Award Winners: September 2022

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Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)

Bona To Vada by Masha Ko (USA)

Best Foreign-Language Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)

Underwater by Yuang Lin (China)

Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)

Beneath Her Lipstick by Ahmed Messoudi (Morocco)

Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)

Under The Sun by Alla Dulh (Indonesia)

Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Achievement

Jasmin by Hubert Scemama (Tunisia)

Best Short of the Season – Runners-up (Special Jury Mention)

Bath by Roma Glova (Russia)

Launch at Paradise by Carrie Ann Quinn (USA)

Libre by Pierre Songy (France)

No Key by Walid Messnaoui (Morocco)

The Hunt by Yann Reuzeau (France)

Wax and Wane by Beidi Wang (USA)

Best Indie Short: The Hunt by Yann Reuzeau (France)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Indie Short)Libre by Pierre Songy (France)

Best Drama Short: Outside the Box by DJ Pacileo (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Drama Short)Undeclared by Xuan Jia (China)

Best Documentary Short: The Water Wall by Andrea Sambuccetti (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Documentary Short)The Advocates by Shereen Shaltout (Bahrain)

Honorable Mention (Documentary Short)The Stolen de Kooning: Recovery and Redemption by Christopher Sprinkle (USA)

Best Comedy Short: Private Audition by Stephany Barbalho (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Comedy Short)Fleeced by Wesley Alley (USA)

Honorable Mention (Comedy Short)Holy Shitter by William PC Marsh (USA)

Best Romantic Comedy ShortA Stretching Moment by Ashley Dighton (Australia)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Romantic Comedy Short)I See You by Michael Carnick (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Dark Comedy Short)The Second Coming by Jack Szarabajka (USA)

Honorable Mention (Dark Comedy Short)Pineapple Juice by Jake Fallon and Nick Craven (USA)

Best Action ShortWanderer by James Huynh (Australia)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Action Short)Masseussin by Joss Refauvelet (USA)

Best Crime ShortUnderwater by Yuang Lin (China)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Crime Short)No Key by Walid Messnaoui (Morocco)

Best Thriller Short: Beneath Her Lipstick by Ahmed Messoudi (Morocco)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Thriller Short)Heiße (Luft) by Clara Louise Haas (Germany)

Best Mystery ShortBath by Roma Glova (Russia)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Mystery Short)Lost Trauma by Joey Van Rumpt (Netherlands)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Horror Short)The Sister’s Seance by Christopher John Desiderio (USA)

Best Sci-Fi ShortLaunch at Paradise by Carrie Ann Quinn (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Sci-Fi Short)Radio Moon by Mohamed Sadik (Egypt)

Honorable Mention (Sci-Fi Short)Drifting by Kelly Love and Matthew Wayne Roberts (USA)

Best Fantasy Short: Wanderer by James Huynh (Australia)

Honorable Mention (Fantasy Short)She Speaks To The Trees by Séamus Miller (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Western Short): Bloodline by Joshua Mangrum (USA)

Best Animation ShortThe Factory by Gizmo Beardon (UK)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Animation Short): Closing Time by Hector Perez-Aguilar and Ryan Wlliam Samuel Johnson (USA)

Honorable Mention (Animation Short)Adventures With The Caretaker by Peter Gardner (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Children Short)Adventures With The Caretaker by Peter Gardner (USA)

Honorable Mention (Children Short)Happy Just To Be With You! by Woody Yocum (USA)

Best Women ShortWax and Wane by Beidi Wang (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Women Short)Golden by Kyle Rayo and Quinn Wolverton (USA)

Best LGBTQ Short: Bona To Vada by Masha Ko (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Microfilm): It’s Raining Outside by Heesoo Choi (USA)

Best Experimental ShortBona To Vada by Masha Ko (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Experimental Short): Under The Sun by Alla Dulh (Indonesia)

Honorable Mention (Experimental Short)Timeless Dialogue by George Leontakianakos (Greece)

Best Student ShortThe Man in the Mirror by Gio Ursino (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Student Short)Guys by Jincheng Zhang (China)

Honorable Mention (Student Short)Where Do We Go? by Harlow Schuman (USA)

Best Music Video: Kode PinK & Megan Lee – Sing by Robert DiCaro and Megan Lee (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Music Video): Electric Eyes by Zofia Hame and Homayoon Marcus Hame (USA)

Best Web Series & TV Pilot: Art of the Hustle by Kenny Tiller (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Web Series & TV Pilot): Yellow Lines by Megan Magee (USA)

Honorable Mention (Web Series & TV Pilot)Booked-N-Broke by Lionesse and Mario Rio Allen (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Web and New Media)La Sape by Victor Pigasse (USA)

Best Mobile ShortSpace Junk by Adam Peltier (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Trailer/Teaser)Bloodlines (USA)

Honorable Mention (Trailer/Teaser)Bleach (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Short Script)Black Dawn by Letizia Arcaleni (Italy)

Honorable Mention (Short Script)Office Hours by Charles Lowell Shull (USA)

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