Best Dramatic Short
Nominees:
A Way Out – Dir. Jason Tostevin
Second Skin – Dir. Charlie Manton
Positive – Dir. Paul Merryman
The Butterfly, The Harp and The Timepiece – Dir. Rodney Vance
Winner: A Way Out – Dir. Jason Tostevin
Best Comedy Short
Nominees:
See You Around – Dir. Oren Brimer
Pigeons Shit Everywhere – Dir. Fred De Loof
We’ll Get It – Dir. Kyle Hansen
The Barber’s Cut – Dir. Mark Brocking
Winner: See You Around – Dir. Oren Brimer
Best Documentary Short
Nominees:
Waiting for the (t)rain – Dir. Simon Panay
Rubbertown – Dir. Remington Smith
Why We Walk – Dir. Andrew Littlefield
A Tour of Bluff Road: Burlington, Iowa – Dir. Russ Fry
Winner: Waiting for the (t)rain – Dir. Simon Panay
Best Horror Short
Nominees:
Portal to Hell!!! – Dir. Vivieno Caldinelli
NASTY – Dir. Prano Bailey-Bond
Crush – Dir. Christopher McKee
Night of the Slasher – Dir. Shant Hamassian
Winner: Portal to Hell!!! – Dir. Vivieno Caldinelli
Best Action Short
Nominees:
Recalibrate – Dir. John Gigrich
A Few Rubber Bands More – Director Daniel Greenwald
Winner: Recalibrate – Dir. John Gigrich
Best Animation Short
Nominees:
Edmond – Dir. Nina Gantz
Bingo – Dir. Patrick Shoenmaker
Voltaire – Dir. Jan Snoekx
Ticking Away – Dir. Michael Sewnarain
Winner: Edmond – Dir. Nina Gantz
Best Student Short
Nominees:
As We Say Goodbye – Dir. Jhosimar Vasquez
Inferno – Dir. Rico Mahel
What Happens In Your Brain When You Hear a German Word Like…? – Dir. Zora Rux
One Good Pitch – Dir. Parker Hill
Winner: As We Say Goodbye ner: – Dir. Jhosimar Vasquez
Best Music Video
Nominees:
The Slow Knife – Dir. Fernando Lazzari
The Prodigy: Wild Frontier – Dir. Mascha Halberstad
Speech of Foxes – Dir. Ben Phillippo
Fedde le Grand: Robotic – Job, Joris & Marieke
Winner: The Slow Knife – Dir. Fernando Lazzari
Best Iowa Made Short
Nominees:
The Dying of the Light – Dir. Robert Dopf
BURN – Dir. Thor Moreno
Ian Has a Problem – Dir. Matthew Birks
Rutting Season – Dir. Wes Worthing
Winner: The Dying of the Light – Dir. Robert Dopf
Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy Short
Nominees:
They Will All Die in Space – Dir. Javier Chillon
Tongue Stabs Cheek – Dir. Kyle Heller
Roadside Assistance – Dir. Bears Fonte
YO SOY PEDRO – Dir. Jordan Inconstant
Winner: They Will All Die in Space – Dir. Javier Chillon
Best Dramedy Short
Nominees:
Roller Coaster – Dir. Bradley Hawkins
The Inselberg Effect – Dir. Tony Bonacci
Mousequerade – Dir. Landon Brands
Mean Guy Music – Gabriel Getzels
Winner: Roller Coaster – Dir. Bradley Hawkins
Best Foreign Short
Nominees:
Adaptation – Dir. Bartosz Kruhlik
Dead Sharks – Dir. Nic Barker
The Disappearance of Willie Bingham – Dir. Matthew Richards
Father – Dir. Harald Furuholmen
Winner: Adaptation – Dir. Bartosz Kruhlik
Best of the Fest
Winner:
Comrade Crunch – Dir. Roy Arwas
Directors Award
Winner:
Second Skin – Dir. Charlie Manton
Writers Block for Best Short Screenplay
Nominees:
Without Adult Supervision by Andrew Wassom
The R Word by Danielle Smith
I Love You More by Wes Worthing
Morris by Michael Helgens
Dakota Cave – 2 Miles by Robert Rogers
Winner: Without Adult Supervision by Andrew Wassom
Audience Choice Award
Winner: Allison Red – Dir. Jeremy Ferguson
