THE LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2025 Winners

NARRATIVE FEATURES 

JURY AWARD:

Best Narrative Film: RIVER RETURNS by Masakazu Kaneko

Special mention: A SIMPLE MACHINE by Mark Hoffman

AUDIENCE AWARD:

A SIMPLE MACHINE by Mark Hoffman

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES

JURY AWARD (TIE):

THE SHEPHERD'S KEEPER by Hadara Oren

SHUFFLE by Benjamin Flaherty 

AUDIENCE AWARD:

SHUFFLE by Benjamin Flaherty

DARKHOUSE

JURY AWARD:

Best Darkhouse Short: 154 by Andrea Sbarbaro and Riccardo Copreni

Best Darkhouse Feature: THE JUNCTION by AJ Lambert 

AUDIENCE AWARD: 

THE STRANGE DARK by Chris Messineo

TV AND WEB SERIES 

JURY AWARD:

F*CKUPS ANONYMOUS by Kat Whalen

SHORTS

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT: TIGER by Loren Waters

Honorable Mention: THE SPEED OF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US by Yuval Shapira

JURY AWARD:

THE MISSING PEACE directed by Michael Raymond-James

JURY SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD:

UNPARALLEL WORLD directed by Mohamad Yaraghi

ADDITIONAL AWARDS

FLORENCE TONE AND PETE VANDERVEEN AWARD ($1500 cash prize)

THE MISSING PEACE directed by Michael Raymond-James

JEN SNYDER-BRYCELAND AWARD ($2000 cash prize)

THE LITTLE THINGS THAT RUN THE WORLD by Doug Hawes-Davis

The HONEY LEVINE and ED SINATRA  (Audience Award for Best Feature Film) 

SHUFFLE by Benjamin Flaherty 

Community Award: Joe Pop’s Shore Bar and Restaurant

Volunteer Award: Bernice Schoket, LIFF Treasurer