EXCLUSIVE: Julia Loktev ’s epic My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow has won the 2025 Indie Film Site Network Advocate Award, strengthening its bid for Academy Award recognition.

The IFSN awards, created to “highlight independent films each year that illuminate a humanitarian issue with a singular artistic vision,” comes with a singular prize for the winner: one million media impressions across the Indie Film Site Network, which represents The Film Stage, Hammer to Nail, IONCINEMA.com, Next Best Picture, RogerEbert.com, and Slant Magazine. Letterboxd is also contributing to the award.

Finalists for the 2025 IFSN Advocate Award included Sara Khaki and Mohammad Reza Eyni’s Cutting Through Rocks , Sarah Friedland’s Familiar Touch , Geeta Gandbhir’s The Perfect Ne

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