Awards & Jury

Best of the Festival Award 

The Old Young Crow (Japan/USA), Directed by Liam LoPinto

Special Mention: 48 Hours (Iran), Directed by Azadeh Moussavi

Special Mention: Away (Hungary/Belgium/Portugal), Directed by Ruslan Fedotow

Best Animated Short

Way Better (Lithuania), Directed by Skirmanta Jakaitė

Special Mention: Ashkasha (Spain/Argentina), Directed by Lara Maltz

Special Mention: Eeva (Croatia/Estonia), Directed by Lucija Mrzljak and Morten Tšinakov

Best Documentary Short

Will You Look At Me (China), Directed by Shuli Huang

Special Mention: Birdsong (UK/Laos), Directed by Omi Zola Gupta and Sparsh Ahuja

Best Live-Action Short Over 15 Minutes

Sèt Lam (France), Directed by Vincent Fontano

Special Mention for Performance:  Brenda Cullerton in Endless Sea (USA), Directed by Sam Shainberg

Special Mention: The Newt Congress (Switzerland/Germany), Directed by Matthias Sahil and Immanuel Esser

Best Live-Action Short 15 Minutes and Under

Mystic Tiger (Spain), Directed by Marc Martínez

Special Mentions: I Have No Legs, and I Must Run (China), Directed by Yue Li

Best International Short

Soleil de nuit (Canada), Directed by Fernando López and Maria Camila Arias

Special Mention: Infantry (Brazil), Directed by Laís Santos Araújo

Special Mention: Nocturnal Burger (India/USA), Directed by Reema Maya

Best U.S. Short

Closing Dynasty (USA), Directed by Lloyd Lee Choi

Local Jury Award

Under G-d (USA), Directed by Paula Eiselt

Special Mention: Teacups (Australia/Ireland), Directed by Alec Green and Finbar Watson

Young Cineastes Award

We Were Meant To (USA), Directed by Tari Wariebi

Special Mention: Amara and Ry’Shauna (USA), Directed by Kate Cohen and A.D. Freese

Special Mention:  Ivalu (Greenland/Denmark), Directed by Anders Walter and Pipaluk K Jørgensen

Kids’ Choice Award

Canary (Canada), Directed by Pierre-Hugues Dallaire and Benoit Therriault

Mushka (USA), Directed by Andreas Deja

Best Student Animated Short

The Rainbow Dung Beetle (USA), Directed by Ellen Moway and Cole Dupzyk

Best Student Documentary Short

Kaamoksen Valossa (Finland), Directed by Niko Väistö

Special Mention:  Still Waters (USA), Directed by Aurora Brachman

Best Student International Short

A Dead Marriage (Poland), Directed by Michel Toczek

Special Mention:  Between Her (Israel), Directed by Bar Cohen

Best Student U.S. Short

SULAM (Ladder) (USA), Directed by Noam Argov

Special Mention:  Invasive Species (USA), Directed by Annie Ning

Best Comedy Short

Flail (USA), Directed by Ben Gauthier

Special Mention:  Pennies From Heaven (USA), Directed by Sandy Hong

Best LGBTQ+ Short

Blond Night (Canada), Directed by Gabrielle Demers

Burial of Life as a Young Girl (France), Directed by Maïté Sonnet

Special Mention:  An Avocado Pit (Portugal), Directed by Ary Zara

Best Midnight Short

Nian (USA), Directed by Michelle Krusiec

Special Mention:  Animal Transport (Argentina), Directed by Iván Bustinduy

Special Mention for Performance:  Raphaël Quenard in Meantime (France), Directed by Guillaume Scaillet

MOZAIK Bridging the Borders Award

Fata Morgana (Germany/Syria), Directed by Daood Alabdulaa

Special Mention: Border Conversations (Germany), Directed by Jonathan Brunner

Special Mention: I See Them Bloom (Spain), Directed by Nikita Gibalenko

Special Mention: The Kidnapping of the Bride (Germany), Directed by Sophia Mocorrea

Audience Award: Best Animated Short

Ice Merchants (Portugal), Directed by João Gonzalez

Audience Award: Best Documentary Short

Eco-Hack! (USA), Directed by Josh Izenberg and Brett Marty

Audience Award: Best Live-Action Short

Death to the Bikini! (Canada), Directed by Justine Gauthier

Audience Award: Best Student Short

Ricky (USA), Directed by Rashad Frett