Best Film of the Month
Uncario by Didier Konings (USA)
Film of the Month: Award of Excellence (Special Jury Prize)
A Hole by James Solomon (New Zealand)
Film of the Month: Award of Excellence (Special Jury Prize)
Final Curtain by Dan Gifford (Ireland)
Foreign-Language Film of the Month (Special Jury Prize)
Sahalax ’66 by Vertti Luostarinen (Finland)
Best Film of the Month (Runner-ups)
Comedy Videos by Peter Lazarus (USA)
In The Dark by Michael Leon (USA)
Jack by Henri Pardo (Canada)
Kick by Alex Backes and Tanner Boyajian (USA)
Late Night Swim by Collin Chute (USA)
Sheltered by Charlotte Rose Manning (USA)
The Night Shift by Jinwei Fan (USA)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: Late Night Swim by Collin Chute (USA)
Best Drama Short: The Night Shift by Jinwei Fan (USA)
Best Documentary Short: After Darrien by Kristal Williams (USA)
Best Comedy Short: What Do We Do? by Roderick Fenske (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Kick by Alex Backes and Tanner Boyajian (USA)
Best Action Short: Practice by Kevin Murray (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Final Curtain by Dan Gifford (Ireland)
Best Mystery Short: Sight by Sight by Norah Xi (China)
Best Fantasy Short: In The Dark by Michael Leon (USA)
Best Horror Short: Sahalax ’66 by Vertti Luostarinen (Finland)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Uncario by Didier Konings (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Digressions by Sun Namkoong (South Korea)
Best Student Short: In The Dark by Michael Leon (USA)
Best Animation Short: Winter by Guodong Yu (China)
Best Children Short: Lea’s Secret by Rico Gutierrez (Philippines)
Best Women Short: April Kills The Vibe by Bonnie Mckee (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Lesbian by Rosemary Baker (UK)
Best Microfilm: White Lines, Orange Pill Bottles by Tanner Gordon (USA)
Best Screendance Short: Lake of Red by Itai Zwecker (USA)
Best Music Video: Distance by Stefany Rojo (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Together-Alone by Dorith Mous (Netherlands)
Best Web and New Media: Eve In Eden by Michael Aston (Australia)
Best Director (Female): Dorith Mous for Together-Alone (Netherlands)
Best Director (Male): Dan Gifford for Final Curtain (Ireland)
Best Student Director (Female): Charlotte Rose Manning for Sheltered (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Rosemary Baker for Lesbian (UK)
Best First Time Director (Male): Jonah Lindley and Nils Terton for Sourdough (Australia)
Best Young Filmmaker: Sean Treacy for Horizons (Ireland)
Best Actress: Caitlin Hammond for Sheltered (USA)
Best Actor: Bob Turton for Comedy Videos (USA)
Best Supporting Actress: Sarah Levesque for Jack (Canada)
Best Supporting Actor: Paudge Behan for Final Curtain (Ireland)
Best Acting Duo: György Cserhalmi and Tamás Dunai for Infinity by Two (Hungary)
Best Acting Ensemble: Caitlin Hammond, Abigail Achiri, Hallie Todd, and Tenea Intriago for Sheltered (USA)
Best Cinematography: Wouter Verberkt, Cazimir Dickson, and Alexander Haessner for Together-Alone (Netherlands)
Best Editing: Ben Stephens for Final Curtain (Ireland)
Best Production Design: Chloe Lambert for Sourdough (Australia)
Best Special FX: In The Dark (USA)
Best Visual FX: In The Dark (USA)
Best Sound Design: Josh Moore for Kick (USA)
Best Original Score: Joel Humlén for Final Curtain (Ireland)
Best Original Story: Peter Lazarus for Comedy Videos (USA)
Best Short Script: Zulfi by Tushar Sen (India)
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