Best Indie Short: Invisible Scars by Serge Alhelayel (Lebanon)
Best Drama Short: Noteworthy by Michele LaBrucherie (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Judging Juries by Abby Ginzberg (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: You Need To Process This by Eleanor Morrison (USA)
Best Crime Short: Your Move, My Lady by Tereza Hirsch (Czechia)
Best Thriller Short: Put Them Down by Lucas Krost (USA)
Best Student Short: Tenet of Loyalty: Mandala Drama by Linghao Wang (China)
Best Animation Short: Where My Branches Stem by Teresa Kuo (Canada)
Best Women Short: Crossfire by Sarah Nicholls (UK)
Best Mobile Short: Toska by Sasha Maxyutova and Aleksei Solomin (Russia)
Best Female Director: Paulina May Casey by All’s Well (USA)
Best Male Director: Rainer Lipski for Hollywood Method – Breaking Into The Dream Factory (Germany)
Best Student Female Director: Elizabeth Frances Davis for Vindication (USA)
Best First Time Female Director: Kathleen Shriver for When We Get Home (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: Geoff Bell for Bacon (UK)
Best Actress: Tamara Christina Hawi for Invisible Scars (Lebanon)
Best Child/Young Actress: Dylan Chance for My Rockstar (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Lois Shih and Sharon Gee for Ráoshù (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Kostas Aivazoglou, Marios Drosos, Nefeli Asteriadou, Paschalis Terzis, Georgia Chliara, Orestis Paliadelis, Andreas Konstantinou, Katerina Ampelioti, and Kiki Karaiskou for Bad Kids with Saint Names (Greece)
Best Cinematography: Ryan Grau for Transcendent (USA)
Best Editing: Matthew Organista for Transcendent (USA)
Best Production Design: Shayna Punim (USA)
Best Sound Design: Stefanos Evaggelopoulos, Zoi Chrysopoulou, and Makis Zaras for Bad Kids with Saint Names (Greece)
Best Original Score: Liam Phan for Firemen (Switzerland)
Best Original Story: Johnny Fregosi for Noteworthy (USA)
Best Short Script: Sandiego by Donnell L Robinson Sr (USA)






















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