Best Indie Short: My Little Astronaut by Israel Torres (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Seven Thousand Souls by Sanjin Miric (Czechia)
Best Romantic Short: Always by Parker Harris (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Boys and Husbands by Macy Goller (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Parabens by Michael Bukovanský (Czechia)
Best Film Noir Short: Light On by Juan Octavio Lume (Chile)
Best Mystery Short: Light On by Juan Octavio Lume (Chile)
Best Experimental Short: In Threes by Nico Love (USA)
Best Student Short: In Threes by Nico Love (USA)
Best Microfilm: The Astronaut by Damian Apunte (USA)
Best Animation Short: Pop! by Ruby Wang (USA)
Best Music Video: To All the Gabbys in the World by Rick Walker (USA)
Best Male Director: Juan Octavio Lume for Light On (Chile)
Best Student Female Director: MaryLanae Linen for A Proper Education (USA)
Best Student Male Director: Michael Bukovanský for Parabens (Czechia)
Best First Time Female Director: Asel Abakirova for Traces on the Wall (Kyrgyzstan)
Best First Time Male Director: Pawel Stokajlo and Piotr Smolenski for Ciecho (by Kaylo) (Poland)
Best Young Filmmaker: Owen Simon Millman for The Operator (USA)
Best Actor: Jiří Černý for Parabens (Czechia)
Best Child/Young Actress: Amy Torres for My Little Astronaut (USA)
Best Child/Young Actor: Kabir McNeely for Rebel (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Aaron Hughes, Karen Tusa, Kennedy Irwin, Dennis Scullard, Ernesto Griffith, Daryl Dorrge, Lorraine James, Diana Botelho-Urbanski, Matthew Stefanson, and Dale Stanley for A Birthday Tale (Canada)
Best Cinematography: Damian Apunte for The Astronaut (USA)
Best Editing: The Tableherder (Russia)
Best Production Design: Light On (Chile)
Best Visual FX: Brendan Henry for Little Princess (Canada)
Best Original Score: Simone Antonion for Alow (Germany)
Best Original Story: Michael Bukovanský for Parabens (Czechia)



















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