
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing, directed by Theo Panagopoulos took home the Grand Jury Prize in the short film competition at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
Other Short Film Jury Award went to Trokas Duras for U.S. Fiction, Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites won for International Fiction, We Were The Scenery won for Nonfiction), and Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado won for Animation.
Special Jury Awards included Short Film Special Jury Award for Animation Directing went to The Eating of an Orange (Animation) and Short Film Special Jury Award for Directing went to Tiger (Nonfiction).
Most award-winning short films are available online nationwide January 30 through February 2 for audiences to view from home. The 2025 Festival continues through February 2 with world premieres, screenings, talks, events, and more in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah.

The 2025 Sundance Film Festival Short Film awards are:
The Short Film Grand Jury Prize
Theo Panagopoulos for The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing / U.K.
(Director: Theo Panagopoulos, Producer: Marissa Keating) — When a filmmaker of Palestinian descent based in Scotland unearths a rarely seen film archive of Palestinian wildflowers, he decides to reclaim the footage. North American Premiere. Available online for Public.
The Short Film Jury Award U.S. Fiction
Jazmin Garcia for Trokas Duras / U.S.A.
(Director and Screenwriter: Jazmin Garcia, Screenwriter: Benjamin Benji Moreno, Producers: Sally Su Jin Oh, Mayte Avina, Scott O’Donnell) — Journeying through the interior landscapes of a Jornalero’s dreams, his waking reality in Los Angeles, and what it looks like when a group of people relegated to serving others labors for their own elevation of body and spirit. Cast: Benjamin Benji Moreno, La Chapis, El Barrio, Luis Valentan, Elmer Mayorga, Tricia Sarmento. World Premiere. Available online for Public.
The Short Film Jury Award International Fiction
Chheangkea for Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites / Cambodia, France
(Director and Screenwriter: Chheangkea, Producers: Daniel Mattes, Karen Madar) — During her chaotic family’s Qingming visit, dead Grandma Nai sneaks away from her peaceful afterlife after overhearing that her Queer grandson is about to get engaged to a woman. Cast: Bonrotanak Rith, Saroeun Nay, Sokun Theary Ty, Phalla Im, Chansophorn Buth, Ponleu Chab. World Premiere. Available online for Public.
The Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction
Christopher Radcliff for We Were The Scenery / U.S.A.
(Director: Christopher Radcliff, Producers: Cathy Linh Che, Jess X. Snow) — In 1975, Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che fled from Vietnam by boat and docked in the Philippines, where they were utilized as background extras during the filming of Apocalypse Now. World Premiere.
The Short Film Jury Award: Animation
Natalia León for Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado / France
(Director and Screenwriter: Natalia León, Producer: Luc Camilli) — Olivia, a young woman living abroad, returns to her hometown in Mexico in the hope of reconnecting with her past. Cast: Carolina Zárate Wall, Natalia León, GAYA, Rebeca Magdely Gonzalez Alfaro. World Premiere. Available online for Public.
The Short Film Special Jury Award for Animation Directing
May Kindred-Boothby for The Eating of an Orange / U.K. (Director and Screenwriter: May Kindred-Boothby) — Convention and sexuality are explored through slugs, rituals, and the eating of an orange. International Premiere. Available online for Public.
The Short Film Special Jury Award for Directing
Loren Waters for Tiger / U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Loren Waters, Producer: Dana Tiger) — A portrait of award-winning, internationally acclaimed Indigenous artist and elder Dana Tiger, her family, and the resurgence of the iconic Tiger T-shirt company. World Premiere. Available online for Public.