Best Documentary
WINNER
Somebody To Lean On | Gabrielle Burton
FINALIST
Threads of Gold | Stephen Jenkins
Age of Renewal | Mark Regan
HONORABLE MENTION
Once Upon A Time In Patago | Jesse Shorter
Thao People: Echoes of Sun | Chang Hui Hsueh, Lygia Barbosa
Best Drama Short
WINNER
WAG | DANNI FENECH
HONORABLE MENTION
The Quake | SUJITH NADH
Best Editing
WINNER
Isabelle Bray
Behind the Wheel | Nathan Jenkins
FINALIST
Welcome, Nga | Patrick Hatfield
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Madam Mumtaz & Co. | Xoori K. Sarhadi
Affluence | Greg S. Reid
Best Emerging Film Maker
WINNER
COMPUNCTION | Mack Jabez Green
Best Experimental Short
WINNER
DYNAMICS | Teo Baehler
FINALISTS
Petal Path | Yifei Wu
Hot & Ready | Luke Meneok
DON'T CALL ME CUPCAKE | Gretel Schatz
Le Jazz | Craig Taylor
LOOP | Marco Oppo
HONORABLE MENTION
Truth telling/white lies | Kelly Cardona
Super Turbo Jet Boats - We love danger | Daniel Stuelpnagel
Horror Tale For Night Fantasies | Gregory Golub
Right to Life | Natalia Arjona
Best First Time Film Maker
WINNER
Thirst | Dana S Scott
FINALISTS
The leap of success | Lorenzo Freglio
Targeted | Gabriel Ortiz
Best International Comedy
WINNER
The Pitch | Lyubomir Dobrev Pechev
FINALIST
The Sniffles | Sebastian Soler
HONORABLE MENTION
Keep an Eye on that One | Omar Gunnoo
Best International Short
WINNER
Why We Cry | Nadine Coulson
FINALISTS
Brothers | John Galvin
Anything for Her | Gerardo Gouverneur
CASUS | William Eguienta
Saraswati | Vishwanath Tuniki
He Doesn't Smoke | Kang Ryeong Lee
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Call Out To You | Shams Saki Bela
Files | Adrian Ciechacki
CHIVARI KAANUKA | ANDREW BABU
Sleazy Rider | Emiel de Jong
Best Sci-Fi Drama Short
WINNER
Lifeboat | Nick Payne
FINALIST
Survival/Humanity/Mortali | Dale Loon
Best Short Film
WINNER
LudoVic |Nick Bolton
FINALIST
Motherload | Michelle Bossy
The Red Lights of Town | Dia Taylor
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Joy Jar | LUCY WOOD
Knock Knock | Julie Dixon
DesvelarIndu | Mullakkassery Sukumaran
Grace Unexpected | Daniel Jeannette
Best Actor
WINNER
Laurie Mitchell
Dear Izaak | Eliza Knaggs
FINALISTS
Blade Gleeson
Hatch Day | Rhylie Pereira
Brandon Fairley
Prefer Not to Say | Shaun Foley
Theo Milstein-Carr
Targeted | Gabriel Ortiz
HONORABLE MENTION
Gabriel Ortiz
Remember Me? | Vinícius de Araújo
Varinder Chawla
Still I am Happy | Varinder Chawla
Best Actress
WINNER
Kelly Jones
Linda | Sharon Lewis
FINALISTS
Molly Walker
Cigarette Fingertips | Grace Bowman
Ella Proberts
WAG | Danni Fenech
Best Animated Micro-Short
WINNER
The Vacuum | Liam Ngahina & Joseph Maguren
Best Animated Short
WINNER
Relive Time | Samuel Shunhang Zheng
Best Australian Drama
WINNER
Cigarette Fingertips | Grace Bowman
FINALIST
Larkspur | Michelle Patkowski
Best Cinematography
WINNER
Take The Long Way Home | Chris Tangey
FINALISTS
Social Media Slaughterhouse | Kevin Khachan
The Remains | Andrew Robards
MYCELIUM | Brent Scott Maze
Best Comedy Short
WINNER
Possum | Dylan Burgess
FINALIST
Laws of Desire | Albert Orr
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Only 2 Minutes | Sara Bergamini, Daniele Zucchini
The Battle of Wandiwash | Rajiv Mittal
Ubiquitous | Casey Yugo
HONORABLE MENTION
Family Meeting | Holly Bentea
Best Director
WINNER
Circle | Ben Perkins, Sam Perkins
FINALISTS
LudoVic | Nick Bolton
Social Media Slaughterhouse | Kevin Khachan
Lifeboat | Nick Payne
Hatch Day | Rhylie Pereira
CONFESSIO | Kevin Khachan
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Forever | MICHELLE WORTHINGTON
BLIND PASSIONAL | HUSSEIN AMSAWEL
Best Supporting Actress
WINNER
Amelia Conway
Social Media Slaughterhouse| Kevin Khachan
FINALIST
Ellese Dockerill
Dear Izaak | Eliza Knaggs
Tobie Webster
Ludo Vic | Nick Bolton
Best Suspense Short
WINNER
CONFESSIO | Kevin Khachan
HONORABLE MENTION
DeanRandall | W Vemer
Best Thriller / Horror Short
WINNER
Larva | Federico Diaz
FINALIST
iHostage | Rosemary Reid
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Spuds | Vance Mellen
The Legend of Spearfinger | Christopher E Knox
Best International Student
WINNER
deepend. | Preston Moody
FINALIST
Just Like That | Valentine Marynych
Elegy of Salt | Addie Akina Knoll
HONORABLE MENTION
A Wish of Time | Kawthar El Sayed
Best iPhone Short
WINNER
Drifter | Kieron Beilby
HONORABLE MENTION
Behind The Door | Leonardo Valenti
Best LGBTQ+ Short
WINNER
Dear Izaak | Eliza Knaggs
FINALIST
The Journey | Ido Dvora
HONORABLE MENTION
Why We Pride | Natalie Scarsbrook
Fags on the Frontline | Benjamin Hanning
Best Micro Short
WINNER
Waiting for the Man | Gerard Lambkin
FINALIST
The Greatest Heartbreak | Mik Giovanni Dominguez
When Did You Know? | Liz Christensen
HONORABLE MENTION
Last Milk | Louis Flavell-Birch
Best Mocumentary
WINNER
Harvester | Jim Winton Porter
FINALIST
iHostage | Rosemary Reid
Best Music Video
WINNER
Inner Behaviour | Wil Allen
Best Original Concept
WINNER
White Glove Service | Shannon Loughnane
Best Original Score
WINNER
Anthony Snape
Larkspur | Michelle Patkowski
FINALIST
Kör Ses (Blind Voice) | Oğuzhan Denizol
Best Period Drama Short
WINNER
Letters Home | Jonah Jones
HONORABLE MENTION
Larkspur | Michelle Patkowski
Best Production Design
WINNER
Matt Bonnici
LudoVic | Nick Bolton
FINALIST
Letters Home | Jonah Jones
White Glove Service | Shannon Loughnane
Best Sci-Fi Comedy Short
WINNER
Hero-Man | Aston Di Donato
HONORABLE MENTION
Return To Zendar | Andrew Mackinnon
Best Student Short
WINNER
Threads | Noah Duncan
FINALIST
The Gilden Guard | Joanna Farrow
Pigeon Dove Falcon | Luke Willam Snow
HONORABLE MENTION
Thrive | Quinn Ingram-Arnold
Best Supporting Actor
WINNER
Louis Shone
Do Or Die | Kevin Khachan
FINALIST
Chester Lenihan
Circle | Ben & Sam Perkins