Best Indie Short: The Sniper by Dastan Khalili (USA)
Best Drama Short: Sonata by Eljin Yoo (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Capacity In Reserve by Brandon Harrop (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Return to Sender by Lee Vander Boegh (USA)
Best Crime Short: In Monster’s Hands by Christopher Sheffield (USA)
Best Horror Short: Look Away by Andrew Whyment (UK)
Best Sci-Fi Short: The Delivery by Octavio Ochoa (USA)
Best Student Short: Conversations Between You and I by Lou Barogi (UK)
Best Animation Short: The Thin Man The Gun The Hotpot by Jim HuiHui (China)
Best Children Short: The Lonely Life of Lint by Sarah Sklar (USA)
Best Women Short: Closed Gates by Naresh Kumar Rajendran (India)
Best Music Video: Wish by Janelle Christa (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Unraveling by Rich Devaney (USA)
Best Male Director: Sai Srujan Pelluri for Sahasra (India)
Best First Time Male Director: Lou Barogi for Conversations Between You and I (UK)
Best Young Filmmaker: Heyan Zhang for Traditional Chinese Culture in Courtyard (China)
Best Acting Duo: Johanna Watts and Eli Jane for The Sniper (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Reece Jagpal-Mohan, Rita Jagpal-Mohan, Neil Warnock, Gabriel Lockwood, Eleanor Burke, Peter McManus, Joanne Wells, Andrew Thomas, Gary Dearman, Floyd, and Matt Holt for Wheel Gone Kid 4 – Crash Course (UK)
Best Cinematography: José Ángel Ramírez for Voicemail (USA)
Best Editing: Lee Vander Boegh for Return to Sender (USA)
Best Production Design: Return to Sender (USA)
Best Original Score: Alex Hynds for What If Sunsets Could Last Forever? (USA)
Best Original Story: Syuen Chia for When I Die (USA)
Best Short Script: It’s Open by Doug Maguire (USA)




















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