Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Spare! by Jules Cales and Balthazar Ullmann (France)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
(+33) by Sean Nam (France)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
12th House by Ilona Laboy (USA)
Best Short of the Season (Runners-up)
From Home by Gunnar Sizemore (USA)
Hellevator by Reed Kaplan (USA)
Khmerican by Jimmy Chhiu (USA)
Kinfolk by Andre Dixon (USA)
Needless to Say by Hanzhi Jiang (China)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: (+33) by Sean Nam (France)
Best Drama Short: Needless to Say by Hanzhi Jiang (China)
Best Documentary Short: Bridges of Wulong by Yogi Parish (China, Lithuania, and Switzerland)
Best Comedy Short: Spare! by Jules Cales and Balthazar Ullmann (France)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Hellevator by Reed Kaplan (USA)
Best Horror Short: Kinfolk by Andre Dixon (USA)
Best Experimental Short: 12th House by Ilona Laboy (USA)
Best Student Short: From Home by Gunnar Sizemore (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Kinfolk by Andre Dixon (USA)
Best Male Director: Andre Dixon for Kinfolk (USA)
Best Student Male Director: Gunnar Sizemore for From Home (USA)
Best Actor: Sam Puefua for Khmerican (USA)
Best Original Score: Dai Wei for The Golden Wok (USA)
Best Short Script: Counting by Yixian Guo (China)
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