Best Indie Short: Eye Contact by Eva L Hoffman (USA)
Best Drama Short: Mom Is Here by Zhigang Zhao (China)
Best Documentary Short: El Cone by Mark Kronemeyer and Maria Begoña Felix (Mexico)
Best Comedy Short: Fit For Sale by Yongmyung Yi (South Korea)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Max Distance by Marissa Goldman (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: Let There Be Light by Igor Poptsov (Russia)
Best Women Short: Shallow End by Maria de la Cruz Rudloff (USA)
Best Music Video: Wide Awake by Roman Daniel Rütten (USA)
Best Female Director: Marissa Goldman for Max Distance (USA)
Best First Time Female Director: Carling Ernstzen for The Last Rehearsal (UK)
Best First Time Male Director: Suresh G for Ditto (India)
Best Actress: Sugey Cruz for Cold (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Michael Dempsey and David Gianopoulos for I Often Dream of Trains (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Alan Rosenberg, Tom Everett, Mark Simon, Bellina Logan, James Pat Satcher, and Don Marino for Trader Verdinkle: The Underpinnings Of An Understudy (USA)
Best Cinematography: Wide Awake (USA)
Best Editing: Harry Baker and Lisa Ronkowski for The Last Rehearsal (UK)
Best Production Design: Nikita Zudilin for Let There Be Light (Russia)
Best Sound Design: Guy Fixsen for The Last Rehearsal (UK)
Best Original Score: Zing Audio for Hexapod (Canada)
Best Original Story: Lena Heintze for For God’s Sake, Smile! (Germany)
Best Short Script: Call Me Howie by Howard Brodsky (Canada)















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