Best Indie Short: Untitled Marfa Project by Emily E Thomas (USA)
Best Drama Short: Mike by Kent Smith (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Hedtoft by Inuk Jørgensen (Greenland)
Best Romantic Short: he110 by Fritz Frauendorf (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Pastalight by Christopher Martini (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Green Cobra by Sigurd Culhane (USA)
Best Action Short: Pseudo by Steven Chan (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Blueberry Flytrap by Ali Matlock (USA)
Best Crime Short: Catharsis by Brent S. Duncan and Ryan J. Gilmer (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: Hauntology Practice by Linqian (Elvis) Xia (Australia)
Best Horror Short: Beckoned by Richard Zelniker (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: Blueberry Flytrap by Ali Matlock (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Modular Heritage by Arthur Alencar (Canada)
Best Experimental Short: Blue by Salvador Chacon and Aldo Chacon (USA)
Best Student Short: Remnants by Evers Pund (USA)
Best Animation Short: The Square Roots of Twins by Linda Kudzmas (USA)
Best Children Short: Unspoken by Olivia Wu (USA)
Best Women Short: Bing Yan by Du Qian (China)
Best LGBTQ Short: October Diary by Weihao Wang (USA)
Best Microfilm: About by Phil Dunn (UK)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: The Grimoire Chapters: Rem by Michael Davis (USA)
Best Web and New Media: Methamphetamine: Community Under Siege by Rodney Bodner (Canada)
Best Mobile Short: Adhara by Adam Tock (USA)
Best Music Video: Cowboy Stories by Ben Blaskovic (Germany)
Best Director (Female): Gemma Paul for Adam (UK)
Best Director (Male): Kent Smith for Mike (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Sunny Na for Carma (USA)
Best Student Director (Male): Evers Pund for Remnants (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Julia Fullerton-Batten for 1814 Frost Fair (UK)
Best First Time Director (Male): Badar Tareen for First and Last (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Jessica Evans for Goodnight (Australia)
Best Actress: Emily Laing for Valentine Jacobs (UK)
Best Actor: Jason Julien-Connage for Valentine Jacobs (UK)
Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Cummings for Knock Me Down (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Mike Benjamin for The Lost Mine (USA)
Best Child/Young Actress: Ava Trasolini for Modular Heritage (Canada)
Best Child/Young Actor: Ryker Baloun for The Confab (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Alaina Laethem and Maddie Andonie for June Heist (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Broderick Hunter, Hilena Millese, Jamal Akakpo, Jamal Womble, Kareem Stroud and Bambi Martinez for Somewhere In The Grey (USA)
Best Cinematography: Stuart Graham for 1814 Frost Fair (UK)
Best Editing: Xiaoyao Andy Shen for Outdooring (USA)
Best Visual FX: Patrick Neff for Pajama Party Work Night (USA)
Best Production Design: David Rogers for Adam (UK)
Best Sound Design: The Lost Mine (USA)
Best Original Score: Sam Garbett for Adam (UK)
Best Original Story: Jason Julien-Connage for Valentine Jacobs (UK)
Best Short Script: Showtime at Midnight by Jesse James Barth (Canada)
FINALISTS (OFFICIAL SELECTION)
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