Best Indie Short: Echoes of Time by 一杰 李 (China)
Best Drama Short: Rose by Honglin Zhou (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Father Of None by Mekki Leeper (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Only Dates by Lukas Battle and Thomas Lanese (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: Gen X by Jaskaran Brady (Spain)
Best Fantasy Short: Learn to Luv Me by Tim Bills and Charles Hand (USA)
Best Student Short: Echoes of Time by 一杰 李 (China)
Best Women Short: Empty Pockets by Darlene A Sacco (USA)
Best Microfilm: Her Lover by Joy Li (China)
Best Female Director: Nadia Guo for The Film (China)
Best Male Director: Tristan Loraine for Eve Groves (UK)
Best Student Female Director: Jiaxin Wei for The Long Way Home (USA)
Best Student Male Director: Dallin Hodgkin for Everything is Quiet Now (USA)
Best First Time Female Director: Darlene A Sacco for Empty Pockets (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: Christian David Colbert for God in the Valley (USA)
Best Actress: Alexa Ayers for Arlene (USA)
Best Actor: Mauricio Ovalle for The Best Gift in Life is Life Itself (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Elias Husiak for Heights (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Philip Schulte and Brian Letscher for Swindle (USA)
Best Cinematography: Sean Visser for Dawn of Skates (USA)
Best Original Score: Miles Damon and Nolan Winschenck for People Watching People (USA)
Best Original Story: Yixuan Tu for 1 (China)
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