Best Documentary Short: Room 252 by Gerhardus Stefanus Botes (South Africa)
Best Comedy Short: The Paradox Of Choice by Liliana Berman (USA)
Best Horror Short: Bathory by Fredis Antonio Flores (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: 15: Ash by Bob Banday Shryock (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Big, Small, Scared, At Ease by Ethan Nopah (USA)
Best Student Short: Early Spring by Jiang Zeyu (China)
Best Women Short: Echoes of Daughters by Yining Zhu (China)
Best Romantic Short: Issa Date by Timothy Bowser and Joy E. Joseph (Germany)
Best Music Video: Embers by August Falcon (USA)
Best Web and New Media: Map of Time — Episode 1: The Dawn of Beginnings by Taichi Kunigami (Japan)
Best Mobile Short: Decorations by Georgene F. Murray (USA)
Best Trailer/Teaser: Heaven’s Edge by Sam Clark (USA)
Best Male Director: Matthew Morley Daniel for Welcome Home (USA)
Best Student Female Director: Nickie Chen for Safe (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: Gerhardus Stefanus Botes for Room 252 (South Africa)
Best Young Filmmaker: Cody Richmond for The People’s Princess (USA)
Best Actress: Alexandra Grace for 3 Minutos (USA)
Best Actor: Spencer Kramber for Closure (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Chase Montgomery Fein and Juliette Goglia for Antidote Lipstick (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Brandon Hoffman, Vincent Elric, and AJ Troup for Unlucky Lucky (USA)
Best Cinematography: Yaqi Liu for When I See You At The End Of The World (China)
Best Editing: Edge (Spain)
Best Original Score: Leo Grand for Cap and Trade (Canada)
Best Original Story: Hüseyin Albayrak for Bordeaux (Germany)
Best Short Script: The Old Timers And The Foul Ball by Christopher Loveland (USA)
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