Best Short of the Month (Special Jury Award)
The Silent Canary by Vera Graziadei (UK)
Best Foreign-Language Short of the Month (Special Jury Award)
Warning by Axel Zeiliger (France)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
The Day I Became A Refugee by Julia Weiss (Ukraine)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
tRuth by Sylvie Zaidman and Nic Shake (Belgium)
Best Short of the Month (Runners-up)
Bad Vintage: A Randy Tale by Ben Élie (USA)
First Time Caller by Nate Allison (USA)
Half-meter by Zebang Yang (China)
Soldiers by Zhaoshuai Wu (China)
Still Breathing by Emma Birkø (Denmark)
Twenty One at the Belle Saloon by Scott Seagren (USA)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: Warning by Axel Zeiliger (France)
Best Drama Short: The Silent Canary by Vera Graziadei (UK)
Best Documentary Short: Water Mill at Badi by Khabu (China)
Best Comedy Short: Lonely Mary by Vika Stubblebine (USA)
Best Thriller Short: First Time Caller by Nate Allison (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: tRuth by Sylvie Zaidman and Nic Shake (Belgium)
Best Western Short: Twenty One at the Belle Saloon by Scott Seagren (USA)
Best Experimental Short: One White Feather by Florence Rose Broomfield (UK)
Best Student Short: Soldiers by Zhaoshuai Wu (China)
Best Women Short: Still Breathing by Emma Birkø (Denmark)
Best Microfilm: You Can’t Stop What’s Coming by John David Cranman (USA)
Best Screendance Short: Endurance by Imre van Opstal (Netherlands)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Confessions of a Closeted People Pleaser by Sam Morgan (USA)
Best Female Director: Vera Graziadei for The Silent Canary (UK)
Best Student Female Director: Meri Gelagutashvili for Giuli – It Was A Dream (Germany)
Best Student Male Director: William H. Abes for Awake (USA)
Best First Time Female Director: Sylvie Zaidman and Nic Shake for tRuth (Belgium)
Best First Time Male Director: Ben Élie for Bad Vintage: A Randy Tale (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Camille Blundell for Hey There! (USA)
Best Actress: Elaura Thomasson for tRuth (Belgium)
Best Acting Duo: Sylvie Sadarnac and Guy Van Swearingen for Rip (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Beth Grant, Jennifer Bartels, and Holmes Osborne for Confessions of a Closeted People Pleaser (USA)
Best Cinematography: Everything Is Not What It Seems (USA)
Best Special FX: tRuth (Belgium)
Best Original Score: Christopher Farrell for The Crossing (Norway)
Best Original Story: Sylvie Zaidman and Chloé von Arx for tRuth (Belgium)
Best Short Script: Zaheera and The Jinn by Victoria Dook (Singapore)
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