Best Indie Short: Once Upon a Time in the North by Xu Jin (China)
Best Drama Short: Hot Mother by Lucy Knox (New Zealand)
Best Documentary Short: Believer by Hong Shanjia (China)
Best Comedy Short: The Printer by Zachary Krueger (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Little Miss Hit Girl by Emily Ventimiglia (USA)
Best Action Short: Jesters Paradise by Sadi Eliyesil (USA)
Best Crime Short: Jesters Paradise by Sadi Eliyesil (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Family Frenzy by Cody Dalton (USA)
Best Mystery Short: Peters Rd by Frances Rose Balatico Padunan (USA)
Best Romantic Short: SoulMatch by Katherine Myers (USA)
Best Student Short: Heat Death by Wang Miaoyan (China)
Best Animation Short: What’s There by Pak Hou Chau (Macao)
Best Women Short: Home From School by Angela Lavelle (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Ordinary World by Jessica Henderson (USA)
Best Microfilm: Why Do Men Fish? by Barton Holt Ingalls (USA)
Best Screendance Short: Red One by Jason Riker (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Audition by Cosimo Tucci (Canada)
Best Web and New Media: Kalliope’s From Fear to Freedom by Kalliope Barlis (USA)
Best Parody Short: Expedition 37 by Maggie Colligan (USA)
Best Director (Female): Dewi Mutiara Sarginson and John Yusuf for Eyes Off You (UK)
Best Director (Male): Paul Sestakov for Waiting for Deading (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Cynthia Matty-Huber for For Love of the Land (USA)
Best Student Director (Male): Anthony Casabianca and Izzy Esber for Circulation (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Danfeng Cai for Night After Night (China)
Best First Time Director (Male): Sadi Eliyesil for Jesters Paradise (USA)
Best Actress: Marissa Kruep for Little Miss Hit Girl (USA)
Best Actor: Cosimo Tucci for Audition (Canada)
Best Supporting Actor: Marc Anthony Sinagoga for Audition (Canada)
Best Child/Young Actress: Naomi Samansky for Home From School (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Sonya Eddy and GloZell for The Good Balloon (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Stephen Daly, Joseph Orban, and Paul Devincenzo for Ordinary World (USA)
Best Cinematography: Cynthia Matty-Huber for For Love of the Land (USA)
Best Editing: Hong Yu and Bu Pengzheng for Daydream (China)
Best Production Design: Mengyu Xiu for Jesters Paradise (USA)
Best Visual FX: Slava Denisov for Jesters Paradise (USA)
Best Sound Design: Wu Di for Daydream (China)
Best Original Score: Nicolas Repetto for The Bad Trip (USA)
Best Original Story: Xu Tan (John) for Whisper From The Water (Canada)
Best Short Script: The Journey of Life by Hu Li Huai (China)
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