Best Indie Short: To Kill a Truth by Kiriakos Kotsinis (Greece)
Best Drama Short: The Promotion by Andre Griffith (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Sounds of Caring: New York by Yoko Sen (USA)
Best Comedy Short: 8 Daves A Week by Philip Zimmerman (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Naturally by Dimitrios Stasinopoulos (Greece)
Best Action Short: A Violent Storm by Timothy Barnett (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Under My Skin by Zaira Armendariz (USA)
Best Crime Short: Gates of Redemption by Daniel Dasent (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: The Dance by Ira Farmer and Chuck Null (USA)
Best Mystery Short: The Other Side by John Cale (USA)
Best Horror Short: Sawa by Harinarayan Rajeev (Canada)
Best Sci-Fi Short: The Hunted by Sam Thompson (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Manipulation by Monica Huang (China)
Best Student Short: Boondi Ke Laddoo by Smera Juneja (India)
Best Animation Short: Low-Key by Collin Schuster (USA)
Best Children Short: Super Cai by Artie Romero (USA)
Best Women Short: Positive by Lauren Lox (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: El Arrimo by Jaime Andrés Roa Ariza (Colombia)
Best Microfilm: One of Their Own by Allen Colombo (USA)
Best Screendance Short: Elixir. by Judd Abello (Australia)
Best Music Video: Algo_1 by Diego Martins (Brazil)
Best Parody Short: The Life and Death of Tom Thomson Who Was A Painter by Rob McLean (Canada)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Coasters by Sam Jacks (USA)
Best Web and New Media: Confessions by Elena C. Lockleis (USA)
Best Mobile Short: A Visit from Cousin Michael by Mark Risley (USA)
Best Director (Female): Ximena Rios for Creative Canvas (Canada)
Best Director (Male): Jinwei Fan for The Night Shift (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Ivana Todorovic for When I’m at Home (Serbia)
Best Student Director (Male): David Pinczés for Infinity by Two (Hungary)
Best First Time Director (Female): Yuchi Tian for The Wasteland (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Dimitrios Stasinopoulos for Naturally (Greece)
Best Young Filmmaker: Nat DiCicco for Hydrate (USA)
Best Actress: Isabella Bertilsson for No Longer Perfect (Switzerland)
Best Actor: Cord Nash for 8 Daves A Week (USA)
Best Supporting Actress: Leslie Castañeda for Children of the Night (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Rodrigo Del Campo for Fin (USA)
Best Child/Young Actress: Cassidy Terracciano for The Truth (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Brandon E. Burton and Cloteal Horne for The Promotion (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Nikos Agathos, Yannis Ampazis, Angeliki Kallianou, Ilias Konteas, Gregory Mastoras, Valia Panousi, Apostolos Sarantidis, Dimitrios Stasinopoulos, and Tasso Tsirpouchtsidis for Naturally (Greece)
Best Cinematography: Christine Llerins for In The Dark (USA)
Best Editing: Fabian Lobos for In The Dark (USA)
Best Special FX: Out Of Sync (Japan)
Best Visual FX: Allanah Lasiter for Heretic (USA)
Best Production Design: Alex Miskei for Kick (USA)
Best Sound Design: Huch Platt for The Wasteland (USA)
Best Original Score: Ian LeCheminant for Rabbit Island (USA)
Best Original Story: Dimitrios Stasinopoulos for Naturally (Greece)
Best Trailer/Teaser: Sloppy Jones (Canada)
Best Short Script: The Revver by Michael Hanson and Kelly Moothart (USA)
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