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Best Short (Overall)
The Blue Cave by Muhammad Bilal (USA)
Best Foreign-Language Short (Overall)
Apart, Together by Olivia Hang Zhou (USA)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Amalie X by Nima Kianzad (Germany)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Pheasants by Michael Martin (USA)
Runner-ups (Best Short of the Season)
Hope by Abdulla Al-Janahi (Qatar)
Painting Class by Yifei Song (China)
The Nestling by Christiane Hitzemann (Germany)
Woods in The Rain by Jim Zou (China)
Best Indie Short: Pheasants by Michael Martin (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Indie Short): My First Shot by Alex Nicoletti (USA)
Best Student Indie Short: Painting Class by Yifei Song (China)
Best Drama Short: The Blue Cave by Muhammad Bilal (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Drama Short): Red Giant by Jessica Pinfield and Leven Rambin (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Drama Short): Where Are You From Again? by Benjamin Freemantle (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Above the Troubled Water by Joe Cohen (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Documentary Short): Driving La Carrera: Rally Brothers by Fernando Cum Marin (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Matty Boy by Shahid Kamal (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Comedy Short): Bystander by Sam Wall (USA)
Best Student Comedy Short: Dude Samurai by Titus Alonso (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Romantic Comedy Short): Falafel by Nikita Hattangady (USA)
Honorable Mention (Romantic Comedy Short): Virtual Love by Aria Li (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: The Greatest Horror Film Ever Made by Brandon Jordan (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Dark Comedy Short): Wellness by Lindsay Gonzalez (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Action Short): Project Gemini by Isaiah Andrés Galarza (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Crime Short): Project Gemini by Isaiah Andrés Galarza (USA)
Best Student Crime Short: The Dentist by Lawrence Terrill (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: Home by Robert Pugh (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Mystery Short): A Curious View by Justin Hughes (USA)
Honorable Mention (Mystery Short): In Extremis by Dan Marcus (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Don’t Tell Dad by Oona Koivula (UK)
Best Horror Short: Pare by Lauren Sick (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Horror Short): Tandem by Paul Monk (USA)
Honorable Mention (Fantasy Short): Genesis by Maria Luísa Cotta (Brazil)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Sci-Fi Short): Streamline by Dan Marcus (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Western Short): West of Calico by Luca Pizzoleo (USA)
Best Animation Short: Hope by Abdulla Al-Janahi (Qatar)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Animation Short): On / Off by Nicolas P. Villarreal (Argentina)
Best Student Animation Short: Pickled by Jingyu Zhang (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Children Short): Three-Second Rule by Todd Lien (USA)
Best Student Children Short: Pickled by Jingyu Zhang (USA)
Best Women Short: Pheasants by Michael Martin (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Women Short): Red Giant by Jessica Pinfield and Leven Rambin (USA)
Best Student Women Short: Woods in The Rain by Jim Zou (China)
Best LGBTQ Short: Jesse James by Josef Steiff (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (LGBTQ Short): From A to Q by Emmalie El fadli (UK)
Honorable Mention (LGBTQ Short): Jett by Michi Marosszeky (Australia)
Best Microfilm: Not Enough by Jul & Gil (France)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Microfilm): Superhuman by Michael Jener, Mathias Jener, and Lisa Brandt (Germany)
Best Experimental Short: Cantata for a More Hopeful Tomorrow by Bob Berg (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Experimental Short): Geneva Jacuzzi’s Casket by Chris Friend (USA)
Best Student Experimental Short: When I Become Who I Am by Lene Kamm (Denmark)
Best Student Short: Woods in The Rain by Jim Zou (China)
Best Screendance Short: Nowhere Near by Christophe Filippi and Kayla Kalbfleisch (USA)
Best Student Screendance Short: Unveil by Emily Wein (USA)
Best Music Video: Miyagi & Andy Panda – Yamakasi by Egor Tarasov and Vladimir Ivanov (Russia)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Music Video): Geneva Jacuzzi’s Casket by Chris Friend (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Good Monsters – The Series (Episodes 1-5) by Johannes Muhr and Julia Zimth (Germany)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Web Series/TV Pilot): On A List by Lee Foster, Tito Guillen, and Nicole Simone (Canada)
Best Web and New Media: CV19 by Samuel Bailey (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Web and New Media): On A List by Lee Foster, Tito Guillen, and Nicole Simone (Canada)
Best Student Web and New Media: Limbo, the Web Series by Nancy Rosenberg and Natasha Guy (USA)
Best Mobile Short: My Sister by Jamie Lokoff (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Mobile Short): Unprecedented Times by Silvija Padjen (USA)
Best Parody Short: The Champion by Douglas Lennox-Salinas (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Short Script): I Am Here by Francisco Solorzano (USA)
Best Student Short Script: Voiceless by Cindy (Di) Xin (USA)
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