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Best Film: Evening Angel – Hiromasa Fukumoto – United States
Best International Film: Hatred – Peter Bugyis – Hungary
Honorable Mention: Doppelganger – Victor Vincent – France
Best European Film: Painted Devil – Bruno Pimentel – Czechia
Honorable Mention: High Pressure – Alexander Leontaritis Leontaritis – Cyprus
Best Asian Film: Innocent Prisoner – Makrand Lakshmikant Joshi – India
Honorable Mention: There Was No Rain In Taipai – Ching-Chieh Wang – Taiwan
Best American Film: Morphic – Malik Maliki – United States, Iraq
Honorable Mention: Potent Parcel – Guylaine Marcoux – Canada
Best Italian Film: Ombra – Monica Marioni – Italy
Honorable Mention: L’Acquario – Gianluca Zonta – Italy
Best Lombard Film: Nice Dream – Jacopo Locatelli – Italy
Honorable Mention: Artistic Fault – Chiara Forte – Italy
Best Micro Short (under 5min): Paani – Akshita Vashisht – United States
Honorable Mention: The Sheeps – Andreas Møller Mortensen – Denmark
Best Super Short (under 15min): Strive – Jussi Rautaniemi – Finland
Honorable Mention: Running – Lukas Felix Pohl – France, Germany
Best Medium Length (under 30min): Tiflomiga – Azima Liana Chavre – Greece
Honorable Mention: I Know You Can Hear Me – Yousef Salhi – State of Palestine
Best Low Budget Film: Suitcase – Dasha Brian – Poland
Honorable Mention: Dead? In A Snowbank? – Eric Thomure – United States
Best Original Idea: Wet Dogs – Metin Konar – Turkiye
Honorable Mention: How We Hamsters Die – Phoebe Burdick, Mio Gribskov – United States
Best Animation: How We Hamsters Die – Phoebe Burdick, Mio Gribskov – United States
Honorable Mention: ‘El Dorado’ ‘Alone’ – Willard J. Overstreet – United States
Best Artificial Intelligence: D’Ombre et De Lumiere – Fabien Loiacono – France
Honorable Mention: Guarocuya – Ramon Monsanto – Dominican Republic
Best Documentary: A Framed Memory – Bruce Reilly – Australia
Honorable Mention: Tiflomiga – Azima Liana Chavre – Greece
Best Debut Film: Dead? In A Snowbank? – Eric Thomure – United States
Honorable Mention: With a Smile – Josè Andres Avila Guevara – Italy
GENRE FILM AWARDS
Best Drama: Moment of Reprieve – Haim Eliyahu, Reuven Yamrom – Israel
Honorable Mention: Viola – Janine Piguet – Switzerland
Best Comedy: Kill, Grill, Chill – Krassy Nova – Australia
Honorable Mention: Dead Man’s Lottery – Joanna Marlena Gackowski – Australia
Best Horror & Mistery: Painted Devil – Bruno Pimentel – Czechia
Honorable Mention: It’s Pumpkin Season – Zack Wilcox
Best Thriller & Crime: High Pressure – Alexander Leontaritis – Cyprus
Honorable Mention: With a Smile – Josè Andres Avila Guevara – Italy
Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy: Strive – Jussi Rautaniemi – Finland
Honorable Mention: Bima – Sathya Bharath Balan – India
Best Music & Romance: On This Occasion – Jennifer Fletcher – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: The Scapegoat – Gianmarco Amato – Italy
Best LGBTQ+: I Just Want to Dance With You – Viviane de Freitas Freitas, Vanessa Freitas – Brazi
Best Black & White Film: Preservation – Anna Dobos – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Out of Sight – Nathan Tosoni – Switzerland
Best Silent Film: A New Day – Dariush Rezaei – Iran
Honorable Mention: A Framed Memory – Bruce Reilly – Australia
Best Arthouse: Preservation – Anna Dobos – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: A’ Volontè – Shaun Rylee – France
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director: Painted Devil – Bruno Pimentel – Czechia
Honorable Mention: Nice Dream – Jacopo Locatelli – Italy
Best Young Director: Paani – Akshita Vashisht – United States
Honorable Mention: Cold Suffocation – Timothy Lindenfelser – United States
Best Soundtrack: Running – Miles Kvndra – France, Germany
Honorable Mention: ‘El Dorado’ ‘Alone’ – Willard J. Overstreet – United States
Best Editing: How We Hamsters Die – M. Gribskov & A. Anderson – United States
Honorable Mention: Evening Angel – J. Connor Han – United States
Best Screenplay: Doppelganger – Victor Vincent – France
Honorable Mention: Despicable Nights in Heaven – Ethan Dean-Richards – India
Best Cinematography: Traces – Manuel Pennuto – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Hatred – Gabor Gorgenyi – Hungary
Best VFX: Strive – Akseli Koskinen & Leo Liesvirta – Finland
Best Actress: High Pressure – Varvara Christophi – Cyprus
Honorable Mention: Painted Devil – Rita Beloglazova – Czechia
Best Actor: Morphic – Tarek Bishara – United States, Iraq
Honorable Mention: L’Acquario – Giovanni Anzaldo – Italy
Best Producer: Running – Lukas Felix Pohl – France, Germany
Honorable Mention: Innocent Prisoner – Makrand Lakshmikant Joshi – India
Best Title: Kill, Grill, Chill – Krassy Nova – Australia
Honorable Mention: Corpus Mortis – Philippe Verichoux – France
Best Movie Poster: Doppelganger – Victor Vincent – France
Honorable Mention: Artistic Fault – Chiara Forte – Italy
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