'My Demon', by Colombian director Rossana Montoya, was named Best Short Fiction at the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards.

Starting in 2023, Sony Pictures has presented the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards, recognizing emerging talent and innovative stories in cinema. This year, Colombian filmmaker Rossana Montoya won in the fiction category with her short film "My Demon," at a ceremony held on June 5, 2025, at the studio's headquarters in Los Angeles.

"My Demon" was selected from among some 11,750 films from 158 countries, representing tremendous recognition for independent and emerging Colombian cinema. At the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards, short films from the United Kingdom, Germany, and Chile also received awards in the documentary, animation, and student categories.

The Colombian production "My Demon" was filmed in a single 17-minute take (a sequence shot) and tells the story of Eva and Jacobo in the midst of a marital crisis, during the journey to the hospital for the birth of their first child.

In addition to international recognition, Rossana received $5,000 in cash and a full set of Sony digital imaging equipment, as well as access to an exclusive professional training program with experts from Sony Pictures in Hollywood.

The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards is a premier program that offers exceptional opportunities to creators and filmmakers. Finalist filmmakers will be flown to Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, to attend the awards ceremony and a customized industry immersion program that will include workshops led by Sony Pictures executives, panel discussions, tours, screenings, and Q&A sessions.

For its 2025 edition, the jury was comprised of industry-leading figures, including filmmaker and writer Minhal Baig (Growing Up Together, Hala, BoJack Horseman); Elizabeth Gabler, President of 3000 Pictures (Wild Girl, the upcoming Klara and the Sun, Life of Pi); Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Jason Reitman (Saturday Night, Ghostbusters: Legacy, Juno); and award-winning director Justin Chadwick (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, The Other Boleyn Girl, and the upcoming Sierra Madre), who served as President.

"My Demon" is distributed by Bogoshorts Film Agency and was the winner of the FDC short film production incentive. It was also selected to participate in the Huesca Film Festival in Spain, which is holding its 53rd edition until June 14.

Rossana Montoya Muñoz was born in Bogotá in 1991. She is the daughter of the late actor Luis Fernando Montoya and Shaio Muñoz, who worked at this publishing house for many years.

She studied Anthropology at the University of Brasilia and later studied theater and dance in Paris. Because of her parents' professions, she was involved in theater, television, and film from a very young age.

In 1999, she starred in Luis Ospina's film "Soplo de vida" and appeared in several Colombian soap operas. In 2014, she co-starred in the short film "Las Bromelias," directed by her sister Manuela Montoya.

Upon returning to Colombia, she co-wrote and starred in the feature film "Cristina," directed by Hans Fresen. In 2021, she starred in Mauricio Sarmiento's "La hora azul" and directed her first short film, "Arena," which she wrote, directed, and starred in.

Her second short film is "My Demon," also written, directed, and starring her. Last year, it was included in the official Bogoshorts selection in the Panorama Colombia Fiction section, alongside the productions "It's Not My Name" by Juan Paulo Laserna; "We Deserve an Empire" by Mauricio Maldonado; "Every Day" by David Rendón; and "Discómanos" by Luis Montealegre.

His debut work, "Arena," from 2022, also participated in the country's most important short film festival, in addition to its notable presence in international competitions, such as the Colombian Film Festival in New York.