Best Film of the Month (Special Jury Award)
Blood Runs by Kyle Leatherberry (USA)
Best Foreign-Language Film of the Month (Special Jury Award)
The Owl by Sam Wong (Hong Kong)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Becoming Lucy by Jared Elkin (USA)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Ork by Alex Popov (USA)
Best Film of the Month (Runners-up)
Alexander the Brain by Danny Pakulski (USA)
Escalation by Christian Bachini (Italy)
Familial by Catherine Schetina (USA)
Flora’s Spell by Bianca Siplin (USA)
One in the Chamber by Hubert Boorder (Canada)
Pit by Min Kim (South Korea)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: Blood Runs by Kyle Leatherberry (USA)
Best Action Short: One in the Chamber by Hubert Boorder (Canada)
Best Crime Short: Blood Runs by Kyle Leatherberry (USA)
Best Mystery Short: A Familiar Voice by Antonio Caiazzo (Italy)
Best Thriller Short: Familial by Catherine Schetina (USA)
Best Horror Short: Escalation by Christian Bachini (Italy)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Ork by Alex Popov (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: Ork by Alex Popov (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Block by João Vaz Oliveira (Portugal)
Best Student Short: Alexander the Brain by Danny Pakulski (USA)
Best Animation Short: Mountain Spirits by Qiwei Li, Zishan Huang, Yin Fu, and Yuxuan Fu (China)
Best Children Short: Mountain Spirits by Qiwei Li, Zishan Huang, Yin Fu, and Yuxuan Fu (China)
Best Women Short: Becoming Lucy by Jared Elkin (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: DIVR by Zoey Martinson (USA)
Best Microfilm: Block by João Vaz Oliveira (Portugal)
Best Music Video: A Feast That Never Comes by Maria Juranic (USA)
Best Screendance Short: A Feast That Never Comes by Maria Juranic (USA)
Best Director (Female): Bianca Siplin for Flora’s Spell (USA)
Best Director (Male): Christian Bachini for Escalation (Italy)
Best Student Director (Male): Danny Pakulski for Alexander the Brain (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Isa Grassi for Sonder (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Kyle Leatherberry for Blood Runs (USA)
Best Actress: Alexis Nichols for Becoming Lucy (USA)
Best Actor: Kyle Leatherberry for Blood Runs (USA)
Best Child/Young Actress: Gracie Silva for Flora’s Spell (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Analiese Guettinger and Emilie Talbot for Sonder (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Alexis Nichols, Rozie Bacchi, Victor Antonio Oconitrillo, and Alain Azoulay for Becoming Lucy (USA)
Best Cinematography: Simon Yahn for Alexander the Brain (USA)
Best Production Design: Ork (USA)
Best Original Score: Nik Sharshak for Ork (USA)
Best Original Story: Kyle Leatherberry for Blood Runs (USA)
Best Short Script: Colosseum by Adam Jay Crawford (USA)
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