Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
A Father’s Job by Frank Christian Wagner (Germany)
Best Foreign-Language Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
The Rocking Chair by Jenö Hodi (Hungary)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Matthew by Matt Servitto (USA)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
The Cut by Eric Chen (Canada)
Best Short of the Season (Runners-up)
Ave Gradiva by Yuri Riklis (Israel)
Boyhoarder by Gabrielle Carrubba (USA)
Elliott by Adam Zammiello (USA)
Lao Du by Yuchen Ding (China)
Process by Patrick Gather (UK)
The Survivor by Rajath Rajanikanth (India)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: A Father’s Job by Frank Christian Wagner (Germany)
Best Drama Short: The Cut by Eric Chen (Canada)
Best Documentary Short: Tarpuna: Guardians of the Coconut and the Mangrove by Gustavo Chiriboga (Ecuador)
Best Romantic Short: Ave Gradiva by Yuri Riklis (Israel)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Men Grieving by Adam Peltier (USA)
Best Action Short: The Survivor by Rajath Rajanikanth (India)
Best Horror Short: Boyhoarder by Gabrielle Carrubba (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Ten Thousand Times by Li Huan-Yu (Taiwan)
Best Fantasy Short: Echo by Jo Southwell (UK)
Best Experimental Short: Cornerboy by Kai Kurve (Germany)
Best Student Short: I Remember by Raphaël Benoit Pettigrew (Canada)
Best Animation Short: Pigeonholed by Courtney Chapman (USA)
Best Music Video: Mendirman (I’m the One) by Nadir Sabirov and Khurshid Sabirov (Uzbekistan)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Who’s Annie? by Sophia Peer (USA)
Best Male Director: Jenö Hodi for The Rocking Chair (Hungary)
Best Student Female Director: Dasha Bough for Now I Am Old and Do Not Need the Moon (USA)
Best Student Male Director: Raphaël Benoit Pettigrew for I Remember (Canada)
Best First Time Male Director: Frank Christian Wagner for A Father’s Job (Germany)
Best Actress: Franciska Farkas for The Rocking Chair (Hungary)
Best Actor: Miklós Székely B. for The Rocking Chair (Hungary)
Best Supporting Actor: Béla Mészáros for The Rocking Chair (Hungary)
Best Acting Duo: Adam Peltier and Lucas Brahme for Men Grieving (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Briane Keane, Ezra Knight, Zachary Zamsky, Kim Yancey, Robert Palumbo, Louisa Erlich, Matthew Palumbo, and Tom Slevin for Matthew (USA)
Best Cinematography: Jens Schaffner for A Father’s Job (Germany)
Best Editing: Li Huan-Yu for Ten Thousand Times (Taiwan)
Best Production Design: Lao Du (China)
Best Original Score: Robin Hoffmann for A Father’s Job (Germany)
Best Original Story: Frank Christian Wagner for A Father’s Job (Germany)
Best Short Script: The Deal by Jenö Hodi, Árpád Hermán, and Dorottya Dürr (Hungary)
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