Jury Grand Prize
Selected by a distinguished panel of judges. Read more here.
Roksana
Directed by Shaina Pakravan
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Audience Award
Selected by those in attendance at the screenings.
Roksana
Directed by Shaina Pakravan
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Special Award
Each year, the festival confers special recognition to one or more films in each program.
Mind's Eye
Award for excellence in the art of visual short-short storytelling.
Changeover
Directed by Mehdi Alibeygi
Tehran, Iran
A unique custom award created by filmmaker Eliška Chytková, including an animated flipbook award sequence (see video below).
Jury Grand Prize
Selected by a distinguished panel of judges. Read more here.
Msl-e man ast!
(That's Mine!)
Dir. by Maryam Kashkoolinia
Tehran, Iran
Audience Award
Selected by those in attendance at the screenings.
Benjamin Goes To A Swingers' Party
Directed by Declan Byrne
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Special Awards
Each year, the festival confers special recognition to one or more films in each program.
Petit Prose
Award for excellence in the execution of short narrative.
Custom award created by filmmaker Olga Popova.
Viikset (The Moustache)
Directed by Anni Oja
Turku, Finland
Ingenue
Award for excellence in acting performance.
5 segundos
Dir. by David González
Actress: Soraya Peña
Bilbao, Spain