Best Film of the Month (Special Jury Award)
El Paso 11:55 by Keith Jardine (USA)



Best Foreign-Language Film of the Month (Special Jury Award)
Ellie by Fernando Bonelli (Spain)


Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Lineage by Finnegan Haid (USA)


Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Takbir by Jordi Calvet (Spain)


Best Film of the Month (Runners-up)
A Rush of Peace by Jake Lockett (USA)
Mingming by 荣欣 张 (China)
One Man Band by Dekang Liu (USA)
Screenlife by Antonis Karathanasopoulos (Greece)



Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: Takbir by Jordi Calvet (Spain)
Best Drama Short: Ellie by Fernando Bonelli (Spain)
Best Documentary Short: The Aligned Athlete by Jordan Gorman (USA)
Best Crime Short: A Rush of Peace by Jake Lockett (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: El Paso 11:55 by Keith Jardine (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Takbir by Jordi Calvet (Spain)
Best Horror Short: Lineage by Finnegan Haid (USA)
Best Western Short: Dirty Rotten Tofu and the Gohan Girls by June K Inuzuka (USA)
Best Student Short: Aquarium In The Fishbowl by Sabrina Jane (China)
Best Animation Short: The Cocoon by David Shen Miller (USA)
Best Screendance Short: Rum 444 by Peter Svenzon and Joakim Envik Karlsson (Sweden)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Pinheiro: Ep02 – Refresh by Thomas Dunzendorfer (Austria)
Best Male Director: Jordi Calvet for Takbir (Spain)
Best First Time Female Director: 荣欣 张 for Mingming (China)
Best First Time Male Director: Keith Jardine for El Paso 11:55 (USA)
Best Actor: Keith Jardine for El Paso 11:55 (USA)
Best Supporting Actress: Alina Phelan for A Rush of Peace (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Pedro Casablanc for Takbir (Spain)
Best Acting Duo: Brendan Fehr and Keith Jardine for El Paso 11:55 (USA)
Best Editing: Dirty Rotten Tofu and the Gohan Girls (USA)
Best Production Design: Zirao Zhang for One Man Band (USA)
Best Sound Design: Dirty Rotten Tofu and the Gohan Girls (USA)
Best Original Score: Joel Humlén for The Rebirth (Sweden)
Best Original Story: Keith Jardine for El Paso 11:55 (USA)







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