Gold Awards: February/March 2025

Best Indie Short: Balaclava by Kagiso Sam Leburu (South Africa)

Best Drama Short: Egg Soldier by Guymon Cheung (UK)

Best Documentary Short: Voices of Tomorrow by Lena Popilieva (USA)

Best Comedy Short: On the Seventh Day I Was Late to Spin Class by Thomas Rechenberg (USA)

Best Thriller Short: Angels Trumpet by Nick Waraksa and Bryan Mir (USA)

Best Experimental Short: When The Clocks Stop by Brett Willis (USA)

Best Student Short: Hybrid by Sophia Marriott (USA)

Best Animation Short: Christo The Civilized Barbarian by Shaddy Safadi (USA)

Best Music Video: Spacecape by Haoran Chen (USA)

Best Male Director: Manoel Rocha for The Light of Things (Brazil)

Best Student Male Director: Hungyu Kuo for Turn (USA)

Best First Time Female Director: Yannie Tan and Ming-Wei Fasquelle for Lili (USA)

Best First Time Male Director: Brett Willis for When The Clocks Stop (USA)

Best Young Filmmaker: Mac Ullem for Static (USA)

Best Actor: Timothy De Leon for The Americano (USA)

Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Chan Yee Chun for Mint Condition (Hong Kong)

Best Supporting Actor: Richard Lee Yip Fai for Mint Condition (Hong Kong)

Best Acting Duo: Amit Barnathan and Mila Stephan for Say Something in German (Germany)

Best Ensemble Cast: Steve Kuzmick, Kathleen Kozak, David Amadio, and Gil Damon for Viaticum (USA)

Best Cinematography: Vivien Deleuze for The Missing Image (France)

Best Editing: Nolan Tondreau for The Americano (USA)

Best Production Design: Kat Deibo for Argie Berman (USA)

Best Original Score: Rodrigo Boechat for The Light of Things (Brazil)

Best Original Story: Hungyu Kuo for Turn (USA)

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HONORABLE MENTIONS

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