Best Short
Sound by Tawan Bazemore (USA)
Best Foreign-Language Short
Sea at Night by Kim Fabienne Hertinger (Germany)
Best Indie Short: Mr Franco by Vincenzo Palazzo (Italy)
Best Drama Short: Sea at Night by Kim Fabienne Hertinger (Germany)
Best Documentary Short: Refugee Is Not My Name by Rose Massett (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Skin: The Movie by Ronn Kilby (USA)
Best Romantic Comedy Short: (Still) Love You by Fernando Bonelli (Spain)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Finley by J. Zachary Thurman (USA)
Best Action Short: Bad People by Giorgi Tavartkiladze (Georgia)
Best Crime Short: Send Me to Hell, Baby by Todd Davies (Canada)
Best Film Noir Short: Escarabana by Sara Casasnovas (Spain)
Best Mystery Short: The Moon Smells Like Gunpowder by Mark Solter (USA)
Best Thriller Short: 9023 by Sotiris Petridis and Tania Nanavraki (Greece)
Best Horror Short: Kushtaka by Cameron Currin (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: Anacronte by Raúl Koler and Emiliano Sette (Argentina/Mexico)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Hidden Life by Valeria Brenes (Costa Rica)
Best Children Short: Boob Sweat by Charlotte Guerry (USA)
Best Animation Short: Big Boom by Brian Watson (USA)
Best Women Short: For Summer by Jessie Kirby (UK)
Best LGBT Short: Adeline by Audrey Biche (France)
Best Music Video: Seize the Day by Eric Vander Borght (Netherlands)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Pool by Ben Majest (USA)
Best Web and New Media: Raven & Crow by Jotham Porzio (USA)
Best Experimental Short: The Land by Stephen Crout (USA)
Best Microfilm: Beloved Stranger by Marco Gasser (Spain)
Best Drone Short: Live Your Dream by André Hope (Norway)
Best Student Short: Still Here by Troy Charbonnet (USA)
Best Director (Female): Kim Fabienne Hertinger for Sea at Night (Germany)
Best Director (Male): Ronn Kilby for Skin: The Movie (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Pryka Almeida for 2017 (Brazil)
Best First Time Director (Male): Tommaso Bertoncelli for Little Boy Lost/Little Boy Found (Italy)
Best Student Director (Female): Charlotte Guerry for Boob Sweat (USA)
Best Student Director (Male): Tristan Alan for Tribute (USA)
Best Actress: Crystal Porter Bazemore for Sound (USA)
Best Actor: Gaetano Mosca for Mr Franco (Italy)
Best Supporting Actress: Diane Sargent for Skin: The Movie (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Eric Lang for The Wish & The Wisp (USA)
Best Child/Young Actress: Xochitl Gomez-Deines for Boob Sweat (USA)
Best Child/Young Actor: Kai Nichols for Kid, the Moon (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Nacho Guerreros and Raquel Infante for Without You (Spain)
Best Acting Ensemble: Peter Kotthaus, David Steffen, Laura Bettinger and Monika Schiefer for Sea at Night (Germany)
Best Producer: Nancy Cantine and Ben Majest for Pool (USA)
Best Original Story: Vincenzo Palazzo for Mr Franco (Italy)
Best Cinematography: Mark Solter for The Moon Smells Like Gunpowder (USA)
Best Editing: Yujie Tang for Thicker Than Water (USA)
Best Sound Design: Natalia Guzmán and Abraham Arce for Hidden Life (Costa Rica)
Best Sound Editing: Marcus DiLauro for Kid, the Moon (USA)
Best Sound Mixing: Matthew Merrite for Arson (USA)
Best Visual FX: Eric Hiller and Jay Hiller for Tribute (USA)
Best Costume Design: Maria Mirage for The Ghost in the Kamera (UK)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Diahann McCreary for Thicker Than Water (USA)
Best Special Makeup: Tara Renee for Obscured Reflection (USA)
Best Original Score: Norman Skipp for The Moon Smells Like Gunpowder (USA)
Best Original Song: “Early June” written by John Pilat and performed by Evan & John for Country People (USA)
Best Trailer/Teaser: Sea at Night (Germany)
