Best Indie Short: Anemonia by Iago Gomes (Spain)
Best Documentary Short: Tiny Tree Concert by David Neptune (USA)
Best Comedy Short: The Debate by Todd Bruno (USA)
Best Thriller Short: A Short Walk Home by Rashada Coton (USA)
Best Horror Short: Shut the Door at 10:04 by Zachary Padgett (USA)
Best Student Short: Saw the Obituary of a Tree by Yutong Zhu (China)
Best Animation Short: Heat and Love by Michał Kucharski (Poland)
Best Children Short: Green Green Gardens by Elijah S. Pollard (USA)
Best Microfilm: Sunshine Anytime by Michael Bitanga (USA)
Best Music Video: I’d Race by Lexi Lane (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Fitmess by Tyrel Hunt (USA)
Best Male Director: David Sovereign for Centering Pura Vida (USA)
Best Student Female Director: Lily Micheline Kaplan for Spilled Milk (USA)
Best First Time Female Director: Yalın Çağdaş Eşsiz for I Feel Like A Piece Of Meat (Turkey)
Best Young Filmmaker: Grayson Terence Flynn for The Tule Elk’s Fight For Survival (USA)
Best Actress: Mila Cadonik for Anemonia (Spain)
Best Cinematography: Big White Dog (USA)
Best Editing: Pauli Janhunen Calderon for Sober – The Struggle No One Else Can See (Sweden)
Best Original Story: Liliana Yawen Yang for Her Nails (USA)
Best Short Script: Bucket of Cheese by Brian Schroeder (USA)


















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