The first prize of $70,000 went to The Justice Lease by Australian co-producers Jeremy Brull and Paul Michael Ayre which features the real-life versions of Superman, Batman, Aquaman and The Hulk as they struggle to live together in an Australian sharehouse.
The second prize of $20,000 went to Life Doesn't Frighten Me by Canadian director Stephen Dunn. The short is a coming-of-age comedy about a young woman's exploration of ugliness and beauty.
48 Minutes was directed by Dutch directors Richard Schut, Fedor van Rossem, Bart Tremorshuizen, Sjoerd de Bont, Hidde Simons, Jens Rijskijk and Raymi Sambo and awarded with a prize of $10,000. The feature film tells the story of a highly unconventional therapist telling her patients they only have 48 minutes left to tell their story before they die.