SHORT FILM NOMINATIONS

TECHNICAL & PERFORMANCE

BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT FILM

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• Mohammed Sherwani - I Will Wait

• Katia Badalian - Heroines

• Adam Yorke - Bunker Burger

• Stuart T Birchall - TRISKELION

• Liil Serge Mbeutcha - #QuiProQuo

• Sam Roden & Nick Hartanto - The Dishwasher

• Arron Blake & Darius Shu - His Hands

• Allisyn Arm - Nasty Habits

• John Gray - The Desecrated

• Rolfin Nyhus - Hollow Pond

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BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY SHORT

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• Roholla Akbari - Jalil and Khalil

• Ralph Lucchese - How To Be A PJ

• Alex M. Azmi - Violet is Blue: A Tale of Gibbons and Guardians

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BEST DIRECTOR - STUDENT

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• Benjamin Leichtenstern - LEAD

• Myles Yaksich - Erin

• Tomislav Vujcic - Champ

• Hannah Peterson - East of the River

• Lydia Lane - Lucky

• Liv Li - Way Out

• Sanghyun Kim - Misguided

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BEST WRITER - SHORT FILM

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• Anthony C. Hall - Q

• Jon D Cohen - Love, Charlie

• Joey Beni & Brandon Skypkowski - Killer Date

• Allisyn Arm - Nasty Habits

• Haley Webb - Joyeux Noël

• Mostafa Akbari Manjili - Typhoon

• Liv Li & Spenser Querry - Way Out

• Benjamin Leichtenstern - LEAD

• Brent Crable - The Assistant

• Gemma Paul - Adam

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BEST PRODUCER - SHORT FILM

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• Laura Roll, Laura Mihajlovic & Caroline Meyer - LEAD

• Numinous Pictures - TRISKELION

• Mike C. Manning - Killer Date

• Brent Crable - The Assistant

• Cristina Trabada - Phoebe

• Mohammad Reza Masoudi - The Pains of the Sea

• James Rico & Liil Serge Mbeutcha - #QuiProQuo

• Julian Sanchez Bueno  - 1UP

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BEST ACTOR - SHORT FILM

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• Enrico Colantoni - Bunker Burger

• Paul Wollin - Champ

• Anthony Kelley - Q

• Josh Phillips - Nasty Habits

• Arron Blake - His Hands

• Roderick Bradford, Jr - One Last Goodbye

• Daniel Christensen - LEAD

• Brent Crable - The Assistant

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BEST ACTRESS - SHORT FILM

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• Allyn Rachel - Lady Hater

• Yoo Kyung Chun - Yoo Kyung

• Sara Mitich - Bunker Burger

• Christin Muuli - HA:NA

• Rozhan Hamajaza - I Will Wait

• Charmee Taylor - Lucky

• Lucia Liss - Way Out

• Cindera Che - Poppies

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - SHORT FILM

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• Paul Johansson - Q

• Peter Kotthaus - Champ

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - SHORT FILM

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• Sumar Henderson - Lucky

• Chauntice Green - Q

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - SHORT FILM

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• Falah Hassan - I Will Wait

• Tina Tran - HA:NA

• Lukas Nicolaus - LEAD

• Dylan Chapgier - Poppies

• Robert Wilton - TRISKELION

• Darius Shu - His Hands

• Ralph G - My Inspired World

• Jun Li - Way Out

• Dylan Snyder - Nasty Habits

• Darius Shu - Secret Child: The Bridge

• James Rico - #QuiProQuo

• Mufeng Han - Damaged

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BEST EDITING - SHORT FILM

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• David Kennedy - Red Watch

• Mohammed Sherwani - I Will Wait

• Christian Chapman & Paul Jason Hoffman - Dog in the Woods

• Jae Ho Lee - Yoo Kyung

• Darius Shu - His Hands

• Pegah Ahmadi - Paint it Black

• Yassin Koptan - 1UP

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BEST MUSIC - SHORT FILM

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• Karam Salem - A Psalm of Sight - Verse 1: Zerfall

• Hongzi Jiaxue - Way Out

• Sam Garbett - Adam

• Steve Arm - Nasty Habits

• Tarin Bai - The Carting Call

• Tyler Flewelling - My Inspired World

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BEST SOUND DESIGN - SHORT FILM

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• Cody Troyer - Dog in the Woods

• G. Michael Graham - The Desecrated

• Timo Säilä - Hollow Pond

• Chas Langston - His Hands

• SKYKO - A Psalm of Sight - Verse 1: Zerfall

• AJ Swift - Silent Ruin

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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS - SHORT FILM

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• Armen V. Kevorkian - The Desecrated

• Edward Halstead  - 1UP

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