Best Indie Short: Movement by Franck Trozzo-Kazagui (Germany)
Best Indie Short: The Last Goodbye by Vibol Sungkriem (USA)
Best Drama Short: Inertia by Allen Woods and Tiana Woods (USA)
Best Drama Short: Soul Veil by Alaa Al Sehnawi (Syria)
Best Documentary Short: Big Bons by Katherine Montgomery (USA)
Best Documentary Short: The Cultivators by Yuzhong Ge (China)
Best Documentary Short: The Last Journey Home by Marian Marinov (Bulgaria)
Best Romantic Short: A Cure For Impatience by Jacob Trup (UK)
Best Romantic Short: Feeding The Fire by Thomas Proffitt (USA)
Best Romantic Short: Hotline by Jeremiah Kipp (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Federal Approved Parent by Katrina Cebreiro (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Forked by Timothy Paul Coderre (Canada)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Life Hack by René Müller and Yannik Leibacher (Switzerland)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Safe Word by Elizabeth Burch-Hudson (Czech Republic)
Best Thriller Short: A Secret by Yanqing Chen “Jack” (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Delivered by Hao (Spike) Li (USA)
Best Mystery Short: Milk by Peter Nogueira (USA)
Best Mystery Short: The Nightmare Box by Heather Pasquazzi (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: Wild Card by Brittany Benedict (USA)
Best Crime Short: Room 8 by Wai Kuen Fu (China)
Best Horror Short: Delivered by Hao (Spike) Li (USA)
Best Horror Short: The Nightmare Box by Heather Pasquazzi (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: Cash Printer by James Cui (Australia)
Best Fantasy Short: Dialogue with Death by Willian Bongiolo (Brazil)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Fine. by Michelle Lulic (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: How Did Samantha Die by Ning Li (Australia)
Best Experimental Short: Home: A Meditation on Belonging by Arman S. Haghi (Australia)
Best Experimental Short: I Am Val Kilmer. by William Stancik (USA)
Best Student Short: Melt by Kunzhe Cao (USA)
Best Student Short: Tea by Lara Kurdoglu (Turkey)
Best Animation Short: The Game Just Got Real by Bellopropello (Switzerland)
Best Animation Short: Tomorrow by Migrovegraphics (USA)
Best Children Short: Petunia’s Playhouse: Episode 4 by Laura Kay (USA)
Best Children Short: When the Wiggle Met the Giggle by Spencer Katz (USA)
Best Women Short: Arduous by Elizabeth Burch-Hudson (Czech Republic)
Best Women Short: Jericho by Tiffany Joy Taylor (USA)
Best Women Short: Survival by Manyu Yang (USA)
Best Women Short: When Skies Are Grey by Lucas Ruderman (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: An Essence. by Dhruv Patel (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Expiration Date by Eddie “Denity” Foster (USA)
Best Microfilm: Childhood In The House by Yuzhi Zhu (China)
Best Microfilm: Dimension Robbers by Bruce Barker (USA)
Best Microfilm: Life Hack by René Müller and Yannik Leibacher (Switzerland)
Best Music Video: Go Rona Rona by Peter Calvin (USA)
Best Music Video: Tomorrow by Migrovegraphics (USA)
Best Mobile Short: Gloom by Jesse Gasca Garcia (USA)
Best Mobile Short: Poker by Christopher Leong (USA)
Best Screendance Short: Floaty Flow by Fusako Yamamoto (Japan)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Confessions: The Series by Ernest Serrano (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: PT: Pain & Torture by Ashley Winters (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Social Murderer by Marshall Weishuai Yuan and Sangeetha Gowda (Australia)
Best Web and New Media: Don’t Be Dumb Use Your Thumb by Kat Conway (USA)
Best Web and New Media: Migrant Mothers of Syria by Anna Fahr (Lebanon)
Best Web and New Media: Murder Has Joined the Meeting by Josh Minnie (USA)
Best Drone Short: Japanese Fireworks by Kenichi Sasaki (Japan)
Best Parody Short: Derek Derek 1973 by William Stancik (USA)
Best Parody Short: Driftwood by Rebecka Ray (USA)
Best Director (Female): Flavia Coffari for I Am Alda (Italy)
Best Director (Female): Rosa Nichols for Sapphire (USA)
Best Director (Male): Titus Paar for Fear of The Woods (Sweden)
Best Student Director (Female): Alina Foley for Dance, Dance, Dance! (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Flávia Campos for Card XVI (Brazil)
Best Student Director (Female): Sanaya Khatri for Turning Pages (India)
Best Student Director (Male): Jacob Trup for A Cure For Impatience (UK)
Best Student Director (Male): Stephen P. Davis for What We Become (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Jinyang Zhang for The Master (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Lucas Ruderman for When Skies Are Grey (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Peter Nogueira for Milk (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Ethan Wilk for Hackers: The Misfit Superheroes (USA)
Best Actress: Lucia Batassa for I Am Alda (Italy)
Best Actor: Nick Sandow for #WaynesvilleStrong (USA)
Best Supporting Actress: Aoibhin Murphy for Not Today (Ireland)
Best Supporting Actress: Nina Moseley for His Missing Xbox (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Ryan Danahy for When Skies Are Grey (USA)
Best Child/Young Actor: Channing Brisbane for Essential (USA)
Best Child/Young Actor: Michael Colon for Unseen Enemy (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Michelle Lulic and Courtney Latrice for Fine. (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Thomas Proffitt and Darlene A. Sacco for Feeding The Fire (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Liliana Montenegro, Kristen Daniels, Jessica G. Ferrer, Adrian Gomez, Kelsey Redmond, and David Sasik for Federal Approved Parent (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Marshall Mayhem Yuan, Sangeetha Gowda, Hannah Kim, Ashleigh Davidson, Ivan Karezi, Amit Pala, Bianca Jade Scott, Carol, and Lara Balog for Social Murderer (Australia)
Best Editing: Arman S. Haghi for Home: A Meditation on Belonging (Australia)
Best Editing: Drew Crocker for The Woman I Fell in Love With (USA)
Best Editing: Matthew Ewald for The Sparrow (USA)
Best Special FX: Reaper Island Part II (USA)
Best Special FX: The Perfect Love (USA)
Best Visual FX: Bruce Barker for Dimension Robbers (USA)
Best Visual FX: Michael Davis for Dollhouse Series: Part 4 (USA)
Best Original Score: Billy Sullivan for The Nightmare Box (USA)
Best Original Score: Emile Aouad for Confessions of a Runner (Lebanon)
Best Trailer/Teaser: Come On, Harleen (USA)
Best Original Story: Katrina Cebreiro for Federal Approved Parent (USA)
Best Original Story: Ning Li for How Did Samantha Die (Australia)
Best Short Script: Kate’s Ballad by Rory O’Connor (USA)
Best Short Script: The Yearbook by Jim Norman (USA)
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