Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
How to Rebury Your Friend by Pengfei Fan (China)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Breaking the Tide by Katrin York (USA)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Dog’s Life by Xueyan Wang (China)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Kukuk: A Romani Soul Unbroken by Yonka Yancheva (Bulgaria)
Best Short of the Season (Runners-Up)
A Farewell for You by Yichen Ethan Shen (China)
Lady Jasmine by Hanzi Zhao (China)
New Moon by Nic Zhang (China)
The Secret Night by Yitong Liu (China)
Best Indie Short: How to Rebury Your Friend by Pengfei Fan (China)
Best Drama Short: Breaking the Tide by Katrin York (USA)
Best Documentary Short: A Film About Choosing to Live by Alexander Denysenko (Canada/Ukraine)
Best Thriller Short: Dating A Suspicious Man by Anna Zaitseva (USA)
Best Student Short: The Secret Night by Yitong Liu (China)
Best Women Short: Lady Jasmine by Hanzi Zhao (China)
Best Microfilm: The People, United by Ellen Gavin (USA)
Best Female Director: Katrin York for Breaking the Tide (USA)
Best Male Director: Yichen Ethan Shen for A Farewell for You (China)
Best Acting Duo: Omar J. Dorsey and Barry Shabaka Henley for Mr. Benjamin’s Birthday (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Yoana Sashova, Veselin Anchev, Nataliya Tsekova, Valeri Lekov, Kamen Mirchev, and Daniel Lekov for Kukuk: A Romani Soul Unbroken (Bulgaria)
Best Editing: Invisible String (USA)
Best Sound Design: Shuo Shen for Dog’s Life (China)
Best Short Script: The Unthinkable Thought by Dion Aralihalli (USA)
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