Best Indie Short: Kyodai by Panwa Sutthinon (UK)
Best Drama Short: Conflict by Chozy Aiyub and Malik J Ali (USA)
Best Documentary Short: La Sape by Victor Pigasse (USA)
Best Comedy Short: You’re Welcome by Kevin Hernandez (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Satanic Ritual Misuse by Sam Carter (UK)
Best Thriller Short: K2 Tog by Ari Veach (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: Harold Meets a Giant by Ethan Funk-Breay (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Written In The Stars by Diljot Jawanda and Dil Buttar (Canada)
Best Student Short: Just Think About It by Eleanor De Fer (USA)
Best Animation Short: Surface Deep by John Donaldson (USA)
Best Children Short: The Modest Adventures of Todd and Sad Cone by Luke Schroeder (USA)
Best Women Short: Save A Life by Vivian D. Payton (USA)
Best Romantic Short: I’ll Summit Mountains by Michael Nitkowski (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Things We Shouldn’t Talk About by Robbie Kruithoff (USA)
Best Microfilm: La Sape by Victor Pigasse (USA)
Best Music Video: Spotlight by Vivian D. Payton (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: The Modest Adventures of Todd and Sad Cone by Luke Schroeder (USA)
Best Web and New Media: Take Your Best Shot by Monece Starling and Dandrell Scott (USA)
Best Parody Short: Jambon et Fromage by Brad Kofman (USA)
Best Director (Female): Kate Maracle for Tempest Tossed (USA)
Best Director (Male): Jacob Paul for Unessential (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Camila de los Santos Speed for Closet Nightmares (USA)
Best Student Director (Male): Parker Rawlins and William Cowser for The Crimson Bounder (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Maria Chelidoni for Wonderfully Alone (Greece)
Best First Time Director (Male): Roland G. Parrish for This Wall Must Come Down: The Annie Burns Hicks Story (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Hyul Kim for We Don’t Speak French (South Korea)
Best Actress: Michelle Felice Hartley for Bait (USA)
Best Actor: CJ Israel for Let Me Fall (USA)
Best Acting Duo: McKenna Sennett and Lily Fletcher for Second Hand News (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Andrew Knox, Daniel Stonewall, Jacob Wysocki, Ashley Parchment, Hester Jean Lee, Mariana Aroxa, Matt Frierdich, and Caroline Hale for How Did We Get Here? (USA)
Best Cinematography: Rubia Lima for Tóxico (Brazil)
Best Editing: Loïc Vote and Benjamin Colussi for Sifu – The Revenge (France)
Best Production Design: Colleen Tugwell for Adiyah Grace (USA)
Best Visual FX: Samantha Doria for Pseudea (USA)
Best Original Score: Benjamin Shirley for Dr. West’s Fervor (USA)
Best Original Story: Joey West for Riptide (USA)
Best Short Script: The Conversation by Sharron Miller (USA)

































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