The following projects (short films, TV & web series, and screenplays) are the finalists of the round of March competing in 63 different categories. These projects were shortlisted from a 39,8% acceptance rate official selection pool, based on submissions from 21 countries with a total runtime of 55:05:26. The nominees represent 31% of all submitted projects.
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Best Indie Short
A Curious View by Justin Hughes (USA)
A Few Flower Branches by Mehrdad Parvani (Iran)
Clann by Aaron O’Neill (UK)
Lemons by Danny Lewis (USA)
My First Shot by Alex Nicoletti (USA)
Painting Class by Yifei Song (China)
Pheasants by Michael Martin (USA)
Where Are You from Again? by Benjamin Freemantle (USA)
Best Drama Short
Closure by Dan Marcus (USA)
Frank Sinatra And My Dad’s Wig by Phil Pearson and Adam Frith (UK)
Honeymoon on Park Street by Ruvek Maharaj (Australia)
Red Giant by Jessica Pinfield and Leven Rambin (USA)
Seven Stages by Francisca Braithwaite (Australia)
The Blue Cave by Muhammad Bilal (USA)
Wake by Dan Marcus (USA)
Where Are You from Again? by Benjamin Freemantle (USA)
Best Documentary Short
Above the Troubled Water by Joe Cohen (USA)
Driving La Carrera: Rally Brothers by Fernando Cum Marin (USA)
I Am A Guardian by Bianca Butti (USA)
Jett by Michi Marosszeky (Australia)
Signed, Steve Hardy by Matthew R. Green (USA)
Snapper: The Man-Eating Turtle Movie That Never Got Made by John Campopiano (USA)
The Bicycle Rider by Blaise Hayward (USA)
Winter in Antarctica by Paul North (USA)
Best Comedy Short
Aubergine by Katie Austin (USA)
Baby Fever by Daunte Pinckney (USA)
Bystander by Sam Wall (USA)
Dude Samurai by Titus Alonso (USA)
Kyle’s Kreamery by Brian DeAngelis (USA)
Larry Dickem (Episode 2) by Dantly “ProwlaMan” Wyatt (USA)
Matty Boy by Shahid Kamal (UK)
Meet The Girl by Dennis Ricks (USA)
Best Romantic Comedy Short
Boy Scientist by Susan Lim and Samudra Kajal Saikia (USA)
Falafel by Nikita Hattangady (USA)
Hungry for Love by Ronny Dunson (USA)
Unprecedented Times by Silvija Padjen (USA)
Virtual Love by Aria Li (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short
Breaking Up and Entering by Blake Gordon (USA)
Good Monsters – The Series (Episodes 1-5) by Johannes Muhr and Julia Zimth (Germany)
Monsieur Gris by Lucie Ternisien (France)
The Greatest Horror Film Ever Made by Brandon Jordan (USA)
Wellness by Lindsay Gonzalez (USA)
Best Action Short
TBA
Best Crime Short
Black Sheep by Max Losson (USA)
Dirty Cop by Elena Maria DellAguzzo (USA)
Project Gemini by Isaiah Andrés Galarza (USA)
Restore by Randy Batarao (USA)
The Dentist by Lawrence Terrill (USA)
Best Film Noir Short
A Man Named Glory by Alexander M. Bailey (USA)
Echoes of Kerberos by Ross Kolton (USA)
Home by Robert Pugh (UK)
Project Gemini by Isaiah Andrés Galarza (USA)
The Dame Who Dated by Michelle Shea Walker (USA)
Best Mystery Short
TBA
Best Thriller Short
Don’t Tell Dad by Oona Koivula (UK)
Project Gemini by Isaiah Andrés Galarza (USA)
The Dentist by Lawrence Terrill (USA)
Best Horror Short
Angie Baby by Jacob Mullen (USA)
Pare by Lauren Sick (USA)
Tandem by Paul Monk (USA)
Best Fantasy Short
TBA
Best Sci-Fi Short
TBA
Best Western Short
TBA
Best Animation Short
Boy Scientist by Susan Lim and Samudra Kajal Saikia (USA)
Faded Dream by Marah Gail White (USA)
Hope by Abdulla Al-Janahi (Qatar)
On / Off by Nicolas P. Villarreal (Argentina)
Pickled by Jingyu Zhang (USA)
Showdown by Holly Schroeder (USA)
The Knight in the Panther’s Skin by Sandro Giorgadze (Georgia)
Yuluu by Fatima Kried (UK)
Best Children Short
TBA
Best Women Short
Aubergine by Katie Austin (USA)
Pheasants by Michael Martin (USA)
Red Giant by Jessica Pinfield and Leven Rambin (USA)
The Romantics by Bianca Poletti (USA)
Woods in The Rain by Jim Zou (China)
Best LGBTQ Short
From A to Q by Emmalie El fadli (UK)
Jesse James by Josef Steiff (USA)
Jett by Michi Marosszeky (Australia)
Best Microfilm
Not Enough by Jul & Gil (France)
Once Upon A Bedtime by Scott Duffy and Marc Langen (Canada)
Superhuman by Michael Jener, Mathias Jener, and Lisa Brandt (Germany)
Best Experimental Short
Activist Aria: More Perfect Union by Gail Simpson (USA)
Cantata for a More Hopeful Tomorrow by Bob Berg (USA)
Geneva Jacuzzi’s Casket by Chris Friend (USA)
Holes by Alberto Martín-Aragón (Spain)
I Know The Truth by Finn Rabbitt Dove and Anne Rabbitt (UK)
Monsieur Gris by Lucie Ternisien (France)
Mymeme by Gaia Mondadori (UK)
When I Become Who I Am by Lene Kamm (Denmark)
Best Student Short
Alba by Margherita Mazza (UK)
Kyle’s Kreamery by Brian DeAngelis (USA)
Plague by Phil Brimer (USA)
The Lady of the Bay by Roger Mittnacht (USA)
Woods in The Rain by Jim Zou (China)
Best Screendance Short
Nowhere Near by Christophe Filippi and Kayla Kalbfleisch (USA)
Unveil by Emily Wein (USA)
White Light by Fusako Yamamoto (Japan)
Best Music Video
Boy Scientist by Susan Lim and Samudra Kajal Saikia (USA)
Carrier by Stephanie Alicia Rose and Brandon Smallwood (USA)
Ceeko – Messed Up by Jesse Leaman (Australia)
Geneva Jacuzzi’s Casket by Chris Friend (USA)
George Floyd: Say Their Names by Christopher R. Owens and Alyssa Dann (USA)
Miyagi & Andy Panda – Yamakasi by Egor Tarasov and Vladimir Ivanov (Russia)
Straight Into The Ocean by Carolyn Laws (USA)
The Recipe by Reggie. (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
Confessions From the Friendzone by Raychel McKelvy (USA)
Good Monsters – The Series (Episodes 1-5) by Johannes Muhr and Julia Zimth (Germany)
Larry Dickem (Episode 2) by Dantly “ProwlaMan” Wyatt (USA)
Look it Up by Tara Pacheco (USA)
On A List by Lee Foster, Tito Guillen, and Nicole Simone (Canada)
Best Web and New Media
An Open Letter to My Younger Self: A Personal Documentary by Caelum Gay (USA)
CV19 by Samuel Bailey (UK)
Limbo, the Web Series by Nancy Rosenberg and Natasha Guy (USA)
Look At Us Now by Vee Rodriguez (USA)
On A List by Lee Foster, Tito Guillen, and Nicole Simone (Canada)
Best Mobile Short
My Sister by Jamie Lokoff (USA)
The Accident by Paul Brian Osorio and Jayasinhji Jhala (USA)
Unprecedented Times by Silvija Padjen (USA)
Best Parody Short
Scallywag In Space – Episode Unknown by Marco Marcus (USA)
The Champion by Douglas Lennox-Salinas (USA)
Yellow by Brian Barnes and Matthew Merenda (USA)
Best Short Script
I Am Here by Francisco Solorzano (USA)
The Overnight by Lacey Neel Taylor (USA)
Voiceless by Cindy (Di) Xin (USA)
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