BEST SHORT FILM
Dragon Hedgehog
Directed by Mitch Greer
United States
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Just Another Bum
Directed by Mark Soltermann
Canada
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GATO
Directed by Athanasios Ntavlouros
Greece
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CASUS
Directed by William Eguienta
France
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Thraattu – An Impulse Born in a Blink
Directed by Amal Surendran
United Arab Emirates
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BLIND PASSION
Directed by ALI HUSSEIN AMSAWEL
Iraq
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Medium Piece
Directed by Jay Amonkar
India
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The Last Bloom
Directed by Sanelle Sibanda
Zimbabwe
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The Gilden Guard
Directed by Joanna Farrow
United Kingdom
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Tides of Grief
Directed by Joel Hennessy
United States
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AI GENERATED FILM
The Woman on the Table | Fragments ep. 3
Directed by James G. Maynard
United States
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अधूरे सपने (Unfulfilled dreams)
Directed by Ajit Suryabhan Vahadane
India
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Marked for SNUFF
Directed by Pavel Karusev
Kazakhstan
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The Novice of Sitges
Directed by Will Bashor
Spain
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CONSCRIPTED
Directed by Mickaël Farina
France
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Call Ended
Directed by Amr Assad
Egypt & United Arab Emirates
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BEST AMATEUR FILM
The Negro Mother
Directed by Keith A Thompson
United States
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BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
NOW Again – Part Two
Directed by Richard Philpott
United Kingdom
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BEST ANIMATED FILM
you hit like a GIRL
Directed by Mychal Hunt
United States
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BEST DEBUT FILMMAKER
The Doms: Kings of the Pyre
Directed by Sudhi Singh
India
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GATO
Directed by Athanasios Ntavlouros
Greece
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Twenty Years Away
Directed by Omyaa Trehan
India
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BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
Dead Fish Follow the Stream
Directed by Abhishek Cheetirala & Kaushik Cheetirala
India
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Karimbadam
Directed by Almadh Jaleel
India
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Her Name is Ranjana (Tahar Naamti Ranjana)
Directed by Sushrut Bhowmik
United States
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BEST ORIGINAL STORY
Life Is 4 ½ Metres
Written by Apinder Sahni
United Kingdom
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Desvelar
Written by Indu Mullakkassery Sukumaran
Australia
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BEST DOCUMENTARY
ABOUT CITIES, TANGOS, FERRIES, AND THE STRANGE DIFFICULTY OF REMAINING CLOSE TO ANYTHING
Directed by Kostiantyn Mishchenko
United States
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BEST DIRECTOR
Donkeys Day
Directed by Omar Alomeeri
Saudi Arabia
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Medium Piece
Directed by Jay Amonkar
India
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BEST FILM POSTER
GATO
Directed by Athanasios Ntavlouros
Greece
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BEST FILM ON NATURE
My Alaskan Backyard Moose
Directed by Paul Andrew Lawrence
United States
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BEST DEBUT SCREENWRITER
NORMAL ENOUGH
Written by Dheeraj Kumar
India
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BEST EDITING
“Checked Out”
Editor – Chandler Roberts
United States
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BEST CHILDREN’S FILM
MASTINI PATHSHALA 2
Directed by Sunil Lavjibhai Vaghela
India
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BEST STUDENT’S FILM
Radhika
Directed by Parinita Choudhury
India
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BEST WOMEN’S FILM
Twenty Years Away
Directed by Omyaa Trehan
India
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BEST HORROR SCREENPLAY
Operation Solstice: Day Walker Protocol
Written by Bhojraj Harry
United States
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