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Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
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Artichoke by Amir Moini (USA)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Flower of Life by V R Bhagat (India)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Mateo by William Michael Anderson (Austria/USA)
Best Indie Short: Flower of Life by V R Bhagat (India)
Best Drama Short: Mateo by William Michael Anderson (Austria/USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Drama Short): A Little Goldfish by Mohammadreza Rahmani (Iran)
Honorable Mention (Documentary Short): Symphony of Light by Julia Ongchoco (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Comedy Short): Pickle Boy by Brady Hayes (USA)
Honorable Mention (Comedy Short): Smile Like You Mean It by James Robinson (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Dark Comedy Short): The Matt Chat by Benjamin Neuberger (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Action Short): Asf1xia by Álvaro Benítez (Spain)
Honorable Mention (Action Short): Blurrish by Felix Nunez (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Crime Short): Bad Blood by Guillermo Ronco (Argentina)
Honorable Mention (Crime Short): The Informant by Jameson Cucciardi (Malta)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Thriller Short): Hollow: Six Feet Below by Giorgi Avetisyan (USA)
Best Horror Short: Artichoke by Amir Moini (USA)
Best Student Horror Short: It’s Not Your Mother by Arsen Muratbayev (Kazakhstan)
Honorable Mention (Horror Short): Anthropomorphic by Yiannis Diassakis (Greece)
Best Student Sci-Fi Short: Recollection by Bogna Jastak (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: Wish I Were a Phoenix by Sierra Brogmus (USA)
Best Student Animation Short: BottomFeeder by Benji DeMay (USA)
Honorable Mention (Animation Short): Numinous by Cynthia Matty Huber (USA)
Honorable Mention (LGBTQ Short): First Ladies by Yuanting Tina Luo (USA)
Honorable Mention (Experimental Short): The Room Where People Die: Dance Party! by Melissa Tracy (USA)
Honorable Mention (Microfilm): Reverse by Tomas Kværner (Norway)
Honorable Mention (Web Series/TV Pilot): Never Gunna Leave You: Act I – The Breaking by Alan K Dale (USA)
Honorable Mention (Trailer/Teaser): After the Rain on Thursday by Jenn Webb and Marla Lopez (UK)
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