Here are the much awaited Award winners list from our fantastic Zensa Media International film festival’s 8th edition that took place at the popular La Seve theater in downtown Montreal. This was followed by two evenings for our online program on our private event page for ticket holders. A big congrats to our winners for our 2025 film fest.
Official winners for our ZMIFF 8th edition.
Montreal Media Figure/Public figure 2025 Award: Mike Cohen for excellence in journalism/politics/academics.
Best Short film:
Dreaming of Dambi
Directed by Sangjin Lee
(Canada) short film
Best Environment themed film:
Sacrebleu Chapter 1
Directed by Clement Oberto
(USA) Environment theme
Best Dance film:
Landscape Painting
Directed by Annie Kloppenberg
(USA), Dance film
Best Quebec provincial film
Montreal is an Island
Directed by Toby Molins
(Canada), special category highlighting Quebec
Best Short film:
Les Evades ou presques
Directed by Mehdi Buscaino
(France), short film
Best Director Category
Routine
Directed by Abbo Fall
(Canada), short film
Honorable Mention:
The Lonely Road,
Directed by Dean Attari
(Canada, short film)
Best Comedy: (tie)
Sweet Escape
Directed by Maxime Divier, Muriel Rasolofo
Canada, Comedy
Best Comedy: (tie)
Passpartout
Directed by Samara O’Gorman
(Canada, comedy)
Best Short Documentary:
A Scenic Day
Directed by Elena M.
USA, short documentary
Best Student film:
Dancing Cameras
Directed by Yiyun Mao
(USA) , best student film
Best feature film:
My Love Flows Like A Love Song
Directed by Fan Xiaotian
China, Feature film
Honorable Mention (Feature Film)
Navyn
Directed by Desrick Walcott
Canada, Special category highlighting Quebec cinema
Audience Choice prize:
Les Evades ou Presque
Directed by Mehdi Buscaino
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Media coverage: 2023
The Suburban (Montreal’s largest English language news publication): Mike Cohen’s
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Media coverage:
Breakfast Television (City TV) Montreal. Interview with Festival Directors.
Qui Fait Quoi (Film/tv Industry publication). Interview with one of the Director’s of the festival.
Orcasound.com: Montreal Arts and Culture publication.
Special thanks to our collaborators: St-Hubert Express (Plaza St-Hubert), Pushap Restaurant and sweet shop, Village Grec (Laval), Bank of Montreal, Bombay Mahal Thali, Dunn’s Famous (Laval and D.D.O.), CAA Travel, Dee’s Beauty (Laval), Alex H. Restaurant, Mr. Puffs, McCord Museum, David’s Tea, Pacini (St-Denis), Starbucks (Mount-Royal), Bagels on Green, Delices Lafrenaie, Christina’s, Ben and Florentine, Panama Rotisserie, Bacaro Pizzeria (St-Catherine), Georges Laoun Opticien, Crabtree and Evelyn London, Baskin Robbins (D.D.O.), Suzy Shier, Renaud Bray, Snowdon Deli, Gendron chocolatier, Guy Ouellette (MNA for Chomedy).
Special thanks to our collaborators: St-Hubert Express (Plaza St-Hubert), Bank of Montreal, Pushap Restaurant, Lole (activewear), La Maison Thai, Rocky Mountain Chocolates (Complexe Desjardins), David’s Tea, Kind (Healthy Snacks), Starbucks (Mount-Royal), Snowdon Deli, P.F. Chang’s, St-Viateur Bagels, Renaud-Bray, Crabtree and Evelyn London.
Special thanks to our collaborators: Rotisserie St-Hubert Express (Plaza St-Hubert, Montreal), Bank of Montreal, Crabtree & Evelyn (located at Ogilvy’s), Librairie Renaud-Bray, Lolë (activewear), Village Grec (Laval), David’s Tea, La Maison Thai Restaurant, Rocky Mountain Chocolates, Bombay Mahal Thali & St-Viateur Bagels.
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