Best Indie Short: Our Last Summer by Alannah Wilson (Ireland)
Best Drama Short: The Sharp Point of Time by Andrew Acedo (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Philosophy by Tareq Saad Qaddumi (Kuwait)
Best Comedy Short: The Variety Club by Alex Nicoletti (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: AI Actually by Rooney Zong (Hong Kong)
Best Thriller Short: Chimera by Anne Lower (USA)
Best Mystery Short: La Paura dei Numeri (The Fear of Numbers) by Mauro John Capece (Italy)
Best Western Short: Her War by Charles Curtice (USA)
Best Student Short: Work Flow by Fatima Isse (UK)
Best Animation Short: Praying For Love by Sofia Tonin (USA)
Best Children Short: Willow by Libuše Kmínková (Czechia)
Best Women Short: Artemis Jampanoï by Ornella Pacchioni (France)
Best Microfilm: It’s An Issue of Freedom: Women Share Their Abortion Stories by Christina Anderson (USA)
Best Screendance Short: Behind Closed Doors by Hanna DiLorenzo (USA)
Best Music Video: Wake Up by Joseph Larkin, Zak Dossi, and Tristan Kevitch (USA)
Best Female Director: Anne Lower for Chimera (USA)
Best Male Director: Phil Ossai for Daddy Daze (UK)
Best Student Female Director: Fatima Isse for Work Flow (UK)
Best First Time Female Director: Libuše Kmínková for Willow (Czechia)
Best Actor: Mateo Lopez for The Rhythm Of Silence (Aruba)
Best Acting Duo: Alexandra Kiseleva and Ruslan Herman for Don’t Call Me Anymore (Russia)
Best Ensemble Cast: Emma Šestáková, Laura Balounová, Julie Vojtilová, Anita Pergnerová, Ella Uhrová, Simona Jandáčková, Jana Stančeva, Ida Skálová, Jakub Soběhart, and Barbara Nicole Williams for Willow (Czechia)
Best Cinematography: Andrey Krauzov and Alexander Khudokon for Umit Kozi (Kazakhstan)
Best Editing: I Need Something (Austria)
Best Production Design: AI Actually (Hong Kong)
Best Sound Design: Noelle Rawley for Chimera (USA)
Best Original Story: Shashank Banawalikar Subhash for The Green Room (Canada)
Best Short Script: Pyrrhic by Nikki Petkopoulos (USA)
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