Top Shorts Winners - July 2024

Film of the Month

Everything That Rises - Jon Curtis, Dillon Norton

Best Narrative Film

Everything That Rises - Jon Curtis, Dillon Norton

Best Indie Film

August - Perit Jan Aydemir

Best Drama

Esperandote - Jesus Francisco Schettino

Best Thriller

Killer Love - Cameron McGuiness, Silvia Gutierrez

Best Sci-Fi

Rent-A-Hero - Carson Luke Bender, Quinlon Elise Merrin

Best Inspirational Film

"Small Town Girl, Big Heart" Abby's Courage - Dena L Hildebrand

Best Parody

Bark of Evil - John Kestner

Best Dark Comedy

Japanese Punishment - Hugo Will

Best LGBTQ Film

Convention - Tim Borowiec

Best Animation

Stressy Squishy - Katherine Fan

Best Music Video

One - Brice Blanloeil, JSWISS

Best Student Film

Rent-A-Hero - Carson Luke Bender, Quinlon Elise Merrin

Best Director

Killer Love - Silvia Gutierrez

Best First Time Director

Esperandote - Jesus Francisco Schettino

Best Actor

Everything That Rises - Jon Curtis, Dillon Norton

Best Actress

Killer Love - Rona Johnson

Best Actor in an Indie Film

Bounty Hunters - Francisco Marquez

Best Actress in an Indie Film

Esperandote - Ana Salazar Cabarcos

Best Duo

Parallel Partners - Francisco Marquez & Meredith Vivian

Best Cinematography

Japanese Punishment - Hugo Will, Denys Kurta

Best Score

Death to Platitudes - Stefani Di Perna

Best Original Story

Celestial - Vicky Xie

Best Screenplay

Defining Moment - Sarantis Raftopoulos

Special Jury Award

The Day After - Justin Rodney Brown

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