Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Waar Thuis Was by Youri Smaal (Netherlands)
Best Foreign-Language Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Marie s’envole by Léa Sassi (France)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
The Watson Journals by Michael Cox (New Zealand)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
What Ever Happened to Jonny Faith by Benjamin Pollack (USA)
Best Short of the Season (Runners-up)
Enemy No More by Christopher Schultz (USA)
Kidnap by Aoxue Song (China)
Rat in the Kitchen by Arkish Aftab (India)
Shadow Under the Bed by Yu-Le Chang (Taiwan)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: Waar Thuis Was by Youri Smaal (Netherlands)
Best Drama Short: What Ever Happened to Jonny Faith by Benjamin Pollack (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Before the Oil by Roel Swierenga (Netherlands)
Best Comedy Short: Breakdown by Gabriel Tibi (France)
Best Crime Short: The Watson Journals by Michael Cox (New Zealand)
Best Film Noir Short: Double Nickel by Mark Tomov (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Rat in the Kitchen by Arkish Aftab (India)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Solitary Waves by Thomas Dubois (France)
Best Fantasy Short: Shadow Under the Bed by Yu-Le Chang (Taiwan)
Best Student Short: The Translator by Ryan Collins (USA)
Best Children Short: Shadow Under the Bed by Yu-Le Chang (Taiwan)
Best Women Short: Marie s’envole by Léa Sassi (France)
Best Microfilm: Swoon by Erika Maish (USA)
Best Music Video: Venom by Alfredo Vidal (USA)
Best Female Director: Léa Sassi for Marie s’envole (France)
Best Male Director: Roel Swierenga for Before the Oil (Netherlands)
Best First Time Female Director: Brooke Markham for Sis (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: Arkish Aftab for Rat in the Kitchen (India)
Best Young Filmmaker: 一杰 李 for Echoes of Time (China)
Best Actress: Eva Mazauric for Estelle (France)
Best Actor: Frank Noon for What Ever Happened to Jonny Faith (USA)
Best Child/Young Actress: Sophia Nesterova for Receding (USA)
Best Child/Young Actor: Wachin Tanah for Shadow Under the Bed (Taiwan)
Best Acting Duo: Jake B. Miller and Jonathan Tanigaki for Enemy No More (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: June Assal, Antoinette Giret, Mélodie Le Blay, Xavier Pitois, Marcella Bergeron, Louise Blanche Pascal, Valérie Moinet, and Victor Assié for Marie s’envole (France)
Best Cinematography: Cheyne Tillier-Daly for Marie s’envole (France)
Best Production Design: Chikaylah Wellington and Danan Swanson for The Watson Journals (New Zealand)
Best Visual FX: ArChin Yen for Shadow Under the Bed (Taiwan)
Best Original Score: Josh Chapp for The Fisherman (USA)
Best Original Story: Morgan Cini and Gabriel Tibi for Breakdown (France)
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