Best Film of the Month
Carnival of Wonders by Christopher Childers and Jonathan Lawrence (USA)
Best Foreign-Language Film of the Month
Bora Bora by Frédéric de Pontcharra (France)
Best Student Film of the Month
The Box by Gezilda Lima (Russia)
Runner-ups
Alina by Rami Kodeih (USA)
Flight by Stefan Fleischlig-Tangl (Austria)
Goodnight Death by Elsa Levytsky (USA)
On a Journey by Andrea Carolina (Puerto Rico)
Practice by Moira Fett (USA)
Ruth by Shannon Jarrell-Ivey (USA)
There’s No Word for Us by Jane Rowen and Nora Hawari (USA)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: Tortun: A Poetry of A Girl Who Fell to Earth by Bouquet Napussorn (Thailand)
Best Drama Short: Alina by Rami Kodeih (USA)
Best Documentary Short: The Roads Most Traveled: Photojournalist Don Bartletti by Bill Wisneski (USA)
Best Romantic Short: On a Journey by Andrea Carolina (Puerto Rico)
Best Comedy Short: American Marriage by Giorgio Arcelli Fontana (Italy)
Best Dark Comedy Short: The Box by Gezilda Lima (Russia)
Best Thriller Short: Goodnight Death by Elsa Levytsky (USA)
Best Crime Short: Feint by Matthew Genecov (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: Soul of Steel by Alexandre Bilardo (Switzerland)
Best Mystery Short: Brut by Nick Chartrand (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: Goodnight Death by Elsa Levytsky (USA)
Best Horror Short: Room 566 by Dylan Snyder (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Amara by Ethan Chancer (USA)
Best Western Short: Spindletop: The Beginning by Jason Leal (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Carnival of Wonders by Christopher Childers and Jonathan Lawrence (USA)
Best Student Short: The Box by Gezilda Lima (Russia)
Best Children Short: The Paperboy by Michael James Regan and Mark Brombacher (Canada)
Best Women Short: Ruth by Shannon Jarrell-Ivey (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Practice by Moira Fett (USA)
Best Microfilm: After Night by Hengrui Zhang (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Down the Caravan by Sara Sugarman (UK)
Best Music Video: This Room by Roger Spy (UK)
Best Mobile Short: Mason and Jay Save The World! by John Woosley (USA)
Best Director (Female): Shannon Jarrell-Ivey for Ruth (USA)
Best Director (Male): Rami Kodeih for Alina (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Andrea Carolina for On a Journey (Puerto Rico)
Best Student Director (Male): HuHaoNan for Trip To The West (China)
Best First Time Director (Female): Gezilda Lima for The Box (Russia)
Best First Time Director (Male): Nelson Ng Chak Hei for Magic Kingdom (Hong Kong)
Best Actress: Jane Rowen for There’s No Word for Us (USA)
Best Actor: Reinhold G. Moritz for Flight (Austria)
Best Supporting Actress: Tracey Hoyt for The Procedure (Canada)
Best Child/Young Actor: Connor Falk for Overcast (USA)
Best Acting Duo: David Witts and Marisa Hood for Furca (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Alia Shawkat, Edin Gali, Erika Soto, William McCullough, Rebeca Robles, Jillian Federman, Dorota Puzio, Sean Harmon and Weetus Cren for Alina (USA)
Best Cinematography: Stefan Fleischlig-Tangl for Flight (Austria)
Best Editing: Guiseppe Masi for Goodnight Death (USA)
Best Visual FX: Ethan Chancer for Amara (USA)
Best Production Design: Angelina Ivanchey and Raziya Salmanova for The Box (Russia)
Best Sound Design: Guiseppe Masi for Goodnight Death (USA)
Best Original Score: Sid Acharya for State of Mind (Australia)
Best Original Story: Natacha de Pontcharra for Bora Bora (France)
Best Short Script: The Lighthouse by Kimberly Seilhamer (USA)
FINALISTS (OFFICIAL SELECTION)
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