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BEST SHORT OF THE SEASON (SPECIAL JURY AWARD)

The Boy & The Wolf by Joshua Mueller (Germany)

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE (SPECIAL JURY MENTIONS)

Summerville 70 by David Boatwright (USA)

The Path To Enigma by Max Gladkov (Netherlands/Russia)

Where The Shadows Wait by Riley Robbins (USA)

Best Indie Short: Summerville 70 by David Boatwright (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Indie Short): Ditto by Suresh G (India)

Honorable Mention (Indie Short): Am Wasser by Claudius von Stolzmann (Austria/Germany)

Best Drama Short: The Boy & The Wolf by Joshua Mueller (Germany)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Drama Short): The Drive by David Arrow (USA)

Honorable Mention (Drama Short): Cane Creek by Josh Coates (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Documentary Short): The 3100 by Mark Fisher (USA)

Honorable Mention (Documentary Short): The Other Roe by Wendy Eley Jackson (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Comedy Short): Magas (Fly) by Ashkan Nasseri (USA)

Honorable Mention (Comedy Short): The Bee by Ben Rejzer (USA)

Honorable Mention (Dark Comedy Short): Hard Times by Aaron James Bragone (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Crime Short): Crawling Hour by Kirill Nong (USA)

Best Thriller Short: The Path To Enigma by Max Gladkov (Netherlands/Russia)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Thriller Short): Our Father by Janelle Christa (USA)

Best Student Thriller Short: The Possessed (Verkhovensky) by Muslim Sagov (Russia)

Honorable Mention (Thriller Short): You Still See Dead People by Neo Wagner (USA)

Best Film Noir Short: Where The Shadows Wait by Riley Robbins (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Film Noir Short): The Verona by Robby Miller (USA)

Honorable Mention (Mystery Short): It’s Not Me by Cameron Veitch and Robert J Kemp (Canada)

Honorable Mention (Horror Short): Missing Hours by Michael Kumar (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Sci-Fi Short): Tear Vial by Wei Ruo Yu (China)

Best Fantasy Short: In Pursuit of the Loong by Jacky Xiao (China)

Honorable Mention (Animation Short): Sky of Tides: Atla by Jason Loftus and Masha Loftus (Canada)

Best Women Short: Yard Sale by Karmen Dann (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Women Short): Bolbol by Lucianna Kyriacou (UK)

Best Student Women Short: Nesting by Tema Summerfield (USA)

Honorable Mention (Women Short): The Iron Scream by Mida Kagolkina (Spain)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Experimental Short): Magas (Fly) by Ashkan Nasseri (USA)

Honorable Mention (Experimental Short): Munchiez by Sascha Lourdes Agenor (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Microfilm): Exodus by Yang Suho (South Korea)

Best Student Microfilm: Whisper in the Abyss by Junda Wu (USA)

Honorable Mention (Microfilm): Closer by Adam Courtney (Australia)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Music Video): I’ll Give You Nothing by Benjamin Hess (USA)

Honorable Mention (Music Video): Is Anybody Out There by Susan Mey Lee Lim (Singapore)

Honorable Mention (Web and New Media): Yes Me! by Sakurako Kataoka (Japan)

Best Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short: Faire Play by Charles Maxwell and Katy Smith (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Parody Short): Belly Hop by Dave Hill (USA)

Honorable Mention (Trailer/Teaser): Avalanche by Millie Cupp (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Short Script): Glove by Ryan Harewood (UK)

Honorable Mention (Short Script): Sunday by Rosanne Kang (Canada/USA)

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