Film Jam 2025 is officially over! Time to announce the winners!
Before we announce, we just wanted to congratulate every single team who submitted a film. We had over 150 entries this year for our first-ever Film Jam, which is significantly more than we could have ever dreamed of. All of the films were incredible, and we want to thank each and every one of you who submitted something.
We also would like to thank the team at Filmmakers of VRChat, who co-hosted Film Jam 2025 with us. Thank you for hosting your workshops, organizing the event, and setting up screenings.
Now onto the winners…
Our Top 10 Winning Films are, in no particular order:
A Murder Most Confusing by Danny Grey Productions
Zero Point: Echo Run by Reina Storm
She Left - I Drove by k0lb0sa
Decaf by Rukus4d
A Key to Cadence by Quinnster
Can I See You Again? by CluelessCthulu
How VR Contractors Prepare 2.5 Million Instances Every Year | VR Insider by okgold
Drowning in Reflection by Luxifinity
Two Days for a Spark あの日、君がくれた光。by mitsuki_neru
El Ultimo Segador by jaildenwold
These films are now available on our main YouTube channel as a part of this Film Jam 2025 playlist. Please check them all out!
Winning teams will receive:
- 1 year of VRC+ (will be split with up to 12 team members)
- An exclusive badge for winning the Jam (limited to 12 team members maximum)
- Opportunity to be showcased in a public playlist on the official VRChat YouTube account
- Opportunity to be screened during the Filmmakers of VRChat Premieres
We also had several Honorable Mentions this year.
The Honorable Mentions this year are, in no particular order:
Lightning Skirt: The Beginning by song2657
Vurrell’s 2025 VRchat Summer Jam Submission by Vurrell
Friendly Dragon by OkayDonuts
BROTHERS | VRChat Short Movie by mushifr
LAP ZERO : A VRChat Short Film by Parzeval
Helix Unbound by StabbyOG
Captain for a Day by evanthefloydian
Movie Night by emeraldpine
These Honorable Mentions will not win prizes, but you should check them all out anyways! These films were impressive on a technical or emotional level and were standout entries as determined by the judges. Definitely give them a watch.
There will be three screenings / Premieres for watching the winning films. You MUST be in the Filmmakers of VRChat Group to join on VRChat for these three screenings.
The winners-only Premiere will be at Sept 20 at 1pm PT.
The second Premiere will be at Sept 20 at 4pm PT.
The third Premiere will be at Sept 21 at 3am PT.
We at VRChat will be livestreaming the winners-only Premiere to our Twitch account.
For more up-to-date announcements and pings, please join the Filmmakers of VRChat Discord.
As a reminder, we will be reaching out to the winning filmmakers using the contact email provided in the original Google form to coordinate prizes, such as distribution of VRC+. Prizes will be granted in the next few weeks depending on when winners respond. Please be on the lookout for an email from Flare!
Have feedback for how the Jam was run or want to request feedback on how your film was judged? Please fill out this form!
That’s it from us! Thank you to everyone who submitted and made this an incredible Film Jam 2025. The Filmmakers of VRChat Group is currently assembling a playlist of all the Film Jam 2025 entries, so if you’d like to submit to that, please join the Discord and put your entry in #film-jam-entries.