Best Indie Short: Intertwined by Yaniv Boaz (Israel)
Best Drama Short: Little Boy Blue by Liam Natirboff (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Justin’s Addiction Story: No Family is Immune by Jacob Surette (Canada)
Best Romantic Short: Time Will Tell by Peyton Cooper (USA)
Best Comedy Short: The Independent by John Kestner (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: The Retreat by Fanny Lecendre (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: Not a Love Story by Francesco Massini (Italy)
Best Horror Short: Familiar by Julien Homère (France)
Best Experimental Short: Beyond The Field of Grass by Felicia Varlotto (USA)
Best Student Short: Cosmic Crusaders by Danny Nsouli (USA)
Best Animation Short: Game Boys by Millie Munoz, Kylie Mundell, and Ava Schneiderman (USA)
Best Women Short: Mama by Ericka Kreutz (USA)
Best Music Video: Why Me by Xinran Gu (USA)
Best Student Female Director: Alisanna Vincent for Sticker It! (USA)
Best First Time Female Director: Paula María Amaya for Setback (Guatemala)
Best Actress: Audrey Bennett for Cross Examination (USA)
Best Actor: Gilles Stricher for Quarantine (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Carson Hicks and Jackson Cummings for Relapse (USA)
Best Cinematography: Ayron La’Vell Walker for Samuel Flint & the Magpie Gang (USA)
Best Original Score: Pierre H Jax for Samuel Flint & the Magpie Gang (USA)
Best Short Script: Talk With Shadows by Junyan Li (China)
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