Creo is pleased to announce the jury of industry-leadingexperts for the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2025, which returns for its third edition atSony Pictures Studios in Culver City on June 2-6, 2025.Established by Creo in partnership with Sony, the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards continueon their mission to elevate original voices from around the world with a fresh perspective onstorytelling. Each year, the shortlisted filmmakers are flown to Los Angeles for an extensiveprogram of workshops, screenings, and events, creating meaningful opportunities to expandtheir networks and equipping them with the tools to push forward their careers. Building onthe success of its first two editions, the major program for filmmakers continues to welcomebudding cinematic talent from across the globe; the competition is free to enter and open forsubmissions until December 12, 2024.
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Meet this year’s Jury (L-R): Minhal Baig, Elizabeth Gabler, Jason Reitman, and JustinChadwick |
The jury for the 2025 edition of the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards brings together a panelof leading lights from the world of cinema: acclaimed filmmaker and writer Minhal Baig (WeGrown Now, Hala, BoJack Horseman); President of 3000 Pictures Elizabeth Gabler (Wherethe Crawdads Sing, upcoming Klara and the Sun, Life of Pi); Academy Award®-nominatedfilmmaker Jason Reitman (Saturday Night, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Juno); andaward-winning director Justin Chadwick (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, The OtherBoleyn Girl, Shardlake) who returns as jury chair for the third year running.
Justin Chadwick, award-winning theater, television and film director and Chair of the Jury said:
“Last year’s shortlist selection illuminated the talent of thirty filmmakers who transformedtheir visions into captivating stories, bringing them into the heart of moviemaking in LosAngeles where they gained invaluable awareness of our ever-evolving industry. With thisyear’s competition, we are looking for projects that hold the potential not only to change thelives of these filmmakers but also to provoke and compel us as viewers to alter our outlooks.I am grateful to return for the third year as Chair and I speak for the jury when I say howexcited we are to discover the creativity and passion which the 2025 competition will surelybring.”
This year’s 30 shortlisted filmmakers will be announced on April 29, 2025, and flown to LosAngeles for an extensive five-day program at the iconic Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City,from June 2-6, 2025. The 2025 program is set to offer the shortlisted filmmakers hands-onworkshops and industry intuition from top professionals; giving filmmakers an opportunity tohear practical advice from expert speakers as well as the opportunity to connect with theirpeers across a week of engaging and interactive sessions. Led by Sony Pictures executives,the filmmakers are given backstage access; covering a range of topics from keynotes bymajor cinematographers, screenings and Q&A sessions, to working with talent agencies andusing cutting-edge technologies and animation, film scoring and music rights. The event willculminate in an awards ceremony on June 5, 2025, where the four category winners will berevealed and rewarded with cash prizes and Sony digital imaging equipment.
The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2025 edition comprises four core categories forfilmmakers to enter: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Animation and Student. In response to theremarkable volume and quality of submissions last year, in 2025 the Fiction and Non-Fictionshortlists are expanded to include 10 filmmakers each, allowing for an even greater scope of original narratives and documentaries to be recognised as part of the wider shortlist of 30.
Additional initiatives include the Sustainability Prize, set up by Creo and Sony to reward afilm which communicates on key themes linked to the United Nations’ SustainableDevelopment Goals, and Future Format — championing a new generation of aspiringfilmmakers by welcoming short films shot exclusively on a smartphone.
For more information and further details of the categories of the Sony Future FilmmakerAwards 2025, please visit sonyfuturefilmmakerawards.com.
NOTES TO EDITORS
Established by Creo and sponsored by Sony, the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards is amajor annual awards program for short films devoted to supporting and elevatingindependent filmmakers and creators from across the globe. Set apart by its exceptionalprize, the Awards provide successful filmmakers with invaluable opportunities in the form ofa trip to Los Angeles and to the historic Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California,where they gain exclusive access to experts and unparalleled insight into the inner workingsof the industry. Winners additionally receive cash prizes and a range of Sony Digital Imagingequipment. Free to enter, the Awards comprise four categories: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Studentand Animation, and are judged by a panel of leading figures. By supporting talents in film,video and storytelling, the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards provides a gateway for thedevelopment of creative excellence. www.sonyfuturefilmmakerawards.comFor press enquiries, please contact Polly Brock / Hugo Ximenes at media@creoarts.com.A selection of images is available for download here.
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