Best Film of the Month
Calf Rope by Bradley Hawkins (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Special Jury Prize)
A Parable For Winter by Conor Soucy (USA)
Runner-ups
A Strange Calm by Austin Rourke (USA)
Astray by Josh Brainin and Ernest Kabashi (USA)
Class Photo by Laura Niles (USA)
Fine by Maya Yadlin (Israel)
Henry Needs a New Home by Seamus Murphy (Australia)
On The Floor by Corey Koepper (USA)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: Henry Needs a New Home by Seamus Murphy (Australia)
Best Drama Short: A Parable For Winter by Conor Soucy (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Spirits We Dance by Natalija Gormalova (Ghana)
Best Romantic Short: A Lily in L.A. by Glen Michel (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Brunch in Babel by Derek Nicoletto (USA)
Best Thriller Short: A Strange Calm by Austin Rourke (USA)
Best Mystery Short: Interrupted by Giorgio Carlevaro (USA)
Best Horror Short: Soon Comes Night by Austin Rourke (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: Inextricable by Shuang Lyu and Sining Pan (China)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Raze of the Cyborg by Young-H. Lee (Taiwan)
Best Western Short: Calf Rope by Bradley Hawkins (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Brunch in Babel by Derek Nicoletto (USA)
Best Student Short: Night Cab by Keping Sun (USA)
Best Animation Short: The Train to Qinling by Shir Baron (USA)
Best Children Short: Calf Rope by Bradley Hawkins (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: On The Floor by Corey Koepper (USA)
Best Microfilm: Another Satisfied Customer by Peier “Tracy” Shen (USA)
Best Screendance Short: Cold Storage by Thomas Freundlich (Finland)
Best Music Video: Wasted by Denys Shchukin (Ukraine)
Best Mobile Short: The Music Team: Herman Faustus Chatman Pt. 2 by Jonathan Croft (Canada)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Harbor Island by Tiffany Rhodes (USA)
Best Parody Short: Coasters: A Film by Ben Kurns by J.G. Murphy and Nolan Pugh (USA)
Best Director (Female): Tiffany Rhodes for Harbor Island (USA)
Best Director (Male): Conor Soucy for A Parable For Winter (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Maya Yadlin for Fine (Israel)
Best Student Director (Male): Ian Thomas Kent for Heartstruck (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Laura Niles for Class Photo (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Alexis Perrotte and Diego Perrotte for Skitoz (France)
Best Actress: Heather Hentila for The Veil (USA)
Best Actor: William Baldwin for Talk (France)
Best Supporting Actress: Vanessa Silva for The Veil (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Beto Coville for The Edge (Portugal)
Best Child/Young Actress: Lacey Caroline for Harbor Island (USA)
Best Child/Young Actor: Lukas Barnett for Calf Rope (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Samuel Dunning and Johan Gran for A Parable For Winter (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Lacey Caroline, Pat Dortch, Chris Lamica, Tiffany Rhodes, William Ferguson, Luke Weber Hondros, Alistair Stufflet, Frank Johnson, Brooks Robinson, Noelle DeAtley, and Collin Davidson for Harbor Island (USA)
Best Cinematography: Michel Amathieu for Skitoz (France)
Best Editing: Ryan Geesaman for Calf Rope (USA)
Best Visual FX: Wasted (Ukraine)
Best Production Design: Harbor Island (USA)
Best Sound Design: Art Espinosa for Interrupted (USA)
Best Original Score: Ellie Brooke and Bradley Hawkins for Calf Rope (USA)
Best Original Story: Simon Longmore for Not Your Average Bear (Canada)
Best Short Script: Mijo by John Mccarney (USA)
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