Bronze Awards: September 2022

Best Indie Short: A Distance by Remoy Philip (USA)

Best Drama Short: Everyday by Mike Mentor (USA)

Best Documentary Short: Las Muralistas: Our Walls, Our Stories by Javier Briones (USA)

Best Comedy Short: Holy Shitter by William PC Marsh (USA)

Best Crime Short: Blind Truth by Laura Burnett (USA)

Best Mystery Short: Hyde by Sarah Ritter (USA)

Best Horror Short: The Veil by Nick Albaracin (USA)

Best Sci-Fi Short: Extraterrestrial Message by Jean-Baptiste Martinoli (Canada)

Best Fantasy Short: The Silent Water by Yintao Gong (USA)

Best Experimental Short: Extraterrestrial Message by Jean-Baptiste Martinoli (Canada)

Best Student Short: Beyond the Blue by Batool Hindess (UK)

Best Animation Short: Closing Time by Hector Perez-Aguilar, Ryan Wlliam Samuel Johnson (USA)

Best Children Short: Happy Just To Be With You! by Woody Yocum (USA)

Best Women Short: Generations by Katherine Morein (USA)

Best LGBTQ Short: Why You Have To Be Black and Gay by Holly Lehren (USA)

Best Romantic Short: Held Up by Ricardo Castillo (USA)

Best Microfilm: Weekend Vibes by Sarah Kakusho (USA)

Best Music Video: Electric Eyes by Zofia Hame and Homayoon Marcus Hame (USA)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Workforce by Phil Kwarta (USA)

Best Mobile Short: Tsunami Flows by Yanguo Hou (China)

Best Director (Female): Andrea Sambuccetti for The Water Wall (USA)

Best Director (Male): Hubert Scemama for Jasmin (Tunisia)

Best Student Director (Female): Helen Chan for Immigrants – Uzuhan (USA)

Best Student Director (Male): Harlow Schuman for Where Do We Go? (USA)

Best First Time Director (Female): Sarah Ritter for Hyde (USA)

Best First Time Director (Male): Jason Avezzano for Love Dump (USA)

Best Actress: Florencia Bartlett for Sabor A Mí (USA)

Best Actor: Oswaldo Salas for Holestepper (Peru)

Best Acting Duo: Juan de Jesus and Caroline Feduccia for Holy Shitter (USA)

Best Ensemble Cast: Rich Henkels, Mike Sutton, Michael Johnson, Deanna Fontanez, Erin Ashley, Bob Heath, and Christopher Evans for Workforce (USA)

Best Cinematography: Wyatt Thompson for Through Fire (USA)

Best Editing: Joe Lankheet for Campfire Academy (USA)

Best Production Design: She-Wolf (USA)

Best Sound Design: Tom Gelo for Adventures With The Caretaker (USA)

Best Original Score: M.S Jones Rupert for Shashthi (India)

Best Original Story: Jason M. Gray for The Pitch Meeting (USA)

Best Short Script: Faded Old Photos by Richard Bruce Stirling (USA)

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