Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Behind the Curtain by Elena Vives (Colombia)
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Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Child of the Rouge by Taz F. Stark (USA)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
The Third Dream by Mohammadhossein Nikzad (Iran)
Best Short of the Season (Runners-Up)
Homonculus by Elisa Bardoux (France)
How to Make a Film by Guillaume Dionnet (France)
Paradiso by Enrico Mastracchi Manes (Italy/Mexico/USA)
Somewhere over the Winter by Ronald Zee (China)
Split Mica by Isabel Tafoya, Joseline Mendoza, and Row Särkelä-Bassett (USA)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: Behind the Curtain by Elena Vives (Colombia)
Best Comedy Short: How to Make a Film by Guillaume Dionnet (France)
Best Action Short: One More Opening Sequence by Vlad Klimchuk (USA)
Best Thriller Short: The Third Dream by Mohammadhossein Nikzad (Iran)
Best Children Short: Somewhere over the Winter by Ronald Zee (China)
Best Romantic Short: Paradiso by Enrico Mastracchi Manes (Italy/Mexico/USA)
Best Experimental Short: Split Mica by Isabel Tafoya, Joseline Mendoza, and Row Särkelä-Bassett (USA)
Best Student Short: Behind the Curtain by Elena Vives (Colombia)
Best Female Director: Beatrice Allegranti for Unarmed (Ukraine)
Best First Time Female Director: Isabel Tafoya, Joseline Mendoza, and Row Särkelä-Bassett for Split Mica (USA)
Best Actress: Paulie Rojas for Paradiso (Italy/Mexico/USA)
Best Actor: Andrea Tidona for Paradiso (Italy/Mexico/USA)
Best Acting Duo: Paulie Rojas and Andrea Tidona for Paradiso (Italy/Mexico/USA)
Best Cinematography: Jalaludin Trautmann for Child of the Rouge (USA)
Best Original Score: Stefano Arnaldi for Paradiso (Italy/Mexico/USA)
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