Best Drama Short: Hawaii by Miaomiao Liu (China)
Best Documentary Short: The Response: How Puerto Ricans Are Restoring Power to the People by Juan C. Dávila (USA)
Best Romantic Short: Artist, Act of Love by Kuukua Eshun (Ghana)
Best Comedy Short: Daisy Desire by Léa Sassi (USA)
Best Thriller Short: The Pick-Up by Mike Caron (USA)
Best Crime Short: Chaos by Maggie Lee (Australia)
Best Fantasy Short: Unfulfilled by Rodney Kimbangu (USA)
Best Horror Short: Negative Space by Jake Weber and Heather Irvine (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: By Prudence by Tom Mason (USA)
Best Experimental Short: It Had to be You by Grant S. Anderson and Neo Wagner (USA)
Best Student Short: Scorpion Fly by Satyn Bulchandani (USA)
Best Animation Short: Sasquatch Stories: Forrest Folly by Kevin Dix (USA)
Best Children Short: Matter of Time by Ainsley Dye (USA)
Best Women Short: Tacet by Maria Paula Arboleda (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Tacet by Maria Paula Arboleda (USA)
Best Microfilm: The Clothing Swap by Sarah Stoecker (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: HighBread: C’est La Weed by Jayesh Jaidka (USA)
Best Web and New Media: A Solution in Sight by Aris Stoulil (USA)
Best Music Video: Praying: Je Prie by Laith Al-Ramahi (United Arab Emirates)
Best Parody Short: That There Hawbit: A Redneck Puppet Parody by Mark Stephen Smith (USA)
Best Director (Female): Elisa Sofia Fioretti for Through Your Eyes (USA)
Best Director (Male): Longwei Deng by Tender is the Kiss (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Farida Gamal for Happiness Without Colors (Egypt)
Best Student Director (Male): XuZeTian for Moonsault (China)
Best First Time Director (Female): Caitlyn Robbins for Dolorem (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Chuanfa Wan for The Drone Over Corn Fields (China)
Best Actress: Julia Nickson for The Pick-Up (USA)
Best Actor: Fernando Arze for Far Away (Bolivia)
Best Supporting Actress: Shikira Saul for Exit Therapy (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Mohamed Hamza for Happiness Without Colors (Egypt)
Best Acting Duo: ZhangZiYi and ZhangYunTong for Moonsault (China)
Best Acting Ensemble: Sharlene Hartman, Richard Brundage, Iliana Guibert, Fauzi Lakh, and Jonathan Villanueva for Daisy Desire (USA)
Best Cinematography: Kim Silfving for Sincerely Yours (Sweden)
Best Editing: Frank Rogala for Oo La La (USA)
Best Production Design: Bengt Svedberg for Thank You for Patiently Waiting (Sweden)
Best Sound Design: Y.H. Echo Du for Reflective Blue (China)
Best Original Score: Matt Nauss for By Prudence (USA)
Best Original Story: Shannon Frady for Faction (USA)
Best Short Script: The Other Me by Joshua Rahymes (USA)
FINALISTS (OFFICIAL SELECTION)
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