See also Summer 2024 Award Winners: Technical Competitions
Best Narrative Short (Grand Jury Prize)
Lamb of Vengeance by Gaosheng Xin (China)
Best Foreign Short (Grand Jury Prize)
Àsaka by D (Edduardo Viera) (Spain)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Grand Jury Prize) for Narrative Short
Another Her Beneath the Sea by Steve Zhao (China)
Honorable Mention (Grand Jury Prize) for Narrative Short
The 4th Branch by E Hughes Martinez (USA)
Honorable Mention (Grand Jury Prize) for Foreign Short
Cistanche by Mengyue Xue (China)
Best Documentary Short: Carmen and María – Two Paths, but One Gaze by Fundación Princesa de Asturias (Spain)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Documentary Short): Hope in Hutongs by Xiaoxiao Liu and Tong Deng (China)
Honorable Mention (Documentary Short): In Times Such as These: Revolutionary Leadership in Action by Brandon Hughes (USA)
Best Comedy Short: King Ed by Nick Fascitelli (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Comedy Short): Bubbles by Carrie Gifford (USA)
Honorable Mention (Comedy Short): The Demo Reel by Won Joon Yoon (South Korea)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Thriller Short): Stages by Claire Haines (USA)
Honorable Mention (Thriller Short): Fixated by Jermaine Smith and Kevin Ramirez (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Horror Short): Behind The Screams by Holly Causer (UK)
Honorable Mention (Horror Short): One Night in Body Shop by Alexey Kotolevskiy (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Replica by Kim Labick (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: Triggered 2.0 by Mario Ricardo Rodriguez and Marcus Nel-Jamal Hamm (USA)
Best Animation Short: Smudge by Brenna Powers (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Animation Short): One by Thomas E. Richner (USA)
Best Children Short: Smudge by Brenna Powers (USA)
Best Women Short: Bubbles by Carrie Gifford (USA)
Honorable Mention (Women Short): Blue Time by Yuexin Bian (China)
Honorable Mention (LGBTQ Short): Spritz by Elise Felber (USA)
Best Student Short: The Adventures of Grip Gaffer by Evan Burdett (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Student Short): Fool’s Gold by Vidhu Kota (USA)
Honorable Mention (Student Short): Creepshow by Yue Qin (China)
Best Newcomer Short: The Red Finger by Zhuofei Lin (China)
Honorable Mention (Newcomer Short): The Plan by Yufan Chen (China)
Best Music Video: Aeterna by Cayetano González (Spain)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Music Video): Mein Ballen by Supercasanova by David Byron Kelley (USA)
Honorable Mention (Music Video): One by Brice Blanloeil (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: The Gliwensbourg Chronicles – Season 1 by Emilie Tommasi (France)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Web Series/TV Pilot): One For The Team by Rain Valdez (USA)
Best Short Script: Best of Times by Jim Norman (USA)
See also Summer 2024 Award Winners: Technical Competitions
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