The following projects (short films, TV & web series, and screenplays) are the finalists of the monthly round of July, competing in 62 different categories.
These projects have been shortlisted from an official selection pool with 49,1% acceptance rate, based on submissions from 26 countries and total runtime of 62:11:30, plus the short scripts.
The nominees are placed in the top 30,4%.
***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
Academy Boy by Luke Jin (UK)
Don’t Worry Grandma by Romain Meurquin (France)
Frank and 3 by Charles A Ullrich (USA)
Patrimony by Aitor Abio (Spain)
Vittoria by Julien Barlan (USA)
Best Drama Short
Love by John Moore (Ireland)
Ordinary Objects by Gregg Furuoka (USA)
Pieces of Two by Shahan Rao (USA)
Play by João Dall’Stella (USA)
Until He’s Born by Qingxuan Wang (China)
Best Student Short
86 Monstertruck by Katelyn Campbell (USA)
Echoes of Juno by Reza Sam Mosadegh (Germany)
Graphite On Canvas by Jaka Jože Prosenik (Ireland)
Here by Mark Lynch (Ireland)
Live from The Geneva! by Nick Leahy (USA)
Best Documentary Short
A Voice for Health by Michael Paul Stephenson and Amber Gardner (USA)
I Am This Dark World’s Light by Jonathan Sawyer (USA)
John’s Ultimate Illusion by Rob Lawe (USA)
Lifeline by Jelle Krings (Netherlands)
Mely Forever by Hadley Hendon (USA)
Best Comedy Short
Hallelujah by Grace Leeson and Elena Ridker (USA)
In-Security Guard by Riley Segal (USA)
It Never Gets Easier by Micah Taylor (USA)
Love and Substances by Lukas Treudler (Germany)
Tell Your Friends by Mason Carter (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short
Benny Goes Method by Nina Zehri and Sam Permar (USA)
Brett Wong’s Ex-Girlfriends by Gianna Labinpuno (USA)
End of Life Inc. by Christian Sampson (USA)
Gas Can by John Chiodi (USA)
It’s Not Safe by Quinn Hawking (USA)
Best Action Short
TBA
Best Crime Short
TBA
Best Thriller Short
TBA
Best Film Noir Short
I Am Cain by Colby Sinclair Herbst (USA)
Observer by Xinyu Jiang (USA)
Plastic Soul by Nathan Schiele (USA)
Best Mystery Short
TBA
Best Horror Short
TBA
Best Sci-Fi Short
Binate by Sahvannah Rae (USA)
Division by Clark Moses (USA)
Heart-Ware by Jii Zhang (Japan)
Honor’s Half-Life by Robert Flowers (USA)
Just For Now by Victor Kuchmaner and Elliot Wilks (USA)
Best Fantasy Short
TBA
Best Western Short
A Flame’s Reach by Bailey Chafin (USA)
Lemon Joe by Jacob Whiting (USA)
Outlast by Connor Nagel (USA)
Best Animation Short
Chain by Ling Han (USA)
Contracting the Cooties by Skylar Levine and Maya Bayewitch (USA)
Fan by Erik Lee (Taiwan)
Hotel L’infini by May (Hsi-Chen) Lee and Lindsay Browne (USA)
One by Thomas E. Richner (USA)
Best Children Short
CR7 by Azad Chandran Anesh (India)
Doctor Time by Steve Grace and Jason Brown (Australia)
Just One by Yeajoon Cho (USA)
Sent by Ayanda Halimana (South Africa)
The Constructor by Scott Morris (USA)
Best Women Short
Dollhouse by Audrey Cardinal (USA)
Lucy the Lion by Kalman Apple (USA)
Pistachio by Doro Nguyen (USA)
The Feeling Part by Jesse Lowell Anholt (USA)
Under the Hawthorn Tree by Tori Layne (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short
Creepshow by Yue Qin (China)
Hidden Battles of a Fragile Mind by Debjani Bhadra (India)
Out of Body by Sisy M Gómez Peña (Cuba)
Somnus by Pablo Echevarría (USA)
Theo’s Tears by Jeremy Shinder (USA)
Best Microfilm
Glance by Luka Bazeli and Alexi Papalexopoulos (USA)
Human Fly by Aram Winter (USA)
Sunshine Anytime by Michael Bitanga (USA)
Waves of Her by Gwenn Hope (USA)
When A Man Is Suspicious by Sche-Hao Wang (USA)
Best Experimental Short
Fired by Alberto Martín-Aragón (Spain)
Human Fly by Aram Winter (USA)
Notre Mère by Enbe and Muoi (USA)
Unconditional by Marta Chierego (USA)
Vulnerable Grave by Jiacheng Ying (China)
Best Music Video
Boarding Schools by Noor-un-nisa Touchon (USA)
Even Less by Asaf Ovsiannikov (Israel)
Luli – Alien by Anna Leijonhielm (Norway)
Modern Time Machines – Ghost Signs (Sleight of Hand) by Ben Golomb (USA)
Together We Are One, You and I by Harrison Shook (USA)
Best Web Series & TV Pilot
Exposed by Reece Melber and Rachel Othon (USA)
Good Gangster – Episode 1 by Karthikeyan K (India)
The Folks by Julian Isfort (Germany)
Best Web and New Media
TBA
Best Parody Short
TBA
Best Short Script
Barn Help Wanted by Rachel Reedy (USA)
Gigged by Joseph B. Atkins (USA)
I’m Not Special by Jeff Kimball (USA)
The Labyrinth of Silence by Izabela Borowska (Poland)
Through the Lens by Nick Barbadoro (USA)
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