See also Spring 2025 Award Winners – Technical Competitions
Best Narrative Short (Grand Jury Prize)
Dolldays by Morten Hansen (Norway)
Best Foreign Short (Grand Jury Prize)
Wind by Mingyi Jing (China)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Grand Jury Prize) for Narrative Short
Baron Munchausen (Karl) by Ilya Noyabrev (Ukraine)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Grand Jury Prize) for Foreign Short
Brightest Summer Darkest Night by Zewen Wu and Dongcheng Jiang (China)
Honorable Mention (Grand Jury Prize) for Foreign Short
Crop Duster by Leonid Okhitin (Armenia)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Documentary Short): StreetVet by Stephanie Keelan (UK)
Honorable Mention (Documentary Short): Moving Arts – Setting Hearts Ablaze by Zac Cornfield (USA)
Honorable Mention (Sci-Fi Short): Disposables by Xie Jing (Hong Kong)
Honorable Mention (Fantasy Short): Ghosted MD by Jarett Bellucci (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Western Short): Darlin’ by Robert Gamperl and Travis Lee Eller (USA)
Best Animation Short: Carbono by Alberto Arvizu and Yael Gonzalez (Mexico)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Children Short): Tropical Fish by Shirley Xie (China)
Best LGBTQ Short: Teth by Peter Darney (UK)
Best Student Short: Parks, Boulevards, and Playgrounds by Eva Luna Devis (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Experimental Short): A Peach from Earth by Bowen Li (Australia)
Best Microfilm: Voice of the Arena by Alexandre Tarek Bougja and Ahmed Dendane (Morocco)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Ghosted MD by Jarett Bellucci (USA)
Best Music Video: Love in Yanbian by Tong Nian (China)
Honorable Mention (Music Video): Smoldering-Smoldering by Ilya Noyabrev (Ukraine)
Honorable Mention (Short Script): The Magic King by John Norris Ray (USA)
See also Spring 2025 Award Winners – Technical Competitions
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