Grand Jury Prizes went to Atropia (U.S. Dramatic Competition), Seeds (U.S. Documentary Competition), Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears) (World Cinema Dramatic Competition), and Cutting Through Rocks (اوزاک یوللار) (World Cinema Documentary Competition). The NEXT Innovator Award presented by Adobe was given to Zodiac Killer Project.

The intimate onscreen moments extend to vulnerable scenes in the office, such as the 2022 Wellington protest, when anti-mandate and anti-lockdown protesters occupied — and trashed — the grounds of Parliament House.