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SPECIAL AWARDS:

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Special Award: Short Film Of The Month

The Writer, By Austin Glasser, Luke Madenwald. United States

Special Award: Feature Film Of The Month

Here Lies Our Tempest, By Misa Ogawa. Japan

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Best Drama Short Film

Something Pointless, By Asa Bailey. United Kingdom

                       

Best Comedy Short Film

Not For Profit, By Tre'ymaine Eason, Merrill Sampson. United States

 

Best Experimental Short Film

Prompts, By Stuart Pound. France, United Kingdom

 

Best Sci-Fi Short Film

Python Kincade, By Jessica Landry. Canada

 

Best Ai Short Film

Call Ended, By Amr Assad. Egypt, United Arab Emirates

 

Best Action Short Film

Alex Süd, By Bongani Baloyi, Botlhale Boikanyo. South Africa

 

Best Crime Short Film

Bloodbound, By Mustafa Abbas. United Arab Emirates

 

Best Romance Short Film

A Heart To Heart, By Arth Joshi. United States

 

Best Indie Short Film

Fifty Miles Blue, By Scott A Mollette. Philippines

 

Best First Short Film By The Director

The Writer, By Austin Glasser, Luke Madenwald. United States

 

Best Student Short Film

Farm, By Nina Morozova. United States

 

Best Microshort Film

The Negro Mother, By Keith A Thompson. United States

 

Best Documentary Short Film

Mu Ganjam, By Kadambini Mishra. India

 

Best Director In A Documentary Short Film

Nicolas Anastasakis / Same Sky, Different Lives - A Story About Giving

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Best Director In A Short Film (ex aequo)

Austin Glasser, Luke Madenwald / The Writer

Botlhale Boikanyo, Bongani Baloy / Alex Süd

Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Asa Bailey / Something Pointless

Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Mustafa Abbas / Bloodbound

 

Best Female Director In A Short Film

Mu Ganjam / Kadambini Mishra

Best Young Director In A Short Film

Arth Joshi / A Heart To Heart

 

Best Screenplay In A Short Film

Neil Graham, David Cormican / Something Pointless

 

Best Lead Actor In A Short Film

Jefferson White / The Writer

Lead Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Something Pointless

Lead Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Bloodbound

 

Best Lead Actress In A Short Film

Alex Süd

 

Best Supporting Actor In A Short Film   

Alex Süd

Best Supporting Actress In A Short Film

Sherri Saum / The Writer

 

Best Young Actress In A Short Film

Alex Süd

 

Best Team Performance In A Short Film

Shanghai Sherlock       

 

Best Cinematography In A Short Film (Ex Aequo)

Ben Mcburnett / The Writer

Alex Süd

Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Jacques Philip / Fifty Miles Blue

Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Keefa Chan / Something Pointless

 

Best Lighting In A Short Film

Bloodbound

 

Best Art Direction In A Short Film

Something Pointless

Art Direction Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Mo Moline / The Writer

Art Direction Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Shanghai Sherlock       

 

Best Editing In A Short Film

Laurence Cohen / Something Pointless

Editing Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Christoper Gay, Jonny Converse -/ The Writer

 

Best Original Score In A Short Film

Tyler Strickland / The Writer

 

Best Production In A Short Film

Lerato Mokoka / Alex Süd

Production Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Jasmine Sheth / Bloodbound

 

Best Sound Design In A Short Film

Bloodbound

 

Best Costume Design In A Short Film

Shanghai Sherlock       

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First Audience Award: Alex Süd, By Bongani Baloyi, Botlhale Boikanyo. South Africa

Second Audience Award: Something Pointless, By Asa Bailey. United Kingdom

Third Audience Award: Bloodbound, By Mustafa Abbas. United Arab Emirates

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Best Comedy Feature

Spectacular By Comparison, By Evan Cannon, Tyson Kroening. United States

 

Best Indie Feature

Man-O-Wolf: The Axe Wielding Werewolf From Hell!, By Samhel. United States

 

Best Experimental Feature

Here Lies Our Tempest, By Misa Ogawa. Japan

 

Best Documentary Feature

Waiting In The Cave, By Yang Yongsheng. China

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Best Director In A Feature Film

Misa Ogawa / Here Lies Our Tempest

 

Best Diretor In Documentary Feature Film

Waiting In The Cave / Yang Yongsheng

 

Best Cinematography In A Feature Film

Tatsunori Sunagawa / Here Lies Our Tempest

 

Best Art Direction In A Feature Film

Misa Ogawa / Here Lies Our Tempest

 

Best Sound Design In A Feature Film

Yumi Sato / Here Lies Our Tempest

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---OTHERS---

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Best Trailer

Naturmort - Driven By Silence | Trailer, By Gökhan Yıldız. Türkiye

 

Best Music Video         

Gilded Gutter, By Hellen Rose. Australia

 

Best Group Musical Show

Thunderbolt, By Donald Edwin Lewis. United States

 

Best Web Serie

Shanghai Sherlock, By Shane Gentles, Alex Kiehl, Daniel D. Newman, Jiao Sybilla Wang. United Kingdom

 

Best Poster 

The Writer, By Austin Glasser, Luke Madenwald