See also AWARD WINNERS OF DECEMBER 2024: GENRE CATEGORIES
Best Producer: Ganna Hertzog for Jólakötturinn (USA)
Best Female Director: Rosie Day for Last Encounters (UK)
Best Male Director: Daniel B Foster for Did You Remember The Cat? (USA)
Best Student Female Director: Una Smoole for Little Candy Girl (USA)
Best Student Male Director: Emilio Landi for The Day of Cucurbitaceae (UK)
Best First Time Female Director: Donna Di Novelli for When Last Seen (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: Yang Wang for Bubble (China)
Best Young Female Filmmaker: Yuge Ge for Ancestral Thatched Hut (China)
Honorable Mention (Young Male Filmmaker): Gracen Matai Meyers and Jacob Kautzky for The Photographer (USA)
Best Actor: John Salandria for The Vacuum Salesman (USA)
Honorable Mention (Supporting Actor): Cody Laper for Gunner’s Lament (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Amber Anderson and Alistair Petrie for Last Encounters (UK)
Best Ensemble Cast: Brandon J. Somerville, Annalea Fiachi, Preston Fusci, Amber Li, David Hunter Jr, and Zoe Yale for Happy Pals (USA)
Best Production Design: Natasha Luttjeboer for Next Steps: How to Live Your Life and (Maybe) Even Like It (South Africa)
Best Original Screenplay: Ty Pierson for The Vacuum Salesman (USA)
Best Cinematography: Christy Knudson for Wish (USA)
Best Editing: Seth Deter for Find Yourself (USA)
Best Special FX: Patrick Magee for Did You Remember The Cat? (USA)
Best Sound Design: Rafael Pirela for Tigre (Mexico)
Best Sound Mixing: Paweł Uszyński for The Crone (Poland)
Best Costume Design: Sarah Diodonita for DNA (Iran)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Kelly Jo Fraizer for Wish (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Special Makeup): Stormie Steen for Harlowe’s Well (USA)
Best Original Score: Jhonatan Faria for Tigre (Mexico)
Best Original Song: Wish by Anna Sacks (USA)
See also AWARD WINNERS OF DECEMBER 2024: GENRE CATEGORIES
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