Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
The Handbag by Marion H von Loewenstern (Germany)
Best Foreign-Language Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Along a Trail of Blood by Emil Ramos and Mattias Ramos (Sweden)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Foolproof by Sean Swaby (USA)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
There Were Cowboys by Jay Holdener (Switzerland)
Best Short of the Season – Runner-up (Special Jury Mentions)
Dear Ernie by M.D. Walton (USA)
Our Snowstorm by Chunzi Wang (China)
The Funeral (??) by Xiaowen Xing (China)
The Whistleblower by Qinwei Hu (China)
Outstanding Acting Achievement for Child/Young Actress (Special Jury Award)
Kariana Karhu for Hope (USA)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: There Were Cowboys by Jay Holdener (Switzerland)
Best Drama Short: Dear Ernie by M.D. Walton (USA)
Best Documentary Short: #WAY_Aurelio by Alan Rexroth (Germany)
Best Action Short: Foolproof by Sean Swaby (USA)
Best Crime Short: Along a Trail of Blood by Emil Ramos and Mattias Ramos (Sweden)
Best Student Short: The Funeral (??) by Xiaowen Xing (China)
Best Children Short: Make a Wish by Bo Peng and Guoqing Li (China)
Best Women Short: The Handbag by Marion H von Loewenstern (Germany)
Best LGBTQ Short: Brother by Aleksei Borovikov (USA)
Best Microfilm: Stir by Tiffany Whitney Chang (UK)
Best Screendance Short: Woulda Coulda Shoulda by Maui Barzuna (Costa Rica)
Best Female Director: Marion H von Loewenstern for The Handbag (Germany)
Best Male Director: Emil Ramos and Mattias Ramos for Along a Trail of Blood (Sweden)
Best Student Male Director: Aleksei Borovikov for Brother (USA)
Best First Time Female Director: Chunzi Wang for Our Snowstorm (China)
Best First Time Male Director: Qinwei Hu for The Whistleblower (China)
Best Actor: Asme for Along a Trail of Blood (Sweden)
Best Acting Duo: Jamie Taylor Ballesta and Tom Koch for Petit Louis (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Anton Paraskiva, Evgeniia Tikhonova, and Felipe Augusto for Brother (USA)
Best Editing: Elias Gandy for Plot Development (USA)
Best Original Score: Pakk Hui for Dear Ernie (USA)
Best Original Story: ChimiChurri and Mohammed Mohamud for Along a Trail of Blood (Sweden)
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