CIFF44 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.
George Gund III Memorial Central and Eastern European Competition
Beanpole
RUSSIA
Directed by Kantemir Balagov
Nesnadny + Schwartz Portrait Documentary Competition
Martha: A Picture Story
AUSTRALIA, USA, GERMANY, BRAZIL
Directed by Selina Miles
New Direction Competition
Lina From Lima
CHILE, ARGENTINA, PERU
Directed by María Paz González
Honorable Mention
The Planters
USA
Directed by Alexandra Kotcheff, Hannah Leder
Best Animated Short
My Generation
FRANCE
Directed by Ludovic Houplain
Honorable Mentions
A Line Birds Cannot See
USA
Directed by Amy Bench
Accents
AUSTRALIA, USA
Directed by Robertino Zambrano
Best Documentary Short
Girl in the Hallway
CANADA
Directed by Valerie Barnhart
Honorable Mentions
Ashes to Ashes
USA
Directed by Taylor Rees
Mateo's Story
USA, MEXICO
Directed by Malona P. Badelt
Best Live Action Short
The Present
PALESTINE
Directed by Farah Nabulsi
Honorable Mentions
Give Us Free
USA
Directed by Mac Grant, Chad Tennies
The Blue Cape
PUERTO RICO
Directed by Alejandra López
The Clover and Maggie Award
In Celebration of Life
The Session
USA
Directed by Chris Webb, Conrad Miles
The Spalding and Jackson Award
In Celebration of Joy
My Father the Mover
SOUTH AFRICA
Directed by Julia Jansch
The Sammy and Jules Award for the Short Film with the Biggest Heart
1500 Miles
USA
Directed by Chris Duncan
The Tom and Ginny Knoll Family Award
In Celebration of Acts of Kindness
Broken Orchestra
CANADA, USA
Directed by Charlie Tyrell
The Ophelia Award
In Celebration of Hope
LIV
USA
Directed by Alan Hicks
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