The following projects (short films, TV & web series, and screenplays) are the finalists of the monthly round of January, competing in 62 different categories.
These projects were shortlisted from an official selection pool with 39,3% acceptance rate, based on submissions from 20 countries and total runtime of 43:36:35, plus the short scripts.
The nominees are placed in the top 28,9%.
***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 announcement of the award winner(s) of these categories is done along with the award winners of all of the other categories***
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Best Indie Short
Ice Cold Ricky by Juwan Chung (USA)
Rock Paper Scissors by Lauren Ward and Alex Kweskin (USA)
Same Face Different Lens by Jon King (UK)
Small Town Punks by Michael Kumar (USA)
The Big Time by Tristan Wauchope (USA)
Best Drama Short
I Am Enough by Elizabeth Arends (UK)
New Tables by Taylor Rex (USA)
Siasar by Mahmoud Sharifi Asl (Afghanistan)
Split Second by Jessica Duclos Lasnier (USA)
Welcome by Yiqing Wei (China)
Best Student Short
Baccara by Amaury Gilmaire and Cyril Paquet (France)
Black River by Yinuo Chen (China)
Canal24 by Charlie Boolie (USA)
Funny Isn’t It by Donald Conklin (USA)
To No Avail by Junhao(Mike) Zhang (USA)
Best Documentary Short
Allgood by Claire Ward (Canada)
Dear Dad by Burton Rocks (USA)
Home Sweet Home by Heidi Li (China)
Living Undone by Amanda Kasmira Cryer (USA)
Walk Alone by Camille Kuang (China)
Best Comedy Short
A Film About Toby by Scott Strout (USA)
American Cuck by Torin Cronin (USA)
Argie Berman by Fon Davis (USA)
Holy Smoke by Niko Ho (China)
Portrait Haus by Alex Paisley Stedman and Gia Nevel (USA)
Best Romantic Comedy Short
Lucky by Kate Lanier (USA)
The Face by Mark W. Gray (USA)
What Are We? by William Burney (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short
Hermit Crab by Justin Roh (USA)
Hot Fascist Jizz by Jayme Kusyk (USA)
Jalapeño Business by Kurt Collins (USA)
The Ghost of Christmas Prison by Ryan Policky (USA)
Viaticum by Derek Frey (USA)
Best Crime Short
TBA
Best Film Noir Short
Dead Man’s Hand by Conner McFall and Houston Sasselli (USA)
Disfigura by Jake Bradbury and Toni Blando (USA)
Whisper in the Shadows by Michael Parks (Singapore)
Best Mystery Short
TBA
Best Thriller Short
TBA
Best Sci-Fi Short
Alone Together by Tobin Carter (USA)
Blood In The Shadows by François Boers (USA)
Desert Trip by Victor Hughes (USA)
Lamento by Diego Contreras (USA)
Perfect One by Lingyan Yang (China)
Best Fantasy Short
TBA
Best Western Short
TBA
Best Animation Short
Lifted by Daniel Robichaud (USA)
Mind Distress by Almir Nago (France)
Nassau Rock by Maz Joachin (Bahamas)
Presence by Tae-Young Choi and Julius Taylor Voss (Australia)
Puggy Huggy by Sungwon Kim (South Korea)
Best Children Short
TBA
Best Women Short
Best Life by Valerie Chaney (USA)
Branches by Nicole Lasso Polo (USA)
Dali’s Wife by Anastasia Mamontenko (USA)
Nabra’s Anklet by Nabra Nelson (USA)
The Fairy House by Emma Weller and Zoe Moore (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short
TBA
Best Microfilm
Armor of the Heart by Duncan Bonnifay (France)
Chronicle of Solitude by Michael J Bowman (USA)
Once Upon A Time In My Village by Charlie S Tang (China)
Best Experimental Short
Helezon Akışkan by Cihan Abdal (Turkey)
Liminal by Janelle Christa (USA)
Prisms of Self by Christian Michael Wiebe (Canada)
Sundra by Marcio Fein (Brazil)
Tommasa by Julie Casamonti (USA)
Best Screendance Short
TBA
Best Music Video
Don’t You Know by Antonio Y Reyes (USA)
Forever 21 by Bonnie McKee and David Richardson (USA)
Sky-Sky by Ilya Noyabrev (Ukraine)
Southern Love by Jaime Zevallos (USA)
Train Song – Mostly Locust by Brittany Grissom (USA)
Best Web Series & TV Pilot
TBA
Best Web and New Media
TBA
Best Short Script
Hearts and Mimes by Stephen M Kriter (USA)
Open by Cesar Sanchis Romero (Spain)
Pockets by Erik Walker Neill and Anthony DeVine (USA)
Thank You For The Ride, Aileen by Harvey Pullings, Jr (USA)
The Executioner by Kate Chen (USA)
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