Best Drama Short: Train Crash by N. Padmakumar (India)
Best Documentary Short: Project Pongo by Peter Jones (UK)
Best Comedy Short: Ride The Wave by Colleen Davie Janes (USA)
Best Romantic Comedy Short: Lola’s Letters by Rosa Victoria Ritzau-Møllehave (France)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Last Hurrah by David Del Rio (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Code by David Law and Aaron Little (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Infinite, Forever by Starr Smith (USA)
Best Horror Short: Uncle Daddy by Conrad Schapansky and Brad Chornoby (Canada)
Best Western Short: IF Video Games Heroes Were Real by Sergio Valencia (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Iowa by Carlos Dengler (USA)
Best Student Short: New Year’s Eve by Yuhaojie Zheng (USA)
Best Women Short: Fortunate Country by Kristin Jordan Tripe and Julia Hinson (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: The High Life by Amy French (USA)
Best Music Video: Twins: New Continents and Ancient Rivers by Lucie Ternisien (France)
Best Director (Male): Cameron Richards for The Sea (UK)
Best Student Director (Female): Sirada Tritruengtassana for Help. (Thailand)
Best Student Director (Male): James Page for Grace (New Zealand)
Best First Time Director (Female): Katie Flynn for Townes (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Yuankai Huang for Lost (China)
Best Actress: Stephanie Sanditz for The High Life (USA)
Best Actor: Shawn C. Hansen for Adversary (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Chris Cendana for Code (USA)
Best Child/Young Actress: Claire Elizabeth Green for Infinite, Forever (USA)
Best Child/Young Actor: Suly Sky Vining for Ironrite (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Samantha Scaffidi and Suly Sky Vining for Ironrite (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Tim Russ, Darren Bridgett, Ross Turner, Haley Camille, Christopher Weddle, Jayme Catalano, Logan Wildey, Bruce Duncan, Tony Jonick, and Gregory Young for Ghost in the Gun (USA)
Best Cinematography: Alexander Hankoff for Missing (USA)
Best Editing: John Resner for At the Time (USA)
Best Production Design: Olivia Kanz, Mary Naughton, and Melanie Leandro for Ghost in the Gun (USA)
Best Sound Design: Missing (USA)
Best Visual FX: Zwart (USA)
Best Original Score: Marton Kereszturi for Lecho (Hungary)
Best Original Story: Nicolas Vasseur for Lost Tears (France)
FINALISTS (OFFICIAL SELECTION)
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