Melrose Film Festival 2025

Melrose Center
Online through October 6, 2025
Event held Saturday, September 27, 2025 11:30-5:20 p.m.

A celebration of the art of visual storytelling in short films, the Melrose Film Festival highlights the work of imaginative filmmakers across the globe. Categories this year include AI Shorts, Animated Films, Documentaries, Micro Short Films and Short Films. For more information please visit Filmfreeway.com/MelroseFilmFestival.

Melrose Film Festival 2025 Schedule

11:30 a.m. | Welcome & Intro

11:40 a.m. | Short Films

12:30 p.m. | Networking

1:00 p.m. | AI Shorts

1:45 p.m. | Micro Short Films

2:20 p.m. | Documentaries

3:00 p.m. | Animated Films

4:00 p.m. | Filmmaker Q&A

5:00 p.m. | Awards Ceremony

The winning films of the 2025 Melrose Film Festival are:

  • Best Animated Short Film: Bird Drone – Director, Radheya Jang Jegatheva
  • Best Short Film: The Days of Naoto and Misaki – Director, Masao Konno
  • Best Micro Short Film: Stopclock– Director, Max Hicks
  • Best Documentary Short Film: Born to Make – Director, Allen Paschel
  • Best AI Short Film: Fetch – Director, Tim Schauer

Schedule is subject to change.

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Welcome & Intro - 10 min duration

Short Films - 42 min duration

Networking - 30 min duration

AI Shorts - 36 min duration

Micro Short Films - 28 min duration

Documentaries - 28 min duration

Animated Films - 50 min duration

Filmmaker Q&A Panel - 50 min duration

Awards Ceremony - 20 min duration