The following projects (short films, TV & web series, and screenplays) are the finalists of the monthly round of February competing in 62 different categories.
These projects were shortlisted from an official selection pool with 42,6% acceptance rate, based on submissions from 23 countries and total runtime of 49:18:44, plus the short scripts.
The nominees are placed in the top 29,6%.
***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
Family Ties by Shalom Korem (Israel)
Gray Land by Tyler Milliron (USA)
July 4th, 2020 by Joe Juanyao Zheng (China)
The Java Plum Tree by Rafay Rashdi (Pakistan)
The Nightmare Eater by Ricky Jhou Ruei-Ci (USA)
Best Drama Short
Burden by James Nanney Jr (USA)
Ráoshù by Mae Breazeale (USA)
Satya by Naveen Vijay Krishna (India)
Sunbathe by Lucas Gonzalez (Brazil)
Without You by Al Friedman (USA)
Best Student Short
Drama Boy by Steven Chau (Canada)
Knowing Chloe by Jake Bisnett (USA)
Renascence by Cindy Tang (Canada)
Shayna Punim by Emilie Anderson (USA)
Slough by Yuzhu Lan and Yutong Wang (China)
Best Documentary Short
Endo Unbroken by Mana Bennett (Australia)
On My Road to Dharma by Yihuan Zhang (USA)
The Heel by Sofia S Lomax (USA)
The Most Important of All by Yi Jiang (China)
The River’s Edge by Levi Bechtel and Cory Schuver (USA)
Best Comedy Short
Cherry Kompot by Teddy Robert Schaffer (USA)
Concept High by Amos Posner (USA)
The Life of Lester Wink by Cassidy C Harrison (USA)
Best Romantic Comedy Short
TBA
Best Dark Comedy Short
Amy John and Jiu Jitsu Dave by Ruby Vincent (New Zealand)
Grim by Clayton Conroy (USA)
Housebroken by John Kestner (USA)
Best Action Short
TBA
Best Crime Short
Brotherly Blood by Alejandra Lopez (USA)
Easy Action by Angela Vasquez (USA)
Still Yesterday by Giulio Maria Cavallini (Italy)
Best Thriller Short
Exhibit A by Matthew Morley Daniel (USA)
Inspired by Nebal Shafi (USA)
Of Gods & Pens by Mark Foscolo and Pete Sussi (USA)
The Still of the Night by Luke Valdes-Rodriguez (USA)
Three AM by Jeff Wolverton (Canada)
Best Mystery Short
Lucinda’s Pandora by Sylvia Piechocki Gonzalez (Germany)
Red Rectangle by Diego Cardenas (USA)
There’ll Be No Divorce by Noelle Clarke (Ireland)
Best Horror Short
Jinn – Chapter 1 by Hamid Baig (India)
Open Pages by Paul Bukoskey (USA)
Tarot by Alex Herz (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short
Asynchronous by Jasper Capalad (USA)
The Jump by Ryan Serrano (USA)
We Need Mirrors by Caleb Turner (USA)
Best Fantasy Short
Grim by Clayton Conroy (USA)
Smack-Man Resurrected by Jay Nagjee (USA)
Where is the Dog that Gave You Your Name? by Regina Rios (USA)
Best Animation Short
Adam & Eve by Kim Young Sik, Byun Yoonjeong, and Kim Hyungbin (South Korea)
Being Frank by Jason Joel Lethcoe (USA)
Monument by Jiaxi Wu and SiJia Zheng (China)
The Burial of Natty Bumppo by Fred Burns (USA)
Tree by Jeongmin Koo (USA)
Best Women Short
A Plus by Gong Cheng (USA)
Marie s’envole by Léa Sassi (France)
There’ll Be No Divorce by Noelle Clarke (Ireland)
What Design Can Do by Mary M Murphy (USA)
You’re Mine by Anthony DEredita (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short
Boyfriends by C.J. Arellano (USA)
Cross by Hyunjin Lee (USA)
Elisai by Sabrina Joseph (UK)
Best Microfilm
Lost and Found by Isabelle Cotney (USA)
Opus 1: f.u.n by Lux Carroll (USA)
Under Pressure by Ozzie Jauregui (USA)
Best Experimental Short
Mind Thief by Siling Chen (USA)
Omara by Abel Janos Santa (Hungary)
Transcendent by Janelle Christa (USA)
Venetian Red by Baldassarra Anne Franchetti (Italy)
Yellow by Bailey May Gardner (New Zealand)
Best Screendance Short
TBA
Best Music Video
TBA
Best Web Series & TV Pilot
AI vs Deep State by Katalin Weith (Hungary)
Captain Freckles and Applesauce by Brenton Feeser (USA)
Johnny by Amir Rogers (USA)
The Donut Mob by Stephen Bushnik (Canada)
The Voice Inside: The Graduation Dilemma by Gena Sims (USA)
Best Web and New Media
TBA
Best Mobile Short
TBA
Best Parody Short
TBA
Best Short Script
Devious by Martina Lisec (Austria)
Easy Action by Andrew Hermiz (USA)
Fondant by Seoyoun Avy Lee (South Korea)
The Split by Lindsay Kent and Lauren Kent (USA)
We Sprang From the Same Roots by Clytze Sun (USA)
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