Best Film of the Month (Special Jury Award)
Prepare for Launch by Vince Williams (USA)


Best Foreign Film of the Month (Special Jury Award)
The Perimeter by Joel Korhonen (Finland)


Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Blue by Robert Petrie (USA)


Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Realign by Ruei-Feng Huang (Taiwan)


Best Film of the Month (Runners-up)
Demiurg by Adam Nowak (Poland)
Kill Me by Yushi Li (USA)
Lost by Ekin Onat (Turkey)
Pink Wings by Jaxon Whittington (USA)
Searcher by Bugsy Riverbank Steel (UK)
Tender Moon by Mabel Amanda Maultsby (USA)



Platinum Awards
Best Documentary Short: Holy Cowboys by Varun Chopra (India)
Best Film Noir Short: Searcher by Bugsy Riverbank Steel (UK)
Best Mystery Short: The Perimeter by Joel Korhonen (Finland)
Best Horror Short: Something Behind The Walls by Kit Wilson (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Demiurg by Adam Nowak (Poland)
Best Experimental Short: Hold the Lighthouse by Thomas Soto (Canada)
Best Student Short: Where Shadows Lie by Zachary Doolan (Canada)
Best Animation Short: Blue by Robert Petrie (USA)
Best Children Short: Blue by Robert Petrie (USA)
Best Women Short: 13th Stepping by Emily Ruhl (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: 13th Stepping by Emily Ruhl (USA)
Best Director (Female): Emily Ruhl for 13th Stepping (USA)
Best Director (Male): Adam Nowak for Demiurg (Poland)
Best Student Director (Female): Isis Rubio and Paige Thorsen for Tippy Topper (USA)
Best Student Director (Male): Zachary Doolan for Where Shadows Lie (Canada)
Best First Time Director (Female): Ekin Onat for Lost (Turkey)
Best First Time Director (Male): Joel Korhonen for The Perimeter (Finland)
Best Actress: Eve Zhao for Kill Me (USA)
Best Actor: Brown Frown for Clown Needs a Rock Fix (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Sebastian Cybulski and Tomasz Sobczak for Demiurg (Poland)
Best Ensemble Cast: Jyrki Koskinen, Jukka Linna, Karri Johansson, and Tatu Näyhö for The Perimeter (Finland)
Best Cinematography: James Michael Douglas for Prepare for Launch (USA)
Best Editing: Benjamin Brookes for Searcher (UK)
Best Production Design: The Perimeter (Finland)
Best Special FX: George Mentchoukov for Tender Moon (USA)
Best Visual FX: Blue (USA)
Best Sound Design: Daniel Nolan for Blue (USA)
Best Original Score: Alan Hankers for Blue (USA)
Best Original Story: Jesper Wallenius for The Perimeter (Finland)
Best Short Script: A Perfect Murder by James H Giammatteo (USA)







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