Best Short Film Nominees:
Americana
USA, by Jacob Allinson
*AmeriKa
USA, by Ryan Ward - WINNER!
My Mom and The Girl
USA, by Susie Singer Carter
ROPEd
Canada, by Riel Stone
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Best Western Short Nominees:
Dig Your Grave
USA, by Michelle Caruso
*The Duel
USA, by Amanda Barnes, David Speck - WINNER!
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Best Student Film Nominees:
Blackface
7m, USA, by Malcolm Baity
*Lil Bat
USA, dir. by Justin Gorski - WINNER!
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Best Documentary Short Nominees:
Penny & Dee
USA, dir. by Jamie Dack
*The Opera Singer
USA, by Steve Kahn - WINNER!
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Best Experimental Short Nominees:
*BLACKBIRD a dream resurrected
USA, by Cyrus Salvia - WINNER!
Chasing Stars
Switzerland, by Markus Eichenberger
Hyper-Reality
United Kingdom, by Keiichi Matsuda
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Best Foreign Short Nominees:
After The Reunion
Finland, by Kirsikka Saari
Penalty
Italy, by Aldo Luliano
Son
Luxembourg, by Cyrus Neshvad
*The Boy By The Sea
Netherlands, by Vasily Chuprina - WINNER!
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Best Horror Short Nominees:
Blackout
USA, by Timothy Collins
Liz Drives
Australia, by Mia'kate Russell
Say Cheese
USA, by Philip Rakesh
*When Demons Die
Germany, by Daniel Ruebesam - WINNER!
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Best Dark Comedy Nominees:
#WhoWeKill
Russian Federation, by Pavel Ivanov
Eulogilia
USA, by Alex Grossman
F
USA, by Rob Tiffin, Ben Lamm, Mitchell Hardage
*Temporary.
U S A, by Milena Govich - WINNER!
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Best Comedy Short Nominees:
Comin' in Hot
USA, by David Zorn
Emojional Breakdown
U S A, by Tom Chalmers
*The Julie Stories
U S A, by Julio Vincent Gambuto - WINNER!
The New 35
U S A, by Michelle Bossy
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Best Historical Drama Nominees:
Blackface
USA, by Malcolm Baity
Counter Act
Canada, by Heath Affolter, Thomas Affolter, Nathan Affolter, Jon Affolter
In the Beginning was Water and Sky
USA, by Ryan Ward
*ROPEd
Canada, by Riel Stone - WINNER!
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Best Musical Short
*REPAIRations! - The Musical
USA, by Courtney Miller - WINNER!
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Best Erotic Short
*Cake
USA, by Anne Hu - WINNER!
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Best Music Video Nominees:
*Empty Promise
USA, by Kevin Eikenberg - WINNER!
Isonade
USA, by Christopher Richardson
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Best Action Short Nominees:
Express Delivery
United Kingdom, by Beau Fowler
*Fist of People
South Korea by Dong-ki An - WINNER!
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Best Romantic Comedy Nominees:
Emojional Breakdown
USA, by Tom Chalmers
Good Hair
USA, by Fray Forde, Catherine Dee Holly
Paige Pounces
USA, by Jackie Geary
*The New 35
USA, by Michelle Bossy - WINNER!
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Best Actor Nominees:
John Amedro in BLACKBIRD a dream resurrected by Cyrus Salvia
Jade Eshete in Ache by Sharkey Weinberg
*Valerie Harper in My Mom and The Girl by Susie Singer Carter - WINNER!
John Mullins in Americana by Jacob Allinson
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Best Drama Short Nominees:
Ache
USA, by Sharkey Weinberg
*Americana
USA, by Jacob Allinson - WINNER!
In the Beginning was Water and Sky
USA, by Ryan Ward
The After War
USA, by Giorgio Litt
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Best Cinematography Nominees:
AmeriKa
USA, by Ryan Ward
In the Beginning was Water and Sky
USA, by Ryan Ward
*Penalty
Italy, by Aldo Luliano - WINNER!
REPAIRations! - The Musical
USA, by Courtney Miller
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Best Director Nominees:
Americana
USA, by Jacob Allinson
*AmeriKa & In the Beginning was Water and Sky
USA, by Ryan Ward - WINNER!
My Mom and The Girl
USA, by Susie Singer Carter
ROPEd
Canada, by Riel Stone
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Best Local Comedy Short Nominees:
80s Dating Video Remix
USA, by Nicole Kemper, Hillary R. Heath
*F
USA, by Rob Tiffin, Ben Lamm, Mitchell Hardage - WINNER!
Joanna
USA, by Fernando Mattos
Vestige
U S A, by Andrew Richardson
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Best Short Short Nominees:
*Lenses
USA, by Becca Roth, Laura Goehrke - WINNER!
The Opera Singer
USA, by Steve Kahn
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Best Sci-Fi Short Nominees:
Anamnesis
USA, by Sebastien Tobler
Hyper-Reality
United Kingdom, dir. by Keiichi Matsuda
*Iteration 1
Canada, by Jesse Lupini - WINNER!
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Best Fantasy Short Nominees:
*Always with You
USA, by Hugo C. Domenech - WINNER!
BLACKBIRD a dream resurrected
USA, by Cyrus Salvia
The Secret of Joy
USA, by Max Bartoli
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Audience Choice Award Nominees
My Mom and The Girl
USA, by Susie Singer Carter
Say Cheese
USA, by Philip Rakesh
*The After War
USA, by Giorgio Litt - WINNER!
The New 35
USA, by Michelle Bossy
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Best Ensemble Cast Nominees:
Americana
USA, by Jacob Allinson
Comin' in Hot
USA, by David Zorn
Lemon Made
U S A, dir. by Don Stallings
*My Mom and The Girl
U S A, by Susie Singer Carter - WINNER!
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Best Local Drama Short Nominees:
Mr. Blue
USA, by Matthew MacCarthy
*Somna
USA, by Jordan Anstatt - WINNER!
The Forever Woods
USA, by John Jamilkowski
Voices
USA, by Richard Tavernaro
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Best Thriller Short Nominees:
A Peculiar Thud
USA, by Ross Morin
*Borderline
USA, by Kieran Shea , David Osorio -WINNER!
Liz Drives
Australia, by Mia'kate Russell
When Demons Die
Germany, by Daniel Ruebesam
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Best Local Short Nominees
F
USA, by Rob Tiffin, Ben Lamm, Mitchell Hardage
*Good Hair
USA, by Fray Forde, Catherine Dee Holly - WINNER!
Say Cheese
USA, by Philip Rakesh
Somna
USA, by Jordan Anstatt
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Best Animated Short Nominees:
Fox And The Whale
Canada, by Robin Joseph
Hope
Switzerland, by Michael Scherrer
Sea-Tectives
USA, by Christopher Dobbs Jr.
*Treasure Nest
USA, by Meng-Chwen (JOY ) Tien, Allison Botkin, Mike Bourbeau . - WINNER!
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