Special Jury Awards
Best Film of the Month
The Stone by Bartosz Kozera (Poland)
Best Foreign-Language Film of the Month (Special Jury Mention)
Lazarus by Guillaume Corde (France)
Film of the Month: Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
777 by Charlie Å (Canada)
Film of the Month: Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Life After by Jesse Edwards (USA)
Best Film of the Month (Runners-up)
Be Still by Ben Hess (USA)
He Murdered Sleep by Jeremy Boxen (Canada)
It’s Probably Me by Erik Almas (USA)
Rock Hard with the Clown by Tyler Kirby (USA)
Spaceship by Jorge G. Camarena (USA)
The Meditater by Justin Giegerich (USA)
Twine by Scott Bolger (USA)
Wait for the Dog by Ian Rowe and Dillon Petrillo (USA)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: Rock Hard with the Clown by Tyler Kirby (USA)
Best Drama Short: The Stone by Bartosz Kozera (Poland)
Best Documentary Short: Finding Abraham by Malcolm Green (UK)
Best Romantic Short: Organica by Alison Scorgie (UK)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Rock Hard with the Clown by Tyler Kirby (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: Someone in Time by Yu Zhang (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Twine by Scott Bolger (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: He Murdered Sleep by Jeremy Boxen (Canada)
Best Fantasy Short: Mauthaus by Betty Kaplan (Germany)
Best Student Short: Victims by Yumeng Liu (China)
Best Director (Female): Meg Griffiths and Scott Faris for Into the Circle (USA)
Best Director (Male): Erik Almas for It’s Probably Me (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Tamuna Shengelia for The Dream (Georgia)
Best First Time Director (Male): Charlie Å for 777 (Canada)
Best Young Filmmaker: Yumeng Liu for Victims (China)
Best Actress: Cathryn De Prume for It’s Probably Me (USA)
Best Actor: Brown Frown the Clown for Rock Hard with the Clown (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Rocky Carmine, Patrick Jensen, Bert Martling, John Reaves, Ben Oliver, I-95 Collector, Jameson Babb, Francesca Lyn, Mike Dulin, Katy McCormack, Jacob McFadden, Tom Hall, Samuel Hall, Robert Fugate, Dan Oldman, Brown Frown the Clown, and Steve Boschen for Rock Hard with the Clown (USA)
Best Cinematography: Rock Hard with the Clown (USA)
Best Editing: Toby Dashwood for Finding Abraham (UK)
Best Sound Design: Finding Abraham (UK)
Best Original Score: Charlie Å for 777 (Canada)
Best Original Story: Cory Shanbom for The Meditater (USA)
Best Short Script: Tables – A Violent World Story by Roberto J. Gomez and Marc Alan Kropfl (USA)
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