Best Indie Short: De Nada by Sheridan Philipp (USA)
Best Drama Short: Outpatient by Joseph Samuel Meyerson (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Train to Budapest by Noemi La Barbera (Italy)
Best Romantic Short: Going the Distance by Mick Bongiovi (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Stealing My Heart by Terence Digan (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Mongolian Beef by Brad Kofman (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: The Holding Room by Samuel J Punto (Germany)
Best Mystery Short: Missing – A True Story by Jesse S (USA)
Best Horror Short: It Comes For You by Salvatore La Padura (Italy)
Best Fantasy Short: The Legend of Rudy by Ava Corder (USA)
Best Experimental Short: No Time by Miriam Hitchcock (USA)
Best Student Short: The Count by Piril Baruh (UK)
Best Animation Short: Ascension by Griffin Roessler (USA)
Best Children Short: As Simple As This by Raha Razavi Ghashghai (Iran)
Best Women Short: Marilyn Monroe Flees Her Crypt When Hugh Hefner Is Buried Next Door by Lillian Diaz-Przybyl (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Required Reading by Iniyavan Elumalai (Netherlands)
Best Music Video: Infatuation by Jasmine Marie (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Staffed by Ryan Jesse Graham and Raul Gonzo (USA)
Best Mobile Short: Bagface(s) by Also Nonas (USA)
Best Director (Female): Coxy Chiara Rodoni for The Imperfect Picture (USA)
Best Director (Male): Jataun Gilbert for No Promises (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Mick Bongiovi for Going the Distance (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Lillian Diaz-Przybyl for Marilyn Monroe Flees Her Crypt When Hugh Hefner Is Buried Next Door (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Iniyavan Elumalai for Required Reading (Netherlands)
Best Actress: Tiisetso Benevolence Masilo for Fix (Botswana)
Best Actor: Govind Singh Bisht for 10/10 (India)
Best Child/Young Actress: Anmol Sandhu for Product Replacement (Canada)
Best Acting Duo: Jacquis Neal and Selorm Kploanyi for Wants and Needs (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Rami Abushhab, Bassam Abdelfattah, Mona Aburmishan, Abdul-Karim Al-Ibadi, and Yousef Al-Ibadi for Maqluba (USA)
Best Cinematography: John Scheibe for Perhaps We Wrong Them (USA)
Best Editing: Pennies from Heaven (USA)
Best Production Design: Tara Kay for No Promises (USA)
Best Sound Design: Legends (USA)
Best Original Story: Marcelle Sirkus for Gastropod (USA)
Best Short Script: Dive Into The Blue by Ge Gao (USA)






























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