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Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
The Serena Variations by Warren Andrew Fischer (USA)
Best Foreign-Language Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
M for Mother (M jako Máma) by Nina Bhatt (Czechia)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Pike by Alex Klaus (UK)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
The Handbag by Marion H von Loewenstern (Germany)
Best Short of the Season – Runner-up (Special Jury Mentions)
Ashes Ashes We All Fall Down by Brooke Trantor and Maren Hill (USA)
Marie-Luise by Hervine De Boodt (Germany)
Stay A Little Longer This Time by Arianna Drumond (USA)
Suburban Story by Chris Yen (USA)
The Crying Bull by Gio March (USA)
The Two Gambits by Matthew Hazandras (UK)
Best Indie Short: Marie-Luise by Hervine De Boodt (Germany)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Indie Short): The Crying Bull by Gio March (USA)
Honorable Mention (Indie Short): Nights Apart by Marc O’Reilly and David Trotter (Canada)
Best Drama Short: The Serena Variations by Warren Andrew Fischer (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Drama Short): The Two Gambits by Matthew Hazandras (UK)
Honorable Mention (Drama Short): Star Club by Daniel H Burkett (USA)
Best Student Short: Stay A Little Longer This Time by Arianna Drumond (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Student Short): At What Cost by Christine An (USA)
Honorable Mention (Student Short): Partner in Crime by Ben Bortner (USA)
Best Documentary Short: She is Still Waiting for an Apology by Xiaoxin Hong (China)
Honorable Mention (Documentary Short): Seeking Macondo by Bin Tan (China)
Best Comedy Short: Therapist of the Year by Abel B. Padilla (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Comedy Short): No Questions Asked by Evan Nischan (USA)
Honorable Mention (Comedy Short): Always in Sight by Mario Davila (Mexico)
Best Romantic Comedy Short: Velvet Smooth by Noah Pescara (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Pike by Alex Klaus (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Dark Comedy Short): Ashes Ashes We All Fall Down by Brooke Trantor and Maren Hill (USA)
Honorable Mention (Dark Comedy Short): Death Witch by Ryan Policky (USA)
Best Action Short: Hit-Girl by Kevin Barile (USA)
Best Crime Short: Suburban Story by Chris Yen (USA)
Honorable Mention (Crime Short): Wolfpack by Cédric Peyster – Le Roux (France)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Film Noir Short): Hollow Men by Gabriel Pride (USA)
Honorable Mention (Film Noir Short): The Edge of Water by Sean Velasco-Dodge (USA)
Best Thriller Short: The Serena Variations by Warren Andrew Fischer (USA)
Honorable Mention (Thriller Short): Dinner for Two by Matt C. Hourigan (USA)
Best Horror Short: All of Me by Jacopo Moretti (Italy)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Horror Short): Dark Mommy by Courtney Eck (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: End Medium by Luke Martin (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Sci-Fi Short): An AI Story – To Be or Not to Be by Steve Halpern (USA)
Best Animation Short: The Winning Lottery Ticket by Natasha Price (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Animation Short): The Moon Followed Me To Falmouth by Joël Gibbs (USA)
Honorable Mention (Animation Short): V I A by Jiaqi Kang and Yilan Huang (USA)
Best Women Short: The Handbag by Marion H von Loewenstern (Germany)
Honorable Mention (Women Short): Alma by Aarne Kempas (Finland)
Best LGBTQ Short: The Last Take by Brian Foyster (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (LGBTQ Short): Bareknuckle by Alex De Ocampo (USA)
Honorable Mention (LGBTQ Short): Between the Lines (导演楚茗) by Chuming Xiang (China)
Best Microfilm: When The Swelling Goes Down by Tanisha LaSha’e Pope (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Microfilm): Newman’s Block by Hudson Hillin (USA)
Honorable Mention (Microfilm): Do You See Me by Maya Daughtry and Jordan Stewart (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Cornerboy by Kai Kurve (Germany)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Experimental Short): I N S I D E by Daniel Salas (USA)
Honorable Mention (Experimental Short): Assisted Therapy by Marië Ramos (UK)
Best Music Video: Strawberry Sensation – Samantha Marie by Michela Maria (USA)
Best Screendance Short: Woulda Coulda Shoulda by Maui Barzuna (Costa Rica)
Best Web Series & TV Pilot: Pike by Alex Klaus (UK)
Honorable Mention (Web Series & TV Pilot): Hollywoo by Tommy Jay Dwyer and Joseph Anthony Marcello (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Web and New Media): Definitely Not Based on a True Story by Sandi Todorovic (USA)
Honorable Mention (Mobile Short): Stated Tone by Xin Huang (UK)
Best Trailer/Teaser: Pike (UK)
Best Short Script: 13 Steps by Loren Davis (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Short Script): Marshall and MacArthur by Robert F. Redmond Jr. (USA)
Honorable Mention (Short Script): It All Started In A Parking Lot by Isabel Lieser (USA)
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