Best Indie Short: Crop Duster by Leonid Okhitin (Armenia)
Best Drama Short: No Left Turns by Douglas Ryan (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Rigged: Wealthism In Higher Education by Matt Zodrow (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: I-Scream by Jordan Beltz and Carlee Coulehan (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Dilemma by Trevan Hiatt (USA)
Best Student Short: Circle of Doom by Enze Hong (China)
Best Animation Short: Alyssum by Alex King (USA)
Best Women Short: Lucy by Bastien Leblanc (France)
Best Romantic Short: Someday by Justin Baggio Cheung (Hong Kong)
Best Screendance Short: Edge by Abel Moreno Pradas (Spain)
Best Male Director: Kin Fung Ting for Chai Wan Cineclub (Hong Kong)
Best Student Female Director: IB Asanga for Soeur Celeste (Nigeria)
Best First Time Female Director: Lavinia Tan for Birdsong (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: Jin Sung Park for Shadow Road (South Korea)
Best Young Filmmaker: Yining Zhu for Echoes of Daughters (China)
Best Actress: Gabrielle King for Soeur Celeste (Nigeria)
Best Actor: PJ Sosko for Becoming Harry (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Barry O’Rorke and Julian Gaertner for Men. Tea (Hong Kong)
Best Ensemble Cast: Jason Earles, James Storm, and Chris Van Vliet for Worst Man (USA)
Best Editing: Douglas Ryan for No Left Turns (USA)
Best Production Design: Abigail Siddall for Soeur Celeste (Nigeria)
Best Sound Design: Leo Grand for Cap and Trade (Canada)
Best Original Score: Jesse Dantzler for Alyssum (USA)
Best Original Story: Yuan Yao for The Stoics (China)
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