Alia by Sreehari Purimetla (India)
Runner-ups
A Renaissance by Prach Rojanasinwilai and Noah Ottersen Parker (UK)
Just in Time by Christopher Martini (USA)
Kneeling Sheep by Hai Rihan (USA)
Torn by Lara Aslanian (USA)
Best Indie Short: Little Hands by Rémi Allier (France)
Best Drama Short: Kneeling Sheep by Hai Rihan (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Father Will I See Again? by Daniel Grasskamp and Fred Burns (UK)
Best Romantic Short: Untitled (Sans Titre) by Clément de Dadelsen (France)
Best Comedy Short: Lost Treasure of the Valley by Robert Husted (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Killing Time with Lizzie Boredom by Elizabeth Theis (USA)
Best Thriller Short: The Norwalk Witness by Travis Brown (USA)
Best Action Short: Rush by Adam Brashaw (UK)
Best Western Short: My Declaration by Jiayi Li (USA)
Best Crime Short: The Norwalk Witness by Travis Brown (USA)
Best Mystery Short: The Guard by Shona Charlton (UK)
Best Fantasy Short: The Seat by Tomoh Ueda and Fusae Nakamura (Japan)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Generation Z by Andrea Riba (USA)
Best Horror Short: Deep Shock by Davide Melini (UK)
Best Experimental Short: Lion Panther She-Wolf by Veras Fawaz (Netherlands)
Best Student Short: Torn by Lara Aslanian (USA)
Best Animation Short: King of the House by Zige Zhang (USA)
Best Children Short: A Home for Curiosities by Ben Tobin (USA)
Best Women Short: The Guard by Shona Charlton (UK)
Best LGBTQ Short: Alia by Sreehari Purimetla (India)
Best Microfilm: Life to Ashes by Federico Mohr (Uruguay)
Best Music Video: Synecdoche Montauk: Wherever You Are by Oleg Trofim (Russia)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Killing Time with Lizzie Boredom by Elizabeth Theis (USA)
Best Director (Female): Hai Rihan for Kneeling Sheep (USA)
Best Director (Male): Travis Brown by The Norwalk Witness (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Maria Perlifonova for Painted Survival (USA)
Best Student Director (Male): Prach Rojanasinwilai and Noah Ottersen Parker for A Renaissance (UK)
Best First Time Director (Female): Tara Lynn Rye for Wonderwood (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Clément de Dadelsen for Untitled (Sans Titre) (France)
Best Actress: Hong Mei for Kneeling Sheep (USA)
Best Actor: Scott Morrison Watson for A-Symmetry (UK)
Best Supporting Actress: Alice Renouf for A Renaissance (UK)
Best Supporting Actor: Christian de Dadelsen for Untitled (Sans Titre) (France)
Best Child/Young Actor: Matthew Fenton for Wee King of Nowhere (UK)
Best Acting Duo: Peter Riegert and TJ Thyne for Extra Innings (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Just in Time (USA)
Best Cinematography: Tomoh Ueda and Kouzou Sasaki for The Seat (Japan)
Best Editing: Hai Rihan for Kneeling Sheep (USA)
Best Visual FX: Life to Ashes (Uruguay)
Best Sound Design: Bo Li for Mold (USA)
Best Original Score: Jimmy Marino for Into Light (USA)
Best Original Story: John Gray for Extra Innings (USA)
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