Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Lost in the Waves by Joss Berlioux and Franck Marchand (France)
Best Foreign-Language Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)
The Low and Mighty by Karácsony Péter (Hungary)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Thirteen by Allison Norlian and Jean Li (USA)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
What If I Never Wake Up Again? by Yiqing Hu (USA)
Best Short of the Season (Runners-up)
Clown by Dani Shear (USA)
Fish Out Of Town by Sofia Garza-Barba (USA)
Homeward, Eastward by Yifei Tang (China)
She Who Raised Me by Sophie Kairis (USA)
Still Hunting by Chris Vinan (USA)
The Device Pt. 1 by Kellen E Malloy (USA)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: Thirteen by Allison Norlian and Jean Li (USA)
Best Drama Short: Lost in the Waves by Joss Berlioux and Franck Marchand (France)
Best Documentary Short: Lighthouse by Lola Mei Ellis (USA)
Best Mystery Short: Pie by Janush Libicki (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: The Device Pt. 1 by Kellen E Malloy (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Chimera: An Architectural Love Letter to Los Angeles by Quinn Thomas McCormack and Jack Wasielewski (USA)
Best Student Short: The Low and Mighty by Karácsony Péter (Hungary)
Best Animation Short: The Red Heel by Elena Katherine Serenko (USA)
Best Children Short: Fish Out Of Town by Sofia Garza-Barba (USA)
Best Women Short: She Who Raised Me by Sophie Kairis (USA)
Best Music Video: AMMO – Harm by Adrian Pruett and AMMO (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: The Gliwensbourg Chronicles – Season 1 by Emilie Tommasi (France)
Best Female Director: Sofia Garza-Barba for Fish Out Of Town (USA)
Best Male Director: Joss Berlioux and Franck Marchand for Lost in the Waves (France)
Best Student Female Director: Sophie Kairis for She Who Raised Me (USA)
Best Student Male Director: Péter Karácsony for The Low and Mighty (Hungary)
Best First Time Female Director: Dani Shear for Clown (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: Qiang Chu for Her (China)
Best Young Filmmaker: Kat Dubrow for The Chase (USA)
Best Actress: Abby Hilden for Mommy’s Big Girl (USA)
Best Actor: John Henry Richardson for Still Hunting (USA)
Best Supporting Actress: Naomi Rubin for Thirteen (USA)
Best Child/Young Actor: Dean Norris, Jr for The Delicate Cycle (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Roel Dirven and Anastasia Martin for Lost in the Waves (France)
Best Ensemble Cast: Ferenc Köles, Zsolt Trill, Tamás Keresztes, György Gazsó, and Dániel Szabó for The Low and Mighty (Hungary)
Best Cinematography: Chengao Wu and Yifei Tang for Homeward, Eastward (China)
Best Editing: Youyin Zhang for What If I Never Wake Up Again? (USA)
Best Visual FX: Haosong Xu for Me & You (China)
Best Original Score: Alex Komlew for Lost in the Waves (France)
Best Original Story: Joss Berlioux for Lost in the Waves (France)
Best Short Script: Dark Sky by Diana Robertson Bond (USA)
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