Best Film of the Month
On the Mountain by Jacqueline Cowgill (USA)
Best Foreign-Language Film of the Month (Special Jury Mention)
Truce by Saleh Khataybeh (Jordan)
Film of the Month: Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Latasha Harlins: A Rose That Grew from Concrete by Shannon Dion (USA)
Film of the Month: Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Life Was Wonderful by Toy Alan (USA)
Best Film of the Month (Runner-ups)
Father, Daughter and Old Woman by Alfredo Gómez (Spain)
Good Head by Matt Servitto (USA)
Just Another Summer by Ryan Little (USA)
Night Encounter by Lei Jia (USA)
Palm Swings by Marques Mallare (USA)
Wrinkle by Behrad Ezati (Iran)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: Truce by Saleh Khataybeh (Jordan)
Best Drama Short: Latasha Harlins: A Rose That Grew from Concrete by Shannon Dion (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Connected Off the Grid by Rachel Bujalski (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Down the Caravan by Sara Sugarman (UK)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Good Head by Matt Servitto (USA)
Best Romantic Short: On the Mountain by Jacqueline Cowgill (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Lotus by Angelika Fürstler and Austin Ahlborg (France)
Best Student Short: Life Was Wonderful by Toy Alan (USA)
Best Women Short: Masrya by Asmaa Gamal (Egypt)
Best LGBTQ Short: Palm Swings by Marques Mallare (USA)
Best Microfilm: A Piece of Land by Ranja Ali (Iraq)
Best Music Video: Geneva Jacuzzi’s Casket by Chris Friend (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Good Head by Matt Servitto (USA)
Best Web and New Media: CV19 by Samuel Bailey (UK)
Best Mobile Short: Manhedonia by Simon Bates (UK)
Best Director (Female): Angelika Fürstler and Austin Ahlborg for Lotus (France)
Best Director (Male): Toy Alan for Life Was Wonderful (USA)
Best Student Director (Male): Lei Jia for Night Encounter (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Jacqueline Cowgill for On the Mountain (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Saleh Khataybeh for Truce (Jordan)
Best Young Filmmaker: Dev Mitra for The Meadow (USA)
Best Actress: Amy Gordon for Big Time (USA)
Best Actor: Paul Ferro for Life Was Wonderful (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Alissa Filoramo and Amick Viccellio for On the Mountain (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Ryan Kelley, Jack Depew, Matthew Ryan Wilson, and Bailey Noble for Just Another Summer (USA)
Best Cinematography: Ali Farahani for The Bookshop (UK)
Best Editing: Jose Restrepo for Fly Myself Home (USA)
Best Production Design: On the Mountain (USA)
Best Visual FX: Simon Wu for The Meadow (USA)
Best Sound Design: Life Was Wonderful (USA)
Best Original Score: Alan Williams for Moving Art: Whales and Dolphins (USA)
Best Original Story: Jacqueline Cowgill for On the Mountain (USA)
Best Short Script: Terminus by Tim Seyfert (UK)
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