The following projects (short films, TV & web series, and screenplays) are the finalists of the round of February competing in 62 different categories. These projects were shortlisted from a 38,5% acceptance rate official selection pool, based on submissions from 32 countries with a total runtime of 80:02:33. These nominees represent 25,7% of all submitted works.
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Best Short (Overall)
Black by Aren O’Kelso (USA)
God by Greg Brunkalla (USA)
How to Sink a Paper Boat by David Bolger (Ireland)
Turpentine by Elijah St. Amant (USA)
Two Strangers by Sam Fayed (USA)
Best Foreign-Language Short (Overall)
Bambiland by Danilo Stanimirović (Serbia)
Deceit by Jose Lopez Aramburo (Mexico)
Tomoko by Margaux Esclapez (France)
Viaje sin Maletas (Trip Without Luggage) by Jaime Khelout (Spain)
Young Lady in the Pantry by Tian Shi (China)
Best Indie Short
About by Phil Dunn (UK)
Deceit by Jose Lopez Aramburo (Mexico)
Turpentine by Elijah St. Amant (USA)
Two Strangers by Sam Fayed (USA)
Valentine Jacobs by Jason Julien-Connage (UK)
Viaje sin Maletas (Trip Without Luggage) by Jaime Khelout (Spain)
Best Drama Short
Footsteps by Dave Bean (USA)
Frosting: A Memory by Michael Strauss (USA)
Funeral by Marie Vandelannoote (France)
Ironrite by Clayton Combe (USA)
On and On by Shannon Walsh (USA)
Precipice by Noel Davis Poyner (USA)
Best Documentary Short
Bamboo: The Tradition of the Future by Johan Granberg (Qatar)
Betting on Bethlehem by Delaney McCaffrey, Kari Moffat and Caroline Kelliher (USA)
Campesinos by Matias Bolla (Australia)
High Flying Jade by Katherine Sweetman (Vietnam)
High Tide by Michele Ferris Dobles (Costa Rica)
My Dream Goes All the Way to Iran by Negar Mojtahedi (Canada)
Susurrus by Weronika Frycz (UK)
Wild Innsbruck: Between Culture and Alpine Nature by Patrick Centurioni (Austria)
Best Comedy Short
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Interview by Terence Digan (USA)
Dogmate by Amanda Thickpenny and Mollie Vogt-Welch (USA)
Independence Day at the Museum by Jeffrey Ault (USA)
Old Aquatics by Stephen Mickelsen (USA)
Pajama Party Work Night by Patrick Neff (USA)
Velcro by Lance Larson (USA)
Best Romantic Comedy Short
A Clean Sleep by Robert Goose Scott (USA)
A Nantucket Wedding by Jamie Pfaff (USA)
Main Street by Jeakyum Kim (South Korea)
Best Dark Comedy Short
Last Hurrah by David Del Rio (USA)
Maga! by Jordan C Michael (USA)
Scarlet Circle by Ryan Cervasio (USA)
The Wrong Sort by J.R. Thal (USA)
UnLucky Jimmy by Lenny Pappano (USA)
You Have Arrived by Matthew Minson (USA)
Best Crime Short
After You by Korichi Christelle (France)
DeMarco Cain by Doron Morgan (USA)
Something Evil Becomes Us by T.J. Penton (USA)
The Long Game by Mustafa Abbas (United Arab Emirates)
Unexpected by Cristiano Soares (Brazil)
Valentine Jacobs by Jason Julien-Connage (UK)
Best Action Short
TBA
Best Film Noir Short
Into the Light by Saulo Guilherme Senra (Brazil)
The Lioness by Richard Poche (USA)
Unexpected by Cristiano Soares (Brazil)
Best Mystery Short
Lobe by Michael Armstrong (Canada)
The Decision by Samuel Nkwume (USA)
Turpentine by Elijah St. Amant (USA)
Best Thriller Short
An Eye for An Eye by Kathrene Gawel (USA)
Antelope Mile by Joseph LaGuidice (USA)
DeMarco Cain by Doron Morgan (USA)
Sarah’s Journey by Akevo Jenkins (USA)
The Decision by Samuel Nkwume (USA)
The Last Goodbye by David Over (USA)
Best Horror Short
130 by Tenzin Rabsel (Australia)
Awful Dreams by Sean Cruser (USA)
Beckoned by Richard Zelniker (USA)
Dead Lyft by Steven Belcher (USA)
Room 566 by Dylan Snyder (USA)
The Ways of Misery by Erik de la Serna (Philippines)
Best Fantasy Short
Adversary by Korea Black (USA)
The Wrong Sort by J.R. Thal (USA)
Young Lady in the Pantry by Tian Shi (China)
Best Sci-Fi Short
Adhara by Adam Tock (USA)
Adversary by Korea Black (USA)
End Point by Rafael Cortes (UK)
Interloper by Lawrence Hennigan (USA)
Saiya by JD Allen (USA)
Volume Control by Giorge Souladze (USA)
Best Western Short
TBA
Best Children Short
Double Life by Ma Xiaohan (China)
Farfalle by Ophelia Spinosa (Canada)
St Nick by Caleb Whitehurst (Australia)
Best Animation Short
On the Domestication of Sheep by Jill Godmilow (USA)
One Last Monster by Gene Kim (USA)
The Square Roots of Twins by Linda Kudzmas (USA)
Best Women Short
After You by Korichi Christelle (France)
Out of the Quiet by CC Weske (USA)
Retract by Alexandra Spieth (USA)
The Bride Price by Darya Belokhon (Russia)
The Cake by Meital Cohen Navarro (USA)
The Lioness by Richard Poche (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short
Entropy (An Irresponsible Retelling of the Iliad) by Matthew Santia and Todd Calvin De Pew (USA)
God by Greg Brunkalla (USA)
Kalo by Naoha by Pracheta Ahana (Bangladesh)
Odd Bird by Katy Dore (USA)
Our Oceans by Matt Macedo (USA)
Tomoko by Margaux Esclapez (France)
Best Microfilm
1814 Frost Fair by Julia Fullerton-Batten (UK)
Euphoria by Felix Koch (Germany)
From The Heart by Xiaoyu Yang (USA)
Save LGBT in Russia by Maria Antonova (Russia)
Scarlet Circle by Ryan Cervasio (USA)
Three Minutes by Victoria Kieburtz (USA)
Best Experimental Short
2 Black Boys by Rachel S Myers (USA)
A Study On Behaviour: Sequences of Performangst by Mara Palena (Italy)
Acting Weak by Maayan Schwartz (Israel)
Babylon by Haimi Fenichel (Israel)
How to Sink a Paper Boat by David Bolger (Ireland)
The Reading Room by Andrew Bond (USA)
Best Student Short
Among the Debris by Lucas Monteiro (Ukraine)
Bambiland by Danilo Stanimirović (Serbia)
Black by Aren O’Kelso (USA)
Hy_Brain by Jessica Russell (Australia)
Sundown by Alexander Mankowski (Australia)
Supernova by Marielle Boland (USA)
Best Music Video
A New Generation by Jason Winfield (USA)
Chuck Wonderland by Hervé Humbert (France)
Love Ghost: Dead Brother by Jeff Daniel Phillips (USA)
Nice Shoes by Jonathan Lawrence (USA)
StopWatch by Ryen Mcphersen (USA)
Twins: New Continents and Ancient Rivers by Lucie Ternisien (France)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
Location Scouts by Christiaan Van Vuuren and Connor Van Vuuren (Australia)
These Two by Greg Smith, Liam Coleman, and Astrea Dominue (New Zealand)
Thumb Runner by Dylan Bruno and Kasper Vejlø Kristensen (USA)
Best Web and New Media
From The Heart by Xiaoyu Yang (USA)
In Your Honor by Mauro Romero (Argentina)
Location Scouts by Christiaan Van Vuuren and Connor Van Vuuren (Australia)
Powell by Erica Rocchi Brusselars (USA)
Thanks! We’ll Get Back to You. by Ina Maier and Marina Juli (Germany)
These Two by Greg Smith, Liam Coleman, and Astrea Dominue (New Zealand)
Best Mobile Short
Adhara by Adam Tock (USA)
Donna On The Go: Judge by Craig Hutchison (USA)
The Meeting by Sigfrido Giammona and Clara Congera (Italy)
Best Drone Short
TBA
Best Parody Short
BacktoWork Australia by Elisa Cristallo (Australia)
Black Rituals by Freddie Basnight (USA)
Dustslicker by Gina Nemo (USA)
Road Trip U.S.A.! by Ryan Roach (USA)
Separation Anxiety by Ben Schwartz (USA)
Six Bullets for the Bad Guy by William Stancik (USA)
Best Trailer/Teaser
TBA
Best Short Script
Big Dog by Lola Newman (USA)
In Your Dreams by Stephane Arteta (France)
New Age by Steeven K. (Canada)
Our Inheritance by Michael Davis (USA)
Portrait of a Mexicana Poet in Iowa City by James Fitzmaurice (UK)
Wilbur Turns a New Leaf by Gregory Brecher (USA)
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