2025 Prizes and Scholarships
All 2025 Award Category Winners will receive:
An Official 2025 Teen Indie Trophy (The Tindie!)
10-Pack of AAHSFF Lesson Plans
Final Cut Pro X Editing Software
1-Year WriterDuet Pro license - WriterDuet
In Addition, the following Category Winners will receive:
Best Overall
Best Direction
Best Drama
Best Cinematography
Best Documentary
Audience Award
$1,000 Summer Camp Scholarship - Presented by Huntington University
1-Year Unlimited All Access Subscription - Presented by Storyblocks
Film Invitational Complete Experience Winner
Film Invitational Claustrophobic Creativity Winner
Best Screenplay
Best Comedy
Best Animation
SideFX Houdini Procedural 3D Creation Software - Presented by SideFX
Mobile Precision 5490 Dell Laptop - Presented by SideFX in partnership with Dell
$60,000 Academic Scholarship - Presented by New York Film Academy
1-Year Unlimited All Access Subscription - Presented by Storyblocks
Storyblocks: Representation Through Storytelling Category
Spark Award
Female Rising Star Award
Best Editing
$60,000 Academic Scholarship - Presented by Huntington University
DaVinci Resolve Editor Keyboard - Presented by Blackmagic Design
SideFX Houdini Procedural 3D Creation Software - Presented by SideFX
Mobile Precision 5490 Dell Laptop - Presented by SideFX in partnership with Dell
1-Year Unlimited All Access Subscription - Presented by Storyblocks
Best Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Best Experimental
Best International Film
Best Visual Effects (VFX)
SideFX Houdini Procedural 3D Creation Software - Presented by SideFX
Mobile Precision 5490 Dell Laptop - Presented by SideFX in partnership with Dell
1-Year Unlimited All Access Subscription - Presented by Storyblocks
Maverick Award
Emerging Talent Award (3 Honorees)
Full Scholarship to 1 Week New York Film Academy Summer Camp - Presented by New York Film Academy
1-Week Summer Camp Tuition & Related Expenses Equal to Full Ride - Presented by SCAD (x2)
1-Year Unlimited All Access Subscription - Presented by Storyblocks
Best Sound Design
Best Production Design
Best Original Score
Teacher of the Year
(Prize details not specified)
Experience Contest
Blackmagic Design Pitch Competition (2 Honorees)
Best Broadcast Journalism Feature Story
Best Sports Feature
Best Influencer