Award Winners: April 2025
Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Black Sheep by Rongye Xue (China)
Best Foreign-Language Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Little Bunny Poop by Roméo Abolin (France)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Pandaal by Shaily Sanghvi (USA)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Wizdom by Layne Marie Williams (USA)
Best Short of the Season (Runners-up)
Agnez Iwaz by Ýr Þrastardóttir (Iceland)
Brothers by Adrian Wong (China)
Chrysalis by Arantxa Ibarra and Naz Tokgoz (Turkey)
Peeling Off by Yinghui Li (USA)
Sorry, She Can’t Help Herself by Roqiye Tavakoli (USA)
The Rain Lady by Lyla Mzayek (USA)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: Black Sheep by Rongye Xue (China)
Best Drama Short: Sorry, She Can’t Help Herself by Roqiye Tavakoli (USA)
Best Romantic Short: Little Bunny Poop by Roméo Abolin (France)
Best Dark Comedy Short: In Jeff We Trust by Blake Jarvis (USA)
Best Horror Short: Peeling Off by Yinghui Li (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Wizdom by Layne Marie Williams (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Agnez Iwaz by Ýr Þrastardóttir (Iceland)
Best Student Short: Popcorn by Fangjian Li (USA)
Best Children Short: Black Sheep by Rongye Xue (China)
Best Women Short: Pandaal by Shaily Sanghvi (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Chrysalis by Arantxa Ibarra and Naz Tokgoz (Turkey)
Best Female Director: Yinghui Li for Peeling Off (USA)
Best Male Director: Rongye Xue for Black Sheep (China)
Best Student Female Director: Lyla Mzayek for The Rain Lady (USA)
Best Student Male Director: Adrian Wong for Brothers (China)
Best First Time Male Director: Roméo Abolin for Little Bunny Poop (France)
Best Actress: Naz Tokgoz for Chrysalis (Turkey)
Best Supporting Actor: Lyle Matthis for Reckoning (USA)
Best Young Actress: Melissa Rafferty for American Foulbrood (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Charles Abolin and Manon Reynaud for Little Bunny Poop (France)
Best Ensemble Cast: Wenston Black, Novi Brown, Alyson Renaldo, Chuck Nice, and Rick Younger for Finding Hero (USA)
Best Cinematography: Mathieu Mullier for Little Bunny Poop (France)
Best Editing: Chris Black and Joe Haughey for StreetVet (UK)
Best Production Design: Shivani Datla for Pandaal (USA)
Best Original Score: Ramesh Kumar Kannan for Pandaal (USA)
Best Original Story: Rongye Xue for Black Sheep (USA)
Best Short Script: Blue Hour by Guangxi Chen (USA)
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