Ja'maal Hassan Eveillard 

• Grandpa's Squad: by Dr. Tamecca Rogers 

• The Robbery: by Timothy Jerome Myrick 

• The Styrofoam Shaman: by Christopher Manydeeds