Best Indie Short: Sheltered by Charlotte Rose Manning (USA)
Best Drama Short: Tahz by Nepal Arslan (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Creative Canvas by Ximena Rios (Canada)
Best Romantic Short: Solo by Tamera Hill (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Vinny Mancuso’s Rules for Good Business by Spartan Daggenhurst (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Comedy Videos by Peter Lazarus (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Heretic by Joshua Nicolás Prits (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: The Big Con by Augie Pagan (USA)
Best Mystery Short: Sawa by Harinarayan Rajeev (Canada)
Best Horror Short: The Feeding by Isaac Ruth (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: The Feeding by Isaac Ruth (USA)
Best Experimental Short: A Woman Eats by Sam Reiss (USA)
Best Student Short: The Wasteland by Yuchi Tian (USA)
Best Animation Short: Two Different Kinds of Love by Alyce Vest (USA)
Best Women Short: Meet Me On The 405 by Tabitha Brownstone (USA)
Best Microfilm: Exhale by Hossein Heidari (USA)
Best Screendance Short: Concord by Ahmed Said (Canada)
Best Music Video: Mirage by Michelle Rose (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Something Like Sunshine by Amelia Rico (USA)
Best Web and New Media: Out Of Sync by Sasuke Sayama (Japan)
Best Director (Female): Selket Kaufman for A Voice for Whales (USA)
Best Director (Male): Michael Leon for In The Dark (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Smera Juneja for Boondi Ke Laddoo (India)
Best Student Director (Male): Philip Zimmerman for 8 Daves A Week (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Bonnie Mckee for April Kills The Vibe (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Diego Martins for Algo_1 (Brazil)
Best Young Filmmaker: Nat DiCicco for Smile, You’re On Camera (USA)
Best Actress: Christine Renaud for The Feeding (USA)
Best Actor: Beto Coville for Deserter (Portugal)
Best Supporting Actress: Julie Reifers for Gleam (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Glenn “G-Wiz” Browder for The College Life (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Tabitha Brownstone and Jaime Schwarz for Meet Me On The 405 (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Lauren LeBeouf, Kelsea Edgerly, and Alyssa Abraham for Stuck! (USA)
Best Cinematography: Sam Shimizu-Jones for Kick (USA)
Best Editing: Chris Hicks for Together-Alone (Netherlands)
Best Visual FX: Sawa (Canada)
Best Production Design: Steve Kingston for Final Curtain (Ireland)
Best Sound Design: Adam Edwards for Sourdough (Australia)
Best Original Score: Fernando Cardoso for Comedy Videos (USA)
Best Original Story: Chris Harris for Final Curtain (Ireland)
Best Trailer/Teaser: Love Thy Neighbour (USA)
Best Short Script: Interbay by Jared Hines (USA)




































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