JURY + AWARD WINNERS

Features

Best Narrative Feature | Taste of Things
Director: Anh Hung Tran

Best International Feature | Shayda
Director: Noora Niasari

Best Indie Narrative | Heightened
Director: Sara Friedman

Best Documentary Feature | Humanity Stoked
Director: Michael Ien Cohen

Best Advocacy Documentary | Common Ground
Director: Joshua Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell

Best Military Feature | The Gift
Director: David C. Kniess

Shorts

Best Narrative Short | [subtext]
Director: Erin Brown Thomas

Best Documentary Short | Humanatee
Director: Ricky Rhodes

Best Advocacy Documentary Short | Bumps in the Road
Director: Alex Halpern and Rachel Kittner

Best Student Short | Azizam
Director: Alci Rengifo

Best International Short | You’re Not Crazy
Director: María Bestar

Culinary Spotlight | When You Left Me on the Boulevard
Director: Kayla Abuda Galang

Cultural Spotlight | David Se Va
Director: Joel Caleb Villegas Saldaña

Animation

Best Animated Feature | Robot Dreams
Director: Pablo Berger

Best Animated Short: Boat People
Director: Thao Lam and Kjell Boersma

Local Category

Best Local Narrative Feature | The Secret Art of Human Flight
Director: H.P. Mendoza

Best Local Documentary Feature | The Big Dump
Director: Allen Carrasco

Best Local Narrative Short | Amazing Grace
Director: Aiden Keltner

Best Local Documentary Short | Little Tommy
Director: Ninette Sosa

Best Local Student Narrative | The Baseball Cap
Director: Lucas Pierce

Best Local Student Documentary | Unbreakable
Director: May Thatun