Best Indie Short: Otra Vida: A Celebration of the Immigrant by Anthony Gomez (USA)
Best Drama Short: Welcome Home by Robert Lee Glenn (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Dubay Photo Tour (Timelapse-Hyperlapse) by Martin Zalba (Spain)
Best Romantic Short: 15 Roses by Joe Schufreider (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Swipe Right by Declan Reece Kavanaugh (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Harvest Time by Anson Williams (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: Cold Dark Hollow by Patricia Vonne (USA)
Best Mystery Short: Doctor with the Red Houseware by Thomas M Watt (USA)
Best Horror Short: Virus by Julien Klink (Germany)
Best Sci-Fi Short: The Day I Left by Ikram Haizammuri (Malaysia)
Best Student Short: The Flamingo by Xuanqi Sun (China)
Best Animation Short: Grydscaen: Scout Eve (Episode 3) by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois (USA)
Best Children Short: My Little Alexaa by Shinuraj Rajan (USA)
Best Women Short: Waiting for The Punchline by Lizze Gordon (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: In The Gray by Yolanda Buggs (USA)
Best Mobile Short: The Girl Who Is Selling Fish by Alecs Nastoiu (USA)
Best Director (Male): Earl Bolden Jr for Nate (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Emma E Rimsa for Something Special (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Nicholas Linnehan for Catfish? (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Luke Kushner and Cayla Kushner for Under/Mine (USA)
Best Actress: Carly Turner Knight for Nate (USA)
Best Actor: Nicholas Linnehan for Catfish? (USA)
Best Supporting Actress: Taja V. Simpson for Nate (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Dwayne Cameron and Sarah James for June (New Zealand)
Best Original Score: Adrian Crowley for In The Woods With A Dead Dog (UK)
Best Short Script: Wine, Whiskey and Lullabies by Emerald Hardy (USA)






















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