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RUSH 2025 SHORT FILM AWARD NOMINEES

BEST PICTURE

USA

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

DRAMA / COMEDY

Brooklynn Prince

CANADA / NIAGARA

BEFORE YOU GO

DRAMA

Connor McCartney

UNITED KINGDOM

HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS

DRAMA / THRILLER / COMEDY

Liam Sanderson

FRANCE

ON THE PATHS AWAKENED

DRAMA

Axel Dahan

CANADA / IRAN

THE STEAK

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Kiarash Dadgar

FRANCE

STELLA ANYWAYS

Drama, Sci-fi, Animation

Yan Berthemy

USA

FLOATING DAISIES

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Craig Ienne Pedroza

CANADA / MONTREAL

IT TAKES TWO

DRAMA / THRILLER

Éric Arsenault

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THE REVISION

DRAMA

Nicholas James Roses

CANADA / TORONTO

WET NOODLE

DRAMA / COMEDY

Julia Lalonde

BEST DIRECTOR

Brooklynn Prince

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Hailey Hickens-Mcleod

DELIVERANCE

Éric Arsenault

IT TAKES TWO

Olivia Patricia

PLEASER

Nicholas James Roses

THE REVISION

Yan Berthemy

STELLA ANYWAYS

Craig Ienne Pedroza

FLOATING DAISIES

Axel Dahan

ON THE PATHS AWAKENED

Lucian E Austin

PRETEND

Julia Lalonde

WET NOODLE

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

TRYING MEMORY

CANADA

BEFORE YOU GO

CANADA / NIAGARA

DELIVERANCE

CANADA / TORONTO

IT TAKES TWO

CANADA / MONTREAL

THE REVISION

CANADA / NIAGARA

STELLA ANYWAYS

FRANCE

CLOUD.

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FLOATING DAISIES

USA

PRETEND

CANADA / TORONTO

BEST STORY

NEPOBABY

SWEDEN

BEFORE YOU GO

CANADA / NIAGARA

HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS

UNITED KINGDOM

IT TAKES TWO

CANADA / MONTREAL

THE REVISION

CANADA / NIAGARA

SHIFT

FRANCE

CLOUD.

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IN THE BACKSTAGE

PORTUGAL

ON THE PATHS AWAKENED

FRANCE

WET NOODLE

CANADA / TORONTO

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WHIRL

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STELLA ANYWAYS

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PATIENT 45

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MY MELODY

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BEST EDITING

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

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STELLA ANYWAYS

FRANCE

FLOATING DAISIES

USA

ON THE PATHS AWAKENED

FRANCE

THE REVISION

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SCREENS

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IT TAKES TWO

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PATIENT 45

CANADA / TORONTO

WET NOODLE

CANADA / TORONTO

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WHIRL

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A-OKAY

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FLOATING DAISIES

USA

THE REVISION

CANADA / NIAGARA

A-OKAY

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PATIENT 45

CANADA / TORONTO

YOUR FOREVER LOVER

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BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING ROLE

CALLUM MCCRUDDEN

OUTSIDE OF TIME

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BEFORE YOU GO

JAMES DARLING

HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS

FRANÇOIS BEAUDOIN

ON THE PATHS AWAKENED

KATRINA GILBERT-BERNARD

THE HAPPINESS ACT

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MAJOLIE MCCANN

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

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BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

ALEXANDRA ROONEY

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STUART MACKEY

MOB THE TRENCH

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CASSIDY MCCARTHY

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CIARA MANDEL

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MATTHIS LE ROUX

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JER C TORRES

THE REVISION

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FOR ROY

MICHEL

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THE STEAK

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PRICKED

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PORTUGAL

THE REVISION

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BEST COMEDY

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

USA

PHANTOM HEART

USA

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CANADA / TORONTO

HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS

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IT WAS ME

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GOOD LUCK, JAMES

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MICHEL

CANADA / MONTREAL

PRETEND

CANADA / TORONTO

TRYING MEMORY

CANADA

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

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PROMISES

CANADA / NIAGARA

BEST DOCUMENTARY

GUIDING LIGHT

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BEYOND SURVIVAL

BUTTERFLIES

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MAKE LOVE NOT PORN

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ADAM'S APPLE

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THUNDERBIRD AND THE KILLER WHALE: S-HWUHWA, ÄÔUS & QUL-LHANUMUTSUN

CANADA / VANCOUVER

BEST ANIMATED FILM

URSA MINOR

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MISS YOU

CANADA

INTO THE REDS TAIL

USA

ANTIPERSONNELLE

CANADA

SHIFT

FRANCE

MORTAL FLAME

TAIWAN

BEST MOCKUMENTARY OR PARODY

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

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TEA TALES: THE PEPPERMINT PERILS

USA

CCC: CONFLICTED CUTIES OF COLOR

BEST THRILLER

THE FEAST

CANADA

THE PERFECT PICTURE

CANADA / NIAGARA

RAT KING

IRELAND

YOUR FOREVER LOVER

CANADA / MONTREAL

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