Best Drama Short: Fal: Fatal Act of Love by Polina Kino (Ukraine)
Best Documentary Short: At the Turning by Graham Peebles (UK)
Best Comedy Short: ADHD by Giulia Lopes Mazzu (UK)
Best Action Short: Five Stars by Demetrius Joyette (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: Final Cut by Oleh Zborovskyi (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Fire Baby Monster by Saudat Sanusi (UK)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Orion by Ariel Turobiner (USA)
Best Animation Short: The Golden Fish by Lili Frongillo and Emma Baumer (USA)
Best Women Short: Nonna’s Nude by Courtney Ulrich (USA)
Best Romantic Short: Static Cling by Surya Deepak Yalla (India)
Best Experimental Short: Tires Velvet Paws by Don Eugene Freeman (USA)
Best Student Short: ADHD by Giulia Lopes Mazzu (UK)
Best Microfilm: Don’t Be Afraid by Brian J. Rassmann (Germany)
Best Female Director: Carson Crow for Robin Cecilia Wheat (USA)
Best Student Female Director: Giulia Lopes Mazzu for ADHD (UK)
Best First Time Female Director: Vera Zoricic for Actually, We Were Revolutionaries (Canada)
Best First Time Male Director: Surya Deepak Yalla for Static Cling (India)
Best Young Filmmaker: Amanda Gui for Golden Eagle (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Temi Adefeko and Nikki Claire Durrant for Fire Baby Monster (UK)
Best Ensemble Cast: Nandi Sharma, Casey Bayer, Jennifer Seward, Carlos Martinez, Jim Ousley, Carlos Gabriel Ruiz, and Ankur Poseria for Promotion! (USA)
Best Cinematography: Murray Cohen for The Vote (Australia/UK)
Best Editing: Tim Nguyen for Wormball (USA)
Best Production Design: Maud Ross and Joshua Todd for The Walls Scratch Back (UK)
Best Original Score: Jhonatan Faria for Fido (USA)
Best Parody Short: Carlos Gabriel Ruiz for Promotion! (USA)
Best Short Script: I’ll Take This by Ciara Michele Jack (UK)
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