Best Short (Overall)

Jane Doe by Brett Rickaby (USA)

Best Foreign-Language Short (Overall)

Midnight Movie: Magnum Opus by Myriam Khammassi (Tunisia)

Award of Excellence (Special Mention)

Ãh by Alex El Dahdah (Lebanon)

Award of Excellence (Special Mention)

The Untitled Portrait of Red by Haibei Wang (USA)

Best Student Short (Overall)

Sourdough by Jonah Lindley and Nils Terton (Australia)

Best Horror Short: Infection by Michael Davis (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Horror Short): Household Demons by John Gray (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Horror Short): Lion by Davide Melini (UK)

Best Student Horror Short: Sourdough by Jonah Lindley and Nils Terton (Australia)

Best Gore Short: Lion by Davide Melini (UK)

Best Student Gore Short: Midnight Movie: Magnum Opus by Myriam Khammassi (Tunisia)

Best Sci-Fi Short: L A R A by George Blagden (UK)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Sci-Fi Short): The Processed by Joshua Sowden (USA)

Best Comedy Short: I’m Press by Emmanual Fordjour (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Comedy Short): Coffee by Sungho Chun (USA)

Best Student Comedy Short: The Robot Vacuum by Daniel G. Roberts (USA)

Best Dark Comedy Short: The Jungle of Accounting by Chase Pearson (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Dark Comedy Short): The Call by Jeremy Bassett (USA)

Best Student Dark Comedy Short: The Golden Calf by Adam Howard (USA)

Honorable Mention (Dark Comedy Short): Together Till The End by Salvador Medina (Mexico)

Honorable Mention (Dark Comedy Short): Zombies2020 by Jack Barton (Australia)

Best Thriller Short: The Dark Web by Andres Di Bono (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Thriller Short): Free Rider by Rhythum (USA)

Best Student Thriller Short: The Believer by Huntr McMillan (USA)

Honorable Mention (Thriller Short): Closer by Michael Vargas (USA)

Best Mystery Short: Luna by Niklas Hermansson (Sweden)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Mystery Short): The Other Side by John Cale (USA)

Best Student Mystery Short: Vacation by Dylan Filingeri (USA)

Best Crime Short: Jane Doe by Brett Rickaby (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Crime Short): Priceless by Tom Vujcic (Canada)

Best Student Crime Short: For A Living by Bryan Suarez (USA)

Best Film Noir Short: White by Dan Tudor (Romania)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Film Noir Short): The Call by Jeremy Bassett (USA)

Best Fantasy Short: Melinda’s Wish by Jeffrey Penman and Mike LoBello (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Fantasy Short): Dystopia by Romain Rodrigues (France)

Best Student Fantasy Short: The Master by Jinyang Zhang (USA)

Honorable Mention (Fantasy Short): Swimming With Fishes by Zachary Ayotte and Dany Foster (Canada)

Best Indie Short: The Twilite Hour by Warren Cook (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Indie Short): Wireless by Criss Gidas (Australia)

Best Student Indie Short: Keep Me In The Dark by Erica Matz (USA)

Best Drama Short: The McHenry Trial – Don’t Judge a Kid by Their Hoodie by Ken Sagoes (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Drama Short): Tambay (Stand-By) by Zyril Nica Bundoc (Philippines)

Best Student Drama Short: La Crise by Rafaël Beauchamp (Canada)

Best Animation Short: RenaiDance by Zhike Yang, Wenjie Wu, and Han Chen Chang (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Animation Short): Bench by Rich Webber (UK)

Best Student Animation Short: That’s My Boy! by Alex Vvedenskiy (USA)

Best Student Children Short: The Days We Share by Chantal Gabriel (USA)

Honorable Mention (Children Short): Childhood In The House by Yuzhi Zhu (China)

Best Romantic Short: The Untitled Portrait of Red by Simeon Hu (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Romantic Short): Wow by Justice Gamble and Alex Benjamin (USA)

Best Women Short: Affective by Heather Horner and Kody Newton (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Women Short): Summer Attic by Wenting Gao (China)

Best Student Women Short: Bare Intimacy by Jennifer Karlsson (Australia)

Best LGBTQ Short: Ãh by Alex El Dahdah (Lebanon)

Outstanding Achievement Award (LGBTQ Short): He/She by Norah Xi (China)

Best Student LGBTQ Short: What We Don’t Tell by Zachary Ayotte (Canada)

Best Documentary Short: We to Me by Jade Chase (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Documentary Short): Excessive Force by Fred Sprinkle (USA)

Best Student Documentary Short: Are You There, Andy? by Holly Lehren (USA)

Best Experimental Short: Ecology of Being by Nicola Hawkins, Duo Concertante, and Melissa Hui (Canada)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Experimental Short): Follow Leader by Scott Johnson (Canada)

Best Student Experimental Short: Incognito by Alekya Malladi, Gesthimani Roumpani, and Yanrong Yang (USA)

Honorable Mention (Experimental Short): Boop by Adrian Buckmaster and Muffinhead (USA)

Best Microfilm: The Robot Vacuum by Daniel G. Roberts (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Microfilm): All Hail the Champion by Eric Lochstampfor (USA)

Best Student Microfilm: Vacation by Dylan Filingeri (USA)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: The Gliwensbourg Chronicles by Émilie Tommasi (France)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Web Series/TV Pilot): Bound For Glory by John Wilcox (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Web and New Media): Office Cheer by Alison Mobley (USA)

Honorable Mention (Web and New Media): Dr. Daddy by Soeun Park (USA)

Best Mobile Short: Fragments by Dhun Sharma (Canada)

Honorable Mention (Mobile Short): Speak To Me!!! by Robert L Glenn (USA)

Honorable Mention (Screendance Short): GiveBack BeMoved: Barbados by Ricky Mendez (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Music Video): Angel in Disguise by Joshua McGrane, Ironclad Productions, and Michelle Rose (USA)

Honorable Mention (Music Video): The Love by Ell Aych and Rich and Full Entertainment (USA)

Best Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short: The Jungle of Accounting by Chase Pearson (USA)

Honorable Mention (Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short): Pandemic Softball by Rob Leo Roy (USA)

Best Trailer/Teaser: Lion (UK)

Honorable Mention (Trailer/Teaser): Bad Dad (Australia)

Best Short Script: Obolus by Kim Fabienne Hertinger (Germany)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Short Script): Gas! by Lee Bailes (Sweden)

Best Student Short Script: One Night by Domenic Toliver (USA)

Best Producer: Ferdinando Merolla, and Roberto Paglialunga for Lion (UK)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Producer): Eli Wensley for Sourdough (Australia)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Producer): Evaline Wu Huang and Jeffrey Penman for Melinda’s Wish (USA)

Best Director (Female): Heather Horner and Kody Newton for Affective (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Director – Female): Anisha Savan for He Comes From a Good Family (USA)

Best Director (Male): Ken Sagoes for The McHenry Trial – Don’t Judge a Kid by Their Hoodie (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Director – Male): Davide Melini for Lion (UK)

Best Student Director (Female): Jennifer Karlsson for Bare Intimacy (Australia)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Student Director – Female): Vivian Full for The Escape Room (Canada)

Best Student Director (Male): Chase Pearson for The Jungle of Accounting (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Student Director – Male): Rafaël Beauchamp for La Crise (Canada)

Best First Time Director (Female): Madison Stewart Leonard for Flush Lou (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (First Time Director – Female): Émilie Tommasi for The Gliwensbourg Chronicles (France)

Best First Time Director (Male): Jonah Lindley and Nils Terton for Sourdough (Australia)

Outstanding Achievement Award (First Time Director – Male): Jeffrey Penman and Mike LoBello for Melinda’s Wish (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Young Filmmaker – Female): Nat DiCicco for Hydrate (USA)

Honorable Mention (Young Filmmaker – Female): Jade Missy Kim for See Through Me (USA)

Best Young Filmmaker (Male): Arnold Shin for What It Takes (USA)

Honorable Mention (Young Filmmaker – Male): Nat DiCicco for Smile, You’re On Camera (USA)

Honorable Mention (Young Filmmaker – Male): Dylan Keeffe for A Beggar’s Peace (USA)

Best Actress: Katie Preston for Affective (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Actress): Sam Stokes for The Call (USA)

Best Actor: Dan Tudor for White (Romania)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Actor): Ervin Musabelliu for The Dark Web (USA)

Best Supporting Actress: Kristen Vaganos for Bound For Glory (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Supporting Actress): Ana Mafalda for Lullaby (Portugal)

Best Supporting Actor: Bobby Moynihan for Melinda’s Wish (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Supporting Actor): Kelcey Watson for Wow (USA)

Best Child/Young Actress: Beatriz Frazão for Lullaby (Portugal)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Child/Young Actress): Ryleigh Leggett for Wow (USA)

Best Child/Young Actor: Riley Looc for Wow (USA)

Best Acting Duo: Lorenzo Hunt and Jeffrey Pierce for Free Rider (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Acting Duo): Peter Greene and Danny Diablo for Priceless (Canada)

Best Acting Ensemble: Brett Rickaby, Amanda Lamberti, Paola Deocampo, and John Elsen for Jane Doe (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Acting Ensemble): Loretta Devine, Kaleb Alexander Roberts, Hiram A. Murray, Melvin Ward, Bob Rumnock, Thomas Gipson, Pablo Sandstrom, Kevin Flood, Temple Poteat, Sammie Wayne IV, Michael Nelson, and Ronan Barbour for The McHenry Trial – Don’t Judge a Kid by Their Hoodie (USA)

Best Original Screenplay: Rachel Hemsley, Ervin Musabelliu, and Andres Dibono for The Dark Web (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Original Screenplay): Chase Pearson for The Jungle of Accounting (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Original Screenplay): Dan Tudor for White (Romania)

Best Production Design: João Pedro Frazão for Lullaby (Portugal)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Production Design): Anisha Savan and Pekky Savan for He Comes From a Good Family (USA)

Best Cinematography: Nuno Martini for Lullaby (Portugal)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Cinematography): Paul W. Sauline for Melinda’s Wish (USA)

Best Editing: Daniel Salinas for Lion (UK)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Editing): Katrina Pastore for Melinda’s Wish (USA)

Best Sound Design: Christian Valente for Lion (UK)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Sound Design): Phil Michalski for Infection (USA)

Best Sound Editing: Christian Valente for Lion (UK)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Sound Editing): The Shade (USA)

Best Sound Mixing: JF Machet and Jack Barton for Zombies2020 (Australia)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Sound Mixing): Christian Valente for Lion (UK)

Best Original Score: Haibei Wang for The Untitled Portrait of Red (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Original Score): Brandon Boone for Infection (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Original Score): Ignacio Ramírez for Ay Antonia (Argentina)

Best Special FX: Sarah O’Brien for Lion (UK)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Special FX): Sourdough (Australia)

Best Visual FX: Luca Visual FX for Lion (UK)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Visual FX): Casey Balbontin and Mark Alan Loso for Melinda’s Wish (USA)

Best Costume Design: João Pedro Frazão for Lullaby (Portugal)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Costume Design): Tracey Osborne for We Only Know Violence (Australia)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Amber Weinberg for The Promotion (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Makeup and Hairstyling): Amanda Woods for Affective (USA)

Best Special Makeup: Sarah O’Brien for Lion (UK)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Special Makeup): Emma Campbell for A Serious Predicament (USA)

Best Set Design: Olivia Ferguson for Melinda’s Wish (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Set Design): Vacation (USA)

Best Original Song: “Angel in Disguise”, by Michelle Rose, for Angel in Disguise (USA)

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