Best Indie Short: The Meditater by Justin Giegerich (USA)
Best Drama Short: Lazarus by Guillaume Corde (France)
Best Documentary Short: Life’s Good by Jackson Tisi (South Korea)
Best Romantic Short: Quest for Love by Wendy Wang (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Wait for the Dog by Ian Rowe and Dillon Petrillo (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Synchronic by Andres Irias (USA)
Best Mystery Short: Lost Trauma by Joey Van Rumpt (Netherlands)
Best Horror Short: In The Depths by Liam James Carter (New Zealand)
Best Fantasy Short: The Exit by Sara Saghari (UK)
Best Experimental Short: Battle of Gaman by Auryn Rotten (Australia)
Best Student Short: Someone in Time by Yu Zhang (USA)
Best Animation Short: The Combine by Micah Chambers-Goldberg (USA)
Best Children Short: Evil Professor by Susan Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, and Samudra Kajal Saikia (USA)
Best Women Short: The Exit by Sara Saghari (UK)
Best LGBTQ Short: The Out-Fit by Maty Young (USA)
Best Microfilm: I Don’t Want Him Either by Heather Hawthorn Doyle (Canada)
Best Music Video: Breathe by Troy Christian (USA)
Best Director (Female): Sara Saghari for The Exit (UK)
Best Director (Male): Malcolm Green for Finding Abraham (UK)
Best Student Director (Female): Shiyue Xu for Locust Tree (China)
Best Student Director (Male): Milo Ma for The Storm (China)
Best First Time Director (Male): Tyler Kirby for Rock Hard with the Clown (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Jaren Elijah Leiken for Project Turtle (USA)
Best Actress: Tabitha Tyree for Be Still (USA)
Best Actor: Ian Rowe for Wait for the Dog (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Mike Bodie for Journey Home (UK)
Best Acting Duo: Me+You (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Eduardo Venosa, Ricardo Amâncio, Diego Freiria, Isabella Castilho, and Laurêncio Morelli for Professional Experience (Brazil)
Best Cinematography: Be Still (USA)
Best Editing: Mengyao Mia Zhang for Spaceship (USA)
Best Production Design: Breathe (USA)
Best Visual FX: In The Depths (New Zealand)
Best Sound Design: Into the Circle (USA)
Best Original Score: Into the Circle (USA)
Best Original Story: Ian Rowe, Jason Joyce, and Dillon Petrillo for Wait for the Dog (USA)
Best Short Script: Where’s Our Waiter? by Emily Kane (USA)
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