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Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Drawback by Caroline Bevaart and Harald Swinkels (Netherlands)
2nd Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
The Silent Canary by Vera Graziadei (UK)
Best Foreign-Language Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Ave Gradiva by Yuri Riklis (Israel)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Bad Vintage: A Randy Tale by Ben Élie (USA)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Goomah by Joshua David Goodman (USA)
Best Shorts of the Season – Runners-up (Special Jury Mentions)
50 Ways to Kill Your Lover by Madison Drew Liane (USA)
Eva’s Conundrum by Changlong Gong (USA)
Portrait of a Cowboy by Devon Wycoff (USA)
Stefan The Vampire by Andrei Vasilevich (USA)
Twenty One at the Belle Saloon by Scott Seagren (USA)
Best Indie Short: Drawback by Caroline Bevaart and Harald Swinkels (Netherlands)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Indie Short): Ave Gradiva by Yuri Riklis (Israel)
Honorable Mention (Indie Short): A Night in Lisbon by River Decleyre (Portugal)
Best Drama Short: The Silent Canary by Vera Graziadei (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Drama Short): Traction by Natthasak Jaithita (Thailand)
Honorable Mention (Drama Short): Better Together by Justin Tang and Rishabh Trivedi (USA)
Best Student Short: Stefan The Vampire by Andrei Vasilevich (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Student Short): Her, Her and Him by Liana Shan (Canada)
Honorable Mention (Student Short): Burn The Flower by Peipei Liu (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Teyuna – Lost City by Stuart Fortune (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Documentary Short): Unmet: North Carolina’s Disability Crisis by Robin Rayne (USA)
Honorable Mention (Documentary Short): Journey by Eliza Mitnick (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Goomah by Joshua David Goodman (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Comedy Short): There’s A Spot by Joey Hamburger (USA)
Honorable Mention (Comedy Short): How Long Have We Got Left? by Finella Waddilove (UK)
Honorable Mention (Romantic Comedy Short): Star Crossed Haters by Jeremiah Moore III (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: 50 Ways to Kill Your Lover by Madison Drew Liane (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Dark Comedy Short): Mike’s Fine, Mrs. Ackerman by David Breckman (USA)
Honorable Mention (Dark Comedy Short): George & Marcus by Neill B Barry (USA)
Best Crime Short: Parabens by Michael Bukovanský (Czechia)
Honorable Mention (Crime Short): The Righteous by Stephen Michael Kelly (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: Someone Who is Punctual by Haibo Wang (China)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Film Noir Short): Light On by Juan Octavio Lume (Chile)
Best Mystery Short: Light On by Juan Octavio Lume (Chile)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Mystery Short): The Strangle of Ivy by Tara Garwood (USA)
Honorable Mention (Mystery Short): Genesis by Morgan Dwyer (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Parabens by Michael Bukovanský (Czechia)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Thriller Short): God Hospital by Dan Fite, Jr. (USA)
Best Horror Short: Caught by Leon Sandy Mitchell (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Horror Short): Rock Inn by Fon Davis (USA)
Honorable Mention (Horror Short): Danny by Mary-Madison Baldo (USA)
Honorable Mention (Sci-Fi Short): Built for Sin by Alessandro Ceschi and Ai Wan (China)
Best Fantasy Short: Eva’s Conundrum by Changlong Gong (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Fantasy Short): Anti-Social by Kyle Cassie (USA)
Honorable Mention (Fantasy Short): The Last Days Of My House by Shane Smith (Ireland)
Best Western Short: Portrait of a Cowboy by Devon Wycoff (USA)
Best Animation Short: Pop! by Ruby Wang (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Animation Short): Panspermia by Grace Wang (USA)
Honorable Mention (Animation Short): Office Pool: Orientation by Rory D.L. Moorer (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Children Short): Counting Thunder by Harlow Brooks (USA)
Honorable Mention (Children Short): Fireworks! by Roman L Santos (USA)
Best Women Short: Dear Judith by Mykel Salazar (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Women Short): Doctor Harriet’s Four by Lukas Metjes (Germany)
Honorable Mention (Women Short): Good Mourning by India Altschul (Iceland)
Best LGBTQ Short: Head by Benjamin Hess (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (LGBTQ Short): Loving Autumn by Fernanda Belmar (USA)
Honorable Mention (LGBTQ Short): Motel Room by Bradford Lipson (USA)
Honorable Mention (Microfilm): Chaotic Relaxation by Mikael Kyster (Denmark)
Best Experimental Short: Ben by Sebastian Hou (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Experimental Short): Blue Coast by Eleni Stavridou (Greece)
Honorable Mention (Experimental Short): HumanoId by Nelson Hill (USA)
Best Music Video: Gold In Them Hills by Jeremy Johnstone (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Music Video): Meija: No More Excuses by Redamo Rosa (USA)
Honorable Mention (Music Video): Wall of Tom – Tornado (Wizard’s Cut) by Tommie Vaughn-Grimes and Tony Grimes (USA)
Best Web Series & TV Pilot: Long Beach Vice by Skylar Adams (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Web Series & TV Pilot): Office Pool: Orientation by Rory D.L. Moorer (USA)
Honorable Mention (Web Series & TV Pilot): Bloom by Jenny Dedrick Krengel (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Web and New Media): Bloom by Jenny Dedrick Krengel (USA)
Honorable Mention (Web and New Media): Hey, I’m The Doorguy! by Kevin Williams (USA)
Best Parody Short: Long Beach Vice by Skylar Adams (USA)
Best Short Script: Get Out of the Kitchen by Rich Chandler (USA)
Honorable Mention (Short Script): Spotter by Brandon James Tyrie (USA)
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