Best Film of the Month
Legacy by Jeno Hodi (Hungary)
Best Foreign-Language Film of the Month (Special Jury Mention)
The Silence by Juraj Štepka (Slovakia)
Film of the Month: Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Kandi Kids by Sandu Negrea (USA)
Film of the Month: Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Kilter by Rob Stanton-Cook (Australia)
Best Film of the Month (Runner-ups)
Aberthol by Thomas Cummings (UK)
Afloat by Ève-Chems de Brouwer (France)
Fabula Rasa by Clara Dubau (France)
Little Things by Steven Alan Green (UK)
Mad One by Ciarán Moran (Ireland)
Rekindle by Fan Xun Lilac (Singapore)
The Ballad Of Boot Knife Belle by Christopher Lantry (USA)
Witchin’ by Christina Diamantara (USA)
With Arms Wide Open by George Paraschiv (Romania)
Woods in The Rain by Jim Zou (China)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: Kilter by Rob Stanton-Cook (Australia)
Best Drama Short: The Silence by Juraj Štepka (Slovakia)
Best Documentary Short: Shifting of Seasons (SOS): Spring by Noah Waldron, Trevor Bloom, and Charlie Craighead (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Go BMW by YangYang (China)
Best Romantic Comedy Short: With Arms Wide Open by George Paraschiv (Romania)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Witchin’ by Christina Diamantara (USA)
Best Action Short: Fubar by Tom Van Immerseel (Belgium)
Best Crime Short: Kandi Kids by Sandu Negrea (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: The Ballad Of Boot Knife Belle by Christopher Lantry (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: The Cage by Hengrui Zhang (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: Sandy and the Common Creature by Declan O’Byrne-Inglis (Australia)
Best Western Short: The Ballad Of Boot Knife Belle by Christopher Lantry (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Kilter by Rob Stanton-Cook (Australia)
Best Student Short: His Eyes Are Blue by Agatha Ryan (USA)
Best Animation Short: A Walk by Zhehao Qiao (China)
Best Children Short: Big Fish by Jiahe Li (China)
Best Women Short: Woods in The Rain by Jim Zou (China)
Best Microfilm: Shifting of Seasons (SOS): Spring by Noah Waldron, Trevor Bloom, and Charlie Craighead (USA)
Best Screendance Short: Aberthol by Thomas Cummings (UK)
Best Music Video: Ankobo + Kaboo Wakangenei by Felix Umarov (Russia)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Shifting of Seasons (SOS): Spring by Noah Waldron, Trevor Bloom, and Charlie Craighead (USA)
Best Mobile Short: The Ballad Of Boot Knife Belle by Christopher Lantry (USA)
Best Director (Male): Juraj Štepka for The Silence (Slovakia)
Best Student Director (Male): Jim Zou for Woods in The Rain (China)
Best First Time Director (Female): Fan Xun Lilac for Rekindle (Singapore)
Best First Time Director (Male): Tom Van Immerseel for Fubar (Belgium)
Best Actress: Raluca Aprodu for With Arms Wide Open (Romania)
Best Actor: Alexandru Chindriș for With Arms Wide Open (Romania)
Best Cinematography: Ryan Campbell for Kandi Kids (USA)
Best Production Design: Vasya Ivanov for Ankobo + Kaboo Wakangenei (Russia)
Best Visual FX: Hengrui Zhang for The Cage (USA)
Best Sound Design: Kevin Dippold for What If (USA)
Best Original Score: Emiliano Mazzenga for Landing (USA)
Best Original Story: Jiahe Li for Big Fish (China)
Best Short Script: Maysîr by Lyna Dubarry (UK)
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