Best Animation Short National under 40 minutes

• Director:Janne Willockx
• Logline:Grandpa loves order and rules. When his daily routine starts falling apart, everything he makes, he trusted house turns into a chaotic swirl of shapes and colors which he frantically tries to keep under control, until he can’t anymore.
  
  
  
  

Best Documentary Short International under 40 minutes

• Directors:Zsolt Marcel Tóth, Péter Sass
• Logline:Dr. Ender Sós, the personality and chief veterinarian of the Budapest Zoo, and Jani Vadon, the inexhaustibly humorous radio personality, give us a close-up look at dangerous veterinary interventions in the field and in zoos.
  
  
  

Best Documentary Short National under 40 minutes

• Director:Ilija Širčenko
• Logline:"Brussels Close-Up!" follows a street photographer in Brussels who uses unexpected flash photography to capture the essence of strangers in public spaces. Through an upcoming exhibition, he aims to challenge the notion of art and explore the boundaries between candid documentation and artistic expression.
  
  
  

Best Feature Documentary

• Director:Frederik Van Melle
• Logline:A story about two cunning candy vendors whose fight spiraled out of control and made headlines around the world.
  
  
  
  

Best Feature Film International and National

• Director:Tanner McCowan
• Logline:First Haunt follows Claire, a recently murdered young woman, who wakes up in purgatory. She quickly discovers the unexpected business world of haunting where she’s been assigned to haunt Will, a struggling writer, who just found the inspiration for his new murder mystery novel.
  
  
  
  

Best Music Video Clip

• Logline:"A Caress" is not just a music video but a visual and sonic embrace—a work of art that comforts and inspires, reminding us that even in the darkest moments, a simple caress can renew strength and inspire hope.
  
  
  
  

Best National Short Film under 40 minutes

• Director:Lennart Lemmens
• Logline:The short film Non Grata is based on a true story and deals with the mysterious disappearing of Sister Gabrielle in 1982. Sister Gabrielle conducted a secret investigation into the sexual excesses and the financial tampering by her superior Canon Morrie. However, before she could convey her findings to the ecclesiastical authorities, she disappears without a trace.
  
  
  

Best Animation Short International

• Director:Shahrād Fredotti
• Logline:On September 16 of 2022, Mahsa Zheen Amin was killed by the "morality police" of Tehran for wearing her hijab in a loose manner. Her death ignited an international movement against the government of Iran.
  
  
  

International Short Film under 40 minutes

I’m not a robot

• Director:Victoria Warmerdam
• Logline:After repeatedly failing CAPTCHA tests, music producer Lara becomes obsessed with the question: could she be a robot