October 2026 Award Nominations

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Where The Shadows Wait lead actor Adam Wesley and director Riley Robbins, winner of Best Film Noir Short of 2025-2026, at Regal LA LIVE, Los Angeles

Indie Short Fest is pleased to announce the award nominations for October 2026 edition.

These projects were selected from a competitive pool with an acceptance rate of 49.1%, drawn from submissions representing 20 countries and a combined runtime of 42:03:25, in addition to the short screenplay entries.

The nominees represent the top 30.4% 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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