Best Indie Short: Losing Eric by Jai Santiago (USA)
Best Drama Short: A Time for Love: Something Beautiful by Dennis O’Neill (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Language Keepers by Ajuawak Kapashesit (USA)
Best Romantic Short: Virtually Single by Amy Gardner and Lorien Haynes (UK)
Best Comedy Short: Spare Room by Andrea Johannes (UK)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Sarge’s Last Request by Doug Wilder (USA)
Best Mystery Short: The Sickness by Ian Volner (USA)
Best Horror Short: Behind the Red Curtain by Cooper Miller (USA)
Best Experimental Short: The Silent Smile by Adan Chavez (Mexico)
Best Student Short: Peace of Mind by Hannah Setzler (USA)
Best Animation Short: Emergence by Nick Pascoal (USA)
Best Women Short: 30 Days of Heartbreak by Ladine Harvey (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Your Voice by Sekichi Kitamura (Japan)
Best Microfilm: White by Kevin Andrew Heslop (Canada)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Veterans and the Scourge of Invisible Illness by Moe Taylor and Kristal Kent (USA)
Best Parody Short: Evelyn Dupree & The Case of the Century Star by Josh Minnie (USA)
Best Female Director: Ambyr Michelle for The Little Girl Inside (USA)
Best Male Director: Jai Santiago for Losing Eric (USA)
Best Student Female Director: Hannah Setzler for Peace of Mind (USA)
Best Student Male Director: Christopher Mays for Rake (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: Antonin Féraud for Oll Korrect (France)
Best Actress: Hannah Lanford for Bacon Day (USA)
Best Actor: Patrick Zhang for Fish (USA)
Best Supporting Actress: Susan LeBreque for The Dead Driver (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Zindagi Dobara – Life Again (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Reggie Austin, Kristoffer Polaha, Emily Swallow, and Wesley Moss for The Marked (USA)
Best Editing: The Jewelers (Philippines)
Best Special FX: Travis Zariwny for Phone 3358-B (Ukraine)
Best Original Score: Víctor Muñoz for Julia (Spain)
Best Original Story: Jeremy Hsing and Patrick Zhang for Fish (USA)
Best Short Script: Winning Ticket by Brett McArdle (USA)
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