Honorable Mentions: August 2022

Best Indie Short: The Fool by Yoshiya Yamamoto and Darius Rubin (USA)

Best Drama Short: Happiness is an Illusion by Rebecca Demeter (USA)

Best Documentary Short: The Metabolic Connection by Angelique Adelina (USA)

Best Comedy Short: Poppy Place: A Tragic Tale by Joel Harris Osborn (USA)

Best Crime Short: 85 by Mitchell Bryceson Treharne (Australia)

Best Thriller Short: Perfectly Disturbed by Pamela Matew (USA)

Best Mystery Short: The House on the Cliff by Sarah Le (USA)

Best Sci-Fi Short: Harbinger by Alex Jack (USA)

Best Fantasy Short: The Beach by Matthew S. Robinson (USA)

Best Western Short: The Showdown by Mike Farron (USA)

Best Experimental Short: Take Me Back to Earth by Dominic Francisco (USA)

Best Student Short: Happy Monsters by Wang Zhan (China)

Best Animation Short: Ex Creta by Jon Portman (USA)

Best Women Short: Wasted by Pearl Windle and Robert Benicio Ponce (USA)

Best LGBTQ Short: Under My Skin by Liam Azogui (USA)

Best Romantic Short: Wasted by Pearl Windle and Robert Benicio Ponce (USA)

Best Microfilm: The Beach by Matthew S. Robinson (USA)

Best Music Video: Everything Is Explained – The Little Brooklyn by Olivier Simon (France)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Secretly Sweetly (Season 2) by Young Man Kang (South Korea)

Best Web and New Media: The Unremarkable Escapades of Jenny And Jules by Pat Dill and Stephen M. Coleman (USA)

Best Director (Male): Eric Francois Trometer for Detained Under Houthis (UK)

Best Student Director (Male): Joel Harris Osborn for Poppy Place: A Tragic Tale (USA)

Best First Time Director (Female): Sky Chen for Lost (USA)

Best First Time Director (Male): Jacek Krawczyk for The Seventh Seal (Poland)

Best Young Filmmaker: Juan Carlos Lizarraga for Surrounded (USA)

Best Actress: Marit Aurin for Cheetahs & Wildebeests (USA)

Best Actor: Jonathon Kimble for Metamorphosis (USA)

Best Acting Duo: Jacob Zelonky and Sarah Brine for From 11 to 1 (USA)

Best Ensemble Cast: Connor Michael Dabinett, Saniyah Adams, Katie Walsh, Jaime Snyder, Jack Weilar, and Daniel Soto for The Revelations of Gavin Grey (USA)

Best Cinematography: Dmitry Popov for We Are Human Too (USA)

Best Editing: Mike Rapsys and Grant Stoner for Walker (USA)

Best Production Design: Abraxas of Emotions: Joy, Anger, Sorrow, and Excitement (South Korea)

Best Sound Design: Alex Jack and Alec Arruti for Harbinger (USA)

Best Original Score: Jordan Hart for Poppy Place: A Tragic Tale (USA)

Best Original Story: Jon Portman for Ex Creta (USA)

Best Short Script: One Day by Harry Rohlfing (USA)

FINALISTS

PLATINUM AWARDS

GOLD AWARDS

SILVER AWARDS

BRONZE AWARDS

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