12th PINK CITY INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

PCISFF-2025

AWARDED FILMS

1 Best Short Film: SWITCHED OFF

2 Best Animated Film: FIRE FIGHTER

3 Best Experimental Film: WAITING FOR CLOTO

4 Best Documentary Film: 0911 WARSCHAUERSTR

5 Best Musical Film: THIS IS LIFE

6 Best LGTB Film: VALENTINES DAY

7 Best Scifi Film: HUMAN VERIFICATION

8 Best school Film: THE GIFT

9 Best Director Male: THE PICTURE

10 Best Director Female: I DON'T REMEMBER

11 Best Debut Director Male: INSOMNIA

12 Best Debut Director Female: THE BINKIES SECRET

13 Best Actor Male: TYPING

14 Best Actor Female: I AM LOOKING FOR A DOG

15 Best Child Artist Male: LET ME GO

16 Best Child Artist Female: LIKE A SECRET

17 Best Cinematography: SPECIES

18 Best Editing: DON'T BELIEVE ME

19 Best Sound Design: EGO

20 Best Story: WAKE UP

21 Best Short Film on Child Abuse: THE GIANT WITH FEET OF CLAY  

22 Best short Duration Film: FREELANCE

23 Best Crime Thriller: INTERVIEW

24 Best Animated Fiction: BIRD DRONE

25 Best Short Film on Family Ethics & Values: ASHOK

26 Best Short Film with a Different Idea: MEAT WITH TOMATO

27 Best Film on Technology's Impact on Human Connection: COLLECTIVE LONELINESS

28 Best Film on Environmental Issue: I WANT TO SING

29 Best Film made with AI: SOFIA

30 Best film on Political Crime: THE MARCH

31 Best Informative film: CHARLES BONNET SYNDROME

32 Best Low Budget Short Film: THE LAST WORD

33 Best Humour Short: THE CENT

34 Best Sattire: AI FRESCO

35 Best short film to conserve nature: CANTALOUPE

36 Best Film on Human Rights: A SILENCE OF A FATHER

37 Best Film on Modern Social Relevance: MAMA DOESN'T TALK TO ME

38 Best Narrative film: DO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTES

39 Best Short Film on Technology and Society : VIRAL

40 Best Short Film on Gender Equality: PORCELLIN DOLLS

41 Best Film on Social Reforms: We, Women

42 Best Film on Human Emotions : GO HOME

43 Best Family Drama: AS IF FOOD COULD USE TO SPREAD LOVE

44 Best Melodrama: MOTHER 

45 Best Film on Freedom of Expressions: LET ME LIVE

56 Best Comedy drama: GOOD ADVICE

47 Best Humors story:  WHERE IS RICHARD 

48 Best Experimental: INSOMNIA

49 Best fiction comedy: DO YOU WANT BUTTER

50 Best Inspiring Film: MORE THAN WORDS

51 Best Short Film on Loneliness and Connection: BEYOND THE ORDINARY

52 Youth Choice: CODES

53 Youth choice: Witnesses

54 Special Mention: DON'T BELIEVE ME

55 Special mention: MINCRANIA

56 Special Mention: PUZZLE

57 Special Mention: DOMINUS VIDET

58 Special Mention: SELFTAPE

Note: Certificates/Diplomas of winner and officially selected films will be sent through Email up to 7th October, 2025

PCISFF-2024

AWARDED FILMS IN INDIAN CATEGORY

LOVE & HEARTBREAK-Vatsal Jain,                                Best Indian Short Film

A.N.A.I.- Aasey                                                                 Best Director

ZINDAGI ROSHAN HAI-Vijay Kumar Dogra                     Best Male Artist 

LOVE & HEARTBREAK-Vatsal Jain,                                Best Female Artist

DE JA VU-Ashrujit Roy                                                     Best Student Director

THE BRIDE-Yatish S                                                        Best Cinematography

NIMBU MIRCHIII-Atul Subhashrao Ka                             First time Film maker

DILLI KI SARDIYAN- Ashish K. Tatla                                Best Music Video

MULTILINGUAL- Dilgrace Kaur                                        Best Film shot on Mobile Phone    

BLACKBONE- Swapnil Mane                                           Best film on National Integrity

SCOOP OF IGNORANCE-Vardhaman Anilkumar Abad   Best Film on importance of Literacy

DALIT- Sanjeev Kumar Sharma                                        Best film on Humanity

HEY PRABHU HEY GOD-eureka apta                             Special mention

GRAHA PRAVESH- Rutika Shah                                     Best Animated Film

KHAMOSH- Suresh Narayanan                                       Judges Choice

BREATH- Harshit Bongarde                                             Best Film on Environment Conservation

DEH MATICHA (MUKTI)- Harshit Bongarde                     Best Song theme

DEAR TARA- Harman Singh                                            Best Narrative Film

PARINDA- Zanane Rajsingh                                            Best Lyrics

KHAT – Nitin Sharma                                                       Best Musical Drama

KRUPA -Arpan Gargari                                                    Official Selection

RISHTON KI MITHAS-Shaunak Dnyanesh                      Official Selection 

PAVANA RIVER- HARSHIT BONGARDE                        Official Selection

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AWARDED FILMS IN INTERNATIONAL CATEGORY

THIRTEEN, THE LUCKY CHILD-Pierrick LAFOND        FRANCE              Best International Short Film

AS EASY AS CLOSING YOUR EYES- Parker croft        USA                     Best Direction & Editing

WE SAID ON THE 13TH-cédrick spinassou                   FRANCE              Best Male Artist

BAD LUNCH-Sneha Mendes                                          USA                     Best Female Artist

DOJO-Armin Alic                                                            USA                     Best Sound Designing

NUGGETS- Luke Blackburn                                            USA                    Best Action Film

ACCELERATION HOROLOGY-Kevin Lucero Less          UK                      Best Scifi Film 

BOUNDARY OF TIME-Kevin Lucero Less                       USA                    Best Art Film

LINES- Martin Schmidt                                                   GERMANY          Best Animated Film

WHEN WAR IS OVER-Simone Massi                              ITALY                  Best Film on Human Rights

SELF PORTRAIT ON SAND-Rita Hostt                           ARGENTINA      Best Experimental Animation

1 in 30 Thousand - Ali Nickshoar                                     IRAN                   Best Informative Film

THE AMAZE-Nishan Malinda Ar                                      SRILANKA         Best First Time Film Maker 

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IN THE DARK-CAT MARTINEZ                                        USA                   Best mysterious story

CANDID- Josie Parrelli                                                     AUSTRALIA       Best Romantic & Poetic Film 

MY DARLING DAFFODIL- Dave Gulick                            USA                   Best music video

LAST CALL-Mohanad Suwaed                                         IRAQ                  Best Thriller Film

A POSTCARD TO EVAHEELEIN - Bruno Braga Rangel   BRAZIL             Special Mention 

HEARTS OF NEW ENGLAND- J.R. Fortin                        USA                   Judges’s choice

MY FIELDS-Jaskanwar Singh Phagura                             UK                     Best Documentary Film

We are all necessary- Manuel Seijo Domínguez              SPAIN                Best Narrative Film

BECOMING HUMAN-Natalie MacMahon                          GERMANY         Best Fantasy Drama

A GLIMPSES OF EVERGLADE -Bryan HiveleyS             USA                   Best micro documentary

KIT AND SPOON -Olivia Moe                                           USA                   Best Film on pets

ZOMBIE-Lisa Margot Spencer                                          USA                   Official Selection

MINERVA NOCTUA-Benjamin Pascoe                             USA                   Official selection