Best Indie Short: Latent by Roxy Moskowitz (USA)
Best Indie Short: The Coming of Spring by Ji Yang and Yixiao Jiang (China)
Best Drama Short: Deadheading by Shuang He (Australia)
Best Documentary Short: The Funny Runner by Robert Steger (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Uncle in L.A. by Kai Stoeckel (Germany)
Best Comedy Short: Coming Clean by Bara Kim (USA)
Best Romantic Comedy Short: A Long Walk Goodbye by Nin Meyboom (Canada)
Best Dark Comedy Short: A Trip To Evergreen by Mara Herron (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Birdman by Ben Townsend (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Esca by Brian Ghettuba (James Blaq) (Canada)
Best Fantasy Short: Universum Park by Alfonso Moral and Ana Monrás (Spain)
Best Horror Short: The Headless Priest by Harinarayan Rajeev (Canada)
Best Experimental Short: Desert Air by Andiland (USA)
Best Experimental Short: When I Become Who I Am by Lene Kamm (Denmark)
Best Student Short: The Flexed Arm Hang by Findlay Brown (Canada)
Best Student Short: Video Girl by Megan Anderson (Australia)
Best Animation Short: Fowl Crossing by Nancy Snipper (Canada)
Best Animation Short: Metanoia by Astrid Rothaug (Austria)
Best Women Short: Meant to Be by A.M. Pihera (USA)
Best Music Video: Don’t Forget Me by Kasey Lum (Canada)
Best Music Video: Valse Naïve by Antonello Tosto (Italy)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Supply & Demand by Glenn A McBride Jr (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Tango of Imaginary Friends by Laura McCampbell Copan and Rui Niu (USA)
Best Web and New Media: Exodus by Alfretz Costelo (USA)
Best Mobile Short: Another Found Footage Film by Drake Dalgleish (USA)
Best Mobile Short: Babi Yogis by Hunter O’Harrow (USA)
Best Director (Male): Robert Steger for The Funny Runner (USA)
Best Director (Male): Shuang He for A Reasonable Dance (Australia)
Best Student Director (Female): Hannah Lindvall for It’s Not You, It’s Me (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Lene Kamm for When I Become Who I Am (Denmark)
Best Student Director (Male): Michael Filek for The Funeral (USA)
Best Student Director (Male): Shuang He for Deadheading (Australia)
Best First Time Director (Female): Noa Im for Looking Through The Binoulars (South Korea)
Best First Time Director (Female): Roxy Moskowitz for Latent (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Cristian Medellin for The Guilty Party (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Kedrick Parham for Perception (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Eli Berliner for Dinner Date (USA)
Best Actress: Isabelle Gander for Video Girl (Australia)
Best Actress: Jordan Monaghan for Kill Them With Kindness (USA)
Best Actor: Jef Figallo for Southlandia (USA)
Best Actor: Ronny Dunson for Scenario (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Garth Pillsbury and Gregory Enton for Skidoo Ruins (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Keith Leanza and Kyle Grant for Supply & Demand (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Alfretz Costelo, Steve Chivers, Wendy Lee Szany, Nikita Francois, Mahmoud Mahmoud, Francis Mabborang, Franziska Huber, Eve Metsaranta, and Tiauna Jackson for Exodus (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Grace Martin, Lauren Newsham, Gaviana Obaid, Sophie Proctor, and Erin Robinson for The Waiting Room (USA)
Best Cinematography: Austin Rasmussen for Delivered (USA)
Best Editing: A Poo Film (USA)
Best Editing: The Funny Runner (USA)
Best Production Design: Caring For Your Carcass (Canada)
Best Production Design: Gateway Drugs (USA)
Best Sound Design: Caring For Your Carcass (Canada)
Best Sound Design: Henrique Vilão for Paint On Paint # 3 (Portugal)
Best Original Score: Alexander Arntzen for Kill Them With Kindness (USA)
Best Original Score: Tori Hope Corbo for Hey. (USA)
Best Original Story: Matthew Quaid for Haiku (USA)
Best Original Story: Steven Demmler for Kill Them With Kindness (USA)
Best Short Script: Albert by Judy Litman (USA)
Best Short Script: The Earthquake by Annie Rowe (UK)














































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