Award Winners: February/March 2025
Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Mint Condition by So Man Tsoi (Hong Kong)
Best Foreign-Language Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
What’s Wrong, Emma by Teo Frank (France)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Argie Berman by Fon Davis (USA)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Balaclava by Kagiso Sam Leburu (South Africa)
Best Short of the Season (Runners-up)
Egg Soldier by Guymon Cheung (UK)
Gem by Justice Ornan Abadah (Ghana)
Hollow by Leah Lin Grossmann (USA)
The Missing Image by Maxime Pargaud (France)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: Mint Condition by So Man Tsoi (Hong Kong)
Best Drama Short: What’s Wrong, Emma by Teo Frank (France)
Best Documentary Short: Encountering the Village by Violet Lee, Bella Gao, and Anna Xie (China)
Best Comedy Short: Argie Berman by Fon Davis (USA)
Best Horror Short: The Light of Things by Manoel Rocha (Brazil)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Mint Condition by So Man Tsoi (Hong Kong)
Best Animation Short: Matilda and the Brave Escape by Ash Reed (UK)
Best LGBTQ Short: Argie Berman by Fon Davis (USA)
Best Romantic Short: Lili by Yannie Tan and Ming-Wei Fasquelle (USA)
Best Music Video: We Are the Descendants by Steven Chesne and Nayip Ramos (USA)
Best Female Director: So Man Tsoi for Mint Condition (Hong Kong)
Best Male Director: Fon Davis for Argie Berman (USA)
Best First Time Female Director: Leah Lin Grossmann for Hollow (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: Heon Jung for One Lucky Day (South Korea)
Best Actress: Cynthia Zitter for Argie Berman (USA)
Best Young Actress: Hathy Law Hei Yi for Mint Condition (Hong Kong)
Best Acting Duo: Alice Duin and Patricia Couvillers for The Missing Image (France)
Best Ensemble Cast: Aaron Serotsky, Ryan Woodle, Molly Lloyd, and Ashley Marie MacDonald for The Surgical Treatment (USA)
Best Cinematography: Fok Ho Kwan for Mint Condition (Hong Kong)
Best Production Design: Yuen Chun Ho for Mint Condition (Hong Kong)
Best Sound Design: Lam Siu Yu for Mint Condition (Hong Kong)
Best Original Score: Caleb Liu for Lili (USA)
Best Original Story: Tsoi So Man for Mint Condition (Hong Kong)
Best Short Script: Cerulea by AJ Lambert (USA)
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