WINNERS NYC 2025

The Grand Prix of the festival was awarded to the sparkling film “The Magic Kiss” directed by Ruslan Herman, starring Vladyslav Tyron. The audience started laughing from the first minute and continued even after the film ended.

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Awards were also given in the following categories:

• Best Screenplay – Helmet, written by Maryna Bovsunuovska, directed by Gennady Ivanov

• Best Cinematography – Petrovich, directed by Hennadii Ivanov, cinematography by Aleksandr Nosovskyi

• Best Director – Black Box, directed by Nikolay Belyakov

• Best Original Work – Scam World, a bold new social documentary conceived by Veronika Lemle, delving deep into the criminal world of digital fraud — including credit card theft, identity scams, and the illusion of online safety

• Best Photographer and Original Photography – Polina Vilkova

• Best Actor – Vladyslav Tyron

• Best Animated Film – Eye Have a Crush on You, directed by Alexia Bevilacqua