Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Pentaclub (The Club Of Five) by Roberto Strazzarino (Italy)
Best Foreign-Language Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Online by Bianka Bereczky (Hungary)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Space Ryder by Jeff Kenji Yamashita (USA)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
The Climbing Rose of the Garden District by Jessica Gohlke (USA)
Best Short of the Season (Runners-up)
Angel Fleet by Tristan Loraine (UK)
Deja Vu Liquor by David Milan Kelly (USA)
Middle City by Airon Armstrong (USA)
Panacea by Michael Naizu and John Wilcox (USA)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: Pentaclub (The Club Of Five) by Roberto Strazzarino (Italy)
Best Drama Short: The System by Bryan Lee McGlothin (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Jardines by Alfredo Torres (Costa Rica)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Deja Vu Liquor by David Milan Kelly (USA)
Best Horror Short: Panacea by Michael Naizu and John Wilcox (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Space Ryder by Jeff Kenji Yamashita (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: Middle City by Airon Armstrong (USA)
Best Western Short: Sister by Payten Brewer (USA)
Best Experimental Short: B-Side by Kenji Maki (Japan)
Best Student Short: Online by Bianka Bereczky (Hungary)
Best Animation Short: Limit by Qing Kong (China)
Best Children Short: Pentaclub (The Club Of Five) by Roberto Strazzarino (Italy)
Best Music Video: Cozey by Mitchell Abraham and Zachary Ostapchenko (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Along Came Ruby by Riccardo Suriano (USA)
Best Female Director: Jessica Gohlke for The Climbing Rose of the Garden District (USA)
Best Male Director: Roberto Strazzarino for Pentaclub (The Club Of Five) (Italy)
Best Student Female Director: Bianka Bereczky for Online (Hungary)
Best First Time Female Director: Yuxiang Xie for Balloons (UK)
Best First Time Male Director: Joe Bowers for Speedman (USA)
Best Actress: Marta Szabo for Online (Hungary)
Best Child/Young Actress: Darcy Jacobs for Angel Fleet (UK)
Best Child/Young Actor: Cooper Alexander for Savior of the Universe (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Paige Bourne and Christopher Sferra for Dripping with Tension (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Rexhep Bejaj, Federico Cesi, Leonardo Chiaro, Fabio Gavaciuto, Francesco Ziglioli, Francesco Brondi, and Giorgia Ferrero for Pentaclub (The Club Of Five) (Italy)
Best Cinematography: Anya Krasnikova for Angel Fleet (UK)
Best Production Design: B-Side (Japan)
Best Sound Design: Luke Thomas for Speedman (USA)
Best Original Score: Luke Thomas for Speedman (USA)
Best Original Story: Roberto Strazzarino and Maria Pia Alibrandi for Pentaclub (The Club Of Five) (Italy)
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