Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
The Reborn Cocoon by Francis Fa (China)
Best Foreign-Language Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Likes by Shuyue Su (USA)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
M for Mother (M jako Máma) by Nina Bhatt (Czechia)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Ope by Daniel Bradford (UK)
Best Short of the Season (Runners-up)
Cancer by Yunnian Han (China)
Do Not Disturb by Eslam Hozayen (USA)
Hide and Seek by Rositsa Trayanova (Bulgaria)
On the Paths Awakened by Axel Dahan (France)
Ruby’s Dad by David Tschan (USA)
Where My Memory Began by Priscillia Kounkou Hoveyda (Sierra Leone)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: Ope by Daniel Bradford (UK)
Best Drama Short: Hide and Seek by Rositsa Trayanova (Bulgaria)
Best Documentary Short: World War II: The Shipwrecks Of Truk Lagoon by Christian Wehrle (Germany)
Best Comedy Short: Star Night by Zach Sung Jin Meyer (USA)
Best Crime Short: Suburban Story by Chris Yen (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: The Girl Trapped on the Rooftop by Tao Zhang (China)
Best Experimental Short: Where My Memory Began by Priscillia Kounkou Hoveyda (Sierra Leone)
Best Student Short: Ruby’s Dad by David Tschan (USA)
Best Microfilm: Hold On by Ryan Daniel Kavanagh (USA)
Best Female Director: Shuyue Su for Likes (USA)
Best Male Director: Eslam Hozayen for Do Not Disturb (USA)
Best Student Male Director: Tao Zhang for The Girl Trapped on the Rooftop (China)
Best First Time Female Director: Francis Fa for The Reborn Cocoon (China)
Best First Time Male Director: Chris Yen for Suburban Story (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Axel Dahan for On the Paths Awakened (France)
Best Actress: Angelika Sbouli for M for Mother (M jako Máma) (Czechia)
Best Actor: Myles Cranford for Lemonade (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Andrea Boronell-Hunter and Ayanna Tatum for Break My Soul (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Matthew Morley Daniel, Scott Alda Coffey, Chic Daniel, Jared Morgan, Xóchitl Duran, and Chrisi Hornback for Exhibit A (USA)
Best Cinematography: Not Alone (USA)
Best Editing: Cole Amundson for Press 1 (USA)
Best Production Design: Nicholas Mortensen, Malthe Boe Larsen, Jenny Schjerven, and Emilia Fletcher for An Aspiring Young Man (Denmark)
Best Sound Design: Jaume Faraig for When Worlds Collide (UK)
Best Original Score: Daron Hagen for 9/10: Love Before the Fall (USA)
Best Original Story: Eslam Hozayen for Do Not Disturb (USA)
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