Best Indie Short: The Desert by Daphski (UK)
Best Drama Short: The Veil by Vanessa Silva (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Sonya Slidez by Abbey Spacil (USA)
Best Romantic Short: Romance Deadline by Angela Koh (USA)
Best Comedy Short: How To Plan A Heist by Austin Simmons (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Bumpy Rhodes by Patrick Coleman (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Vestige by Anthony Thornton-Hopwood (UK)
Best Action Short: Meeting With The Devil by Theo Kim (Saudi Arabia)
Best Crime Short: Angela by Juan Alcantar and Saul Preciado-Garcia (USA)
Best Mystery Short: Room 3 by Sheng Feng (USA)
Best Horror Short: In His Shadow by Dicot Alvarado (Philippines)
Best Fantasy Short: L’ultimo whisky con il cappellaio matto by Nello Petrucci (Italy)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Celsius by Lu Zheng (USA)
Best Western Short: Skitoz by Alexis Perrotte and Diego Perrotte (France)
Best Experimental Short: Tacet by Feriele Beggour (France)
Best Student Short: Raising Agatha by Lucy Shalders (USA)
Best Animation Short: Malady of Mine by Jon Portman (USA)
Best Children Short: Nine Years Old by Likun Lin (China)
Best Women Short: Walking Through Peanut Butter by Lorena Russi (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: The Turtles by Maya Witters (UK)
Best Microfilm: Carnival by Lia Wang (USA)
Best Screendance Short: Winter Grew Cold by Desi Jevon and Cati Jean (USA)
Best Music Video: The Music Team: Herman Faustus Chatman Pt. 2 by Jonathan Croft (Canada)
Best Web and New Media: Come Back To Me by Vineesha Arora Sarin (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: The Honey Trapper – Season 2 by Bryce Williams (USA)
Best Drone Short: Pindorama by Wagner Cinelli and Marcio Oliveira (Brazil)
Best Director (Female): Jiho Won for The Tale of Mari and Yimae (South Korea)
Best Director (Male): Corey Koepper for On The Floor (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Sheng Feng for Room 3 (USA)
Best Student Director (Male): Dane Liberatore for They Wear Black (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Janice Mingas NGouama for When The Night Has Come (Canada)
Best First Time Director (Male): Keping Sun for Night Cab (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Ella Jerrier for What Are You Waiting For? (USA)
Best Actress: Anna Brewster for Lola (UK)
Best Actor: Pat Dortch for Harbor Island (USA)
Best Supporting Actress: Molly Hagan for The Italian (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Josh Barsell for Something Safe (USA)
Best Child/Young Actress: Journey Rose Boudreau for Rose and the Outlaw (USA)
Best Child/Young Actor: Mio Rautaniemi for The Red Ball (Finland)
Best Acting Duo: Zach Tinker and Luna Racy for A Lily in L.A. (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Heather Hentila, Vanessa Silva, Devin Wade, and Lance Trezona for The Veil (USA)
Best Cinematography: Apag Annankra for Spirits We Dance (Ghana)
Best Editing: Matt McCarthy for Bumpy Rhodes (USA)
Best Special FX: Inextricable (China)
Best Visual FX: Celsius (USA)
Best Production Design: Jennifer Barrett for Without Goodbye (USA)
Best Sound Design: Bill Donnelly for Brunch in Babel (USA)
Best Original Score: Juan Andrés Vergara for Felt Love (USA)
Best Original Story: Jon Portman for Malady of Mine (USA)
Best Short Script: Paintless by Konstantin Pivovar (USA)
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