CIFF42 Winners
The Best Animated Short Award winner, the Best Documentary Short Award winner, and the Best Live Action Short Award winner will qualify for consideration in the Short Films category of the annual Academy Awards®.
For past winners, see the CIFF archive.
Roxanne T. Mueller Audience Choice Award
The Drummer and the Keeper
IRELAND
Directed by Nick Kelly
George Gund III Memorial Central and Eastern European Competition
Men Don't Cry
BOSNIA, HERZEGOVINA, SLOVENIA, CROATIA, GERMANY
Directed by Alen Drljević
Nesnadny + Schwartz Portrait Documentary Competition
Love Means Zero
USA
Directed by Jason Kohn
New Direction Competition
Quality Time
NETHERLANDS, NORWAY
Directed by Daan Bakker
Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Competition
6 Weeks to Mother's Day
USA, THAILAND
Directed by Marvin Blunte
Ad Hoc Docs Competition
Breaking the Bee
USA
Directed by Sam Rega
Global Health Competition
Burden of Genius
USA
Directed by Tjardus Greidanus
American Independents Competition
Life Hack
USA
Directed by Sloan Copeland
Local Heroes Competition
Manry at Sea ~ In the Wake of a Dream
USA
Directed by Steve Wystrach
International Narrative Competition
Edie
UNITED KINGDOM
Directed by Simon Hunter
Music Movies Competition
If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd
USA
Directed by Stephen Kijak
ReelWomenDirect Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman
Dana Nachman for Pick of the Litter
USA
Co-Directed with Don Hardy
Audience Choice Award for Best Short
Bagheera
INDIA
Directed by Christopher R. Watson
Programmers' Choice Award - In Celebration of the life of Toni Oliverio
Fauve
CANADA
Directed by Jeremy Comte
Runner Up
All Exchanges Final
USA
Directed by Annabel Oakes
Best Animated Short
The Driver is Red
USA
Directed by Randall Christopher
Honorable Mentions
Eddie
USA
Directed by Ian Kelly
Undiscovered
USA
Directed by Sara Litzenberger
Best Comedy Short
Stag
USA
Directed by Jonnie Stapleton
Best Documentary Short
Period. End of Sentence.
USA
Directed by Rayka Zehtabchi
Honorable Mention
The Happiness Machine
USA
Directed by Rebecca Blumhagen
Best Family Short
Revolting Rhymes
UNITED KINGDOM
Directed by Jakob Schuh, Jan Lachauer
Honorable Mentions
Beauty and the Beast: According to Kids
USA
Directed by Jenna Bryson
Coin Operated
USA
Directed by Nicholas Arioli
Best International Short
A Whole World for a Little World
FRANCE
Directed by FABRICE BRACQ
Best LGBT Short
In Celebration of the Life of Nikki Babbit
Mrs. McCutcheon
AUSTRALIA
Directed by John Sheedy
Best Live Action Short
Sacred Hair
CANADA
Directed by Mario Morin
Honorable Mentions
Bagheera
INDIA
Directed by Christopher R. Watson
Just Go!
LATVIA
Directed by Pavels Gumennikovs
Best Ohio Short
The Enlightenment Project
USA
Directed by D'Angelo McCornell, Martel McCornell (Next Level Brothers)
Best Student Short
Watu Wote All of Us
GERMANY / KENYA
Directed by Katja Benrath
Best Women's Short
Spice Sisters
AUSTRALIA
Directed by Sheila Jayadev
The Clover and Maggie Award
In Celebration of Life
Mr. Connolly Has ALS
USA
Directed by Dan Habib
The Spalding and Jackson Award
In Celebration of Joy
Zion
USA
Directed by Floyd Russ
Special Jury Mention
Mrs. McCutcheon
AUSTRALIA
Directed by John Sheedy
FilmSlam Student Choice Award for Best Feature
Science Fair
USA
Directed by Cristina Maria Costantini, Darren Foster
FilmSlam Student Choice Award for Best Short
Joint Custody
SPAIN
Directed by Carlus Fábrega
Best After Hours Short
Pie
USA
Directed by Adria Tennor
Perspectives Award for Immersive Storytelling
I Am A Man: VR Experience
USA
Directed by Derek A. Ham
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