Best Drama Short: The Departed Lover by Zhang Chi (China)
Best Documentary Short: Rest in Peace by Clarissa Myung-Jin Kim, Chloe Sim, and Jaekhak Yoon (South Korea)
Best Comedy Short: Zoom Doctor by Luis G. Blanco (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Guerrillas by Anson Petrick (USA)
Best Horror Short: Figura by Franco Rodrigo Andrade Ortiz (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: The Disruptor by Hyung-Kun (Hillfinger) Hwang (South Korea)
Best Experimental Short: Game Of Life: Human Connection by Alexa Whyte (USA)
Best Student Short: To the Hour, Blue by Keunpyo Yoon (South Korea)
Best Women Short: Daisy by Alyssa Scott (Australia)
Best Microfilm: Seclusion by Alf Floa (Norway)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: The Donut Mob by Stephen Bushnik (Canada)
Best Female Director: Michele Blood for Requiem (USA)
Best Male Director: Vasco Madureira Rocha for Alice (Portugal)
Best Student Female Director: Alexa Whyte for Go With The Flow (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: Richard Gordon for Leftovers (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Xuru (Emma) Yang for Mountain Ballad (China)
Best Actress: Linda Rodrigues for Alice (Portugal)
Best Actor: Josh Ventura for 1201 (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Abbey McBride and Bayne Gibby for Black Friday (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Joell Jackson, Natalie Stavola, and Katisha Sargeant for Triggered Love (USA)
Best Cinematography: Joshua Tendero for The Last Take (USA)
Best Editing: Ziyuan (Iris) Lin and Xuru (Emma) Yang for Mountain Ballad (China)
Best Visual FX: Malcolm Tircuit for Searchers in the Dark (USA)
Best Original Score: Denis Kilty for Botching (UK)
Best Original Story: John Brownell for Partly Hazy (USA)
Best Short Script: Bagel Dog by Tracy L Swanson (USA)
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