Best Indie Short: For God’s Sake, Smile! by Melanie Fronicke (Germany)
Best Drama Short: A Lasting Place by Juwan Rashaad Howard (USA)
Best Student Short: Someday by Charlie Alexander (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Tenfold by Dillon Vibes (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Anonymous by Paige Gallagher and Sophia Robinson (USA)
Best Romantic Short: The Storm by Lauren Trujillo and Taylor Trujillo (USA)
Best Horror Short: Road 21 by Marco Ferreira (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: It’s About Time by Dan Hertzog (USA)
Best Children Short: It’s About Time by Dan Hertzog (USA)
Best Microfilm: The Quiet Fabric by Jonny Zeller (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Your Soul Knows by Niloufar Imanian (Germany)
Best Screendance Short: Room by Yuyan Zhang (China)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Sky of Tides: Atla 一 Welcome Party by Jason Loftus and Masha Loftus (Canada)
Best Female Director: Virginia de Witt for Edgar: Enhanced Data Gathering Analysis Robot (USA)
Best Male Director: Juwan Rashaad Howard for A Lasting Place (USA)
Best Student Female Director: Yeeun Moon for Pitching Kitsch (South Korea)
Best Student Male Director: Jeronimo Geldart for Just Being Nice (Argentina/USA)
Best First Time Female Director: Dhani Jhankal for Avagunthan (India)
Best First Time Male Director: Charlie Alexander for Someday (USA)
Best Actress: Rachel Alig for Another Saturday (USA)
Best Young Actress: Scarlett Abinante for Another Saturday (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Hunter Doebereiner and Avi Bernard for A Sleeper’s Silence (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Abdoul Lamine, Esther Oluokun, and Jeunée Simon for Mantras At Midnight (USA)
Best Cinematography: John John Roque for Enneagram In Movement (USA)
Best Editing: Lloyd Carver-Kriege for Pick Up (Australia)
Best Production Design: Hannah Parfitt for Captain Princess (USA)
Best Original Score: Thibaut Falgairette for It’s About Time (USA)
Best Original Story: Makenna Perkal for Five Things to Love (USA)
Best Short Script: Monterey by Richard Bruce Stirling (USA)
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