Best Film of the Month
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away by Thad Lee (USA)
Best Foreign-Language Film of the Month
Swann by Antonio Petrone (Switzerland)
Best Student Film of the Month
Vincent by Gabriele Di Sazio (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Special Jury Prize)
Doodle by A.F. Madison (USA)
Runner-ups
Awakening by Mark Anthony Hogan and Tamara Hamilton (Canada)
Cringe by Leo Ramsey (USA)
The Improv Guru by Max Barbakow (USA)
The Picture in the House by David Lapuch (Austria)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: All That You Love Will Be Carried Away by Thad Lee (USA)
Best Drama Short: Swann by Antonio Petrone (Switzerland)
Best Documentary Short: Sockeye Salmon. Red Fish by Dmitriy Shpilenok and Vladislav Grishin (Russia)
Best Romantic Short: Sam & Emma by Vanessa Leigh (USA)
Best Comedy Short: They Won’t Last by Portlynn Tagavi (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Dangerous Game by Bruno du Bois (New Zealand)
Best Thriller Short: Nemesis by Tim Earnheart (USA)
Best Crime Short: The Incredibly Short Life of Peter Panties by Daniel Abril (USA)
Best Mystery Short: All That You Love Will Be Carried Away by Thad Lee (USA)
Best Horror Short: The Picture in the House by David Lapuch (Austria)
Best Fantasy Short: Inner-Critic by Tara Tusher (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Explorers by Borja Escribano (Spain)
Best Western Short: Ghost Town by Christopher M Halligan (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Making of Making Nothing by Barbara Erni (Switzerland)
Best Student Short: Vincent by Gabriele Di Sazio (USA)
Best Animation Short: The Incredibly Short Life of Peter Panties by Daniel Abril (USA)
Best Children Short: AstroLOLogy by Ken Foong (Malaysia)
Best Women Short: City of Widows by Lacey Uhlemeyer (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Sam & Emma by Vanessa Leigh (USA)
Best Microfilm: Ecclesiastes by Lola Rùi (USA)
Best Screendance Short: Golden by Kate Mitchell (USA)
Best Music Video: Juliet by Rik Zak (Canada)
Best Mobile Short: Anticipation by Richard L. Brooks (USA)
Best Director (Female): Lola Rùi for Ecclesiastes (USA)
Best Director (Male): Thad Lee for All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Portlynn Tagavi for They Won’t Last (USA)
Best Student Director (Male): Gabriele Di Sazio for Vincent (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Lacey Uhlemeyer for City of Widows (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Mark DiStefano for A Black Sleep (USA)
Best Actress: Virginia Newcomb for Doodle (USA)
Best Actor: Rhes Low for All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (USA)
Best Supporting Actress: Beau Garrett for Vincent (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Nick Kelly for Cringe (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Erica Ikeda and Dana Deruyck for A Girl Problem (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Noah Tinwa, Carlo Kitzlinger, and Robin Schick for Reduced Visibility (Germany)
Best Cinematography: Matthew Graves for All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (USA)
Best Editing: Matthew Graves and Thad Lee for All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (USA)
Best Visual FX: Miguel Ángel Sánchez Arévalo, Darío G Reina, and Alejandro Carretón for Explorers (Spain)
Best Production Design: Toby Lawhon for The Enigma Men: Marquis Of Vaudeville (USA)
Best Sound Design: All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (USA)
Best Original Score: Jaimie Pangan for Within Their Gates (USA)
Best Original Story: Gabriele Di Sazio and Christina Yang for Vincent (USA)
Best Trailer/Teaser: Off Beat (USA)
Best Short Script: Moonlight Blues by Celeste (USA)
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