Best Indie Short: Purple Case by David Sarian and Kostya Yezagelian (USA)
Best Drama Short: Here Together by Naomi Christie (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Butchering South Mountain Family Style by Chuck Clifton (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Hanging Buddy by John R Kestner (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: The Apology by Marcella Angone (USA)
Best Action Short: The Carrier: Action Special by Kazuyoshi Hayashi (Japan)
Best Mystery Short: Balise by Henry Valo (Finland)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Gray Hairs by Jacob Luchini (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Natural Machine by Samuel Charrois (Canada)
Best Student Short: Albatross by Raúl A. Rodríguez (Mexico)
Best Romantic Short: Terms Of Engagement by Phina Brooks (Canada)
Best Women Short: Numb by Carlos Moreno Jr (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Esther Eats the Bible by Paloma Gonzales (USA)
Best Microfilm: Hues by Tori Layne (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: How Did That Happen?! by Laurence Shanet (USA)
Best Web and New Media: Icon – Memoirs of a Master Craftsman by Kala Shreen (India)
Best Parody Short: A Cobra Halloween by Cameron Rice (USA)
Best Director (Female): Fanny Lecendre for Adelina (USA)
Best Director (Male): Adrian Marquez Barrios for Lilith (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Xinyuan Zhao for Almost Christmas (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Emma A. Gould for Suburbia (Croatia)
Best First Time Director (Male): Raúl A. Rodríguez for Albatross (Mexico)
Best Young Filmmaker: Ella West Jerrier for Wait For It (USA)
Best Actress: Kate Amundsen for Almond Wood (USA)
Best Child/Young Actress: Lainey Woody for Hues (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Emma A. Gould and Patrick Feeney for Suburbia (Croatia)
Best Ensemble Cast: Julien Hyacinthe, Tovanna Traylor, Stuart Bennett, Dacember Traylor, Marcus Jackson, and Joi Jackson for Lucky (USA)
Best Cinematography: Ásta Jónína Arnadóttir for Downtown (Iceland)
Best Editing: Masada Dead Sea Denim (Israel)
Best Production Design: Maxwell Mahan for Alexis (USA)
Best Sound Design: Tane McClure for Voyager 2150 (USA)
Best Original Score: Guido Consoli for Scatterbrain (USA)
Best Original Story: Hamid Reza Mahmoudi Mehrizi and Mehdi Haselpour for The Game The Doubt (Iran)
Best Short Script: The Eviction by Hal Straus and Matt Straus (USA)






























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