The following projects (short films, TV & web series, and screenplays) are the finalists of the round of August competing in 62 different categories. These projects were shortlisted from a 35% acceptance rate official selection pool, based on submissions from 29 countries with a total runtime of 100:46:05. These nominees represent 17,6% of all submitted works.
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Best Short (Overall)
Don’t Tell Father by Jimmy J. Carter (USA)
Innocent Boy by Brock Cravy (USA)
Nomad by Adam Newman (USA)
Pusher by Andi Morrow (USA)
Without by Jacob Combs (USA)
Best Foreign-Language Short (Overall)
Alia by Sreehari Purimetla (India)
Alyzée, Elsewhere, Otherwise by Stéphane Deluermoz (France)
For an Absent Recluse by Pika Au (China)
Unforgettable Memories by Zhe-Hao Rong (Taiwan)
Where Dreams Rest by Yuelin Zhao (USA)
Best Indie Short
Alyzée, Elsewhere, Otherwise by Stéphane Deluermoz (France)
Chaos by Giacomo Morlando (Italy)
Emme by Toshiki Yashiro (USA)
Kasumi by Candice Mechaly and Philippe Gray (Switzerland)
The Precious and The Damned by Nathan Karimi (USA)
Best Drama Short
Alia by Sreehari Purimetla (India)
Don’t Tell Father by Jimmy J. Carter (USA)
New Beginning by Benjamin Wilt (USA)
Paraíso by Kiersten Villanueva (USA)
Pusher by Andi Morrow (USA)
Best Documentary Short
Rainbow Mothers by Elle Luan (China)
Rebuilding History: Three Miles Across The Hudson by Adam J. Boyer and Eric Kneifel (USA)
School Crossing by Karla Caraballo-Torres and Lorin Eleni Gill (USA)
The Music Sounds Better with Whom: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Music Experience by Chasson Gracie (Canada)
White Bicycle by Pablo Manrique (Mexico)
Best Comedy Short
Keep Going Joon by Cedar Daniels (USA)
Lost Treasure of the Valley by Robert Husted (USA)
No Dayz Off by Peter Calvin (USA)
Of Death and Texts by Philip Huffeldt (USA)
Unleashed by Jonathan Levy (USA)
Best Romantic Comedy Short
Backbeat by Martin Blank (USA)
Casanova by Ulf Larsen (Belgium)
For Better: Darren + Jack by Danny Farber (USA)
For Better: Jimmy + Aaron by Justin Casselle (USA)
Weatherman by Shane Peltzman (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short
9862 by Giles Greenwood (UK)
Bad Assistant by Kyle Cogan (USA)
Killing Time with Lizzie Boredom by Elizabeth Theis (USA)
Pâté by Matthew Emery (USA)
Rat Trap by Andrew Yeremeyev (Australia)
Best Crime Short
Honor by Toni Thai Sterrett (USA)
Resolve by Austin Dragovich (USA)
Virulent by Nathan Waire (USA)
Best Action Short
Dragon Egg by Joshua Mabie (USA)
Rush by Adam Brashaw (UK)
The Koi by Qiyu Zhou (USA)
Best Film Noir Short
Invisible Murderer by Jamin Wang (USA)
Misericordia by Sila Unlu (Turkey)
Resolve by Austin Dragovich (USA)
Best Mystery Short
Max by mr. Bouhaïk (France)
The Escort by Fudo (USA)
The Monarch Guild by Jason Ancona (USA)
They Broke In by Jeremy Reyes (USA)
Without by Jacob Combs (USA)
Best Thriller Short
Night Shift by Gordy De St. Jeor (USA)
Nomad by Adam Newman (USA)
Nox by Keyvan Sheikhalishahi (France)
Summit by Ramon Watkins (Australia)
Time by Neil Linpow and Greg Francis (UK)
Best Horror Short
1717 Primrose by Jacob Ryan Snovel (USA)
Seagrass by Dylan Clark (USA)
The Entity by Chi K. In (USA)
The Lost Ones by Ben Rand (USA)
The Monsters We Keep by Se Oh (USA)
Best Fantasy Short
Daisy by Santiago Vázquez Gaytán (Canada)
Dragon Egg by Joshua Mabie (USA)
For an Absent Recluse by Pika Au (China)
Neutropia by Malique Harris (USA)
Wanderboy by Thomas Bernos (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short
Generation Z by Andrea Riba (USA)
Parents Inc. by Harald Zwart (USA)
Secret Space by Cameron Mitchell Elmore (USA)
The Virgin Amus by Malie Mason (USA)
Vlog by Ramsey Krull (USA)
Best Western Short
Mojave Shadows by Jaime Torres (USA)
One In The Barrel: A Western Flick by Lito Caraballo, Jon Sebastian, Liam Byrne and Eric Miksanek (USA)
Shoot ’em Dead by Vinny Macias and Drew Macias (USA)
Best Children Short
Latteship by Hsing-Fang Tsai and Daishi Takishima (USA)
Not Too Sweet by Grace Conley (USA)
Stewy Baby: A Dogumentary by Kristin Cooper-Herby (USA)
The Ham Sandwich by Paul Catalanotto (USA)
Turtle Taido in Osun and Kogi States by Artie Romero (USA)
Best Animation Short
Ada by Dane Winn (UK)
AstroLOLogy by Ken Foong (Malaysia)
Latteship by Hsing-Fang Tsai and Daishi Takishima (USA)
Petty Thing by Li Zexi (China)
The Silence of Professor Tösla by Ilan Stavans (Mexico)
Best Women Short
Caged Girl by Brianna Paola Jimenez Parra (USA)
Muzi by Yiting Gao (China)
Painted Survival by Maria Perlifonova (USA)
The Top of the Hill by Katheryn Sanchez (USA)
Wonderwood by Tara Lynn Rye (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short
Innocent Boy by Brock Cravy (USA)
Piss Off by Henry Baker (USA)
Rolling by Liang Zhao (China)
Stalls by João Dall’Stella (USA)
The Turtle Light by Rachel Pollack (USA)
Best Music Video
Dilemma: Feenix by Jesse Haaja (Finland)
Kate Schell: You and Your Shadow by Nick Rush (USA)
Linoleum by Niki Noves (France)
Mutts: Better Believe It by Nick Rush (USA)
Ralph Pelleymounter: Wild Beast by Peter Oberth and Michael David Charles Hicks (UK)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
Dr. Friday by Nathan DuConge (USA)
F*ck You Lady by Ruby De Fresno and Michael Santos-Whalen (USA)
Intolerant by Austin Chunn (USA)
Killing Time with Lizzie Boredom by Elizabeth Theis (USA)
The Connection by Andrew Froening (USA)
Best Web and New Media
For Better: Darren + Jack by Danny Farber (USA)
Her Motorcycle Diaries by Manolo Munoz and Alicia Seda (USA)
Higher Space by Vitaliy Strokous and David Ochs (USA)
Maria by Cuquis Robledo (USA)
Woe Is She by Chelsea B. Lockie (USA)
Best Experimental Short
Ava’s Dating a Senior! by Frederic Da (USA)
Just a Small by Na Kyung Kim (South Korea)
Long Distance by David Thompson (USA)
Vibrations by Isabella Issa (USA)
Waiting by Anthony Cally (USA)
Best Microfilm
In My House by Daniel Sole (USA)
Petty Thing by Li Zexi (China)
Stalls by João Dall’Stella (USA)
Time by Neil Linpow and Greg Francis (UK)
Waiting by Anthony Cally (USA)
Best Mobile Short
An Open Marriage by Wayne Stephens and Deya Danielle Drake (USA)
Mixed Movie by Vasco Diogo (Portugal)
Piss Off by Henry Baker (USA)
Best Student Short
Dante Falls by Nancy Lin (USA)
Dreamer by Huang Hsiao Hsia (Taiwan)
Lost in Time by Jasper Graeve (Germany)
Remedy by Jordan Nicks (USA)
Unforgettable Memories by Zhe-Hao Rong (Taiwan)
Best Trailer/Teaser
Attack of the Cat People (Australia)
Hellcats Highway! (USA)
Past Identity (USA)
Best Short Script
1717 Primrose by Jacob Ryan Snovel (USA)
Bronko and Dorothy by John T. Frederick (USA)
Cavendish, Pepys, and the Zombie Kiss of 1666 by James Fitzmaurice (UK)
Mijo by John Mccarney (USA)
The Escort by Fudo (USA)
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