Best Film of the Month
Señor by Masha Clark (UK)


Film of the Month: Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
On a Whim by Asya Nikolaeva (Ukraine)


Film of the Month: Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Roam by David Jung (USA)


Foreign-Language Film of the Month (Special Jury Mention)
Star Child by Alex Guéry (France)


Best Film of the Month (Runner-ups)
3rd Time’s A Charm by Alice L Walker (USA)
Adulting by Ania Gauer and Julien Gauthier (France)
Breaking the Silence by Seayoon Jeong (USA)
Broken Window Theory by Cristian Trujillo García (Colombia)
Miles To Go Before I Sleep by Xiaohan Zhang (USA)
Piece of Mind by Oliver Lavery-Farag (UK)
Prometheus by Igor Karapetyan (Russia)
The Fixer by Michael Schilf (USA)




Best Indie Short: Adulting by Ania Gauer and Julien Gauthier (France)
Best Drama Short: Star Child by Alex Guéry (France)
Best Documentary Short: Devil’s Gold by Alexander Sworik and Daniel Agre (Canada)
Best Comedy Short: McLean Avenue by Dalmar James, jr. (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: 3rd Time’s A Charm by Alice L Walker (USA)
Best Action Short: Gunther by Ryan Rowley (USA)
Best Thriller Short: The Fixer by Michael Schilf (USA)
Best Crime Short: The Fixer by Michael Schilf (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: Prometheus by Igor Karapetyan (Russia)
Best Mystery Short: Caught by Kai Sitter (Germany)
Best Horror Short: Nova by David McAbee (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Roam by David Jung (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: Athel by Alyazia Nahyan (United Arab Emirates)
Best Western Short: Miles To Go Before I Sleep by Xiaohan Zhang (USA)
Best Romantic Short: Romance by Giorgi tkemaladze (Georgia)
Best Experimental Short: Elevation Zero by Raed Barance and Anthony Bravo (USA)
Best Student Short: Señor by Masha Clark (UK)
Best Animation Short: The Last Step by Stanislav Matveev (Austria)
Best Women Short: On a Whim by Asya Nikolaeva (Ukraine)
Best LGBTQ Short: My Love, Our Love by Han Luo (China)
Best Microfilm: Love Me Tender by Juliette Blanche (France)
Best Screendance Short: Lights Within by Gabriella Hanna (Australia)
Best Music Video: Wax Tailor – Misery (Ft. Rosemary Standley) by Berkay Türk (France)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: McLean Avenue by Dalmar James, jr. (USA)
Best Director (Female): Asya Nikolaeva for On a Whim (Ukraine)
Best Director (Male): Alex Guéry for Star Child (France)
Best Student Director (Female): Masha Clark for Señor (UK)
Best Student Director (Male): Akhil Deva for Distant (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Ania Gauer and Julien Gauthier for Adulting (France)
Best First Time Director (Male): Michael Schilf for The Fixer (USA)
Best Actress: Sophia Del Pizzo for On a Whim (Ukraine)
Best Actor: Nathan Winfield Wallace for 3rd Time’s A Charm (USA)
Best Supporting Actress: Linnea Gardner for Armstrong (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Danny Trejo for The Fixer (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Pauline Chalamet and Dylan Raffin for Adulting (France)
Best Acting Ensemble: Ger Glennon, Joe Rooney, Francis Cronin, Ryan Rafferty, and Michael Foster for McLean Avenue (USA)
Best Cinematography: Alex Guéry for Star Child (France)
Best Editing: Nic Goodwin for Tales of the Fox (South Africa)
Best Production Design: Armstrong (USA)
Best Sound Design: Gunther (USA)
Best Original Score: Deniz Turan for Armstrong (USA)
Best Original Story: Seayoon Jeong and Sandra Philip for Breaking the Silence (USA)
Best Short Script: With Sipos in Budapest by Ana Ingham (Turkey)















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