Gold Awards: July 2024

Best Indie Short: The Treehouse by Mac Shoemaker (USA)

Best Drama Short: The Caregiver by William Bright (USA)

Best Documentary Short: A Dream Called Khushi (Happiness) by Rishabh Raj Jain (India)

Best Romantic Short: Snug Fit by Henry Brower (USA)

Best Comedy Short: The Demo Reel by Won Joon Yoon (South Korea)

Best Dark Comedy Short: Dead Crush by Kyle Roark and Maty Young (USA)

Best Mystery Short: Pascal Ball by Ai Xin (China)

Best Film Noir Short: Symphony by Qian Lyu (UK)

Best Fantasy Short: Deja Vu by Jean Frenette (Canada)

Best Western Short: A Bullet With Your Name On by Benjamin Reinhard Munz (Germany)

Best Experimental Short: Dollhouse by Audrey Cardinal (USA)

Best Student Short: Jaglion by Yiding Wang (China)

Best Animation Short: Dancing Dhamaal! by Nimisha Sanjeevani-Chandrashekhar Mahatme (USA)

Best Women Short: Igihuku by Shingiro Bora (Rwanda)

Best Microfilm: The Agency by Paul Parent (France)

Best Music Video: Mother of Mothers by Sandy Ismail (USA)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Michael’s Miscarriage: An Unspoken Cartoonmentary by Chari Pere (USA)

Best Female Director: Julieta Casalia and Lucía Valdemoros for Hippocrites: A Broken Oath In Reproductive Health (USA)

Best Male Director: David Durán for Your Time Has Come (Llegó tu hora) (Spain)

Best Student Female Director: Yiding Wang for Jaglion (China)

Best First Time Female Director: Zhuofei Lin for The Red Finger (China)

Best First Time Male Director: John Moore for Love (Ireland)

Best Young Filmmaker: Anna Tuason and Taylor Urquhart for You Look So Pretty (USA)

Best Actress: Areum Kwon for Here After (미래) (South Korea)

Best Actor: Brandon Elonzae for Goodnight Darling (USA)

Best Acting Duo: Kyle Roark and IvyAnna Harris for Dead Crush (USA)

Best Ensemble Cast: Maxime Bregowy, Thierry Desroses, Pierre Hillairet, and Jack Uzan for Feet First Town (France)

Best Cinematography: Roger Lee for Home (USA)

Best Editing: Paul Wittenberger for Eye of the Storm: Jerusalem’s Temple Mount (USA)

Best Production Design: Here After (미래) (South Korea)

Best Sound Design: Ryan Calhoon, Parker Viale, Zach Smidebush, and Ryan Leonard for Portrait of Fear (USA)

Best Original Score: Jack Hayley for Myopia (USA)

Best Original Story: David Durán for Your Time Has Come (Llegó tu hora) (Spain)

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