Best Indie Short: Kukuk: A Romani Soul Unbroken by Yonka Yancheva (Bulgaria)
Best Drama Short: Mr. Benjamin’s Birthday by Crystle Viviana Dorsey (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Invisible String by Wes Salonen (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Melodies Of The Abyss by Sam Iwata aka Liu (Australia)
Best Student Short: New Moon by Nic Zhang (China)
Best Women Short: Kukuk: A Romani Soul Unbroken by Yonka Yancheva (Bulgaria)
Best Music Video: You Are Special by Ilia Noyabrov (Ukraine)
Best Female Director: Yonka Yancheva for Kukuk: A Romani Soul Unbroken (Bulgaria)
Best Male Director: Fubao Fan for Ball (China)
Best First Time Male Director: Spartakus Santiago for Free on Bail (Brazil)
Best Actress: Anna Zaitseva for Dating A Suspicious Man (USA)
Best Cinematography: Byron Morse for A Murder Rings Hollow (USA)
Best Editing: T.H. Lee and Sam Iwata aka Liu for Melodies Of The Abyss (Australia)
Best Original Score: Kelly Joe Richardson for The Fall of the House of Usher (USA)
Best Original Story: Neha Srivastava for Mukti (India/USA)
Best Short Script: Exit Interview by Dion Aralihalli (USA)












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