Best Indie Short: Too Damn Long by Ian Lettire (USA)
Best Drama Short: Wellspring by Jeffrey Smith Quizon (Philippines)
Best Documentary Short: After Skid Row by Lindsey Hagen (USA)
Best Comedy Short: What The Heck Is Going On? by Alex Bale (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Huge by Danny Farber (USA)
Best Crime Short: Jackie & Ava by Amir Rogers (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Unspoken by Richard Zelniker (USA)
Best Horror Short: Captive by Jeff Carolan (USA)
Best Student Short: Timber by Viktor Alsbjer (Sweden)
Best Animation Short: Tomorrow by Mohammad Shihab Uddin (Bangladesh)
Best Children Short: Abdullah by Tianhui Huang (China)
Best Music Video: Tormenta Rey – Holiday Lockdown by Marco Marcus (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: The Decipio by Jason Gullifer (USA)
Best Director (Female): Lindsey Hagen for After Skid Row (USA)
Best Director (Male): Franck Giordanengo for Susan in Red (France)
Best Student Director (Female): Tianhui Huang for Abdullah (China)
Best Student Director (Male): António Paula for The Interview (Portugal)
Best First Time Director (Male): Jeffrey Smith Quizon for Wellspring (Philippines)
Best Actor: Naïme Haïne for Jeanne (France)
Best Supporting Actor: Khalil Lewis for The Plea (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Stillman Mba, Madeline Whallen, Libby Otos, and Dylan Williams for Free Order (USA)
Best Cinematography: Lindsey Hagen for After Skid Row (USA)
Best Editing: Jolevs Domingo for Wellspring (Philippines)
Best Production Design: Tormenta Rey – Holiday Lockdown (USA)
Best Sound Design: Adam Ryszkowski, Artur Jasiński, and Marcin Toczek for I Walk On (Poland)
Best Original Score: Iz Svemira for The Babylon Gardens (Egypt)
Best Original Story: Robin Kirwan for Dragunov (UK)
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