2025 AWARD RECIPIENTS
Best Feature
SHEEPDOG
Best Documentary
FOR THE LIVING
Best Short I
WATCHING WALTER
Best Short II
ADVENT
Honorable Mention Feature
NOTHING WRONG
Honorable Mention Documentary
DESERT ANGEL
Honorable Mention Short
GIVEN
Best Young Filmmaker
PLENTY OF TIME
Best Family Feature or Documentary
STANDOUT: THE BEN KJAR STORY
Best Student Film
EXISTENTIAL ACTION THRILLER
Best Cast Ensemble/Actor/Actress
MOTHERELAND
Audience Choice Documentary or Feature
RECOLLECTION
Audience Choice Short
HAPPY ENDINGS FUNERAL PARLOR
jdiff welcomes fipresci for their 100th anniversary
The team at JDIFF is so excited to announce a unique collaboration with the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) for the 2025 Julien Dubuque International Film Festival as this special federation celebrates 100 years. Three internationally recognized critics, Andreina Di Sanzo, Alfredo Naime, and Carlos Aguilar will serve as the panel that crowns the JDIFF 2025 feature film winner of the distinguished FIPRESCI award. This special award is acknowledged at many major international film festivals, including Berlin, Toronto, Venice, among others, and celebrates global excellence in feature filmmakers.
JDIFF arts operations are supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the City of Dubuque.
