{"id":2564,"date":"2026-05-04T16:41:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefederationfiles.com\/?page_id=2564"},"modified":"2026-05-04T16:41:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:41:34","slug":"2025-fan-film-directors-choice-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thefederationfiles.com\/?page_id=2564","title":{"rendered":"2025 Fan Film Director’s Choice Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEST DIRECTOR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nFarragut 2024<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
\nJoshua Irwin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Runner Up:
\nEchoes of Darkness: A Star Wars Fan Film
\n<\/a><\/em>Gary Scullion<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST ACTOR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nBlind Faith<\/em><\/strong>
\n<\/a>Tucker Vaughn<\/strong>\u00a0as Matt Murdock<\/p>\n

Runner Up:
\nMax Payne: Perdition<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
\nDaniel D. Lopez\u00a0<\/strong>as Max Payne<\/p>\n

\n

BEST ACTRESS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nAlien Lost Transmission<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
\nGabriela Fuentes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Runner Up:
\nPower Girl (a Fan Film)<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
\nElissa Strange\u00a0<\/strong>as Power Girl<\/p>\n

\n

BEST HAIR\/ MAKE-UP<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nLogan\u2019s Legacy<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
\nFaith Lymburner<\/p>\n

Runner Up:
\nWhat\u2019s Next<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
\nCandace Lambert<\/p>\n

\n

BEST AUDIO MIXING<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nLoreley \u2013 A STAR TREK Fan Production \u201cPART III: ERSTKONTAKT\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Runners Up:
\nTask Force 78 \u2013 Phase II: Dr. Todd\u2019s Decision<\/em><\/strong>
\n<\/a>Steve \u201cHairy\u201d Harris<\/strong><\/p>\n

Star Wars: The Battle of Takodana Revisited<\/a>
\n<\/em>Ty Baker<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nBlind Faith<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
\nBryson Sams<\/strong><\/p>\n

Runner Up:
\nEchoes of Darkness: A Star Wars Fan Film<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nBlind Faith<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
\nSam Cannon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Runner Up:
\nLoreley \u2013 A STAR TREK Fan Production \u201cPART III: ERSTKONTAKT\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
\nMichael Donner<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST F\/X MAKE-UP<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nBatman Beyond<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Runner Up:
\nCaptain Simian\u2019s First Command<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
\nClay Sayre<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST ORIGINAL COSTUMING<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nThe Stranded Warrior<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Runner Up:
\nFarragut 2024<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST ANIMATED<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nCybertron Falls: Till All Are One<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Runner Up:
\nMad Max Apocolypse<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST SETS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nFarragut 2024<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Runner Up:
\nAlien Lost Transmission<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST CGI<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nEchoes of Darkness: A Star Wars Fan Film<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Runner Up:
\nLoreley \u2013 A STAR TREK Fan Production \u201cPART III: ERSTKONTAKT\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST GREEN SCREEN<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nLoreley \u2013 A STAR TREK Fan Production \u201cPART III: ERSTKONTAKT\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n
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Runner Up:
\nTo Know Thine Enemy \u2013 A Star Trek Fan Production<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n
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\n

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner
\nPower Girl (a Fan Film)<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Runner Up:
\nThe 51st Hunger Games<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST LIGHTING<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nAlien Lost Transmission<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Runner Up:
\nMindleech<\/em><\/strong>
\n<\/a>Joshua Irwin<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST COMEDY\/PARODY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nDirty Santa<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Runner Up:
\nBatman & Robin: Day of Justice \u2013 A Batman Fan Film<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST HORROR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nHalloween Descends<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Runner Up:
\nEl Coco de Haddonfield (Halloween Fan- Film) Short<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST SCREENPLAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nEchoes of Darkness: A Star Wars Fan Film<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Runner Up:
\nSecond Star to the LEFT<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
\nRuth McCartney<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

MOST CANON<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nJudged By<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Runner Up:
\nAlien Lost Transmission<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST ENSEMBLE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nEchoes of Darkness: A Star Wars Fan Film<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Runner Up:
\nDawn of the Clone Wars: A Star Wars Fan Film \u2013 Official Teaser<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST EDITING<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nEchoes of Darkness: A Star Wars Fan Film<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Runner Up:
\nWhat\u2019s Next<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
\nDan R. Reynolds<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST PORTRAYAL OF EXISTING CHARACTER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nBlind Faith<\/em><\/strong>
\n<\/a>Tucker Vaughn<\/strong>\u00a0as Matt Murdock<\/p>\n

Runner Up:
\nJaws (2025)\u00a0<\/em>Feature Fan Film<\/strong>
\n<\/a>Tim Baker\u00a0<\/strong>as Quint<\/p>\n

\n

BEST ON-LOCATION SCENE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nBatman: Masks<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
\nGarage Set \u2013 Brooklyn Optics in Brooklyn, NY<\/p>\n

Runner Up:
\nDawn of the Clone Wars: A Star Wars Fan Film \u2013 Official Teaser<\/em><\/strong>
\n<\/a>Goblin Valley, UT<\/p>\n

\n

BEST PLOT TWIST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nSecond Star to the LEFT<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Runner Up:
\nBatman Beyond<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST TRAILER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nDawn of the Clone Wars: A Star Wars Fan Film \u2013 Official Teaser<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Runner Up:
\nDo Androids Dream? A Blade Runner Fan Film<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST POSTER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nEl Coco de Haddonfield (Halloween Fan- Film) Short<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n
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Runner Up:
\nBatman & Robin: Day of Justice \u2013 A Batman Fan Film<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n
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\n

BEST DOMESTIC FILM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nAlien Lost Transmission<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST FOREIGN FILM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nEchoes of Darkness: A Star Wars Fan Film<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST\u00a0ALIEN<\/em>\u00a0FAN FILM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nAlien Lost Transmission<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST\u00a0BAD SANTA<\/em>\u00a0FAN<\/strong>\u00a0FILM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nDirty Santa<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST\u00a0BATMAN<\/em>\u00a0FAN\u00a0FILM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nBatman Beyond<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST\u00a0BATTLESTAR GALACTICA<\/em>\u00a0FAN\u00a0FILM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nThe Stranded Warrior<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST\u00a0BLADE RUNNER<\/em>\u00a0FAN\u00a0FILM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nDo Androids Dream? A Blade Runner Fan Film<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST\u00a0DAREDEVIL<\/em>\u00a0FAN\u00a0FILM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nBlind Faith<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST HALLOWEEN\u00a0FAN\u00a0FILM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nHalloween Descends<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST\u00a0HUNGER GAMES<\/em>\u00a0FAN\u00a0FILM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nThe 51st Hunger Games<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST\u00a0INDIANA JONES<\/em>\u00a0FAN\u00a0FILM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indiana Jones Fan Film (2025)<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST\u00a0JAWS<\/em>\u00a0FAN\u00a0FILM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nJaws (2025)\u00a0Feature Fan Film<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST\u00a0JUDGE DREDD<\/em>\u00a0FAN\u00a0FILM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nJudged By<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST\u00a0MAX PAYNE<\/em>\u00a0FAN\u00a0FILM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nMax Payne: Perdition<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST\u00a0POWER GIRL<\/em>\u00a0FAN\u00a0FILM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nPower Girl (a Fan Film)<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST\u00a0STAR TREK<\/em>\u00a0FAN\u00a0FILM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nLoreley \u2013 A STAR TREK Fan Production \u201cPART III: ERSTKONTAKT\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST\u00a0STAR WARS<\/em>\u00a0FAN\u00a0FILM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nEchoes of Darkness: A Star Wars Fan Film<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST\u00a0TRANSFORMERS<\/em>\u00a0FILM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner:
\nCybertron Falls: Till All Are One<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

BEST IN FEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner of a $250 prize:
\nEchoes of Darkness: A Star Wars Fan Film<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BEST DIRECTOR Winner: Farragut 2024 Joshua Irwin Runner Up: Echoes of Darkness: A Star Wars Fan Film Gary Scullion BEST ACTOR Winner: Blind Faith Tucker Vaughn\u00a0as Matt Murdock Runner Up: Max Payne: Perdition Daniel D. Lopez\u00a0as Max Payne BEST ACTRESS Winner: Alien Lost Transmission Gabriela Fuentes Runner Up: Power Girl (a Fan Film) Elissa Strange\u00a0as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2564","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefederationfiles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefederationfiles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefederationfiles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefederationfiles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefederationfiles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2564"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thefederationfiles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2565,"href":"https:\/\/thefederationfiles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2564\/revisions\/2565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefederationfiles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}