Clay by Leonard Rääf (Denmark)
Runner-ups
Fallen Angels by Casey de Fremery (USA)
Hollow Tooth by Samuel Kaperski (France)
Life in Four Seasons by Stefan Apostolov (USA)
Little Brother by Dikega Hadnot (USA)
Moth by Allyn Quigley (Ireland)
Zenith by Christopher Yager (USA)
Best Indie Short: Clay by Leonard Rääf (Denmark)
Best Drama Short: Hollow Tooth by Samuel Kaperski (France)
Best Documentary Short: Gun Show by Richard Chisolm (USA)
Best Comedy Short: F.Y.D. by Chad McCord (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Dognap by Aiman Samat (Malaysia)
Best Thriller Short: The Attaché by André Stringer (USA)
Best Action Short: Dognap by Aiman Samat (Malaysia)
Best Crime Short: Fallen Angels by Casey de Fremery (USA)
Best Mystery Short: Little Brother by Dikega Hadnot (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Aphasia by Michael Klepacki (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Life in Four Seasons by Stefan Apostolov (USA)
Best Student Short: A Cloud on Fire by Julie Gaston (Germany)
Best Animation Short: Umbrella by Helena Hilario and Mario Pece (Brazil)
Best Children Short: Umbrella by Helena Hilario and Mario Pece (Brazil)
Best Women Short: Killing Irma by Sarah Clark (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: You’re Already Here by Michael Austin Nicolo (USA)
Best Microfilm: Dognap by Aiman Samat (Malaysia)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Peter Pan by Ronald Lee Allman (USA)
Best Web and New Media: VAL by Valentine Aprile (USA)
Best Drone Short: The Heart of Greenland by Andrii Andreiev (Ukraine)
Best Director (Female): Sang Ma for Caroline (USA)
Best Director (Male): Stefan Apostolov for Life in Four Seasons (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Jasmin Tenucci for How I Learned to Breathe Out of Water (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Anna Naumi for Vicky’s Not Here (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Roy Huang for Eva (USA)
Best Actress: Tina Tanzer for Vicky’s Not Here (USA)
Best Actor: Simon Lee Phillips for The Sunset Channel (Canada)
Best Child/Young Actress: Nita Chikadze for Voiceless (USA)
Best Child/Young Actor: Elvis Fong for An Endless End (Hong Kong)
Best Acting Duo: Daryl Ansifeld and Sandra Baskin for Killing Irma (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Ryan Francis, Clayton Froning, Kelby Keenan, Rachel Levine and Jim Pirri for Fallen Angels (USA)
Best Cinematography: Dimitar Skobelev for Life in Four Seasons (USA)
Best Editing: Noah Berlow for Life in Four Seasons (USA)
Best Visual FX: Life in Four Seasons (USA)
Best Production Design: Christopher Yager for Zenith (USA)
Best Sound Design: Brando Dalo and Justin Arbabi for Zenith (USA)
Best Original Score: George Strezov for Life in Four Seasons (USA)
Best Original Story: Matthew Kinahan and Ben O’Neil for The Sunset Channel (Canada)
Best Short Script: Punch! by Meredith Grace Dabney (USA)
FINALISTS (OFFICIAL SELECTION)
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