The 2025 QCinema International Film Festival took place from November 14 to 23, 2025 in Quezon City, Philippines. It highlights the theme of "Film City", which celebrates Quezon City's recognition as UNESCO's City of Film this year. The festival opened with Alice Winocour's drama film Couture and closed with Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke's supernatural comedy film A Useful Ghost, the winner of Asian Next Wave Best Picture.
Juries
Asian Next Wave
- Bianca Balbuena, film producer
- Liz Shackleton, film journalist
- Martin Horyna, film festival programmer
- John Arcilla, actor
QCShorts International
- Chris Fujiwara, writer and film critic
- Mikhail Red, filmmaker
- Pearl Chan, film distributor
RainbowQC
- Petersen Vargas, filmmaker
- Don Jaucian, author
- Francisco Javier López Tapia, director of Instituto Cervantes of Manila
New Horizons
- Bastian Meiresonne, author
- Martika Ramirez Escobar, filmmaker
- Panos Kotzathanasis, film critic
Official selection
Asian Next Wave
New Horizons
RainbowQC
Screen International
Before Midnight
QCinema Selects
The first two episodes of HBO Max's comedy series Call My Manager were screened during the festival.
Rediscovery
2000 film Almost Famous was set to screen at the festival, but cancelled due to technical issues.
Dokyu Days
Focus on Sandra Hüller
This year's special program is focused to showcase the work by German actress Sandra Hüller, presented with Goethe-Institut.
Awards
The following awards were presented at the festival:
Asian New Wave
New Horizons
RainbowQC
QCShorts
- Best Short Film: Honey, My Love, So Sweet by JT Trinidad
- Jury Prize: A Metamorphosis by Lin Htet Aung
- Best Short Film â QCShorts Lokal: Surface Tension by the Serrano Sisters
- Gender Sensitivity Award: Kara: The Burning Woman by Dale
- Special Mention: Little Rebels Cinema Club by Khozy Rizal
- Critics Prize: Kara: The Burning Woman by Dale and Hoy, Hoy, Ingat! by Norvin de los Santos
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