Best Indie Short: Balaclava by Kagiso Sam Leburu (South Africa)
Best Drama Short: Egg Soldier by Guymon Cheung (UK)
Best Documentary Short: Voices of Tomorrow by Lena Popilieva (USA)
Best Comedy Short: On the Seventh Day I Was Late to Spin Class by Thomas Rechenberg (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Angels Trumpet by Nick Waraksa and Bryan Mir (USA)
Best Experimental Short: When The Clocks Stop by Brett Willis (USA)
Best Student Short: Hybrid by Sophia Marriott (USA)
Best Animation Short: Christo The Civilized Barbarian by Shaddy Safadi (USA)
Best Music Video: Spacecape by Haoran Chen (USA)
Best Male Director: Manoel Rocha for The Light of Things (Brazil)
Best Student Male Director: Hungyu Kuo for Turn (USA)
Best First Time Female Director: Yannie Tan and Ming-Wei Fasquelle for Lili (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: Brett Willis for When The Clocks Stop (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Mac Ullem for Static (USA)
Best Actor: Timothy De Leon for The Americano (USA)
Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Chan Yee Chun for Mint Condition (Hong Kong)
Best Supporting Actor: Richard Lee Yip Fai for Mint Condition (Hong Kong)
Best Acting Duo: Amit Barnathan and Mila Stephan for Say Something in German (Germany)
Best Ensemble Cast: Steve Kuzmick, Kathleen Kozak, David Amadio, and Gil Damon for Viaticum (USA)
Best Cinematography: Vivien Deleuze for The Missing Image (France)
Best Editing: Nolan Tondreau for The Americano (USA)
Best Production Design: Kat Deibo for Argie Berman (USA)
Best Original Score: Rodrigo Boechat for The Light of Things (Brazil)
Best Original Story: Hungyu Kuo for Turn (USA)
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