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Best Short (Overall)
The Fixer by Michael Schilf (USA)
Best Foreign-Language Short (Overall)
Monsters Never Know by Yang Ming (China)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
A Hole by James Solomon (New Zealand)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Kick by Alex Backes and Tanner Boyajian (USA)
Best Student Short (Overall)
The Last Thing That Dies by Jacob Wahlqvist (Sweden)
Runner-ups (Best Short)
Dead People Problems by Paul William Dawkins (Australia)
Empty Shelf by Matthew Lee (UK)
Residue by Kai Lendzion (USA)
Runner-ups (Best Foreign-Language Short)
Ballerina by Kristian Gianfreda (Italy)
Esther’s Megillah by Esther Lehman (Israel)
Madjigui by Maïmouna N’Diaye (Burkina Faso)
White Horses, Silver Mine by ZIyi Jin (USA)
Best Indie Short: Late Night Swim by Collin Chute (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Indie Short): Bated Breath by Avid Eghbali (USA)
Best Student Indie Short: Interior by Brennan Bunn (USA)
Best Drama Short: Ballerina by Kristian Gianfreda (Italy)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Drama Short): Cyclone by Austin Tsung-Fu Chang (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Drama Short): Hallowed Be Thy Name by Andy Kowalczyk (UK)
Best Documentary Short: The Romey Lynchings: A Story of Lebanese Immigrants by Josh Sabey (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Documentary Short): Sophie and The Baron by Alexandria Jackson (USA)
Best Student Documentary Short: From Up Above by León Boltvinik (Mexico)
Best Comedy Short: And Don’t Forget to Subscribe by Jake Nielsen (Australia)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Comedy Short): Quaran-teams by Andrew Curtis Stark (USA)
Honorable Mention (Comedy Short): When I Can’t Afford the Rent, I’m Eager for the Figurines of my Friend’s by Zhipu Wang (China)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Romantic Comedy Short): Out of Order by Julia Monahan (USA)
Honorable Mention (Romantic Comedy Short): Recipe for Disaster by Jackie Fiorillo (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Kick by Alex Backes and Tanner Boyajian (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Dark Comedy Short): Dead People Problems by Paul William Dawkins (Australia)
Best Student Dark Comedy Short: Foreign Bodies by Magnus Berggren (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Action Short): One War by Jake Rist (Australia)
Best Student Action Short: The Control Room by Domenic Porcari (USA)
Best Crime Short: The Fixer by Michael Schilf (USA)
Best Student Crime Short: A Certain Romance by Miguel Vite (Mexico)
Best Mystery Short: Children of the Night by George A. Velez (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Mystery Short): The Other Side by John Cale (USA)
Best Student Mystery Short: Without a Number by Hao Pang (France)
Best Thriller Short: The Fixer by Michael Schilf (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Thriller Short): The Feeding by Isaac Ruth (USA)
Best Horror Short: Uncle Daddy by Conrad Schapansky and Brad Chornoby (Canada)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Horror Short): The Feeding by Isaac Ruth (USA)
Best Student Horror Short: Home Movies by Dylan Clark (USA)
Honorable Mention (Horror Short): Day 14 by Sean Tretta (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: Older Posts by Bryan Firks (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Fantasy Short): Finger Guns by Nikola Sreckovic (Australia)
Best Student Fantasy Short: Lost Girl by Anna Martin (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: The Time Travelers’ Dilemma by Nico Nepola (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Sci-Fi Short): Protesys by Afonso Poyart (Brazil)
Best Student Sci-Fi Short: The Control Room by Domenic Porcari (USA)
Honorable Mention (Western Short): I’ve Got Your 6 by Bill Foster (USA)
Best Animation Short: Winter by Guodong Yu (China)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Animation Short): Windup by Yibing Jiang (USA)
Best Student Animation Short: RenaiDance by Zhike Yang, Wenjie Wu, and Han Chen Chang (USA)
Best Children Short: Lea’s Secret by Rico Gutierrez (Philippines)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Children Short): 52 – A Tale of Loneliness by Johnny DePalma (USA)
Best Women Short: Paula + Francesca by Erika Randall (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Women Short): Loss by Hector Tapia Aguilar (Mexico)
Honorable Mention (Women Short): The Way It Is by Aline Pimentel (Brazil)
Best LGBTQ Short: Outlines Of Love by João Cutileiro Nunes (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (LGBTQ Short): With a Woman Like You by Rakel Conk (Peru)
Best Student LGBTQ Short: Staccato by Ethan Gurule (USA)
Best Microfilm: Don’t Come Too Early by Dorota Fórmanowska (Poland)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Microfilm): When The Bloom Has Left The Rose by Brendan Young (Australia)
Best Student Microfilm: Vacation by Dylan Filingeri (USA)
Honorable Mention (Microfilm): The Task by Neil Saul (Ireland)
Best Experimental Short: Lulu by Ben Shirinian (Canada)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Experimental Short): Trouble For Miles by Benjamin Berg (USA)
Best Student Experimental Short: Residue by Kai Lendzion (USA)
Honorable Mention (Experimental Short): Boop by Adrian Buckmaster and Muffinhead (USA)
Best Student Short: The Last Thing That Dies by Jacob Wahlqvist (Sweden)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Student Short): Monsters Never Know by Yang Ming (China)
Best Screendance Short: Paula + Francesca by Erika Randall (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Screendance Short): Every Day Burns by Aidan Jung and Tyler Murgo (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Screendance Short): Niobe by Christopher Allen (USA)
Best Music Video: When The Bloom Has Left The Rose by Brendan Young (Australia)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Music Video): Chai Key – Sometimes by Maxim Sokolov, Tania Sokolov, and Alexey Solomatin (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Make Believe by Jesse Dez (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Web Series/TV Pilot): Human Spectrum: Episode 1 by Eduardo Ramirez (USA)
Best Web and New Media: Human Spectrum: Episode 1 by Eduardo Ramirez (USA)
Best Student Web and New Media: A Loco Vivid Dream by Marek Ścibior (Poland)
Best Mobile Short: Hope Is Our Super Power by Diego Osorio (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Mobile Short): The Beautiful Picture by Anne Taylor (Australia)
Best Student Mobile Short: Lost Spring by Liana Cohen (USA)
Best Drone Short: The Light Hunter by Hector Tapia Aguilar (Mexico)
Best Parody Short: And Don’t Forget to Subscribe by Jake Nielsen (Australia)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Parody Short): The Life and Death of Tom Thomson Who Was A Painter by Rob McLean (Canada)
Best Trailer/Teaser: Brunch Before Baptism (USA)
Honorable Mention (Trailer/Teaser): Umoya (USA)
Best Short Script: Gas! by Lee Bailes (Sweden)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Short Script): Perfection by James Furlong (USA)
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