Best Indie Short: The Origin of Birds by Damián Javier Apunte and Todd Lawrence Grilli (USA)
Best Drama Short: Mom & Dad Are Okay by Lucas Monteiro (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Finding Fred Lee by Jack Gin (Canada)
Best Romantic Short: Take Care by Imani Christopher and Jabu Ndlovu (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Perfect by Luis Almeida (Brazil)
Best Thriller Short: Oh, Spare Me by Gia-Rayne Harris (USA)
Best Horror Short: It Listens by Paul Alanis (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Homing Instinct by Lydia Dean Pilcher (USA)
Best Student Short: Bodywork by Jack Beckett Cohen (USA)
Best Animation Short: Mushkile’ by Kami Shefer (Israel)
Best Women Short: Something Wild by Emily Jayne Adams (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Walking in the Wrong Direction by Lisa Singletary (USA)
Best Microfilm: Stronger Than You Think by Laurent Stine (Belgium)
Best Screendance Short: Elements: Beautiful Untrue Things by Amelia Finngåård (Sweden)
Best Music Video: Not a Teacup by Mattan Cohen (USA)
Best Web and New Media: 45 Mill Street by Daniel E Catullo III (USA)
Best Female Director: Jiho Won for Happy Halloween (South Korea)
Best Male Director: Chris Spinas for Avast Ye Scallywag (South Africa)
Best First Time Female Director: Bekah Andrew and Nick Andrew for The Woman of the Sun (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: Jack Gin for Finding Fred Lee (Canada)
Best Young Filmmaker: Maddie Tran and Zachary Willis for Hide and Seek (USA)
Best Actress: Julia Tobler Hatfield for The Woman of the Sun (USA)
Best Actor: Teddy Fischer for Bodywork (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Michelle Huirama and David Aguirre Firth for Pale Blue Dot (Bulgaria)
Best Ensemble Cast: Anthony Misiano, David John Phillips, Julia VanderVeen, Clarissa Meneses, Greg Mays, Sushant Adlakha, and Joey Colavolpe for Forgive (USA)
Best Cinematography: Nathan Brooks for Avast Ye Scallywag (South Africa)
Best Editing: Nick Andrew for The Woman of the Sun (USA)
Best Production Design: Happy Halloween (South Korea)
Best Sound Design: The Water Has Memory (China)
Best Original Score: The Guest Bedroom (USA)
Best Original Story: Ahsan Minhas and Yazeed Al Muqbil for Sukoon (Addiction of Silence) (Saudi Arabia)
Best Short Script: Close Friends by Don Ahmad (USA)
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