April-May 2026 Award Nominations

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Producer Cynthia Gravinese, director Mitch Yapko, and writer-producer Mark Dylan Brown of Watching Walter (USA), winner of the 2025–2026 Best Drama Short award, at Regal LA Live in Los Angeles.

Indie Short Fest is pleased to announce the award nominations for April-May 2026 edition.

These projects were selected from a competitive pool with an acceptance rate of 53.8%, drawn from submissions representing 32 countries and a combined runtime of 70:24:55, in addition to the short script entries.

The nominees represent the top 22.8% of all submissions for this season.

You can explore the full list of finalists, as well as the semi-finalists, through the links below:

GENRE NOMINATIONS

PERFORMANCE NOMINATIONS

PRODUCTION NOMINATIONS

SEMI-FINALISTS

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