See also Winter 2024/2025 Award Winners – Technical Competitions
Best Narrative Short (Grand Jury Prize)
Ice Cold Ricky by Juwan Chung (USA)
Best Foreign Short (Grand Jury Prize)
The End Was Just The Beginning by Antonio Aleixo (Portugal)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Grand Jury Prize) for Foreign Short
Out of the Fire by Maximilian Curnow (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Documentary Short): Capacity In Reserve by Brandon Harrop (USA)
Honorable Mention (Documentary Short): Le Mural by Barbara Bingley-Verseman (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Thriller Short): Bad Chemistry by Michael Rognlie and EE Tallent (USA)
Honorable Mention (Thriller Short): Ornamental Bird by Craig Lief (USA)
Best Horror Short: The Light of Things by Manoel Rocha (Brazil)
Honorable Mention (Horror Short): Dinner Date by Ethan Guetta (USA)
Best Animation Short: Matilda and the Brave Escape by Ash Reed (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Animation Short): Lifted by Daniel Robichaud (USA)
Honorable Mention (Animation Short): Chain by Ling Han (USA)
Honorable Mention (Women Short): Four on the Mantle by Rachel Jacob (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Student Short): The Last Chance by Tiecheng Gu (USA)
Best Newcomer Short: When The Clocks Stop by Brett Willis (USA)
Honorable Mention (Newcomer Short): Chicken Tikka by RJ Hendricks (USA)
Best Experimental Short: When The Clocks Stop by Brett Willis (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Experimental Short): Gloss by Grace Smith (USA)
Honorable Mention (Experimental Short): Scott by George Sear (USA)
Honorable Mention (Microfilm): Late Bloomer by Robert Murphy and Merrell M Molly (USA)
Best Music Video: Country Couture by Dustin J Robison (USA)
Honorable Mention (Music Video): Sky-Sky by Ilya Noyabrev (Ukraine)
Honorable Mention (Short Script): Tempting Fate by Terry Luke Podnar (USA)
See also Winter 2024/2025 Award Winners – Technical Competitions
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