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Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Where the Shadows Feast by Aaron M Cabrera (USA)
Awards of Excellence (Special Jury Mentions)
#ÇaGeth’s by Jerome Jacob (France)
Reciprocal Causation by Luyao Xue (China)
Thank You for the Ride, Aileen by JP Pullings (USA)
Best Indie Short: Crop Duster by Leonid Okhitin (Armenia)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Indie Short): Forward Thinking by Antonio Harper and Abby Burton (USA)
Honorable Mention (Indie Short): Morph by Bryce Adam Brown and Sydney Broyls (USA)
Best Drama Short: Thank You for the Ride, Aileen by JP Pullings (USA)
Honorable Mention (Drama Short): Forgiving Retribution by Curt Samlaska (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Documentary Short): American Orthodox by Robert John Hammond (USA)
Honorable Mention (Documentary Short): The History of Las Vegas by Logan Stover (USA)
Best Comedy Short: #ÇaGeth’s by Jerome Jacob (France)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Comedy Short): Tripped by Robert Motch (USA)
Honorable Mention (Comedy Short): Rookie by Ana Rodak and Rene Alexander Rosa (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Dark Comedy Short): Roko Moro by Levon Ohanes Manoukian (USA)
Honorable Mention (Dark Comedy Short): Breakups Suck by Ben Arndt (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Action Short): The Baddest B*tch in the Apocalypse by Nathan Willard (USA)
Honorable Mention (Action Short): The Collective by Leon Lane (USA)
Best Crime Short: Thank You for the Ride, Aileen by JP Pullings (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Crime Short): River: The Last Butterfly by Chad Ansermet (Switzerland)
Best Thriller Short: Thank You for the Ride, Aileen by JP Pullings (USA)
Best Student Thriller Short: A Baleful Reunion by Ishaan Teja (USA)
Honorable Mention (Thriller Short): Ambush by Kenneth King (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: Where the Shadows Feast by Aaron M Cabrera (USA)
Best Horror Short: Seeahtik by Syed Hasan (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Sci-Fi Short): Aberrant by Marco Leung (USA)
Best Student Sci-Fi Short: The Night The Sky Fell by Matthew Arkema (USA)
Honorable Mention (Sci-Fi Short): Do You Have a Minute? by Lachlan Sumner (Australia)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Fantasy Short): Riding Hood by Dwight Dwayne Mathis (USA)
Best Animation Short: Little Hoo Hoo and The Snake by Jiayao Yu (China)
Best Student Animation Short: Homeless Man by Youngin Lee (USA)
Honorable Mention (Animation Short): Delightful Droid by Andy Broadaway and Sakura Viotto (USA)
Honorable Mention (Children Short): Delightful Droid by Andy Broadaway and Sakura Viotto (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Women Short): Bridget by Anne Williamson (Ireland)
Best Student Women Short: Wisdom Teeth by Lily Micheline Kaplan (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Romantic Short): Baggage by Ana Kiri (USA)
Honorable Mention (Romantic Short): Human Experience by Richard Gordon (USA)
Best Student Experimental Short: The One in Red by Nicholas Muzzillo (USA)
Honorable Mention (Experimental Short): Hugo by Rianne Cloudie (UK)
Honorable Mention (Microfilm): Hugo by Rianne Cloudie (UK)
Best Student Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short: Irrational Geographic by Katie Gibbs (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Music Video): Lady II by Paul A Dos Santos (USA)
Honorable Mention (Music Video): Shamdemonium by Grace Ann Rathbun (USA)
Best Web and New Media: Ant Walkers by Steffan Busser (USA)
Honorable Mention (Mobile Short): Walou by Kheireddine Malti (Algeria)
Best Short Script: Thank You for the Ride, Aileen by JP Pullings (USA)
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