Best Film of the Month (Special Jury Award)
Vacationland by Joseph Louis Coleman (USA)
Best Foreign-Language Film of the Month (Special Jury Award)
The Virgin by Yuying Tang (China)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Means To An End by Tanya M. Wheeler (New Zealand)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Sinfonietta by Donald Scott Masterson (USA)
Best Film of the Month (Runners-up)
Another Dead Sailor by Jack Lennard Willoughby (UK)
My Dear Rebecca by David Zuccarelli (USA)
Rorschach by Steffi West Harshberger (USA)
The Baker by Taylan Yalkin (UK)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: Sinfonietta by Donald Scott Masterson (USA)
Best Drama Short: Rorschach by Steffi West Harshberger (USA)
Best Documentary Short: RugbyTown by Patrick Guthrie (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: My Dear Rebecca by David Zuccarelli (USA)
Best Thriller Short: SafeGuard by Dan Whitehead and Christopher Stokes (USA)
Best Student Short: Vacationland by Joseph Louis Coleman (USA)
Best Animation Short: Mixed Signals by Thomas van Kampen (Canada)
Best Children Short: Ripple Nipple by Yuying Tang (China)
Best Women Short: The Virgin by Yuying Tang (China)
Best Music Video: Interracial Couple In A Cheerios Ad by Christine Lakin (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: I Didn’t Mean To Go Mental by Layne Marie Williams (USA)
Best Director (Female): Steffi West Harshberger for Rorschach (USA)
Best Student Director (Male): Joseph Louis Coleman for Vacationland (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Tanya M. Wheeler for Means To An End (New Zealand)
Best First Time Director (Male): Jack Lennard Willoughby for Another Dead Sailor (UK)
Best Ensemble Cast: Olivia Fildes, Eva McEntee, Louis Dickins, Zara Carter, Daniel Howden, Eugenia Garcia Rahi, Sara Guerra Puello, Anna Rasheed, and Lydia Hollowmoor for This Idea of Love (Australia)
Best Cinematography: Ilya Mentzarar and Ilya Savelyev for The Muse (USA)
Best Production Design: Max Karpylev for The Muse (USA)
Best Original Score: Camiel Jansen for Small World (Netherlands)
Best Original Story: Garner Haines for The Time Is Right (Canada)
Best Short Script: Sven by Jesse Dorian (USA)
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