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Best Short of the Season
Mother in the Mist by Kay Niuyue Zhang (USA)
Best Foreign-Language Short of the Season
90 Miles by Leslie Lluvet (Puerto Rico)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Escalation by Christian Bachini (Italy)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Feuerkreis by Jasper Graeve (Germany)
Runners-up (Best Short of the Season)
Be Still by Ben Hess (USA)
Deterioration Of Man by Sohaila Lindheim (Ireland)
Mute by Wesley Wang (USA)
The Masterpiece by Paul Myzia (USA)
Umbilical Cord by Ivan Nevesenko (Ukraine)
Walking Around by Gilles Bovon (USA)
Woman To Woman by Alexandria Collins (USA)
Young Love In a Dirty Place by Reinis Spaile (Latvia)
Best Indie Short: Walking Around by Gilles Bovon (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Indie Short): Blind Spots by Danny McCrea (USA)
Best Drama Short: 90 Miles by Leslie Lluvet (Puerto Rico)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Drama Short): The Masterpiece by Paul Myzia (USA)
Best Documentary Short: From Darkness to Light: The Peter Krueger Clinic by Joe Fox (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Documentary Short): Nanmin by Adam Shaw (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Comedy Short): Since Last Tuesday – Episode 1: Confession by Robbie Barnes (USA)
Honorable Mention (Romantic Comedy Short): 15 Roses by Joe Schufreider (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Vancouver by Ralph B. Peña (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Dark Comedy Short): Square by Brian Norris (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Crime Short): The Joes by Peter Krygowski (USA)
Honorable Mention (Thriller Short): God Will Forgive by Kenny Kurtkan and Brandon Musselman (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: The Joes by Peter Krygowski (USA)
Honorable Mention (Film Noir Short): The Heirloom by Shaun Lee Newton (USA)
Best Mystery Short: Feuerkreis by Jasper Graeve (Germany)
Honorable Mention (Mystery Short): Balise by Henry Valo (Finland)
Best Horror Short: Escalation by Christian Bachini (Italy)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Horror Short): Dark Lights by Deborah Richards (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Umbilical Cord by Ivan Nevesenko (Ukraine)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Sci-Fi Short): Mute by Wesley Wang (USA)
Honorable Mention (Sci-Fi Short): Bahamas by Fabio Orefice and Rodolfo “Belusci” Croce (Italy)
Best Fantasy Short: Good Neighbors by Lennon Sullivan (USA)
Honorable Mention (Fantasy Short): Dinner with Gov by Josh Yellin-Flaherty (USA)
Honorable Mention (Animation Short): Manzanar (Yuki) by Scott A Feldmann and Brad Colerick (USA)
Honorable Mention (Children Short): Manzanar (Yuki) by Scott A Feldmann and Brad Colerick (USA)
Best Women Short: Mother in the Mist by Kay Niuyue Zhang (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Women Short): Woman To Woman by Alexandria Collins (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Esther Eats the Bible by Paloma Gonzales (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (LGBTQ Short): The Elevator by Victor Santos (Canada)
Best Microfilm: Young Love In a Dirty Place by Reinis Spaile (Latvia)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Microfilm): Raisins by Vankshita Mishra (UK)
Best Experimental Short: Yang by Jin Li and Jingyan Lin (China)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Experimental Short): Revisiting T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land by Steve Dixon (Singapore)
Best Student Short: Umbilical Cord by Ivan Nevesenko (Ukraine)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Student Short): Blind Spots by Danny McCrea (USA)
Best Music Video: Keep Burning by Young-Wook Paik (Israel)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Music Video): TikTok Rollie Viet Mix MV by Linh Manh Tong (Viet Nam)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Web Series/TV Pilot): Lost/Found – Season 1 by Brian Christopher White (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Mobile Short): In The Gray by Yolanda Buggs (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Trailer/Teaser): Grow Green Wild Winds (UK)
Honorable Mention (Trailer/Teaser): Penance (USA)
Best Short Script: The Mountain by Ruth Finnegan (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Short Script): The Paradise Road by Lisa Tedesco (USA)
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