Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
The Serena Variations by Warren Andrew Fischer (USA)
Best Foreign-Language Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Invisible Scars by Serge Alhelayel (Lebanon)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Noteworthy by Michele LaBrucherie (USA)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Transcendent by Janelle Christa (USA)
Best Short of the Season (Runners-up)
All’s Well by Paulina May Casey (USA)
Bad Kids with Saint Names by Vicky Anastasiadou (Greece)
The Donkey by Hao Jin (China)
Uninsured by Jamal McLemore (USA)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: The Serena Variations by Warren Andrew Fischer (USA)
Best Drama Short: The Serena Variations by Warren Andrew Fischer (USA)
Best Documentary Short: When We Get Home by Kathleen Shriver (USA)
Best Romantic Short: While Fingernails Grow by Leandro Rial (Brazil)
Best Comedy Short: Hollywood Method – Breaking Into The Dream Factory by Rainer Lipski (Germany)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Uninsured by Jamal McLemore (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Of Gods & Pens by Mark Foscolo and Pete Sussi (USA)
Best Mystery Short: Falling Lights by Nicolas Habermann (Germany)
Best Experimental Short: Transcendent by Janelle Christa (USA)
Best Student Short: The Donkey by Hao Jin (China)
Best Women Short: Shimmer by Marta ?wierczy?ska and Anna Watkins (UK)
Best LGBTQ Short: All’s Well by Paulina May Casey (USA)
Best Screendance Short: Shimmer by Marta ?wierczy?ska and Anna Watkins (UK)
Best Female Director: Michele LaBrucherie for Noteworthy (USA)
Best Male Director: Serge Alhelayel for Invisible Scars (Lebanon)
Best Student Female Director: Emilie Anderson for Shayna Punim (USA)
Best First Time Female Director: Janelle Christa for Transcendent (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: Warren Andrew Fischer for The Serena Variations (USA)
Best Actress: Batia Parnass for Hollywood Method – Breaking Into The Dream Factory (Germany)
Best Actor: Tim McKiernan for Noteworthy (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Scott Thomas Reynolds for Noteworthy (USA)
Best Child/Young Actress: Tessa Inez for Grim (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Sandra Criolane and Javier Torres Dowdall for While Fingernails Grow (Brazil)
Best Ensemble Cast: Jessica Fernstrom, Susan DeCenzo, Vince DeCenzo, Ella Sullivan, Madison Cicchitto, and Peter Stella for Shayna Punim (USA)
Best Cinematography: Alain El Feghaly for Invisible Scars (Lebanon)
Best Editing: The Serena Variations (USA)
Best Production Design: Giovanni Aurelia for Noteworthy (USA)
Best Sound Design: Elias Douaji for Invisible Scars (Lebanon)
Best Original Score: Bobby Dean for The Serena Variations (USA)
Best Original Story: Janelle Christa for Transcendent (USA)
Best Short Script: We Sprang From the Same Roots by Clytze Sun (USA)
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