Best Indie Short: Cowboys and Hindus by Tejal Desai (USA)
Best Drama Short: When I Die by Syuen Chia (USA)
Best Documentary Short: The Candle by Jessie D Mabrey (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Wheel Gone Kid 4 – Crash Course by Wayne Kelly (UK)
Best Dark Comedy Short: LA After Midnight by Corey J Wayne (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Anchor by Sandy Morris (USA)
Best Mystery Short: Esper by Tori Layne (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Eliza by Bianca Roth (USA)
Best Student Short: Shards Of Her by Yingman Yuan (China)
Best Animation Short: Rise Up & Fight by Nolan Williams, Jr. (USA)
Best Children Short: Video Scream by Camille Solari (USA)
Best Microfilm: The Interview by Bethany Taylor-Goh (UK)
Best Music Video: You Got Me by Christopher Brown (Germany)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: They Slay by Maddie Macloud (USA)
Best Female Director: Sandy Morris for Anchor (USA)
Best Male Director: Dastan Khalili for The Sniper (USA)
Best Student Male Director: Michael Ray Gregory for Happy Place (USA)
Best First Time Female Director: Weitse Weng for Tian Tian (China)
Best First Time Male Director: Ruben Machado for Voicemail (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Cynthia Cai for Echoes of Silk and Tides: An Ethnic Introspection (USA)
Best Actress: Katrin Nugent for I Hate Birthdays! (USA)
Best Actor: Kevin Croak for Gunner’s Lament (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Chris Anthony for Anchor (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Adrian Mas and Carlos Acosta-Milian for Voicemail (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Charlie Jackson, Jalina Brown, Cameron Jackson, Lennon Carter, and Lo Lundeen for They Slay (USA)
Best Cinematography: Justin Tang for When I Die (USA)
Best Editing: Byron Chang for When I Die (USA)
Best Production Design: Sky-Sky (Ukraine)
Best Sound Design: Rafael Pirela for Tigre (Mexico)
Best Original Score: Jhonatan Faria for Tigre (Mexico)
Best Original Story: Chris Calzia for The Sniper (USA)
Best Short Script: The Neighbor by Max Bishop Allen (USA)
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