Best Film of the Month (Special Jury Award)
Mirror Mirror by Katya Ganfeld (UK)
Best Foreign-Language Film of the Month (Special Jury Award)
Kiss Me At Dead Of Night by Dai Sako (Japan)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
A Book By Its Cover by Leon Joosen (UK)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Queer Fish in God’s Waiting Room by Adrian Pasdar (USA)
Best Film of the Month (Runners-up)
Amorphe by Vincent Meilac (France)
Gary by Doug Cox (USA)
Man in a Maze by Sergio Jimenez (USA)
The White Rock by Maxime Laurin (Canada)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: Kiss Me At Dead Of Night by Dai Sako (Japan)
Best Documentary Short: From Darkness to Light: The Peter Krueger Clinic by Joe Fox (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Queer Fish in God’s Waiting Room by Adrian Pasdar (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Gary by Doug Cox (USA)
Best Mystery Short: Man in a Maze by Sergio Jimenez (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: The White Rock by Maxime Laurin (Canada)
Best Experimental Short: Mirror Mirror by Katya Ganfeld (UK)
Best Student Short: Sundown by Alec Ross Steele (USA)
Best Animation Short: A Book By Its Cover by Leon Joosen (UK)
Best Children Short: A Book By Its Cover by Leon Joosen (UK)
Best Microfilm: The Forgotten Flame by Derek Lamoureux (Canada)
Best Music Video: Let Me by Rhea Li (USA)
Best Screendance Short: Darling Mother_B-side by Han-Ling Chuang (Taiwan)
Best Web and New Media: Darling Mother_B-side by Han-Ling Chuang (Taiwan)
Best Director (Male): Leon Joosen for A Book By Its Cover (UK)
Best Student Director (Male): Alec Ross Steele for Sundown (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Lida Rashidi for Dirty (Iran)
Best First Time Director (Male): Sergio Jimenez for Man in a Maze (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Serena Manouchehri for The Movie Theatre (Canada)
Best Actress: Erika Karata for Kiss Me At Dead Of Night (Japan)
Best Acting Duo: Jesse Spencer and Jackson George for Queer Fish in God’s Waiting Room (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Elese Jones, Jeanette Aguilar-Harris, Ben Acosta, Riley Del Rey, and Ivan Hernandez for Capitol Barbie (USA)
Best Cinematography: Grief (USA)
Best Editing: Tony Nottage and Leon Joosen for Lockdown (UK)
Best Production Design: Man in a Maze (USA)
Best Sound Design: Man in a Maze (USA)
Best Original Score: Thibaut Vuillermet for Andromede (France)
Best Original Story: Dai Sako for Kiss Me At Dead Of Night (Japan)
Best Short Script: Miami: A Decade’s Worth by Brandon Delgado (USA)
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