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 an official selection pool with 44,3% acceptance rate, based on submissions from 15 countries and total runtime of 31:07:44.
The nominees are placed in the top 36,9%.
***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
Good Filipino Kids by Andrew Acedo (USA)
In the Valley of the Moon by Luca Pizzoleo (USA)
Mersey Boys: A Letter from Al Moran by Paddy Murphy (Ireland)
The Book of Disquiet by Christopher Willis (USA)
Twitch by Suden (New Zealand)
Best Drama Short
Crossroad by Ashwin Vijay Agrawal (India)
Just in Time by Christopher Martini (USA)
Major by Christopher D. Betts (USA)
The Last Kiss by Kurk Kasparian (USA)
Tutti Ne Hanno Paura by Norman Colombo (Italy)
Best Student Short
A Terrorist or a Cry for Help? by Dereka Bennett (USA)
Neither One of Us by Raia Morgan (USA)
The Bird of Paradise by David Painter (USA)
Best Documentary Short
A Perfect Love by Kyle Saylors (USA)
Bourn Kind by Rachel S Myers (USA)
Heart of a Trojan by Gage Masterson (USA)
Jawai by Katya Ignatiev (UK)
Woman in the Floral Helmet by Taoquan Fu (USA)
Best Comedy Short
Hole Fishing by Josh Cohen (USA)
I’ve Been Great by Troy Young (USA)
Palabres by Raphael Dussud (France)
Best Romantic Comedy Short
Down Mexico Way by Nino Abate (USA)
Eggs by Emma Jacoby Axelrod (USA)
The Last Kiss by Kurk Kasparian (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short
Day Flippers by Isaac Cushman (USA)
Hashing it Out by Gerald Rascionato (USA)
Sarge’s Last Request by Doug Wilder (USA)
Shooting Your Own Shadow by Joseph J Parisi and Michael Amman (USA)
The Pitchman by Demarcus Brown (USA)
Best Crime Short
Hidden Lives by Abraham Lopez (USA)
In the Valley of the Moon by Luca Pizzoleo (USA)
The Winner by Qing yuan Fang (China)
Best Film Noir Short
Accompany by Jae-won Lee (South Korea)
Le Regard by Grant O’Connell (USA)
The Red Dahlia by Richard Poche (USA)
Best Thriller Short
Look by Kip Knight (USA)
Oh, Spare Me by Gia-Rayne Harris (USA)
Stiffed by Matthew Kui (USA)
The Guest Bedroom by Rob Campoy (USA)
Un Espectador by Juan Pablo Palacios (USA)
Best Horror Short
Anya by Chris Davies (USA)
It Listens by Paul Alanis (USA)
The Fate Keeper by Priscilla Ford (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short
TBA
Best Fantasy Short
Diana: Blood Rage by Adam Seals (USA)
My Retro TV by Ryan Gimeson (USA)
The Red Dahlia by Richard Poche (USA)
Best Animation Short
Chasing the Boo by Stacey Stone (USA)
Earth Girl Mission by Liz Courtney (Singapore)
Life Advice by Timothy Michael Howe (USA)
Purple Heart by Sathya Bharath Balan (India)
Synthetic Me by Susan Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, and Samudra Kajal Saikia (Singapore)
Best Children Short
TBA
Best Women Short
52Hz by Elaine Wong (USA)
Binchook by Alana Louise (Australia)
Julia by Víctor Muñoz (Spain)
Opa by Merivelle Hannah (USA)
Speak by Jada Emily Silverstein, Emily Morgan Marcello (USA)
Best Microfilm
Balloons by Sajan Kalathil (India)
Countdown by Milan Tangirala (USA)
Holiday Dada by Daniel Milligan (Canada)
Oh Boys by Martina Magorin (USA)
Opa by Merivelle Hannah (USA)
Best Experimental Short
One White Feather by Florence Rose Broomfield (UK)
Speak by Jada Emily Silverstein, Emily Morgan Marcello (USA)
The Photo by Alberto Martín-Aragón (Spain)
These Wounds by David A Knight (Australia)
Zephyr by Jack Tierney (UK)
Best Music Video
Death of a Hero by RJ Solomon (USA)
Synthetic Me by Susan Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, and Samudra Kajal Saikia (Singapore)
The Arrrise And Grind Hip Hop Cypher Ch. 2 by R. Ray Robinson, Jeremy Mooney, and Mark W. (USA)
Best Web Series & TV Pilot
Banter by Charles Brent Shaphren (USA)
Coney Island Surprise by Chris Marcantel (USA)
The Risk Takers by Xano Alexander Cuervo (USA)
Best Parody Short
TBA
Best Trailer/Teaser
TBA
Best Short Script
Against The Wind by Semmi Cole (USA)
Change by Dan A Edwards (USA)
Giselle by Mirabelle Beatrice Lee (USA)
Just Enough Cherries by Phineas Arthur Larson (USA)
The Color of the Evening Sky by Linda Kampley (USA)
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