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Best Female Director: Liliana Chomsky for Sewed Figs (USA)
Best Male Director: Enrico Natale for A Reflection Of You (USA)
Best Student Female Director: Wenjing Xing for Swan’s Requiem (China)
Best Student Male Director: Juwan Rashaad Howard for A Lasting Place (USA)
Best First Time Female Director: Mia Petrovic for Our Monsters (Canada)
Best First Time Male Director: Brett Dos Santos for Veronica (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Young Female Filmmaker): Cassie Wang for The Choice (USA)
Best Young Male Filmmaker: Benny Slater for Gravy Train (UK)
Best Actress: Sugey Cruz for Cold (USA)
Best Actor: Mershad Torabi for A Reflection Of You (USA)
Best Supporting Actress: Katey Sagal for Veronica (USA)
Honorable Mention (Young Actress): Reagann Richards for Stolen Wishes (USA)
Best Young Actor: Azriel Dalman for Our Monsters (Canada)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Young Actor): Brady Molitor for Stolen Wishes (USA)
Honorable Mention (Young Actor): Vinn Everett for Illustrated (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Sophia Lanciano and Ed Travers for The Pick Up (UK)
Best Ensemble Cast: Mershad Torabi, Emily Alatalo, Franco Lo Presti, and Mary Apick for A Reflection Of You (USA)
Best Original Screenplay: Temiti Clarke and Maxime Gibert for What We Leave Behind (France)
Honorable Mention (Original Screenplay): Joel Bouah for The Silent Break (USA)
Best Cinematography: Damien Lafon for Trunyan – The Village of Silent Souls (France)
Best Editing: Enrico Natale and Sam Zarrin for A Reflection Of You (USA)
Best Producer: Zhang Hao for Baishe: Abyss in the Dream (China)
Best Production Design: Richard Toyon for Veronica (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Production Design): Noah Gutierrez for Sister’s Keeper (USA)
Honorable Mention (Special Makeup): Liz Teaman and Diego Brazzo for Cold (USA)
Best Original Score: Yuxuan Liu for Poems of Forgotten Love (China)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Original Score): Audrey Wang for Pioneer of Love (USA)
Honorable Mention (Original Score): Yuxuan Liu for The Line Between Us (USA)
Best Original Song: Rainbow Nightmare by Nick Prato, Luthando Mngqibisa, Alex Pariseau, and Maxim Bickford, for The Voyagers (USA)
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