2025 Award Winners
We are thrilled to announce the winners for Australia's Top Short Film Competition in the 2025 St Kilda Film Festival.
Best Short Film
The Best Short Film award is proudly supported by the City of Port Phillip.
Under the Radar - Best Youth Short Film
The Best Youth Short Film award is proudly supported by the City of Port Phillip and JMC Academy.
Innovation Award
The Innovation award is proudly sponsored by VicScreen.
Best Director
The Best Director award is proudly sponsored by the Australian Directors’ Guild and AFTRS.
Best Documentary
The Best Documentary award is proudly sponsored by Shaun Miller Lawyers.
Best Animation
The Best Animation award is proudly sponsored by Deakin University.
Best Actor
The Best Actor award is proudly sponsored by Chameleon Casting.
Winner
- Steve Mouzakis - Hiraeth
Nominees
- Angie Milliken - A Thousand Odd Days
- Caroline Sparrow - Pliers
- Nora Goldbach - Bőr
Best Young Actor
The Best Young Actor award is proudly sponsored by the Melbourne Actors Guild.
Winners
- Libby Segal & Frankie Gillespie McKay - The Meaningless Daydreams of Augie & Celeste
Nominees
- Deeya Saxena - CLOWN
- Leon Sparrow - Pliers
- Alistair Bradman and Gilbert Bradman - RASH
Best Achievement in Cinematography
The Best Achievement in Cinematography award is proudly sponsored by the Australian Cinematographers Society and Panavision.
Winner
- Andrew Gough - A Thousand Odd Days
Nominees
- Adam Howden ACS - Unstoppable
- Patrick Coe - Die Bully Die
- Ryan Bell - RAGE
Best Achievement in Indigenous Filmmaking
The Best Achievement in Indigenous Filmmaking award is proudly sponsored by CitiPower.
Best Achievement in Screenplay
The Best Achievement in Screenplay award is proudly sponsored by the Australian Writers’ Guild and Cinema Nova.
Best Achievement in Editing
The Best Achievement in Editing award is proudly sponsored by Roar Digital and Adobe.
Winner
- James Ashbolt - Unstoppable
Nominees
- Graeme Pereira & Damian Walshe-Howling - Unspoken
- Michael Houlahan A.S.E - The Execution
- Pernell Marsden - The Meaningless Daydreams Of Augie & Celeste
Best Achievement in Sound Post-Production
The Best Achievement in Sound Post-Production award is proudly sponsored by the Australian Screen Sound Guild and Sennheiser.
Winner
- Wiaan van der Westhuizen - Pliers
Nominees
- Frank Lipson - The Horn
- Liam Annert & Sean Wilkinson - Unstoppable
- Luke O'Loughlin - Bőr
Best Original Score
The Best Original Score award is proudly sponsored by the Australian Guild of Screen Composers and JBL.
Winners
- Greg Dombrowski - The Horn
Nominees
- Alex Olijnyk - The Meaningless Daydreams Of Augie & Celeste
- Ethan Hunter - Resonance
- Matthew Shaw - Clown
