Best Indie Short: Sunny Afternoon by Rickie O’Neill (Ireland)
Best Drama Short: Myrtle by Patricia McCormack (UK)
Best Documentary Short: A Path by Timothy Dhalleine (Chile)
Best Comedy Short: Bots by Steve Beta (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Beach Boy by Douglas Forrester (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Contingency by Logan Mansberger (USA)
Best Crime Short: To Die To Sleep Perchance To Dream by Frederic Donner (USA)
Best Horror Short: Triptych of the Spirit by Olivia Dinman, Ryan Henderson, Katie Kemp, and Brandon Miller (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Mountain Climber by Rebecca Snowden (USA)
Best Western Short: Huckleberry Jerry by Matthew Coonis (USA)
Best Romantic Short: Second Story by Michael W. Dodge (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Transplant by Jesse Bradley (USA)
Best Student Short: Rhododendron by Wyatt Key (USA)
Best Animation Short: Beyond the Gloves by Jerald Juarez (USA)
Best Children Short: Roses and Red Noses by Zac Vujnov (USA)
Best Microfilm: Comme Un Petit Air by Vincent Bailleul (France)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Voices of the River by Stephanie King (Australia)
Best Web and New Media: Positive for Huntington’s by Karam Gamal El Din and Yousef Gamal El Din (Egypt)
Best Screendance Short: Time to Dream by Marianna Varviani (USA)
Best Director (Male): Andrés Roa Ariza for Desolvido (Coombia)
Best Student Director (Female): Rebecca Snowden for Mountain Climber (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Carly Kimmel for Triptych (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Rickie O’Neill for Sunny Afternoon (Ireland)
Best Young Filmmaker: Haley Pine and Brendan Egan for A Special Dinner (USA)
Best Actress: Ton-Essa La’Rocque for Bots (USA)
Best Actor: Jason Milner for To Die To Sleep Perchance To Dream (USA)
Best Child/Young Actress: Haley Pine for A Special Dinner (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Cathy Fiorillo and Henry Morello for Sanitize This! (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: A.J. Castro, Wida Karim, Rafael Zubizarreta, Pete Freeland, George Clarke, Peter Frankenfeld, and Kristopher Mitchell for Rumrunners (USA)
Best Cinematography: Alex Mitchell and Colton Davie for To Die To Sleep Perchance To Dream (USA)
Best Editing: Jeff Stanley for To Die To Sleep Perchance To Dream (USA)
Best Production Design: Kristen Nichols for Huckleberry Jerry (USA)
Best Visual FX: Mike Warren, Abigail O’Reilly, and Ray Chang for If Only (USA)
Best Sound Design: Symptoms May Include Shortness of Breath (USA)
Best Original Score: Oliver Wakeman for Yendor – The Journey of a Junior Adventurer (UK)
Best Original Story: Sharon Wang for Nightingale (China)
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