Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Untethered Souls by Reinis Kaspars (Latvia)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
All the Colours by Leo De Haan (UK)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Have A Great Apocalypse by Francois Theurel (Australia)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
The Listeners by Joslyn Rose (USA)
Best Short of the Season (Runners-Up)
Diy by Taelim Kim (South Korea)
The Race by Zoran Pribičević (Croatia)
Twist by Lilian Baculard (France)
You Don’t Say by Juliet Colyer (USA)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: The Listeners by Joslyn Rose (USA)
Best Drama Short: You Don’t Say by Juliet Colyer (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Pathway to Hope by Chantelle Squires (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Have A Great Apocalypse by Francois Theurel (Australia)
Best Thriller Short: All the Colours by Leo De Haan (UK)
Best Women Short: Don’t Feel Sorry for Me! by Eir í Ólavsstovu (Faroe Islands)
Best Romantic Short: Checked Shirt by Bonde Sham (Hong Kong)
Best LGBTQ Short: As It Should Be by Edwin Lai (Hong Kong)
Best Experimental Short: Untethered Souls by Reinis Kaspars (Latvia)
Best Student Short: The Little Postman with a Gun by Yuhua Guo (China/South Korea)
Best Music Video: Jota Racing Challenge by Jonathan Neves, Bruno Cassetari, and Matheus Mathos Pio (Brazil)
Best Screendance Short: A Complete Mess by Ying Hu (China)
Best Female Director: Nicol Ragland for Poetic Justice (USA)
Best Male Director: Edwin Lai for As It Should Be (Hong Kong)
Best Student Female Director: Isabella Dominguez for The Sound Between (USA)
Best Student Male Director: Lilian Baculard for Twist (France)
Best First Time Female Director: Eftychia Manola for Cherry (Greece)
Best First Time Male Director: Daniel Kyle Mccartney for One Of One (USA)
Best Actress: Clara Fitzgerald for The Last Word (Ireland)
Best Actor: Daniel Kyle Mccartney for One Of One (USA)
Best Young Actress: Scarlett Roselynn for Serenity’s Song (USA)
Best Acting Duo: D’jim Dewalsche and Louna Giriat for Twist (France)
Best Ensemble Cast: Adam Pine, Evan Bertram, Joel H. Jones, Aidan Daniel Conklin, Emily Janes, Jonathan Auguste, Billy Pezzollo, and Gordon Silva for Another Day in New York (USA)
Best Original Story: Bonde Sham for Checked Shirt (Hong Kong)
Best Cinematography: Douglas Lau for As It Should Be (Hong Kong)
Best Editing: Tom Salles for Twist (France)
Best Production Design: Judi Longo for Rooms (USA)
Best Original Score: Nomé Naku for Transcend the Sword (USA)
Best Short Script: The Shadow Of The Sun by Honghu Mao and Mingna Su (China)
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