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Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Just in Time by Christopher Martini (USA)
Best Foreign-Language Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Lake Sunshine 1989 by Filip Koren (Norway)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
In the Valley of the Moon by Luca Pizzoleo (USA)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
The Risk Takers by Xano Alexander Cuervo (USA)
Best Short of the Season – Runners-up (Special Jury Mention)
Down Mexico Way by Nino Abate (USA)
One White Feather by Florence Rose Broomfield (UK)
The Bird of Paradise by David Painter (USA)
Un Espectador by Juan Pablo Palacios (USA)
Best Indie Short: In the Valley of the Moon by Luca Pizzoleo (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Indie Short): Good Filipino Kids by Andrew Acedo (USA)
Best Drama Short: Just in Time by Christopher Martini (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Drama Short): Crossroad by Ashwin Vijay Agrawal (India)
Best Student Short: The Bird of Paradise by David Painter (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Jawai by Katya Ignatiev (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Documentary Short): Bourn Kind by Rachel S Myers (USA)
Honorable Mention (Documentary Short): A Perfect Love by Kyle Saylors (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Palabres by Raphael Dussud (France)
Honorable Mention (Comedy Short): Hole Fishing by Josh Cohen (USA)
Best Romantic Comedy Short: Down Mexico Way by Nino Abate (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Romantic Comedy Short): The Last Kiss by Kurk Kasparian (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Day Flippers by Isaac Cushman (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Dark Comedy Short): The Pitchman by Demarcus Brown (USA)
Best Crime Short: In the Valley of the Moon by Luca Pizzoleo (USA)
Honorable Mention (Crime Short): The Winner by Qing yuan Fang (China)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Film Noir Short): Accompany by Jae-won Lee (South Korea)
Honorable Mention (Film Noir Short): Le Regard by Grant O’Connell (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Un Espectador by Juan Pablo Palacios (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Thriller Short): Oh, Spare Me by Gia-Rayne Harris (USA)
Honorable Mention (Thriller Short): Look by Kip Knight (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Horror Short): It Listens by Paul Alanis (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Mind Over Fatter by Marjan Mona Koffa (USA)
Honorable Mention (Sci-Fi Short): Iterations by Monica Izquierdo (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Fantasy Short): Diana: Blood Rage by Adam Seals (USA)
Best Animation Short: Purple Heart by Sathya Bharath Balan (India)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Animation Short): Earth Girl Mission by Liz Courtney (Singapore)
Best Children Short: Chasing the Boo by Stacey Stone (USA)
Honorable Mention (Children Short): Hide and Seek by Maddie Tran and Zachary Willis (USA)
Best Women Short: Binchook by Alana Louise (Australia)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Women Short): 52Hz by Elaine Wong (USA)
Best Microfilm: Oh Boys by Martina Magorin (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Microfilm): Balloons by Sajan Kalathil (India)
Best Experimental Short: One White Feather by Florence Rose Broomfield (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Experimental Short): These Wounds by David A Knight (Australia)
Honorable Mention (Experimental Short): Zephyr by Jack Tierney (UK)
Best Music Video: Death of a Hero by RJ Solomon (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Music Video): Synthetic Me by Susan Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, and Samudra Kajal Saikia (Singapore)
Honorable Mention (Music Video): The Arrrise And Grind Hip Hop Cypher Ch. 2 by R. Ray Robinson, Jeremy Mooney, and Mark W. (USA)
Best Web Series & TV Pilot: The Risk Takers by Xano Alexander Cuervo (USA)
Best Parody Short: I Always Wanted To Be A Gangster by Gina Nemo (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Trailer/Teaser): The Guest Bedroom (USA)
Best Short Script: Change by Dan A Edwards (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Short Script): The Color of the Evening Sky by Linda Kampley (USA)
Honorable Mention (Short Script): Giselle by Mirabelle Beatrice Lee (USA)
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