Canterbury Film Awards 2025
- Sam Graham
- Nov 18, 2025
- 2 min read
On behalf of the entire Canterbury Film Awards team, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined us for this year’s live event. Each year, our festival grows not just in attendance, but in the creativity, ambition and heart brought by our filmmakers, writers, and supporters — and 2025 was our strongest year yet.
From the lively bar to the packed screening room and the electric atmosphere of celebration, the night was everything we hoped it would be. Independent film is thriving, bold, and more imaginative than ever, and you proved that with every submission.
This year, we were honoured to showcase an incredible range of stories, genres, and voices. Choosing winners was no easy task — but here are the exceptional works that took home awards at the Canterbury Film Awards 2025.
2025 Winners
Best Film (30 mins and over)
🏅 W: A Return to Oz — submitted by Louis Holder
Best Short Film
🏅 Mein Surname — submitted by Adam Cowie
Best Super Short Film
🏅 DuPhomf's Passing — submitted by Alan Halls
Best Television Pilot
🏅 Hazbin — submitted by Kathan Reddy
Best Screenplay (30 pages and over)
🏅 The Age of The Empath — submitted by Steve Brown
Best Short Screenplay
🏅 Cooked — submitted by Matty Mahoney
Best Super Short Screenplay
🏅 Kill The Truth — submitted by Jude Diggens
Best Music Video
🏅 Yesterday's Song — submitted by Laine Slater
Thank You to Our Community
To every filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, crew member, musician, and supporter who made this year possible... thank you.
To everyone who submitted work, you are the lifeblood of this festival.
To those who attended the live event, you brought the energy that makes this night special.
To our hardworking team behind the scenes, we couldn’t do this without you.
The Canterbury Film Awards exist because of passionate creatives like you, and we are so proud to provide a platform for your art.
Looking Ahead to 2026
We’re already preparing for next year’s event — bigger, bolder, and packed with even more emerging talent. Submission dates will be announced soon, and we can’t wait to see what you create next.
From all of us here at the Canterbury Film Awards — congratulations to the winners, and heartfelt thanks to everyone who made 2025 unforgettable.
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