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Best Female Director: Yonka Yancheva for Kukuk: A Romani Soul Unbroken (Bulgaria)
Best Male Director: Adrien Boublil for Max (France)
Best Student Female Director: LouLou Brazill for Chocolate Birds (USA)
Best Student Male Director: Noah Wyss Le Brocq for Hi Cobi (UK)
Best First Time Female Director: Elise M Beers for Braids (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: Michael Bonello Ghio for My Dearest Mother (Malta)
Best Actor: Martin Swabey for Max (France)
Best Acting Duo: Jane Marshall and Marama Corlett for My Dearest Mother (Malta)
Best Ensemble Cast: Yoana Sashova, Veselin Anchev, Nataliya Tsekova, Valeri Lekov, Kamen Mirchev, and Daniel Lekov for Kukuk: A Romani Soul Unbroken (Bulgaria)
Special Jury Recognition for Children’s Ensemble: I Wanna Go Home (China)
Honorable Mention (Producer): Jaime Rupert, Patrick McGovern, Lawrence Azerrad, and Amy McGovern for A World Unaware: When Every Bite Matters (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Original Screenplay): LouLou Brazill for Chocolate Birds (USA)
Best Cinematography: Clive Brincat for My Dearest Mother (Malta)
Best Editing: Remi Gangarossa for Marilyn’s Dark Paradise (USA)
Best Production Design: Angelika Fürstler for Lotus (France)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Sound Design): Gavin Sondrup for The Vagabond (USA)
Honorable Mention (Sound Design): Amil Hakimdzhan for Nobody Nureddin (Finland)
Best Sound Editing: Shuo Shen for Dog’s Life (China)
Best Sound Mixing: Shuo Shen for Dog’s Life (China)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Sound Mixing): Mathieu Burgess for Max (France)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Visual FX): Quinn Morris for The Vagabond (USA)
Honorable Mention (Visual FX): Patrick McNerney for The Sanguine (USA)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Julia Fox for Climb The Ladder (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Makeup and Hairstyling): Sandrine Gonzales for Max (France)
Best Original Score: Jason Pelsey for Marilyn’s Dark Paradise (USA)
Best Original Song: Marilyn’s Dark Paradise by Jason Pelsey, for Marilyn’s Dark Paradise (USA)
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