Dead Man’s Bluff by Franklin Guerrero, Jr. (USA)
Runner-ups
Eugene vs Humanity by Michael David Charles Hicks (USA)
God’s Gracie by Chateau Bezerra (USA)
Pâté by Matthew Emery (USA)
Skye Steele: Rise of Nefertiti by Howard Perry (UK)
Violet Rain by Shaun Lupton (USA)
Most Exciting Emerging Filmmakers
Sebastian Ortiz Wilkins (Mexico), director of Bonsai and Mente Mariposa
Ashutosh Jha (India), director of A Bitter Pill, Blue Funk, Inner City and Vicious Circle
Best Indie Short: Pâté by Matthew Emery (USA)
Best Drama Short: Only in Dreams by Travis Mauck (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Zulay and Her Little Wood House by Cuquis Robledo (USA)
Best Romantic Short: Only in Dreams by Travis Mauck (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Disco Dynamite by Tom Clover (UK)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Pâté by Matthew Emery (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Eugene vs Humanity by Michael David Charles Hicks (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: Dead Man’s Bluff by Franklin Guerrero, Jr. (USA)
Best Mystery Short: Skye Steele: Rise of Nefertiti by Howard Perry (UK)
Best Fantasy Short: Forest Creatures Feel No Cold by Edoardo Cantiello (UK)
Best Sci-Fi Short: The Host by Pawel Son Ngo (Poland)
Best Action Short: Violet Rain by Shaun Lupton (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Mente Mariposa by Sebastian Ortiz Wilkins (Mexico)
Best Student Short: God’s Gracie by Chateau Bezerra (USA)
Best Animation Short: Dancer By The Sea by Barbara Mones (USA)
Best Children Short: Tiffany by Christina Christie (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Ten Hours by Trevor Morgan (USA)
Best Microfilm: Circadia by Jacob Murray (USA)
Best Parody Short: J City Heights: Bear and Bitcoin by Kyle John Blake and Kenyon Hoag (USA)
Best Music Video: Grieving Process by Ty Brueilly (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: FOBia by Reshmi Hazra Rustebakke (USA)
Best Director (Female): Katherine Cattani for Detox (USA)
Best Director (Male): Shaun Lupton for Violet Rain (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Christina Christie for Tiffany (USA)
Best Student Director (Male): Matthew Emery for Pâté (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Starr Nathan for Know Me So Well (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Kevin M. Turner for Hear Me (USA)
Best Actress: Eden Helston for Hear Me (USA)
Best Actor: Colin James O’Gorman for Eugene vs Humanity (USA)
Best Child/Young Actress: Willow Finn for Ten Hours (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Claire Burns and Jessie Jolles for Leaving Therapy (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Eugene vs Humanity (USA)
Best Cinematography: Jim Legoy for Dead Man’s Bluff (USA)
Best Editing: Kris Washington and Michael David Charles Hicks for Eugene vs Humanity (USA)
Best Visual FX: Violet Rain (USA)
Best Sound Design: Matt Tracy for Tiffany (USA)
Best Original Score: Marianthe Bezzerides for Dead Man’s Bluff (USA)
Best Original Story: Michael David Charles Hicks and Colin James O’Gorman for Eugene vs Humanity (USA)
Best Short Script: Cavendish, Pepys, and the Zombie Kiss of 1666 by James Fitzmaurice (UK)
