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)





























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