Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
The Crone by Catherine Kasima Kanda (Poland)
Best Foreign-Language Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Phantom Pain by Boya Liu (China)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Brooklyn by Timur Guseynov (USA)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
One Night in Brooklyn by CJ Taglione (USA)
Best Short of the Season (Runners-up)
Closed Gates by Naresh Kumar Rajendran (India)
Did You Remember The Cat? by Daniel B Foster (USA)
Look Away by Andrew Whyment (UK)
Sonata by Eljin Yoo (USA)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: One Night in Brooklyn by CJ Taglione (USA)
Best Drama Short: Brooklyn by Timur Guseynov (USA)
Best Documentary Short: High Stakes: How the U.S. Accidentally Legalized Weed by Rob Rosen (USA)
Best Horror Short: Did You Remember The Cat? by Daniel B Foster (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Sahasra by Sai Srujan Pelluri (India)
Best Fantasy Short: The Crone by Catherine Kasima Kanda (Poland)
Best Student Short: The Banquet of Greed by Hongbo Sun (China)
Best Animation Short: Tigre by Maria Victoria Sanchez (Mexico)
Best Women Short: Phantom Pain by Boya Liu (China)
Best Music Video: Wait – Jeremy Renner by Evan Hara (USA)
Best Male Director: Daniel B Foster for Did You Remember The Cat? (USA)
Best Student Female Director: Jenny Yu for Muted (China)
Best Student Male Director: Hongbo Sun for The Banquet of Greed (China)
Best First Time Female Director: Syuen Chia for When I Die (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: Eljin Yoo for Sonata (USA)
Best Child/Young Actress: Brylee Hsu for When I Die (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Joy Hana Park, Claire Bae, Sook Hyung Yang, Erin Choi, and Choe Jung for Sonata (USA)
Best Cinematography: Brandon Phillips and Evan Hara for Wait – Jeremy Renner (USA)
Best Special FX: Patrick Magee for Did You Remember The Cat? (USA)
Best Original Score: Alan Williams for Space: The New Frontier (USA)
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