Best Indie Short: Small Pond by Benjamin Parry and Thomas Parry (UK)
Best Drama Short: The Song of Vagrants by Xinyue Bi (China)
Best Documentary Short: Dear Audrey by Nehir Onay (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Digital Warfare by Stephanie Farber (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Strictly Meringue by “Alias” (Dan Delfosse) (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Penitence by Iain P Smith (USA)
Best Mystery Short: John by Dmitriy Shcherbakov (Ukraine)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Ghost by Artur Sallinen (Finland)
Best Western Short: Billie by John Rhode and Tanner Thompson (USA)
Best Experimental Short: On The Other Side by Patrice LaCroix (Canada)
Best Student Short: Martyn by Richard La (Canada)
Best Animation Short: Tippy Topper by Isis Rubio and Paige Thorsen (USA)
Best Romantic Short: The Altors by Lisa L Wilson and Greg Payton (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: The Chambers – In God We Trust by Sura Khan (USA)
Best Director (Female): Elly Cho for The Eclipse: Recognized by the Sound (South Korea)
Best Director (Male): Brown Frown for Clown Needs a Rock Fix (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Hongjin Chen for Found You (USA)
Best Student Director (Male): Noah Rogers for Joe (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Yizhi Lin for Guan C·X8129 (China)
Best Young Filmmaker: Lawrence Kan for Mango (Hong Kong)
Best Actress: Heather Konowal for Strictly Meringue (USA)
Best Actor: Hiro Takashima for Sinking (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Tom Mahard for The Sponsor (USA)
Best Child/Young Actor: Xiran Chen for Self-Review (China)
Best Acting Duo: Levi Bernhardt and Dan Pousson for On Another Note (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Debra Wilson, Thomas William, and Travis Owens for Billie (USA)
Best Cinematography: Michal Szymczak for Demiurg (Poland)
Best Visual FX: Marcin Przymus and Emilia Szymańska for Demiurg (Poland)
Best Sound Design: Oliver Hamilton for Down The Line (USA)
Best Original Score: Travis Lohmann for Tender Moon (USA)
Best Original Story: Dylan Huang for Sinking (USA)
Best Short Script: Mister Opportunity by John McCloskey (USA)
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