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Our 2025 Award Winners

Wilbur, The King  Best Narrative Film

No English In America  Best Documentary 

Flamingo  Best Animation

Mayor!  Best High School Film

Mizery & Linda  Award of Special Distinction

   

Cash Awards

There will be five cash awards chosen by our judges: 

  1. $500 USD for the Narrative Film Winning Entry
  2. $500 USD for the Documentary Film Winning Entry
  3. $250 USD for the High School Short Winning Entry
  4. $250 USD for the Animation Film Winning Entry 
  5. $100 USD for Honorable Mention

ALL selected films will receive reserved SEATING AND LAURELS

Seating for you, crew, friends or family, which you can reserve in advance.

Every selected film will receive access to digital laurels to place on your IMDB page or on a poster, to show your participation in LFF.

our 2025 Judges

Caitlin Brown

Terrance Masson

Caitlin Brown

Originally from Westford, MA, I moved to LA to join Local 600 and kick off my camera department career.  Recent credits include Winning Time, Incoming and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.  After working my way up to 1st Assistant Camera, I’m currently transitioning into working as a stunt unit / action camera operator and DP.  I can’t wait to wat

Originally from Westford, MA, I moved to LA to join Local 600 and kick off my camera department career.  Recent credits include Winning Time, Incoming and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.  After working my way up to 1st Assistant Camera, I’m currently transitioning into working as a stunt unit / action camera operator and DP.  I can’t wait to watch all of your films!  

I’m always interested in connecting with new filmmakers - feel free to reach out on instagram: @caitwithacamera.




Carl W Adams

Terrance Masson

Caitlin Brown

   Carl is an executive producer, creator, and writer with a proven track record on Emmy, Peabody, and NAACP Image Award-winning shows. With extensive broadcast and digital experience, he has created, written, and produced animated projects for major networks including HBO, Comedy Central, MTV, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, and Nick Jr. Hi

   Carl is an executive producer, creator, and writer with a proven track record on Emmy, Peabody, and NAACP Image Award-winning shows. With extensive broadcast and digital experience, he has created, written, and produced animated projects for major networks including HBO, Comedy Central, MTV, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, and Nick Jr. His work is known for its unique blend of loose scripting and improv-driven audio. Currently, Carl is working on several original podcasts and two animated pilots. In addition to his production work, he taught media studies at the University of Massachusetts and Lesley University. 

Terrance Masson

Terrance Masson

Terrance Masson

  Terrence Masson, Chair of MFA Computer Arts at the School of Visual Arts in New York City is an education and computer graphics raconteur with 35 years of production and education leadership experience. 

 In addition to feature animated films, special venues, mixed reality, and interactive projects, his visual effects credits on 20 featu

  Terrence Masson, Chair of MFA Computer Arts at the School of Visual Arts in New York City is an education and computer graphics raconteur with 35 years of production and education leadership experience. 

 In addition to feature animated films, special venues, mixed reality, and interactive projects, his visual effects credits on 20 feature films include Hook, True Lies, Interview with the Vampire, and three Star Wars movies. He developed the original CG animation method for SouthPark in 1996 and his short film Bunkie & Booboo, won first place in the World Animation Celebration in 1998. His book CG101: A Computer Graphics Industry Reference remains an industry standard. 

 Terrence has enjoyed speaking at over 100 international venues, including SIGGRAPH, VIEW, FMX, Producers Guild of America, the Visual Effects Society, and as a past ACM Distinguished Lecturer.

2024 award winners

2024 Winner Best Documentary

The Story of Charcoal

Director: Christine An

Boston University 

2024 Winner Best Narrative Film

 The Steak

Director: Kiarash Dodger

Sooreh University of Tehran 

2024 Winner Best Animation Film

 The Toad in the Hole

Director: Oliver Brubaker

University of Massachusetts Amherst 

2024 Winner Best High School Short

 My Dark Angels

Director: Azza Brummer

Los Angeles Ghetto Film School 

2024 Special Mention

  On the Paths Awakened

Director: Axel Dahan

Lycée François Arago, Perpignan, France  

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