March 2025 ROMANCE/RELATIONSHIPS Festival Highlights

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.

Audience Awards:
Best Short Film: I DIDN’T LIKE YOU
Best Direction: BIRTHDAY BLUES
Best Story: PHANTOM HEART

See info for each film:

Phantom Heart, 6min., USA
Directed by Josephine Spanier
When a mischievous poltergeist escapes, a shy supernatural researcher must recapture it before it reveals the crush she harbors for her coworker.

https://josephinespanier.com/
https://www.instagram.com/josiespanier/

Watch NOW – the audience feedback video.

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I DIDN’T LIKE YOU, 12min., USA
Directed by Parker Fenady
As Emilia and Maxine spy on their best friend’s first date, they come to realize the chemistry might not be between the couple they anticipated.

https://www.instagram.com/parkerfenady/

Watch NOW – the audience feedback video.

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Birthday Blues, 9min,. Luxembourg
Directed by Elisabet Johannesdottir
A couple on the rocks struggles with honesty, leading the woman to make a fateful decision.

https://www.instagram.com/eliisms/

Watch NOW – the audience feedback video.

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