Best Indie Short: L’ Espionne by Travis Bobbitt (USA)
Best Drama Short: Bhangra Baby by Rajvir Shahi and Kirandeep Karnati (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Halal Dreams by Mohammed Mamdouh (UAE)
Best Comedy Short: Salty by Josh Martin and Alex Raban (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Deaf Wish by Leo Servant and Daniel Short (France)
Best Thriller Short: Venus by Joey Snyder (USA)
Best Horror Short: Caught by David L. Rivera (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Sweet Dreams by Gary David Alvarez (USA)
Best Experimental Short: æ – Ⅲ Wholeness and Body by Reiko Yonezawa (Japan and USA)
Best Student Short: Scarecrow by Jax Azad (USA)
Best Microfilm: Happy Ending by Adrián Rivero (Spain)
Best Children Short: The Night Club by Caroline Klank (USA)
Best Women Short: An Intentional Life by Jessica Mirolla (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Don’t Fu**k With My Queen by Luca Perrin (Switzerland)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Lindy by Nick Collette (USA)
Best Female Director: Rajvir Shahi and Kirandeep Karnati for Bhangra Baby (USA)
Best Male Director: Mohammed Mamdouh for Halal Dreams (UAE)
Best Student Female Director: Lily Daroff for Just A Girl (USA)
Best Student Male Director: Jax Azad for Scarecrow (USA)
Best First Time Female Director: Sopho Berishvili for Illusion (Georgia)
Best First Time Male Director: Ashkan Nasseri for Magas (Fly) (Canada and USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Zekai Wang for 1 Minute 54 Seconds (China)
Best Actor: Daniele Bertolucci for Romance Anónimo (UK)
Best Acting Duo: Charlie Byrd and Mia Humberd-Hilf for Vasoline (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Sofia Ines Garcia, Mark Tierno, Madison Bosler, Molly Virtue, and Dannie De Novo for L’ Espionne (USA)
Best Cinematography: Davi Armanino for Sweet Death (USA)
Best Editing: Erin Gulas for Blood Rights (Canada)
Best Sound Design: Ruge Sun for Collapse (USA)
Best Original Score: Teddy Blass for Sweet Death (USA)
Best Original Story: Charlie Waters-Anderson for Romance Anónimo (UK)
Best Short Script: The Stained-Glass Window by Kris Francoeur (USA)
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