Best Indie Short: The Fuck’s of Life by Jack Ireland (USA)
Best Drama Short: Color of a Nation by Raja Valluru (India)
Best Documentary Short: Gift of Hope by Richard Higsonm (UK)
Best Romantic Short: Her Look by Jason Vandygriff (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Across The Room by Mellinda Hensley (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: A Black Sleep by Mark DiStefano (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Just Be by Sarah Koteles (USA)
Best Mystery Short: Bernie by Luis Blackaller (USA)
Best Horror Short: The Door Down The Hall by Christian Vetrone (Canada)
Best Fantasy Short: Son of Sheba by Gino R. Payne (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Strange Lights by Brian Eric Johnson (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Broken Words by Eric Scott Fisher (USA)
Best Student Short: Off Beat by Derin Kiyak (USA)
Best Women Short: Nineteen Ninety Nine by Grace Uther (Australia)
Best LGBTQ Short: Thoughts by Harsh Gupta (USA)
Best Microfilm: The Alpha’s Bet by Dan Ramm (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Asner by Scott Goldstein and Dave Yakir (USA)
Best Web and New Media: Jesse, the Joker by Esther Sylvester and Ailey Chen (USA)
Best Parody Short: Pledge It by Rachael Sonnenberg (USA)
Best Director (Female): Traci Hays for Disconnected (USA)
Best Director (Male): Gabriele Di Sazio for Vincent (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Autumn Morgan for The Program (USA)
Best Student Director (Male): Matthew Goriachkovsky for Within Their Gates (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Vanessa Leigh for Sam & Emma (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Phil Sokoloff and Mitch Deltuvia for Recess (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Anabel Estrella for Two On Standby (Spain)
Best Actress: Xochitl Romero for Bernie (USA)
Best Actor: Dakota Kappen for Vincent (USA)
Best Supporting Actress: Katie Lynn Bard for What Brings You In? (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Allen Williamson for Anticipation (USA)
Best Child/Young Actress: Annabel Everett for Playlist (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Cohen Holloway and Kelly Kilgour for Dangerous Game (New Zealand)
Best Acting Ensemble: Ria Lina, Gareth Mutch, Bobbie Robertson, Paul Gilmour, Paul Sneddon, Becky Thornton, and Jojo Sutherland for Prodigirl (UK)
Best Cinematography: Michael Williams for Doodle (USA)
Best Editing: Tara Tusher for Inner-Critic (USA)
Best Special FX: Feed (USA)
Best Visual FX: Albin Larsson for Mr Clean (Sweden)
Best Production Design: Gina Zak for Juliet (Canada)
Best Sound Design: Luca De Sensi for Mr Clean (Sweden)
Best Original Score: Pablo P. García for Ecclesiastes (USA)
Best Original Story: Lola Rùi for Ecclesiastes (USA)
Best Short Script: Time for Grace by Nicholas David and Dillon Toole (USA)
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