Best Indie Short: A Boring Dystopia by Matte Kranz (USA)
Best Drama Short: I Matter by Chris Sato and Peter Lambrinatos (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Rescuing Tar Creek: Water Protector Rebecca Jim by Colby Luper (USA)
Best Romantic Short: Please Don’t Lick The Psychedelic Toad by Matthew Pelton (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Game of Love by Jacob Macfarlane Hagen (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: The Edge of Water by Sean Velasco-Dodge (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Klara’s Box by ZhuZha Akova (USA)
Best Horror Short: Devil’s Den by David Woodruff (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Reboot by Chris Qi Yao (China)
Best Fantasy Short: A Love Story Like Any Other by P.P.III (Japan)
Best Experimental Short: Learn to Forgive by Christopher Austin Wetherell (USA)
Best Student Short: An Aspiring Young Man by Nicholas Mortensen (Denmark)
Best Women Short: Take Your Medicine by Da Young Lisa Park (USA)
Best Microfilm: Finder’s Fee by Trevor Meyer (Canada)
Best Screendance Short: Fallen Angel by Jazlyn Nicolette Sward (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Professor Blackteach by Clyla Destiny (USA)
Best Web and New Media: Welcome to the Whimsical Desert! by Heidi Elisabeth Appe (USA)
Best Female Director: Vilma Jackson for The Cycle (UK)
Best Male Director: Jérôme Jacob for Existence (France)
Best Student Female Director: Yongling Lu for 21.0975 km (China)
Best Student Male Director: Nicholas Mortensen for An Aspiring Young Man (Denmark)
Best First Time Female Director: Kelsea MacKay for One to Five Minutes (Canada)
Best First Time Male Director: Michael Matsui for You’re On Your Own, Kid (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Chuchu Xiong for Stranger (China)
Best Actress: Tara Arielle O’Reilly for Manage This! (USA)
Best Actor: Donny Carrington for Embrace (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Cody Clarke for Dinner for Two (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Da Young Lisa Park and Charlene Lefever for Take Your Medicine (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Patrick Nicolas, Tristina Lee, Jessica Lynn Diaz, Angelica PK Mackey, Johnathan Tumblin, Deja Janea, and Malik Bazille for Default Mode (USA)
Best Cinematography: Ilia Smirnov for Oliver (Montenegro)
Best Editing: Slum’S Blood (Spain)
Best Sound Design: Christopher Austin Wetherell for Learn to Forgive (USA)
Best Original Score: Rob Diggy for Embrace (USA)
Best Original Story: Rishabh Sharma for Max & Lilly (Czechia)
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