7th ANNUAL VOBIFF Nominations 2025
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THESE FINE WRITERS, ACTORS & FILMMAKERS!!
Tandango By Sego
Nominated for
Best Music Video 4:51
Directed by
Austin Archer,
Kayla Janssen
A Line To Draw
Nominated for
Best Student Short Doc 4:00
Directed By
River Rainbow O'Mahoney Hagg
Dress To Impress
Nominated for
Best Short Short Comedy 5:22
Directed By
Alex Curtis
with Alex Curtis
Kill Switch
Nominated for
Best Sci-Fi Short Short 5:26
Directed by
Brent Katz
with Michelle Felice Hartley
LOVE BEYOND DREAMS
Nominated for
Best Drama Short 23:00
Best Director
Jeremiah Kipp
Best Actress
Simin Vaswani,
Best Actor
Harish Vaswani
Mother Knows Best
Nominated for
Best Trailer
00 :29
Directed by
Monda Webb
The Unburdened
Nominated for
Best Short Drama
13:11
Director
Aron Z. Shorr
Best Actress
Elana Safar
Best Actress Eve Austin,
Confession
Nominated for
Best Short Drama
10:00
Best Director
Paul Schwartz
Best Actor
Nelson Aidon
Because I LoveYou
Short Thriller 13:28
Best Director
Bob Celli
Best Actress Jennifer Plotzke,
Best Actor Bob Celli
Cascades
Short Drama 10:00
Best Director Brian Russell
Best Actress
Delissa Reynolds,
Best Actor
Marc Romeo
How Dare You
Nominated for
Short Comedy 12:45
Directed By
Joey Mosca
Best Actor Dan Gregory,
Best Actress
Loarina Gonzaez
Decibel Dummies
Nominated for
Short Comedy
14:59
Directed By
Joseph Sandoval
Best Actor
Claudio Orefice,
Best Actress
Rebekah Nanfria,
Chaos in the Kitchen
Chaos in the Kitchen
Nominated For
Best Sci-fimedy
7:12
Directed By
Phillip & Robert Snyder
with Robert Snyder
Silver SIZZLE
Chaos in the Kitchen
Nominated For
Best Longer Short
13:35
Best Director
Brian Russel
Best Actor
James Naughton,
Best Actor Boyd Gaines,
Best Actor Mike Boland
The Empty Handed Painter
Nominated For
Best Short Short Drama 3:54
Best Director
Laura Fay Lewis
Best Actress
Laura Fay Lewis,
Best Actor
Nelson Avidon
up close
Nominated For
Best Short Horror
12:45
Best Director Lukas Hassel
Best Actor Lukas Hassel
the pizza connection
Nominated For
Short Short Comedy
5:00
Director
DJ Higgins
Best Actress Jenny Lin, Best Actor Stu Li
Assassin
Quell' Ultima nota d'amore
Silent Harmony
Short Short Comedy 8:15
Best Director
Debra Markowitz
Best Actor Travis Grant
Silent Harmony
Quell' Ultima nota d'amore
Silent Harmony
Best Short Drama 15:00
Directed By
Debra Markowitz
Linda Collins, Travis Grant
Quell' Ultima nota d'amore
Quell' Ultima nota d'amore
Quell' Ultima nota d'amore
Nominated For Best Int'l Short Drama
20:00
Directed By Lucia Vita
Best Actress Ada Barbini,
Andrea Gordan Attansio,
Giorgia La Cavera,
Francesco Pastore, Lucia Vita
loved
Quell' Ultima nota d'amore
Quell' Ultima nota d'amore
Nominated For
Best Short Thriller
14:00
Director
DJ Higgins
Actor Joe Sernio,
Supporting Actress Debby Gerber
Supporting Actor Will Raver
Brimstone
Nominated for
Best Short Drama
13:07
Best Director
Debra Markowitz
Best Actor Travis Grant,
Best Supporting Actor
John Marean
The Story of I Love Rock & Roll
Nominated For
Short Short Documentary
6:00
Directed By
David Zucker
with Alan Merrill
LE PARROT
The Final Walk
Nominated For
Best Short Comedy
12:00
Best Director
Rachael Soddenberg
Best Actress Marriette Booth
Best Actor Will Janowitz
Best Actress Catherine Curtin
Best Ensemble
The Final Walk
The Final Walk
Nominated For
Best Thriller
14:00
Best Director Tom Ryan
Best Actress Beatrice Boepple, Best Actor Wendell Laurent,
Best Actor
Glenn McBride Jr
The Callback
Nominated For
Best Short Short Comedy
3:20
Best Director
Kara Herold
Best Actress
Molly Densmore
Marianne & the rebels
Nominated For
Best Short Comedy
11:32
Directed By Pierre-Guy
Anthony R. Grasso
Joe Penczak,
Elena D Clark
The Family Photo
Nominated For
Best Short Short Animation 8:48
Directed by
John Norris Ray,
Maria Victoria Sanchez
It's not about the notebook
Nominated For
Best Short Short Comedy 7:27
Best Director
Joe Tabbanella
Best Actor
Joe Tabbanella,
Best Actress Rachel Kove
Game Night
Game Night
Nominated For
Short Drama
19:04
Best Director
Rob Figueroa
Best Actor Rob Figueroa, Best Actor Anthony Grasso,
Best Actress
Diane Harrington
Best Actress Lisa Monacelli
Best Ensemble
Father KO
Game Night
Proof of Concept (Not acceptable for an award) 02.05
Directed By
DJ Higgins
with
Joseph Mangano
Horsepower
Nominated For
TV Pilot
20:00
Director DJ Higgins
Actor Joseph Sernio,
Supporting Actress Erin O'Brian,
Supporting Peter Dobson,
Supporting Actor
Robert Davi
Supporting Actor
Charles Malik Whitfield
Best Ensemble
standoff
Nominated For
Short Drama
Nominated For
Short Thriller
20:00
Director Marlyn Bandierro
Actor Al Bandiero,
Actor Joe Tabbanella,
Supporting Tommy Dunster,
Supporting Michelle Lukes,
Supporting Joe Corzo
Best Ensemble
City at Night
Short Drama Screenplay
By Tommy McInnis
Non scordarti di me
Short Drama Screenplay
By Frank Mancuso
Your Community Ambulance
Short Comedy Screenplay
by Drew Henriksen
Thank Goodness It's Family
Scripted Podcast
By Ric De Barros
Dexter Howard
Blair Greene-Osako
Georges B, Connor Steed
Briana Lee
No ones home
Crossroads waiting Room
Crossroads waiting Room
Short Drama Screenplay
By
Daniel Doble
Crossroads waiting Room
Crossroads waiting Room
Crossroads waiting Room
Short SciFi Screenplay
By Michael Volpe
coffee
Crossroads waiting Room
Seatcovers
Short Comedy Screenplay
By Gabriel Silerio
Seatcovers
Crossroads waiting Room
Seatcovers
Short Comedy Screenplay
By John Norris Ray
frankie boy
LGBTQ Short Screenplay
By Fran Sisco
MAKE IT SCARIER
Scripted podcast
By Eric Emma
Around The Sun
Scripted Podcast
by Bran Forenza
mafia prom date
Drama Screenplay
Michael J. Volpe
Tapping on the wainscot
Tapping on the wainscot
Scripted Podcast
By Arnold Schmidt
Frankie and frankie
Tapping on the wainscot
Comedy Shoryt Screenplay
By Fran Sisco