The following projects — including short films, TV and web series, and screenplays — are the finalists of the February monthly round, competing across 62 categories.
These finalists were selected from an official selection pool with a 59.6% acceptance rate, drawn from submissions representing 27 countries and a combined runtime of 41:23:01, in addition to short script entries.
The nominees represent the top 32.2% of all submissions.
Unlisted categories had no submissions meeting the minimum score threshold.
Categories marked TBA had two or fewer projects qualifying for awards consideration. Winners in these categories will be announced together with the rest of the award recipients.
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Best Indie Short
Fiona by Makeda Diggs (USA)
Irreparable by Julien Barlan (Mexico)
Shoot a Short by Filip Prelević (Montenegro)
The Colors of Shade by Imhotep Coleman (USA)
The Voyagers by Uther Moon Dadaleares (USA)
Best Drama Short
A Sleeper’s Silence by Ross Raventos (USA)
Firewall by Bita Ghassemi (USA)
Lady Jasmine by Hanzi Zhao (China)
Mamá by Amias Pierre UK)
The Race by Zoran Pribičević (Croatia)
Best Student Short
Babyface by Mayeni (USA)
Someday by Charlie Alexander (USA)
You Are Free to Leave by Harrison Fuller (Czechia)
Best Documentary Short
Eleutheria by Brendan Void (UK)
Paper Promises by Grayson Kisker (USA)
Puturno by Thomas Lattuada (Italy)
Silvo Silva by Rodrigo Sena (Brazil)
The Rebel Reef: Seeds of Hope by Brynne Eliza Rardin and Patrick Joseph Krum (USA)
Best Comedy Short
DeadTalk by Florence Winter-Hill (UK)
Noble Homes – Episode 101: Good Bones by Chloe Ray (USA)
The Intimacy Coordinator by Jack Mullany and Terry Mullany (USA)
Too Many Dicks by Zac Vran and Sarah Formosa (Canada)
V.I.P. (Very Intrusive Person) by Tim Driscoll (USA)
Best Romantic Comedy Short
TBA
Best Dark Comedy Short
TBA
Best Crime Short
Café.io by Cashmira Pramanik (UK)
No Mercy by Sophiane Afroun (France)
Sunland by Marco Antonio Olvera (USA)
Best Thriller Short
TBA
Best Mystery Short
TBA
Best Sci-Fi Short
TBA
Best Animation Short
Rooary by Octavio Ponce (USA)
Sky of Tides: Atla by Jason Loftus and Masha Loftus (Canada)
Soul Poetry by Zahar Algain (Saudi Arabia)
Best Children Short
TBA
Best Women Short
Game For Two by Qinyuan Liu (China)
Iku Aka (Knocking on the Door) by Tiffany Lotanna Onyejekwe (USA)
Nocturnal Cheetah by Ana Soares Coelho (Portugal)
The Silence We Keep by Yidan Sun (China)
The Storm by Lauren Trujillo and Taylor Trujillo (USA)
Best Microfilm
Me. by Elijah Anatole (Saint Lucia)
Once Upon a Time in Sololaki by Sandro Saginadze (Georgia)
Shift by Cheukyu Shao (China)
Best Experimental Short
1000 O by Barbara Peikert (Switzerland)
Cuck by Max Lebow (USA)
Night At The Apollo by Jeffrey Atsuson and Veen Manathan (Canada)
Silent Echoes by Tineke Baes (Belgium)
This House Creaks by Mar Kourouma (USA)
Best Music Video
God Did It by Wilbert C Thomas (USA)
Impact by Nick Ippolito (Germany)
No Other Gods by Wilbert C Thomas (USA)
Shiny Things – Polartropica and Gilbert Louie Ray by Tristan Pelletier (USA)
Take It by Wilbert C Thomas (USA)
Best Screendance Short
TBA
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
88 by Otilia Zaicu (Romania)
Bad Alice by Fia Perera (USA)
Bridges by Tess Goldwyn and Silvia D’Anastasio (UK)
Viscountess and Maidservant (Episodes 1-4) by Greg Lastrapes (USA)
You Had A Bad Day by Renee Vaunhefflyunn (USA)
Best Trailer/Teaser
TBA
Best Short Script
Cat Fight by Abdoulaye Ahmadu Ndiaye (USA)
Only Bears by Adam Kern (USA)
Rostam by Ben Havis (USA)
The Apology Tour by Amanda Helen Cheung (USA)
Toaster by Matt Hubbard (USA)
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