Best Indie Short: The Heirs of Fire by Boris Molinaro (Italy)
Best Drama Short: Voicemail by Ruben Machado (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Le Mural by Barbara Bingley-Verseman (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Growing Up Hill by Brandon Floor (USA)
Best Crime Short: Memory by Vasile Rogojan (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Retribution by Andrew Bonello (Malta)
Best Mystery Short: Finale of the End by Ryan Policky (USA)
Best Horror Short: The Portrait by Zachary Padgett (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: Butterfly’s Love Guide by Chen Shangyi (China)
Best Student Short: A Summertale in Maine by Carson Honor (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Holger F. – Simple Love by Thomas Schwendemann (Germany)
Best Microfilm: I’m Not Dead by Jesse Gasca Garcia (USA)
Best Music Video: Fight! by Jaron Wallace (USA)
Best Mobile Short: Goodbye Lullaby by Rick Cerda (USA)
Best Trailer/Teaser: Before It Was Cool by Michael West and Lia Komakhidze (USA)
Best Female Director: Bianca Roth for Eliza (USA)
Best Male Director: Lee Vander Boegh for Return to Sender (USA)
Best Student Female Director: Yufei Pan for Diabolik Lovers (China)
Best Student Male Director: Carson Honor for A Summertale in Maine (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: Vasile Rogojan for Memory (USA)
Best Actress: Ana K. Cruz for Ornamental Bird (USA)
Best Actor: Richard Godden for Retribution (Malta)
Best Acting Duo: Linzi Fenix and Eric Michael Cole for Cherry Pie (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Jacque Horton II, Ren Michele, Johnny C Thomas, Antonio Washington, Quinn Spencer, Bekah Wilson, and Jeremy Ryan Bracken for Jerome & Sarah (USA)
Best Cinematography: Raymond Scott for Little Help (USA)
Best Production Design: McKenna Gattis for Growing Up Hill (USA)
Best Original Score: Dan R. Howard for They Slay (USA)
Best Original Story: Pat Mulderrig for Cherry Pie (USA)
Best Short Script: Visions of Her by Mark F Roling and Erik G Voss (USA)
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