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Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Postman by Faizan Anees Bazmee (India)
Awards of Excellence (Special Jury Mentions)
At The Mercy Of Faith by Andrew Arguello (USA)
Fireside by Xiaopei Wang (China)
Puke Bitch by Sam Tricomo (USA)
Best Indie Short: At The Mercy Of Faith by Andrew Arguello (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Indie Short): Dreamer by Juan Javier “Javo” Aguirre (USA)
Best Student Indie Short: The Daughter’s Choice by Huimin Dong (China)
Best Drama Short: Postman by Faizan Anees Bazmee (India)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Drama Short): Mute by I. J. Buznego (Venezuela)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Documentary Short): Jaliya – A Storytelling of Jali Kunda by Timothy Francisco Lima (Portugal)
Honorable Mention (Documentary Short): Casting Dreams by LT Weese and Alek Sabin (USA)
Honorable Mention (Comedy Short): One Last Drink by Casey O’Halloran (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Headhunter by Spike Curtis (UK)
Honorable Mention (Crime Short): Trayizon by Mark E Ridley (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Dilemma by Trevan Jay Hiatt (USA)
Best Student Thriller Short: The Hole by Daniel Gómez Múgica (Spain)
Honorable Mention (Horror Short): Sweet Child of Mine by Fereshteh Nezakati Rezapour (Canada)
Honorable Mention (Gore Short): As Pale As Death by Ryan Kukec (Canada)
Honorable Mention (Sci-Fi Short): Anamika – Chapter III: Remnants of the Future by Saji Aravind (USA)
Best Student Western Short: Caesar’s Cache by Ralph C. Schulz (Switzerland)
Best Student Animation Short: Alyssum by Alex King (USA)
Honorable Mention (Animation Short): Why Are You Like This? by Sung Eun Park (USA)
Best Women Short: The Daughter’s Choice by Huimin Dong (China)
Best LGBTQ Short: Fireside by Xiaopei Wang (China)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Romantic Short): Missing You by Mengdi Luo (China)
Honorable Mention (Romantic Short): Pentimento by Daniel Heechan Lim (USA)
Best Experimental Short: The Metamorph by Saeid Mohammadi (Iraq)
Honorable Mention (Experimental Short): Interlude by Emad Tabrizi (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Microfilm): Lady Henze by Eduardo Cantón Torres (USA)
Honorable Mention (Music Video): Tourist by Izzie Florez and Sage Sam Thankachen (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Puke Bitch by Sam Tricomo (USA)
Honorable Mention (Web Series/TV Pilot): Toxic Mascotlinity by Matt Haley (Canada)
Honorable Mention (Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short): Troupe Trouble – Act 1 by Cloudy Nonome (USA)
Honorable Mention (Trailer/Teaser): Heaven’s Edge by Sam Clark (USA)
Best Short Script: Melancholy by Cody Carlston (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Short Script): Cool Headed Girl by Lisa Isaacson (USA)
Honorable Mention (Short Script): You Fuckin’ Bitch by Daniel Edwin Doble (USA)
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