Nominations: December 2023

The following projects (short films, TV & web series, and screenplays) are the finalists of the monthly round of December competing in 62 different categories.

These projects were shortlisted from an official selection pool with 37,8% acceptance rate, based on submissions from 19 countries and total runtime of 33:17:50, plus the short scripts.

The nominees are placed in the top 27,7%.

***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 cut 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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NOMINATIONS FOR PERFORMANCE

NOMINATIONS FOR PRODUCTION

SEMI-FINALISTS

Best Indie Short

Far Ride by Boyuan Cao (China)

Slay Slay by Michael Isaac Jacobs (USA)

The Longest Night by Yongzhi Qiao (China)

Victoria by Javier Molina (USA)

Best Drama Short

Cozy Eurekas by Marco Felipe (Brazil)

Lines by Sara Werner (USA)

On the Paths Awakened by Axel Dahan (France)

Step into the Abyss by Vital Stomma (Belarus)

Three Fourths by Kelton White (USA)

Best Student Short

Behind The Mask by Liren Zhang (China)

Birdhouse by Hayden Stocker (USA)

Danny by Colin Miller (USA)

Out, Damned Spot by Kai Tong (USA)

Ruby’s Dad by David Tschan (USA)

Best Documentary Short

#WAY_Aurelio by Alan Rexroth (Germany)

Controlled Chaos by Deepi Ahluwalia (Canada)

Grid by Julia Ongchoco (USA)

Homecoming by Ashlee Mello (USA)

What Happened To You by Alec Goldberg (USA)

Best Comedy Short

Cats and Husbands by Grace Samson and Barry Samson (USA)

Microphone by Sam Nee (USA)

Rug Burn by Devin Gillis (Canada)

Send Help Period by Carmen Antón García (USA)

The Feature by Derek Diamond (USA)

Best Romantic Comedy Short

TBA

Best Dark Comedy Short

Demon Interrupted by NJ Brown and Anthony Bretting (USA)

High Jinx by Evan Ostrow (USA)

Kombucha! by Jake Myers (USA)

Best Crime Short

TBA

Best Film Noir Short

TBA

Best Thriller Short

Animal by Nguyen Ho (USA)

Canceled by Soroush Hosseini (Iran)

Plot Development by Elias Gandy (USA)

Best Mystery Short

TBA

Best Horror Short

Beverly Hills Exorcist by Rem Scobell (USA)

What Happens After Midnight by Jack Wickliffe (USA)

You’re On Your Own, Kid by Michael Matsui (USA)

Best Fantasy Short

Demon Interrupted by NJ Brown and Anthony Bretting (USA)

ELM by Kay Qiao (USA)

The Coven by Melissa Vitello (USA)

Best Western Short

TBA

Best Animation Short

Beauty by Aitana Belda Camós and Aroa Celdrán López (Spain)

Driftwood by Christopher Hills Eaton (USA)

Flamin Hot by Cláudia Romeo Casado, Paula Othmer Pérez, Alícia García Iniesta, Adrià Carballada Mallofré, Leanora Schnog Barriga, Bernardo Oliveira Mesquita, Marlon Anthony Hugi Zapata, Pol Corcoles, Sergi Mora Murciano, and Pablo Matas Solera (Spain)

Foreigner by Giovanni A Lodigiani (USA)

To Nowhere by Xiaofeng Guo (USA)