The following projects (short films, TV & web series, and screenplays) are the finalists of the monthly round of August, competing in 62 different categories.
These projects have been shortlisted from an official selection pool with 43,7% acceptance rate, based on submissions from 23 countries and total runtime of 48:52:34, plus the short scripts.
The nominees are placed in the top 30,8%.
***Categories not listed have no submissions meeting the requirements, namely with minimum scores to make the cut***
***Categories TBA have 2 or less projects with scores for the awards cut. 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
Clownhouse by Nathan Meredith (UK)
Giselle by Lauren Goetzman (USA)
I Want To Be Fish by Phaedra Crowe (UK)
The Fries Rebellion by Dan Hertzog (USA)
The Missing Peace by Michael Raymond-James (USA)
Best Drama Short
A Life Well Lived by Asger Folmann (USA)
Boxes by Esha More (USA)
Corkscrew by Pedro Maldonado (Peru)
Crescendo by Aaron Robert Newman and Brian Li (USA)
Edge Of Space by Jean de Meuron (USA)
Best Student Short
Bakkie by Bjorn Christians (Netherlands)
Fool’s Gold by Vidhu Kota (USA)
Nerot Shel Shabbat by Lital Mizrahi (USA)
Static by Ben Elliot Sibulkin (USA)
The Love We Choose by Jayden Alvarez and Reece Caddell (USA)
Best Documentary Short
More Than Brothers by Andrea von Siebenthal (USA)
R.E.S.C.U.E. by Keenan Ferguson (Kenya)
Splendido! by Sophie Mager (USA)
The Chants of Shaman by Yanyichi Zheng (China)
The Circle by Evgenii Bakirov (Russia)
Best Comedy Short
A Tale of Two Titties by Rachel Werth (USA)
Fate of the World by Jack Robichaud (USA)
Make Schools Safe Again by Christopher Glenn Cannon and Michael Dermody (USA)
Ranch by Kareem Abulaban (USA)
Split by Caleb Crozier Rudge (USA)
Best Romantic Comedy Short
TBA
Best Dark Comedy Short
TBA
Best Action Short
Absumo by Emile Biegel (France)
Anatomy Of An Action Hero by Prateek Parmar (India)
The Guild by Malik Myers (USA)
Best Crime Short
TBA
Best Thriller Short
TBA
Best Film Noir Short
TBA
Best Mystery Short
TBA
Best Horror Short
Bialo by Barkın Tunga (Turkey)
Holiday Feast by Kyle Roark (USA)
Watchtower by Fox Hughes (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short
7 Sunsets by Katy Joy (USA)
Alpha 27 by Nick Azzaro (USA)
Fate of the World by Jack Robichaud (USA)
Best Fantasy Short
Eldred by Oscar Kingsley (USA)
Knightmare by Slade Monroe (USA)
Two Breaths by Kateryna Kurganska (USA)
Best Animation Short
A Trace by Julietta Zamora Lam (USA)s
Emosical by Tom Oakes (USA)
Klickbait Kat by Vincent Alexander (USA)
Smudge by Brenna Powers (USA)
Z/Q by John Harrison Trinder (USA)
Best Children Short
TBA
Best Women Short
Boxes by Esha More (USA)
Kitty by Maiki Kayo (USA)
My Friend Doubt by Mark Riccadonna (USA)
Off We Go by Jiamin Qiu (China)
Sweet Tooth by Isabela Paião (Czechia)
Best LGBTQ Short
As You Are by Daria Strachan (USA)
Single Use by Finn Hyndman (New Zealand)
You Can Never Go Home by Jordan Qin (USA)
Best Microfilm
Intergalactic Café by Mike Mitchell (USA)
Spider by Cathy Chang (USA)
The Hex by Chephrena Mbouombouo (USA)
They Know by Anna Patch (Australia)
What Happens Next? by Anton Strabucchi (Chile)
Best Experimental Short
Afadia by Jazeel Gayle (USA)
Color My Grey Street by Rose Elizabeth Sutton (USA)
Epinephrine by Crosbie Theodora Roper (USA)
Ring by Vittorio Zizzari (Canada)
The Danbury Redemption by Craig Trumbo (USA)
Best Screendance Short
TBA
Best Music Video
DIE4U – Moderna by Karanina “Papa” Gomez and Alexander S White (USA)
On The Edge by Russell Robertson (USA)
Pretty Please by Vanessa Zamarripa (USA)
Best Web Series & TV Pilot
Anthology of the Natural State by Ines de los Santos (Dominican Republic)
Smudge by Brenna Powers (USA)
When The Party Is Over by Joren Slaets and Renate Raman (Belgium)
Best Web and New Media
TBA
Best Short Script
A Time Traveler’s Brunch by Patrick James Pendergast (USA)
Come Bride by Dana Atias (Israel)
Derailment by Xinyu Wang (USA)
Fame or Shame by Ryan Herskowitz (USA)
Lucy The Lion by Natalin Avci (USA)
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