BEST SHORT FILM

• Here Comes the Neighborhood (directed by Michael Charron)

• The Perfect Fit (directed by Emory Parker)

• The Fare (directed by Santiago Paladines)

• Oma (directed by Daniella Rabbani)

• The Hun (directed by Tyler Mendelson)

• Pat & Leslie (directed by Kelly Polk)

WINNER: Oma (directed by Daniella Rabbani)

BEST FEATURE FILM

• Pickings (directed by Usher Morgan)

• Robin (directed by Toby Schmutzler & Kevin Schmutzler)

• 1000 Mexikaner (directed by Philipp Scholz)

WINNER: Robin (directed by Toby Schmutzler & Kevin Schmutzler)

BEST DOCUMENTARY

• Vietnam War Miracle (directed by Melissa Terese Young)

• There & Back (directed by Naseem Loloie)

• When I Grow Up (directed by Karen Rossi)

• Elvis & the Tiny Homes (directed by Ryan Daniel McKinney)

• Perception: From Prison to Purpose (directed by Jonathan Reed)

WINNER: Elvis & the Tiny Homes (directed by Ryan Daniel McKinney)

BEST WEB SERIES

• Mo Brown’s Bodega (directed by Mo Brown)

• Couch Potato Chronicles (directed by Annique Arredondo)

• Frank & Lamar (directed by Fred Soligan)

• The Hunted (directed by Crystal Arnette)

WINNER: Frank & Lamar (directed by Fred Soligan)

BEST ANIMATION

• Alphabet (directed by Kianoush Abedi)

• Pure White (directed by Sven Windszus)

• Wild Woman (directed by Vanessa Sweet)

• Compartments (directed by Daniella Koffler & Uli Seis)

WINNER: Alphabet (directed by Kianoush Abedi)

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM

• Someone (directed by Marco Gadge)

• The Peculiar Abilities of Mr. Mahler (directed by Paul Philipp)

• The Third King (directed by Christoph Oliver Strunck)

• Iron Hands (directed by Johnson Cheng)

• You’re Welcome (Rebecca Panian)

• Brother (directed by Filson Ali)

• Push (directed by Gabrielle Kempe)

WINNER: Iron Hands (directed by Johnson Cheng)

BEST EXPERIMENTAL

• Taste of Love (directed by Paul Scheufler)

• Cargo (directed by Jasmine Ellis)

• Black Ariel (directed by Stephen Earley Jordan II)

• This is Love (directed by Henry DaCosta)

• Coffee (I Like You a Latte) (directed by Cody Duvall)

• Plus Minus (directed by Julian Ticona Cuba)

WINNER: Taste of Love (directed by Paul Scheufler)

BEST EDITING

• Robin

• The Hun

• The Fare

• Taste of Love

• Frank & Lamar

• Recall

• Someone

• The Third King

• 1000 Mexikaner

• Trapped Inside

WINNER: Recall

BEST SOUND DESIGN

• Pat & Leslie

• The Hun

• Recall

• The Third King

• Caronte

• Robin

• Wild Woman

WINNER: The Hun

BEST MUSIC

• The Perfect Fit

• The Hunted

• Plus Minus

• Cargo

• Black Ariel

WINNER: The Perfect Fit

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS

• Caronte

• Recall

• Trapped Inside

• Pure White

• Alphabet

• Wild Woman

• The Hun

WINNER: Caronte

BEST STUDENT FILM

• Jenny Loves Satan (directed by Jenna Bryant) 

• Ablution (directed Omar Al Dakheel)

• Out from Smoke & Ash (directed by Lisandro Boccacci)

• Night (directed by Joosje Duk)

• This is Love (directed by Henry DaCosta)

• Abandon (directed by Varun Chopra)

WINNER: Abandon

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• The Hun (Christopher Ireland)

• Push (Liam Bigler)

• The Fare (Rasa Partin)

• Ablution (Xing-Mai Deng)

• Recall (Dániel Szöke & Dániel Reich)

• Someone (Niklas Hoffman)

• The Peculiar Abilities of Mr. Mahler (Jann Doeppert)

• The Third King (Namche Okon)

• Cargo (Ray Demski)

• Brother (Mathias Tegtmeier)

• Plus Minus (Lukas Tielke)

• The Snag (Cyril Bron)

WINNER: The Hun 

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