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Best Film: A Hundred and Fifteen Times Yes! – Juliette Rose Mercier – United Kingdom

Best International Film: He Doesn’t Smoke – 강령 이 – South Korea
Honorable Mention: ONA – Cyril Ferment – France

Best European Film: Metamorphosis – Rosa Julian – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Mr. Vertigo – Marios Hamboulides – United Kingdom

Best Asian Film: It’s Not Your Mother – Arsen Muratbayev – Kazakhstan
Honorable Mention: Assutur – Rulan Hasan, Sara Masry – Saudi Arabia

Best American Film: The Purple Fairy Tale – Michael Rutkowski – United States
Honorable Mention: Murderd of Crows – Conrad Murphy, Rayne Polkowski – United States

Best Italian Film: Mamma – Mike Montagna – Italy
Honorable Mention: Agnus Day – Giuseppe Isoni – Italy

Best Lombard Film: Arborea – Letizia Zatti – Italy
Honorable Mention: Grund – Alessio Ghielmetti – Italy

Best Micro Short (under 5min): House of Strength – Mohammad Ehsan Khatami – Iran, United States
Honorable Mention: Précis de Décomposition – Niccolò Biressi, Federico Brullo, Alessandro Lukasz Nicoletti – Italy

Best Super Short (under 15min): No Wind to Hold – Mickael Abbate, Chris Conti – France
Honorable Mention: If I Drink I Don’t Drive – Cosimo Raffaele Solazzo – Italy

Best Medium Length (under 30min): Grund – Alessio Ghielmetti – Italy
Honorable Mention: Planet Earth – Mery Rose Franco – United States

Best Low Budget Film: Murder of Crows – Conrad Murphy, Rayne Polkowski – United States
Honorable Mention: Everyday in Gaza – Omar Rammal – Italy, Palestine

Best Original Idea: Digital Detox – iCLIC Collective – Italy
Honorable Mention: Paper Porn – Sandrine Lambert – Belgium

Best Animation: Bridge: My Little Friends – Kazuyuki Ishihara – Japan
Honorable Mention: Paper Porn – Sandrine Lambert – Belgium

Best Artificial Intelligence: Drive to Furvive: Relegated – Callum Russell – Australia
Honorable Mention: Lens – Eduardo Rodriguez – United States

Best Documentary: Sons Of The Sea – Richard Patterson – Netherlands, Italy
Honorable Mention: Everyday in Gaza – Omar Rammal – Italy, Palestine

Best Debut Film: The Promise – Yumeng Cai – Canada
Honorable Mention: Hidden Tears – Srdjan Nedzipovski – Sweden

GENRE FILM AWARDS

Best Drama: Mr. Vertigo – Marios Hamboulides – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Mamma – Mike Montagna – Italy

Best Horror & Mistery: My Sweet Valentine – Luca Sorsoli
Honorable Mention: Digital Detox – iCLIC Collective – Italy

Best Thriller & Crime: Caressing Violence – Boris Wolffgardt, Felix Liebald – Germany
Honorable Mention: Truth or Death – Alexis Gavalas – Greece

Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy: Vaelena – Kenneth Ching – Singapore
Honorable Mention: The Purple Fairy Tale – Michael Rutkowski – United States

Best Action: Five Stars – Demetrius Joyette – United States
Honorable Mention: Jisu Han – Bulent Ozlarusso – United Kingdom

Best Music & Romance: Delta V – Wendy – Nicolas Fransolet – Canada, France, Italy, Japan
Honorable Mention: Eleyet McConnel – The Ledge – Angie McConnell – United States

Best LGBTQ+: The Rebellion of the Lesbian Jacobines – Mária Takács – Hungary
Honorable Mention: Ωmega One – Benjamin Rosenthal – United States, Brazil

Best Black & White Film: Arborea – Letizia Zatti – Italy
Honorable Mention: Baiser Baiser – Laura Lounge – United States

Best Silent Film: Ticket, Please – Rod Lara – Australia
Honorable Mention: Don’t Stare – Caulkdraggin – United States

Best Arthouse: Baiser Baiser – Laura Lounge – United States
Honorable Mention: Vulnerare – Sergio Mario Illuminato – Italy

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director: Mamma – Mike Montagna – Italy
Honorable Mention: A Hundred and Fifteen Times Yes! – Juliette Rose Mercier – United Kingdom

Best Young Director: It’s Not Your Mother – Arsen Muratbayev – Kazakhstan
Honorable Mention: Planet Earth – Mery Rose Franco – United States

Best Soundtrack: Metamorphosis – Rishabh Gaba & Rancho Zhu – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Murder of Crows – Brian Maguda – United States

Best Editing: Forgotten Letters – Abi Jeddi – Austria
Honorable Mention: The Spirit of Old Town – Stamatios Liontos – Greece

Best Screenplay: The Purple Fairy Tale – Michael Rutkowski – United States
Honorable Mention: A Hundred and Fifteen Times Yes! – Juliette Rose Mercier – United Kingdom

Best Cinematography: Agnus Day – Emilio Maria Costa – Italy
Honorable Mention: It’s Not Your Mother – Zarina Kairova – Kazakhstan

Best VFX: What’s Locked Behind That Door? – John Gardner – United States
Honorable Mention: Speed or Perish – Seth Ickerman – France

Best Actress: ONA – Patricia Spehar – France
Honorable Mention: Forgotten Letters – Fahime Mojtahedi – Austria

Best Actor: Mamma – Emanuele Pacca – Italy
Honorable Mention: Metamorphosis – Callum Thomas – United Kingdom

Best Producer: Estrella – Andrea Coleote & Fallon Millsap – United States
Honorable Mention: Miss You in Dancing Cross-stitch – Li-Yu Fu – Taiwan

Best Title: Casual Hope – Italy
Honorable Mention: Five Hours to Nothing – Xiaoxiao Wang – China

Best Movie Poster: Sons Of The Sea – Richard Patterson – Netherlands, Italy
Honorable Mention: Mamma – Mike Montagna – Italy

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