Gold Awards: November 2025

Best Indie ShortC.Y.A by Guy Lifshitz (Israel)

Best Documentary ShortAfter 30 Years Back To Muli by Deng Xiangfeng (China)

Best Comedy ShortA Film by Roland Wehap by Roland Wehap (Austria)

Best Dark Comedy ShortC.Y.A by Guy Lifshitz (Israel)

Best Crime Short: Guns in Paradise by James Boss (USA)

Best Sci-Fi ShortMemoria Obscura by David Christopher Nelson and Connor Ryan (USA)

Best Fantasy ShortOn The Other Side by Andréas Freisse Correa (France)

Best Student ShortOn The Other Side by Andréas Freisse Correa (France)

Best Animation ShortThe Wall by Hongchen Li (China)

Best MicrofilmScar by Heran Wang (China)

Best Music VideoJeff Hilliard – Love Myself by Jeff Hilliard (USA)

Best Male Director: James Boss for Guns in Paradise (USA)

Best First Time Male Director: Tareq Saad Qaddumi for Philosophy (Kuwait)

Best Young Filmmaker: Askold Oksanich for Mandalay (Ukraine)

Best Acting Duo: Robert Kinsley and Alannah Wilson for Our Last Summer (Ireland)

Best Ensemble CastC.Y.A (Israel)

Best Cinematography: Niklas Klabunde for Guns in Paradise (USA)

Best Editing: Andrew Acedo for The Sharp Point of Time (USA)

Best Production Design: James Boss for Guns in Paradise (USA)

Best Sound Design: Greg McCleary for Tornado Tastes Like Aluminum Sting (USA)

Best Original Score: Kelly Joe Richardson for Annabel Lee (USA)

Best Original Story: Mashael Alqahtani and Waleed Alqahtani for Two Sisters (USA)

Best Short ScriptThe Silence We Shared by Jonghoon Ahn (USA)

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