Celebrating our Filmmakers

At our 20th anniversary Closing Gala in London, we took a moment to honour the filmmakers and performers whose work stood out in I Will Tell’s 2025 programme.

Their films brought us stories of courage, imagination and humanity. We are delighted to celebrate these winners:

Best Animation: The 21 – Tod Polson
Best Feature Documentary: Shot: The Voice of Freedom — Zainab Entezar
Best Narrative Feature: Water Lilies — Chanho Lee
Best British Short: The Last Dance — Haydn McClean
Best European Short: Nettle – Toni Hilgersson
Best Actress: Charithra Chandran — Chloe (Matthias Salzburger)
Best Supporting Actor: Anthony Phillips — 7 x 7 x 7 (Andersen West)
Lion Award: Silent, (Ignatius Terence Smith) honouring the mothers speaking out.

To every filmmaker who shared work with I Will Tell in 2025, thank you for making space for conversations that stay with us long after the credits roll.

20 years of I Will Tell—and we’re just beginning.