Best Indie Short: Although I Am Retired by Feng Tian Xun (China)
Best Drama Short: Losing Grace by Athena Mandis (UK)
Best Documentary Short: The Drag Manifesto by Felipe Follador (Netherlands)
Best Romantic Short: The Bowl by Emrah Güzelkokar (Turkey)
Best Comedy Short: #richieneedsawife by Rich Devaney (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Fear Actually by Sassy Mohen (USA)
Best Thriller Short: $700+ by Tom Aspy (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Counterproductive by Eva Tisnikar (UK)
Best Experimental Short: Lucky, Lucky by Jonah Lindley (Australia)
Best Student Short: Straw Man by Alexander Casimir (USA)
Best Animation Short: Yuluu by Fatima Kried (UK)
Best Women Short: The Retreat by Victoria Zerbst (Australia)
Best LGBTQ Short: The Drag Manifesto by Felipe Follador (Netherlands)
Best Microfilm: Deleve by Roma Glova (Russia)
Best Screendance: Nowhere Near by Christophe Filippi and Kayla Kalbfleisch (USA)
Best Music Video: Diamonds – Timmy Trumpet by Shaun David Barker (Australia)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: #richieneedsawife by Rich Devaney (USA)
Best Mobile Short: To My French Ancestor by Monique Clesca (Haiti)
Best Director (Female): Giulia Frisina for Beyond Culinary – Ontario Farms (Canada)
Best Director (Male): Jean-Claude Thibaut for The Two Missing Hours (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Katrine Weber for A Morning, A Mother & A Boy (Denmark)
Best Student Director (Male): Jonah Lindley for Lucky, Lucky (Australia)
Best First Time Director (Female): Aeryn Lee for Permafrost (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Alex Kinter and Erik Schuessler for Poolside (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Youning Jiang for His He (USA)
Best Actress: Emma Nihill for Counterproductive (UK)
Best Actor: DJ Qualls for Buzz Off (USA)
Best Child/Young Actress: Tara Nader for The Dress (USA)
Best Child/Young Actor: Daniel Velbovets for Mother (Canada)
Best Acting Duo: Laura Egger and Yasmani Stambader for Käpt’n (Germany)
Best Acting Ensemble: Daphne Chen, Sen Shao, Nikol Stachova, Jimmy Butterfield, and Deidre Grace for Lucky, Lucky (Australia)
Best Cinematography: Alex Kinter for Poolside (USA)
Best Editing: Anna Fletcher for Lucky, Lucky (Australia)
Best Production Design: Jonah Eslinger for Permafrost (USA)
Best Visual FX: Neil Rowe and Wilby Ariezqy for Fives (USA)
Best Sound Design: Cody Read for Permafrost (USA)
Best Original Score: Isaac Mailach and Matthew Feder for Collected (USA)
Best Original Story: Nan Zhang for Aquatic Bird (China)
Best Short Script: Vodi by Nath Milburn and Luke Baker (USA)
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