Best Indie Short: Mother in the Mist by Kay Niuyue Zhang (USA)
Best Drama Short: The Crossing by Tomas Simonsen (Norway)
Best Student Short: Like Cloud by Chengyang Xie (China)
Best Documentary Short: Ocean Mother by Miko Lim (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Queer Fish in God’s Waiting Room by Adrian Pasdar (USA)
Best Romantic Comedy Short: Holy Sh!t by Jacob Meszaros (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Call It A Front by Ricky Staffieri and Ben Fout (USA)
Best Crime Short: Purple Case by David Sarian and Kostya Yezagelian (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: Hot Take by Arthur Glover (USA)
Best Mystery Short: Phantom Pain by Henry James (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Familial by Catherine Schetina (USA)
Best Horror Short: Fog of War by Steven Lundgren (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Callisto’s End by Nathan Schiele (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: Ratavoloira by Giulio Maria Cavallini (Italy)
Best Animation Short: Sina ma Tinirau by Vilsoni Tausie Hereniko (USA)
Best Children Short: Bellyful by Alison Yardley (USA)
Best Women Short: I Have Dreamed Carthage by Cyril Nehmé (France)
Best LGBTQ Short: Impetus by Benjamin Knoebl (Austria)
Best Microfilm: Zero by Tim Hamilton (New Zealand)
Best Experimental Short: Sounds by Andrew Michael Frescas (USA)
Best Music Video: Skin by Jesse Samos Leaman (Australia)
Best Screendance Short: The Glimpse of Present Moment by Nataliya Tkachuk (Ukraine)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: How Did We Get Here? by Matt Frierdich and J.N. Mackey (USA)
Best Female Director: Lauren Himmelvo for Fault Line (USA)
Best Male Director: Benjamin Knoebl for Impetus (Austria)
Best Student Female Director: Kay Niuyue Zhang for Mother in the Mist (USA)
Best Student Male Director: Chengyang Xie for Like Cloud (China)
Best First Time Female Director: Shelley Delaney for Truck Fishing in America (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: Mario Theodosio Gallegos for Tecata (USA)
Best Actress: Riccarda Richter for Cord of Three (Germany)
Best Actor: Stefan Rollins for Dream A Little Dream (USA)
Best Supporting Actress: Talia Martin for Enclosed (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Greg Kriek for Trust (USA)
Best Child/Young Actress: Kaya McLean for Bellyful (USA)
Best Child/Young Actor: Ashton Miramontes for Enclosed (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Jake Sabinsky and Neal Adelman for Truck Fishing in America (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Markus Freistätter, Felix Stichmann, Johannes Seilern, Simone Fuith, Valentina Waldner, Uli Pleßmann, and Daniel Seniuk for Impetus (Austria)
Best Original Screenplay: Yuwei Du for Mountain (China)
Best Cinematography: Sebastian Thaler for Impetus (Austria)
Best Original Score: Ronen Landa for Trust (USA)
Best Indie Short
Mother in the Mist by Kay Niuyue Zhang (USA)
Best Drama Short
The Crossing by Tomas Simonsen (Norway)
Best Student Short
Like Cloud by Chengyang Xie (China)

Best Documentary Short
Ocean Mother by Miko Lim (USA)

Best Comedy Short
Queer Fish in God’s Waiting Room by Adrian Pasdar (USA)
Best Romantic Comedy Short
Holy Sh!t by Jacob Meszaros (USA)

Best Dark Comedy Short
Call It A Front by Ricky Staffieri and Ben Fout (USA)

Best Crime Short
Purple Case by David Sarian and Kostya Yezagelian (USA)
Best Film Noir Short
Hot Take by Arthur Glover (USA)
Best Mystery Short
Phantom Pain by Henry James (USA)
Best Thriller Short
Familial by Catherine Schetina (USA)

Best Horror Short
Fog of War by Steven Lundgren (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short
Callisto’s End by Nathan Schiele (USA)
Best Fantasy Short
Ratavoloira by Giulio Maria Cavallini (Italy)
Best Animation Short
Sina ma Tinirau by Vilsoni Tausie Hereniko (USA)
Best Children Short
Bellyful by Alison Yardley (USA)

Best Women Short
I Have Dreamed Carthage by Cyril Nehmé (France)
Best LGBTQ Short
Impetus by Benjamin Knoebl (Austria)
Best Microfilm
Zero by Tim Hamilton (New Zealand)
Best Experimental Short
Sounds by Andrew Michael Frescas (USA)
Best Music Video
Skin by Jesse Samos Leaman (Australia)

Best Screendance Short
The Glimpse of Present Moment by Nataliya Tkachuk (Ukraine)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
How Did We Get Here? by Matt Frierdich and J.N. Mackey (USA)
Best Female Director
Lauren Himmelvo for Fault Line (USA)
Best Male Director
Benjamin Knoebl for Impetus (Austria)

Best Student Female Director
Kay Niuyue Zhang for Mother in the Mist (USA)

Best Student Male Director
Chengyang Xie for Like Cloud (China)

Best First Time Female Director
Shelley Delaney for Truck Fishing in America (USA)

Best First Time Male Director
Mario Theodosio Gallegos for Tecata (USA)

Best Actress
Riccarda Richter for Cord of Three (Germany)

Best Actor
Stefan Rollins for Dream A Little Dream (USA)

Best Supporting Actress
Talia Martin for Enclosed (USA)
Best Supporting Actor
Greg Kriek for Trust (USA)

Best Child/Young Actress
Kaya McLean for Bellyful (USA)

Best Child/Young Actor
Ashton Miramontes for Enclosed (USA)

Best Acting Duo
Jake Sabinsky and Neal Adelman for Truck Fishing in America (USA)

Best Ensemble Cast
Markus Freistätter, Felix Stichmann, Johannes Seilern, Simone Fuith, Valentina Waldner, Uli Pleßmann, and Daniel Seniuk for Impetus (Austria)

Best Original Screenplay
Yuwei Du for Mountain (China)
Best Cinematography
Sebastian Thaler for Impetus (Austria)

Best Original Score
Ronen Landa for Trust (USA)
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