Best Indie Short: Recountdown (A Tale To Tell) by Pablo Malek and Said Bahij (France)
Best Drama Short: American Immigrant by Shady A Mawajdeh (USA)
Best Documentary Short: True North: Sailing to Salvation by Suzie Galler (USA)
Best Comedy Short: The Invite by Jordan Rader (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Siphon by Udoy Rahim (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Maya by Jacquile Kambo (Canada)
Best Crime Short: The Butcher by Bruce Liang (USA)
Best Mystery Short: Black Coffee by Zachary Padgett (USA)
Best Horror Short: Lost Spirit by Jackie Chang (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: The Pass by Ji Qingwei (China)
Best Fantasy Short: The Knell by Joseph Osei-Bonsu (Ghana)
Best Romantic Short: The Fruit It Bears by The Browns (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Paint On Paint # 4 by Vasco Diogo (Portugal)
Best Student Short: When a Honey Bee Stings by Daniel Lomboy (USA)
Best Animation Short: Dumplings by Johanna Xue (USA)
Best Women Short: Aria (Air) by Brace Beltempo and Barbara Sirotti (Italy)
Best LGBTQ Short: As The Winter Turns To Fall by Megan Arnold (USA)
Best Microfilm: The Waiting Room by Georgie Cowan-Turner (UK)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Sad Sky by Kenny Nguyen (Australia)
Best Web and New Media: LA 143 by Sergio Monserrate (USA)
Best Parody Short: Livia, the Frescoed Lady by Cynthia De Cecco and Nanette Hofer (USA)
Best Director (Female): Starr Nathan for Motions (USA)
Best Director (Male): Victor Harder Hesel for The King of Nowhere (Denmark)
Best Student Director (Female): Wanyi Zhao for Fat Swan (USA)
Best Student Director (Male): Ivan D. Ossa for In Other News (Canada)
Best First Time Director (Female): Erin Bergin and Darby Kate Snyder for Symfaunic (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Daniel Lomboy for When a Honey Bee Stings (USA)
Best Actress: Yasmine Alice for Anxious (UK)
Best Actor: Andriu Freitas for Pinnacle (Brazil)
Best Supporting Actress: Dani Savka for Velvet Crush (USA)
Best Child/Young Actor: Quentin Angerone for Felis (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Crystal WingX and Ning Lu for The Mother (UK)
Best Acting Ensemble: Shady A Mawajdeh, Jeshua Vargas, Basaam Rassass, Bader Abdelrazzaq, Anika Ibnat Zaman, and Mohamed Shehub for American Immigrant (USA)
Best Editing: Megan Arnold for As The Winter Turns To Fall (USA)
Best Production Design: Regene Galope for When a Honey Bee Stings (USA)
Best Sound Design: Makoto Inoue for I, Me… (Germany)
Best Original Score: Enrico Merlin for Aria (Air) (Italy)
Best Original Story: Joel Cocciolone and Rich Gilliam for Runner (USA)
Best Trailer/Teaser: First Gens (USA)
Best Short Script: The Hottest Day in June by Rickie O’Neill (Ireland)
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