September 2026: The Nominees for Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Awards)
Learn more about the 8 nominees for Best Short of September, now contending for the special jury awards of this
September 2026 Award Nominations
Indie Short Fest is pleased to announce the award nominations for September 2026 edition. These projects were selected from a competitive
Don’t Let Them In
Don’t Let Them In is a suspenseful horror-thriller that explores fear, isolation, and the terrifying uncertainty of who can be
The Influence
When a small town experiences a tragedy, a Rancher learns the truth may not be the right answer. Directed by
Mallory
An original psychological horror film where a group of cousins take a hallucinogenic drug, but one of them experiences a
Blind to the Wind
After receiving medical treatment, Silas, a blind man, is given 500 seconds to see for the first time in his
Guilt
Directed by Samuel Wills (USA)
Tatami no Seigi
Two best friends and rival gunslingers, Saki and Ichigo, engage in a formal duel ritual after Saki commits an unforgivable
A Black Box
Directed by Peiyi Yao (China)
A Lady Should
A bold high-energy dance film set to the defiant rhythms of “A Lady Should” by Inappropriate Jazz. Challenging the restrictive,