The following projects (short films, TV & web series, and screenplays) are the finalists of the round of August competing in 63 different categories.
These projects were shortlisted from an official selection pool with a 37,5% acceptance rate, based on submissions from 26 countries with a total runtime of 60:50:13.
The nominees represent 23,4% of all submitted projects.
***Categories not listed have no submissions meeting the requirements***
***Categories TBA have 2 or less projects with eligible scores for awards. The award winner(s) announcement for these categories is done along with the award winners of all of the other categories***
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Best Indie Short
Dragunov by Robin Kirwan (UK)
Fading Scar by Huang Hanxiang (China)
The Good Balloon by Angela Matemotja (USA)
The Vow by Charles Sweeney (USA)
Wild Ones by Hanly Banks Callahan (USA)
Best Drama Short
Beyond the West Wall by Sean Kael Williams and David Towne (USA)
For-get by Jenny Wan (Macao)
In Between by Keegan Duncan (USA)
The Gossip by Rolfin Nyhus (UK)
Wellspring by Jeffrey Smith Quizon (Philippines)
Best Documentary Short
American Breakfast by Margaret Seid (USA)
For Love of the Land by Cynthia Matty-Huber (USA)
Outreach by Matthew Conway Williams (USA)
Sea Beyond the Glitz by Anna Maité Kaplan (USA)
The Light In My Darkness by Blake Higgins (USA)
Best Comedy Short
Airbnboom by Chozy Aiyub (USA)
The Balloonmurderer by Sven Knüppel and Mathis Menneking (Germany)
The Printer by Zachary Krueger (USA)
Best Romantic Comedy Short
Diving In Stilettos First by Shauntay Dunbar (USA)
Love Gone Viral by Omar Hardware (USA)
Miss Fortune by Samiksha Thakur (USA)
Pic(k) Me by Simone Edelmann (Switzerland)
Will You Marry Me by Issah Contractor (Canada)
Best Dark Comedy Short
A Tale of Redemption and Regret with Sunny the Heat by Eric Carosella (USA)
Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening by Andrew Bramble (South Korea)
Holy Poker by Glenn Miller (USA)
Best Action Short
Jesters Paradise by Sadi Eliyesil (USA)
Rain of Freedom by David Camero (USA)
Sauce Boys by Brian Gilleece (USA)
Best Crime Short
A Tale of Redemption and Regret with Sunny the Heat by Eric Carosella (USA)
Harry Had a Plan by Josh Leftwich (USA)
Jesters Paradise by Sadi Eliyesil (USA)
Rain of Freedom by David Camero (USA)
The Decipio by Jason Gullifer (USA)
Best Thriller Short
Family Frenzy by Cody Dalton (USA)
The Queue by Laurie Waplington (UK)
There’s No Hell Like Home by Russell Southam (Australia)
Best Horror Short
Captive by Jeff Carolan (USA)
The Hike by Annabelle Santino (USA)
The Witch’s Bargain by Corey J. Trahan (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short
Amber by Andrew Klein (USA)
Birthday Boy by Kamran Rathod (USA)
Black Box by Nicole Sofia (Canada)
The Alert by Brian Kamerer (USA)
The Queue by Laurie Waplington (UK)
Best Western Short
TBA
Best Animation Short
Carol by Seayoon Jeong and Shrouk Mahammed (USA)
Evil Professor by Susan Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, and Samudra Kajal Saikia (USA)
Humanimals by Benjamin Mansur (Australia)
Pursuit of Heavens by Pak Hou Chau (Macao)
What’s There by Pak Hou Chau (Macao)
Best Children Short
Home From School by Angela Lavelle (USA)
The Balloonmurderer by Sven Knüppel and Mathis Menneking (Germany)
The Last Supper by Michael Risley (USA)
Best Women Short
BrokenHearts by Michelle Menze (Israel)
Moondogs by Katharine Broyles (USA)
What Happened to Stephanie? by Ciro Ayala (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short
TBA
Best Microfilm
Broken by Haleh Saberi (USA)
Comeback-21 by David Camero (USA)
I Choose the Heart by Alexandra Karadzhova (Bulgaria)
Best Experimental Short
Aquatoria by Anatoliy Gankevich (Ukraine)
Cats and Dogs by Joost Biesheuvel (Netherlands)
Incomplete by Dalena Tran (USA)
TIC by Peter John Bean (USA)
Violence by Augusto Pedraza (Mexico)
Best Student Short
Beats by Sara Lattis (USA)
Crazy Guys by Guan Lichen (China)
Garças by Gabriela Nemésio Nobre (Portugal)
Night After Night by Danfeng Cai (China)
Red by Rachel Kong (USA)
Best Screendance Short
Beyond the Trees by Fiona Leonard (Germany)
Kintsugi by Justine Kaneda (USA)
Red One by Jason Riker (USA)
Best Music Video
Evil Professor by Susan Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, and Samudra Kajal Saikia (USA)
Eyes Wide Shut by Goldwyn Thandrayen (USA)
New Mexico by Garrett Randol (USA)
One:Fifty – Xtc by Sage Morei (Germany)
Pseudonym by Paul Boyd (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
Call Center by Brendan Daugherty (USA)
Forward – Episode 1.1: Too Late by Christopher Booth (USA)
Ghostwritten by George Gross (USA)
Sophie in Hollywood by Marya Mazor (USA)
U-Hauling by Dani.ka Vermette (Canada)
Best Web and New Media
Sky King by Oliver J Hughes (USA)
Sophie in Hollywood by Marya Mazor (USA)
The Light In My Darkness by Blake Higgins (USA)
Best Mobile Short
A Mano by Daniela Di Salvo (Canada)
Alice by Sandi Johnson (USA)
Comeback-21 by David Camero (USA)
Sauce Boys by Brian Gilleece (USA)
Welcome Home by Daniela Di Salvo (Canada)
Best Parody Short
TBA
Best Short Script
Cold Service by Peter Strupp (USA)
Pat Hurley’s Family Frenzy! by Patrick J Hurley (USA)
Yachatz by Dawna Sirard (USA)
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