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Students Under 18

Best Short Film

Super Short Film

3rd Place Super Short Film (Under 18) - Now The Wolves Will Run
2nd Place Super Short Film (Under 18) - LUCID
1st Place Super Short Film (Under 18) - How to Make a First-Generation Mexican-American Daughter

Short Film

3rd Place Short Film (Under 18) - Sharing the Floor
2nd Place Short Film (Under 18) - Startline
1st Place Short Film (Under 18) - What do I Remember of the Evacuation?

Drama

3rd Place Drama (Under 18) - Missing, How are you?
2nd Place Drama (Under 18) - So We Live
1st Place Drama (Under 18) - Flight


Documentary

3rd Place Documentary (Under 18) - Virginia is for glass recycling lovers
2nd Place Documentary (Under 18) - COVID/CHOIR
1st Place Documentary (Under 18) - Growing up

Animation

3rd Place Animation (Under 18) - Now The Wolves Will Run
2nd Place Animation (Under 18) - Grandma’s Tale of The Magical Ou-tenga
1st Place Animation (Under 18) - Mirror Me

Feature Film

3rd Place Feature Film (Under 18) - ZENITH
2nd Place Feature Film (Under 18) - Glory of the Seat: the Chair Olympics Story
1st Place Feature Film (Under 18) - The Ancient Key

Public Service Announcement

3rd Place Public Service Announcement (Under 18) - Get Bugged
2nd Place Public Service Announcement (Under 18) - Peer Pressure
1st Place Public Service Announcement (Under 18) - End Distraction

Experimental

3rd Place Experimental Film (Under 18) - Now The Wolves Will Run
2nd Place Experimental Film (Under 18) - Joy Tune
1st Place Experimental Film (Under 18) - a ghost story

Music Video

3rd Place Music Video (Under 18) - Starry Night MV
2nd Place Music Video (Under 18) - Burnout
1st Place Music Video (Under 18) - A Fantasy

Film About a Social Issue

3rd Place Film About a Social Issue (Under 18) - Small Things Add Up (< 5 min)
2nd Place Film About a Social Issue (Under 18) - Lotus Roots
1st Place Film About a Social Issue (Under 18) - Prayer of The Birds

Global Impact Awards

Global Impact Grand Jury Award (Under 18) - Memento Mori
Global Emerging Film Visionary Award (Under 18) - My Sisters In The Stars: The Story of Lee Yong-soo
Global Impact Inspiration Award (Under 18) - Datie: The Art Tribe of Tiegang
Global Impact Excellence in Film Award (Under 18) - Get Bugged
Global Impact Grand Prize (Under 18) - Virginia is for glass recycling lovers

Comedy

3rd Place Comedy (Under 18) - The Homework
2nd Place Comedy (Under 18) - LEGO The Haircut 2
1st Place Comedy (Under 18) - What's in the Cards

Students 18 or Older

Super Short Film

3rd Place Super Short Film (18 or Older) - D&T
2nd Place Super Short Film (18 or Older) - Ever Had a Kid Like Me?' 2e Perspective: ADHD
1st Place Super Short Film (18 or Older) - Roughly Seven Minutes

Short Film

3rd Place Short Film (18 or Older) - Make Room
2nd Place Short Film (18 or Older) - Underneath
1st Place Short Film (18 or Older) - Lola

Drama

3rd Place Drama (18 or Older) - Cold Summer
2nd Place Drama (18 or Older) - Her Habitat
1st Place Drama (18 or Older) - Hindsight


Documentary

3rd Place Documentary (18 or Older) - Battlers with a broken wing
2nd Place Documentary (18 or Older) - Watermarks: A Hurricane Ian Documentary
1st Place Documentary (18 or Older) - Debatable

Animation

3rd Place Animation (18 or Older) - Monochrome
2nd Place Animation (18 or Older) - Mavi
1st Place Animation (18 or Older) - After Work, Tuesday Night

Feature Film

3rd Place Feature Film (18 or Older) - UFO: They are already here
2nd Place Feature Film (18 or Older) - Feel Amazonia
1st Place Feature Film (18 or Older) - Velinattukkaasu

Public Service Announcement

3rd Place Public Service Announcement (18 or Older) - What can we do for the "Blue"
2nd Place Public Service Announcement (18 or Older) - The Farmington Land Trust
1st Place Public Service Announcement (18 or Older) - Piecing Together Humanity

Experimental

3rd Place Experimental Film (18 or Older) - Stunning 8K Resolution
2nd Place Experimental Film (18 or Older) - Chaotic Girls
1st Place Experimental Film (18 or Older) - ANOMIA

Music Video

3rd Place Music Video (18 or Older) - The Moon Rises During the Day(Sound Sculpture)
2nd Place Music Video (18 or Older) - En Tus Sueños- In Your Dreams
1st Place Music Video (18 or Older) - A Stranger with my Blood

Film About a Social Issue

3rd Place Film About a Social Issue (18 or Older) - Bumper
2nd Place Film About a Social Issue (18 or Older) - Arm Me For Peace
1st Place Film About a Social Issue (18 or Older) - Dinner at the End of the World

Global Impact Awards

Global Impact Grand Jury Award (18 or Older) - The Study Group
Global Emerging Film Visionary Award (18 or Older) - Lessons In Exile
Global Impact Inspiration Award (18 or Older) - Forget Me Not
Global Impact Excellence in Film Award (18 or Older) - Maybe Next Time
Global Impact Grand Prize (18 or Older) - I Miss You (보고싶어요)

Comedy

3rd Place Comedy (18 or Older) - Burgers n' Flies
2nd Place Comedy (18 or Older) - Please
1st Place Comedy (18 or Older) - Arena

Special Partnerships

Best Inspirational Community Interview

3rd Place Inspirational Community Interview - Please Handle With Care
2nd Place Inspirational Community Interview - The Birdcarver
1st Place Inspirational Community Interview - Hundred Thousand Dreams


Guest Presenter Awards

Best Film Capturing Mathematics - Marker Action
Best Music and Sound - Drumps