Best Indie Short: Fubar by Tom Van Immerseel (Belgium)
Best Drama Short: Afloat by Ève-Chems de Brouwer (France)
Best Documentary Short: Feelings of Invisibility by Charmaine Kachibaia (Canada)
Best Comedy Short: Sandy and the Common Creature by Declan O’Byrne-Inglis (Australia)
Best Romantic Comedy Short: Hey. by Stephanie Oustalet (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Kill Them With Kindness by Steven Demmler (USA)
Best Crime Short: Flypaper by Sam Bench and Seth Bench (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: The Guilty Party by Cristian Medellin (USA)
Best Mystery Short: Perception by Kedrick Parham (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Gateway Drugs by India Altschul (USA)
Best Student Short: When She Flies by Daniel M. Rodriguez (USA)
Best Animation Short: The Bike by Diana Gong (USA)
Best Children Short: The Waiting Room by Ella Jerrier (USA)
Best Women Short: Gateway Drugs by India Altschul (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Junior by Jehnovah Carisle (USA)
Best Music Video: Lose You to Love Me by Charlie Norton and Dario Mendez (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: The Fuse by Sasha Santiago (USA)
Best Mobile Short: Submerged by Tom F. Pardo (France)
Best Parody Short: Tech News Network by Ted Alder (Finland)
Best Director (Male): George Paraschiv for With Arms Wide Open (Romania)
Best Student Director (Female): Jiahe Li for Big Fish (China)
Best Student Director (Male): Declan O’Byrne-Inglis for Sandy and the Common Creature (Australia)
Best First Time Director (Female): Stephanie Oustalet for Hey. (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Mazin Akar for Valens (Lebanon)
Best Young Filmmaker: Ella Jerrier for The Waiting Room (USA)
Best Actress: Minerva Vier for Shevolution (USA)
Best Actor: Brian Sacca for The Secrets to a Happy Marriage (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Joel Bauer and Andrew Kindred for Mission Control (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Erica Matthews, Malcolm West, Wiley Jones, Adam Fontana, Richard Arum, Bethany Buer, and Jon Stutzman for Tempted (USA)
Best Cinematography: Jim Zou for Woods in The Rain (China)
Best Editing: Steven Demmler for Kill Them With Kindness (USA)
Best Production Design: Major Moment – The Flood (USA)
Best Sound Design: Michael Vossler for Mission Control (USA)
Best Original Score: Simon Ravn for Dark Angel (Denmark)
Best Original Story: Jim Zou for Woods in The Rain (China)
Best Short Script: Out On A Limb by Antoinette Fernandez (USA)
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