Film of the Month
Seashell - Dannon Wu
Best Narrative Film
Whirlwind - Rodrigo Fonseca, Cavi Borges
Best Indie Film
In the Spotlight - Jessica Qinyue Luo
Best Drama
Peace in Patience - Sanmi Oguntunde, Timi Oyelude
Best Sci-Fi
CORE - Soo-min Song, Young-chan Kim, Do-hun Lee
Best Experimental Film
ADULTS - Alberto Martín-Aragón
Best Inspirational Film
The Beach - Caitlin Patricia Weiler, Peter Soby, Matthew S. Robinson
Best Documentary
The Colours of Life - Daniel Stanislawski
Honorable Mention: Documentary
Stage Ready - Ethan Quant
Best Animation
JOY - Chongjia Zhang, Yining Dang, Shan Dora Huang
Honorable Mention: Animation
Hey Toby Hey Owen: This is Not Sponsored by Valvoline - Owen Dennis
Best Music Video
God Particle Apocalypse - Quantum Cadet
Best Student Film
Wild Rose - Hannsue
Honorable Mention: Student Film
Escaping the Past - Alexander Ratter
Best Director
One Day Back Home - Ruijing Chen
Honorable Mention: Director
Nest - Todd Lien
Best First Time Director
Seashell - Dannon Wu
Honorable Mention: First Time Director
Double Exposure - Long Siying
Best Indie Filmmaker
In the Spotlight - Jessica Qinyue Luo
Best Actor
Rotte - Keli Stilian
Best Actress
Seashell - Crystal Heo
Best Actor in an Indie Film
Peace in Patience - Sanmi Oguntunde
Best Supporting Actor
Nest - Jason Sun
Best Young Actress
Nest - Nicole Braeger
Best Child Actor
Nest - Sean Hoover
Best Child Actress
No Last Words - Thalia Anne Oliver
Best Cinematography
Nest - Yifu Li
Best Editing
Seashell - Kyle Altus
Best Score
Seashell - Pierre Gildenhuys
Best Trailer
Peace in Patience - Sanmi Oguntunde, Timi Oyelude
Best Original Story
Peace in Patience - Sanmi Oguntunde
Best Screenplay
The Private Sector - Benjamin King
Best First Time Screenwriter
The Truth About Kindergarten - Thalia Anne Oliver
Best Television Script
New Olympus - Matthew Nicholson
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