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Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Retrieval by Fatimah Asghar (USA)
Best Foreign-Language Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Blaupause by Philomena Petzenhammer (Germany)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Canelo by Jordi Ayguasenosa and David Calderón (Mexico)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Dance Hall by Damon Brown and Allen Robertson (USA)
Best Short of the Season – Runner-up (Special Jury Mentions)
Auntie by Junyi Chen (China)
Fairlane by Luca Leggieri (USA)
Foolproof by Sean Swaby (USA)
Lose Me Not by Desmond Hudson and Nina Zogg (Switzerland)
Mother Trucker by Jessa Zarubica (USA)
The Woman in The Room by Danny Donnelly (USA)
Best Indie Short: Retrieval by Fatimah Asghar (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Indie Short): Dance Hall by Damon Brown and Allen Robertson (USA)
Honorable Mention (Indie Short): Water Park by Joshua Montrel (USA)
Best Drama Short: Blaupause by Philomena Petzenhammer (Germany)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Drama Short): The Woman in The Room by Danny Donnelly (USA)
Honorable Mention (Drama Short): The Fool by Jonathan Primo Ruiz (USA)
Best Student Short: Fairlane by Luca Leggieri (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Student Short): El Halcón by Arlene Torres (USA)
Best Documentary Short: We Are Flying Stars by Todd Antony (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Comedy Short): Buddy Love by Kiefer O’Reilly (Canada)
Honorable Mention (Comedy Short): The Job by Geraldine Pearl Bright (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Romantic Comedy Short): After Dim Sum by Jay McGregor (USA)
Honorable Mention (Romantic Comedy Short): Feet Cute by Dylan Lanham (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Pailet by Shusei Ueda (Japan)
Honorable Mention (Dark Comedy Short): The Boogieman by Maddie Harper (UK)
Best Action Short: Foolproof by Sean Swaby (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Action Short): Mother Trucker by Jessa Zarubica (USA)
Best Crime Short: God in the Valley by Christian Colbert (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Crime Short): Bonding by Luke Rex (USA)
Honorable Mention (Crime Short): Lament by Jason Chu (USA)
Honorable Mention (Film Noir Short): Bloody Date by Danilo Proh (Italy)
Best Thriller Short: Veil of Darkness by Mark Mandia (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Thriller Short): The Need by Michael Rognlie and EE Tallent (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Mystery Short): The Mechanical Memory by Daniel Pavez (Chile)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Horror Short): Veil of Darkness by Mark Mandia (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Solitary Waves by Thomas Dubois (France)
Honorable Mention (Sci-Fi Short): Hole Punched Ear by Alan Yammin and Ben Tull (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Fantasy Short): Waiting So Long by Adam Schmieder (USA)
Best Animation Short: Canelo by Jordi Ayguasenosa and David Calderón (Mexico)
Honorable Mention (Animation Short): Osun by Michael Rhima (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Children Short): One Wish by Kat Dubrow (USA)
Honorable Mention (Children Short): My Brother Paul is a Werewolf by Jason Joel Lethcoe (USA)
Best Women Short: Auntie by Junyi Chen (China)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Women Short): Salt by Kelcey Edwards (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Fairlane by Luca Leggieri (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (LGBTQ Short): 43 York Road by Alex Figueiredo and Charleen Elea (UK)
Honorable Mention (LGBTQ Short): Copenhagen Rendezvous by André Palacios Tingberg (Denmark)
Best Microfilm: Copenhagen Rendezvous by André Palacios Tingberg (Denmark)
Best Experimental Short: Lose Me Not by Desmond Hudson and Nina Zogg (Switzerland)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Experimental Short): I Am Moving by Diego Clericuzio (Italy)
Best Music Video: Ryta Ray – Frequency Of Love by Nikita Kvasnikov (Ukraine)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Music Video): Sum of All Your Fears by Nathan Mudry (USA)
Honorable Mention (Music Video): Possible Stranger by Lara Marks (UK)
Best Web Series & TV Pilot: Mott & Spy by Martin Ashanti Eaton (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Web and New Media): New Life by Cleve Brown (USA)
Honorable Mention (Web and New Media): Yesterday (Please Forgive Me) by Anna Weller Zumwalt (USA)
Honorable Mention (Parody Short): Bali Frodo by Felix Benjamin Schaefer (Russia)
Best Trailer/Teaser: AËK (Canada)
Best Short Script: Equal Distribution by David Seader (USA)
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