Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Rise by Jessica J. Rowlands (Zimbabwe)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Edgar: Enhanced Data Gathering Analysis Robot by Virginia de Witt (USA)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Five Things to Love by Makenna Perkal (USA)
Best Short of the Season (Runners-Up)
A Lasting Place by Juwan Rashaad Howard (USA)
Enneagram In Movement by Lauren Nicole Reins (USA)
My Friend Sam by Daniel Ryan (USA)
Swine by Claire Delany (USA)
The Worst Day Ever? by Keegan Connor Tracy (Canada)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: Swine by Claire Delany (USA)
Best Drama Short: Rise by Jessica J. Rowlands (Zimbabwe)
Best Student Short: A Lasting Place by Juwan Rashaad Howard (USA)
Best Documentary Short: My Friend Sam by Daniel Ryan (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Pick Up by Idil Hermansen (Australia)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Edgar: Enhanced Data Gathering Analysis Robot by Virginia de Witt (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: Mantras At Midnight by Takai Ginwright (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Enneagram In Movement by Lauren Nicole Reins (USA)
Best Female Director: Jessica J. Rowlands for Rise (Zimbabwe)
Best Student Female Director: Claire Delany for Swine (USA)
Best First Time Female Director: Lauren Nicole Reins for Enneagram In Movement (USA)
Best Actress: Makenna Perkal for Five Things to Love (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Robert Morgan and Virginia de Witt for Edgar: Enhanced Data Gathering Analysis Robot (USA)
Best Cinematography: Dan Hertzog for It’s About Time (USA)
Best Editing: Kyle Sanborn for The Worst Day Ever? (Canada)
Best Production Design: Yueyi Zhang for Ventriloquism (USA)
Best Sound Design: Nick Bozzone for It’s About Time (USA)
Best Original Score: Joi Barua for The Inspiration for a Confetti Storm – From Studio to Stage (Singapore)
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