Best Short of the Season & Best Foreign-Language Short of the Season (Special Jury Awards)
Dark Cell by Jean-Michel Tari (France)


Awards of Excellence (Special Jury Mentions)
August by Eli McGowan (USA)
A Dishonourable Death by Blok (UK)
Old Time Radio: Your Move by Joel Harlow (USA)


Best Shorts of the Season (Runners-up)
Caroline by Riccardo Constant (USA)
Dasher by Joaquim Adrià Pujol (USA)
That’s Enough Now Thanks by Aquila Chase-Daniel (USA)
The Risk Takers by Xano Alexander Cuervo (USA)
Vividream by Matteo Di Loreto (Denmark)
Water Dawg by Christopher Baiza (USA)


Platinum Awards
Best Drama Short: August by Eli McGowan (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Oppenheimer After Trinity by Trent J. DiGiulio and Larry L. Sheffield (USA)
Best Romantic Short: That’s Enough Now Thanks by Aquila Chase-Daniel (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: A Dishonourable Death by Blok (UK)
Best Thriller Short: Caroline by Riccardo Constant (USA)
Best Horror Short: Water Dawg by Christopher Baiza (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Dark Cell by Jean-Michel Tari (France)
Best Experimental Short: Dasher by Joaquim Adrià Pujol (USA)
Best Student Short: August by Eli McGowan (USA)
Best Microfilm: Farewell to a Legend: The Last Blast by Bryn Downing (UK)
Best Screendance Short: Vividream by Matteo Di Loreto (Denmark)
Best Music Video: The Rebellion by Gabriel Hostetler (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: The Risk Takers by Xano Alexander Cuervo (USA)
Best Male Director: Jean-Michel Tari for Dark Cell (France)
Best Student Male Director: Eli McGowan for August (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: Blok for A Dishonourable Death (UK)
Best Actor: Curt Neill for Livable Measure of Miserableness (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: George Basil for Livable Measure of Miserableness (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Alain Figlarz, Juliette Tresanini, Jonathan Pineau Bonetti, Pol White, Eric Debrosse, and Christel Wallois for Dark Cell (France)
Best Cinematography: Dark Cell (France)
Best Editing: Dark Cell (France)
Best Production Design: Mary Smit for August (USA)
Best Visual FX: Dark Cell (France)
Best Special FX: Old Time Radio: Your Move (USA)
Best Sound Design: Dark Cell (France)
Best Original Score: Dark Cell (France)
Best Original Story: Jean-Michel Tari for Dark Cell (France)
Best Short Script: Just Outside of Victory by Justin Wheelon (USA)















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