Best Film of the Month
All Blood Runs Red by Paul Mignot (France)
Best Foreign-Language Film of the Month (Special Jury Mention)
Always Be Green by Hu Yudi (China)
Film of the Month: Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Perdition by Paul N Foster (USA)
Film of the Month: Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
T.A.N by Adrian Younge (USA)
Best Film of the Month (Runner-ups)
Another Glass by Alex Loucas (USA)
Ring by Surui Guo (USA)
Seasick by Lindsey Ryan (USA)
Singing Alone With A Farewell by Yi Xiong (China)
Sole Searching in San Francisco by Peter Allas and Eric David Tippett (USA)
TwoBears by Anthony Florez (USA)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: T.A.N by Adrian Younge (USA)
Best Drama Short: All Blood Runs Red by Paul Mignot (France)
Best Documentary Short: Buddha’s Shame by Morteza Atashzamzam (Iran)
Best Comedy Short: The Porns by Adam Juegos (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Falling Up and Up by Daniel Dasent and Adam Campbell (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Disturbance by Ryan Blount (USA)
Best Western Short: Perdition by Paul N Foster (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Somewhere Between by Lucas Boger (USA)
Best Student Short: Singing Alone With A Farewell by Yi Xiong (China)
Best Animation Short: Fantasy of Companionship Between Human and Inanimate by Susan Lim, Samudra Kajal Saikia, and Christina Teenz Tan (Singapore)
Best Children Short: La Marelle by Alexandre Nicot (France)
Best Women Short: My Morning Routine by Georgie Cowan-Turner (UK)
Best LGBTQ Short: Seasick by Lindsey Ryan (USA)
Best Microfilm: La Marelle by Alexandre Nicot (France)
Best Screendance Short: Odyssey by Robin Cantrell (USA)
Best Music Video: Ballet by Asya Nikolaeva (Ukraine)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Daddydelphia by Harold Eric (USA)
Best Parody Short: 2020: A 1917 Parody by Stephen Ford (USA)
Best Director (Female): Lindsey Ryan for Seasick (USA)
Best Director (Male): Paul Mignot for All Blood Runs Red (France)
Best Student Director (Female): Hu Yudi for Always Be Green (China)
Best Student Director (Male): Cameron Leingang for Not One More (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Robin Cantrell for Odyssey (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Anthony Florez for TwoBears (USA)
Best Actress: Victoria Vertuga for Once Beautiful Woman (USA)
Best Actor: Bruno Henry for All Blood Runs Red (France)
Best Child/Young Actress: Annabelle Collins for Trafficked (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Leven Rambin and Jessica Pinfield for Red Giant (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Jee Heng Liao, David Dotterer, Wataru Nishida, Audrey Yeoman, Jess Renee, Sarah Jayne Rothkopf, Sui Nakashima, Kochatorn Boonmark, Jasmina Makota, and Mallory Moser for The Porns (USA)
Best Cinematography: Eric Dumont for All Blood Runs Red (France)
Best Editing: Tao Delport for All Blood Runs Red (France)
Best Production Design: Jeanne Ader for All Blood Runs Red (France)
Best Visual FX: All Blood Runs Red (France)
Best Sound Design: All Blood Runs Red (France)
Best Original Score: Manu Martin, Ron J Danziger, and Joi Barua for Fantasy of Companionship Between Human and Inanimate (Singapore)
Best Original Story: Jack Hahn for Synthetic Beaches (USA)
Best Short Script: Becoming Sam by Gary D Jaworski (USA)
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