Best Indie Short: Artist Falls by Sam R Ross (USA)
Best Drama Short: There’s Someone In The House by Carol Nuñez (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Affiliated by Truman Kewley (USA)
Best Romantic Short: Emotional Logical by Vered Rodriguez (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Emotional Logical by Vered Rodriguez (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: The Miracle of You by Peter Spruyt (USA)
Best Action Short: House of Wolves by Michael Tukes (USA)
Best Horror Short: The Charging by Stuart Alexander Guerrero (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Little Lillith by Jamison Forkenbrock (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Reclamation Project No. 3 by Tyler Bohm (USA)
Best Student Short: City of Angels by Qiujun Ma (USA)
Best Animation Short: Little White Lies by Jisoo Kim (USA)
Best Women Short: Seen by Olivia Martini (USA)
Best Microfilm: Dear Mother by PJ Echlin (USA)
Best Music Video: The Signal And The Noise by Jim Hannah (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Rabbit Stories by Joseph Erb (USA)
Best Mobile Short: Ghost Leave by Miguel Lopez de Leon (USA)
Best Parody Short: Cook’s Counter: Frat Bro by Ken Rudnick (USA)
Best Male Director: Ben Murphy for Dripping with Tension (USA)
Best Student Female Director: Shi Fang Teo for Ocean Eyes (Malaysia)
Best First Time Female Director: Rachael Disher for Pink (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: Zac Coats and Dana Kippel for Crave (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Ke Xu for Tomorrow (USA)
Best Actress: Jennifer Marie for City of Angels (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Janet Wang and Katie Peabody for October’s Eyes (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Jade Janet, Tyler Gallant, Vincent Stalba, and Chris Kalhoon for Crooked Alley (USA)
Best Original Story: Blake Leon and Brian Yuran for The Stairwell (USA)
Best Short Script: Shift by Darren Lee Murphy and Sharon Burrell (UK)

























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