The following projects — including short films, TV and web series, and screenplays — are the finalists of the November monthly round, competing across 62 categories.
These finalists were selected from an official selection pool with a 50.4% acceptance rate, drawn from submissions representing 20 countries and a combined runtime of 43:52:04, in addition to short script entries.
The nominees represent the top 27.2% of all submissions.
Unlisted categories had no submissions meeting the minimum score requirements.
Categories marked TBA had two or fewer projects qualifying for awards consideration. Winners in these categories will be announced alongside the rest of the award recipients.
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Best Indie Short
C.Y.A by Guy Lifshitz (Israel)
Filthy Animal by Shizheng Quan (China)
Meet Me at Flipside by Wen Jiang (China)
The Last Rehearsal by Carling Ernstzen (UK)
The Sharp Point of Time by Andrew Acedo (USA)
Best Drama Short
1 April by Ayisha Siddiqi (Netherlands)
A King’s Curtain by Grant M Johnson (USA)
J.J. by Adam Dietrich and Elliott Gilbert (USA)
The Projectionist by Mark Gerard DiSalle (USA)
What We Hide by Alexander Osman (UK)
Best Student Short
Eskimo by Orson Levy-Langeveld (Netherlands)
Hecuba by Mason Leaver (USA)
Little Boy Blue by Liam Natirboff (USA)
Replicon by Sophia Rossetti (USA)
Yellow Brick Road by Sofi Dawalibi (USA)
Best Documentary Short
Chuño y Mote by Isabella Mancioli (Italy)
Creating A Photojournalist by Erik Castro (USA)
The Hotline by Ricki Stern and Jesse Sweet (USA)
The Light Won’t Dim by Jackson Hyland-Lipski (USA)
Wild Alps by Daniele Gangemi (Italy)
Best Comedy Short
A Film by Roland Wehap by Roland Wehap (Austria)
Belly Hop by Dave Hill (USA)
Olives by Nash Mc Reynolds (USA)
Saeed’s Day by Mohammed Al Zawari (Saudi Arabia)
The Application by Joey Brooks (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short
Bulb by Guy Taylor (UK)
Magnet Brain by Kurt St. Thomas (USA)
Pest Kontrol by Brendan Miles (Australia)
The Application by Joey Brooks (USA)
The Florida Men by Elliot Etheridge (USA)
Best Crime Short
TBA
Best Film Noir Short
TBA
Best Mystery Short
TBA
Best Horror Short
It’s Not Me by Cameron Alan Veitch and Robert J Kemp (Canada)
Kinfolk by Andre Dixon (USA)
Tasting Room by Blake Henry Douglas (USA)
Best Fantasy Short
TBA
Best Western Short
TBA
Best Animation Short
Angela’s Dream by Richard Culver (USA)
Beyond the Journey by Lucie Lee and Joowon Lee (USA)
Chiquito by Lesley Marroquin and Anna Riva (USA)
Second Spring by Ailla Crossman and Jennifer Sun (USA)
The Fortunate Son by Daniel Magyar (Hungary)
Best Children Short
TBA
Best Women Short
Nesting by Tema Summerfield (USA)
The Blemish by Christina Yu (Australia)
Two Sisters by Waleed Alqahtani (USA)
Yard Sale by Karmen Dann (USA)
Yellow Brick Road by Sofi Dawalibi (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short
TBA
Best Microfilm
Already Arrived by Ryan Bean (USA)
Egoli – Place of Gold by Martin Miron (Germany)
Scar by Heran Wang (China)
Sugar Slate by Lorenzo Patanè and Alessandra Rucco (USA)
Whisper in the Abyss by Junda Wu (USA)
Best Experimental Short
Setsunai by Evgeny Joy (Netherlands)
The Eyeire by Jiacheng Wang (USA)
Their Sky by Yuexin Fa (China)
Best Music Video
Cherry! (red) by Tim DeKay (USA)
Double Blind by Julian Ramirez (USA)
Jeff Hilliard – Love Myself by Jeff Hilliard (USA)
Onion Dog by Michelle Pozen (USA)
Spell by Spartakus Santiago (Brazil)
Best Screendance Short
TBA
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
Kinfolk by Andre Dixon (USA)
Lindy by Nick Collette (USA)
Media Team Go! by HighWesthus, Daniel Neville, and Ben Lamb (USA)
Best Web and New Media
TBA
Best Parody Short
TBA
Best Short Script
An Ocean Journey by Victoria Dook and Rick Harvey (Singapore)
Becoming Robert Virtue by Wendell Etherly (USA)
Swamp Freak by Mashael Alqahtani (Saudi Arabia/USA)
The Bum by Daniel Jordan (USA)
Victor by Gustavo Bernal Mancheno (USA/Ecuador)
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