Best Indie Short: The Sad Poet by Andrew Acedo (USA)
Best Drama Short: Terminus by Jan Pool (Netherlands)
Best Documentary Short: Ladylike by Rachel Bickert, Emily Tapanes, Emma Wang and Lidieth Arevalo (USA)
Best Romantic Short: In Her Image by Sungho Phillip Moon (USA)
Best Comedy Short: No Dayz Off by Peter Calvin (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Piñata by Stephen James Thomas (USA)
Best Thriller Short: The Ebbing by Kevin Patrick Murphy (USA)
Best Action Short: Flight by Nils Kimmel (Canada)
Best Crime Short: The Accomplice by Liam Carter (New Zealand)
Best Mystery Short: A Remarkable Career by Paul William Dawkins (Australia)
Best Fantasy Short: Dead Man Wait by Giorgio Molteni (Italy)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Memio by Matthew Hanisch (USA)
Best Horror Short: A-Symmetry by Sam Bradford (UK)
Best Experimental Short: This Day We Saw The Volcano by Dagmara Wyskiel (Chile)
Best Student Short: Alnajma by Gilbert Karam (Lebanon)
Best Women Short: Empty Space by Jonathan Kehoe (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Ladylike by Rachel Bickert, Emily Tapanes, Emma Wang and Lidieth Arevalo (USA)
Best Microfilm: The Tigress Masque by Gowri Neelavar (India)
Best Music Video: Kate Schell: You and Your Shadow by Nick Rush (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Dr. Friday by Nathan DuConge (USA)
Best Web and New Media: The Influencers by Katie Burris (USA)
Best Director (Female): Valeria Jiménez for Conejo (Mexico)
Best Director (Male): John Gray for Extra Innings (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Bianca Mihailov for Silent Sound (USA)
Best Student Director (Male): Vijay Renga for Anne (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Maria Perlifonova for Painted Survival (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Mauriel Morejon for The Lost Mine (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Kainoa Jung Ruivivar for Soliloquy or The Goose (USA)
Best Actress: Tara Lynn Rye for Wonderwood (USA)
Best Actor: Nick Canellakis for Thin Walls (USA)
Best Supporting Actress: Bérénice Coudy for Untitled (Sans Titre) (France)
Best Supporting Actor: Teon Kelley for Tyler (USA)
Best Child/Young Actress: Emily Hopper for Parents Inc. (USA)
Best Child/Young Actor: Nathaniel Ruth for A Home for Curiosities (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Jenn Gomez and Aaron Thompson for Good Conversation (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Untitled (Sans Titre) (France)
Best Cinematography: Fei Ye for Kneeling Sheep (USA)
Best Editing: Valeria Jiménez for Conejo (Mexico)
Best Visual FX: Jayasanker Karakullath for Chained (USA)
Best Sound Design: Anthony Marsh for Rendezvous (USA)
Best Original Score: Ben Knight for A Year Ago Yesterday (USA)
Best Original Story: Ace Blankenship for Fate Alchemy (USA)
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