Durango Independent Film Festival
2025 JURY AWARD WINNERS
Jury Award – Best Narrative Feature
Mistura
Director: Ricardo de Montreuil
Jury Award – Best Performance Male Actor Narrative Feature
Karol Kopiec – The Road to Nowhere
Jury Award – Best Performance Female Actor Narrative Feature
Barbara Mori - Mistura
Jury Award - Best Documentary Feature
Ultimate Citizens
Director: Francine Strickwerda
Jury Award - Best Documentary Short
Frozen Frames: Murphy’s Yellowstone
Director: Allison Argo
Jury Award – Best Native Cinema Film
Woven Together
Director: Malakye Tsosie
Jury Award – Best Adventure Film
147
Director: Maggie & Cam Hartmans
Jury Award - Best Live Action Narrative Short
Calf
Director: Jamie O’Rourke
Jury Award - Best Animated Short
In Your Orbit
Director: Jules Vostrejs & Luka Brown
2025 AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS
Audience Award – Best Narrative Feature Film
Mistura
Director: Ricardo de Montreuil
Audience Award – Best Documentary Feature Film
Porcelain War
Director: Brendan Bellomo & Slava Leontyev
Audience Award – Best Documentary Short
Moving Line
Director: Cameron Wyatt
Audience Award - Best Narrative Short Film
A Wedding Day
Director: Brendan Beachman
Audience Award – Best Native Cinema Film
Where We Once Roamed
Director: Ruthie Weeks
Audience Award – Best Adventure Film
147
Director: Maggie & Cam Hartmans
Audience Award – Best Family Film
Through Thin Ice
Director: Arthur Veenema & Gabrielle Kardon
Audience Award – Best REEL Learning Film
In Your Orbit
Director: Jules Vostrejs & Luka Brown