Best Indie Short: Adversariis by Stefan Knezovic (Italy)
Best Drama Short: Pal by Brett Bailey (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Long Road to Cariboo by Richard Thomas Wright (Canada)
Best Comedy Short: Two Anxious Bisexuals by Megan A Zebrowski (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Murkle by William Sipos (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Metamorphosis by Jonathon Kimble (USA)
Best Mystery Short: The Exorcism of Isabella Ramirez by Kevin Ruiz (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Alus by Chris Paicely and Miles August (USA)
Best Experimental Short: The Eclipse: Recognized by the Sound by Elly Cho (South Korea)
Best Student Short: Floating by Zihan Zhang (USA)
Best Animation Short: The Factory by Gizmo Beardon (UK)
Best Children Short: Arlo Sings the Blues (In the Middle of the Night) by R.J. Sullivan (USA)
Best Women Short: Two Anxious Bisexuals by Megan A Zebrowski (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: The Gestalt Shift by Logan Michelle (USA)
Best Romantic Short: After You by Noah Pescara (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Two Anxious Bisexuals by Megan A Zebrowski (USA)
Best Web and New Media: Walkie-Talkie by Olivia Dellums (USA)
Best Mobile Short: This Is Not A Date by Aman Adlakha (USA)
Best Director (Female): Rebecca Demeter for Happiness is an Illusion (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Shuchang Zheng by Traveling Out With Grandma In Summer (China)
Best Student Director (Male): Alexandre Jerard Davis for Vigor (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Hongyue Xiao for Uncaged (China)
Best First Time Director (Male): Eric Larson for Check The Locks (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Bangyuan Zhang for Part-time Lover (China)
Best Actress: Jillian Morgese for Happiness is an Illusion (USA)
Best Actor: Paul Meyd for Vigor (USA)
Best Child/Young Actor: Kaine Koltoniuk for The Contract (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Cat Greenfield and Casie Girvin for Two Anxious Bisexuals (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Barry Brisco, Destini Shelton, and Rachel True for Jungle Alley (USA)
Best Cinematography: Hyun Ok Kim for The Eclipse: Recognized by the Sound (South Korea)
Best Editing: Eric Larson for Check The Locks (USA)
Best Production Design: Anna Tracz for Candles in the Window (USA)
Best Sound Design: Soundsmiths for The Factory (UK)
Best Original Score: Francis Sun for Could You Please Repeat That? (USA)
Best Original Story: Wang Zhan for Happy Monsters (China)
Best Short Script: The Last Mime by Craig Trow (USA)
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