Best Indie Short: Nesting by Tema Summerfield (USA)
Best Drama Short: The Silence Between Us by Devansh Saraf (India)
Best Documentary Short: Corteza by Simon Acosta (Colombia)
Best Romantic Short: Crush Test by Daria Sollertinskaia (Russia)
Best Comedy Short: The Boy Toy by Chris Harboldt (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: More Dead Than Living by JT Doran (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: Tough Cookie by Kofi Scott Tendai (USA)
Best Horror Short: Quarantine by Russ Emanuel (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Transcrisis: Awareness Sparks As Spider Silk by Jansword Zhu (China and Japan)
Best Student Short: Before the Next Step by Zou Zheng (China)
Best Animation Short: Bird House by YanZhang Song (USA)
Best Women Short: Frisco by Emilee Bae (USA)
Best Music Video: Walking on Beats – Venska by Leevi Heino Einari Oramo (Estonia)
Best Student Female Director: Xinran Gu for Last Night (China)
Best Actress: Bailey Sorrel for Quarantine (USA)
Best Actor: Rob Jaeger for The Boy Toy (USA)
Best Young Actress: Olivia Rose Silver for Sticker It! (USA)
Best Original Score: NoxiD for Kinfolk (USA)
Best Original Story: Bastien Leblanc for Lucy (France)
Best Short Script: My Friend Norm by James Crisp (USA)
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