The following projects (films and scripts) are the finalists of the round of May competing in 62 different categories. These projects were shortlisted from a 27,1% acceptance rate official selection pool, based on submissions from 26 countries with a total runtime of 108:33:17:
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Best Short (Overall)
A Land Where Children Play by Alexia Garcia del Rio (USA)
A Psalm of Sight – Verse 1: Zerfall by Julian Curi and Rocco Ambrosio (USA)
Calamity Falls by Hadley Hillel (USA)
Esther by Montana Mann (USA)
Kathy by Jonathan Hammond (USA)
Lost and Found by Zilong Wang (USA)
Private Barry by Tyler Szuch (USA)
Best Foreign-Language Short (Overall)
Caducea by Christophe Mavroudis (Belgium)
Champion by Grzegorz Porzeziński (Poland)
Dreamland by Natasza Parzymies (Poland)
Flour by Joanna Nelson (Venezuela)
The Mouse by Liat Akta (Israel)
Vacant Rooms by Bartłomiej Jakubiak (Poland)
Wiki by Veronica Andersson (Poland)
Best Indie Short
An Extraordinary Journey by Ding Yi (China)
Beds by Matt Cascella (USA)
E.very D.ay by Jordan Hidalgo (USA)
Home by Logan Coleman (USA)
Losing My Religion by Damilola E. Orimogunje (Nigeria)
Papaya by Taiyo Nobata (USA)
The Mouse by Liat Akta (Israel)
Wiki by Veronica Andersson (Poland)
Best Drama Short
A Land Where Children Play by Alexia Garcia del Rio (USA)
Flour by Joanna Nelson (Venezuela)
Foreign Nationals by Louis J. Guerra (USA)
Home by Logan Coleman (USA)
Silencer by Ahmed Lucan (USA)
The Mouse by Liat Akta (Israel)
Three Years. 1 Night by Bartosz Jakub Jasinski (Poland)
Best Documentary Short
Black Orchards: Azerbaijan and Armenia’s Wars by Atakan Kerkuklu (Turkey)
Heaven Can Wait by Maria Cristina Carbonell (USA)
Her Turf: The Untold Story about Three Female Football Refs by Shantel Hansen (USA)
Opstanak by Henry Platt (USA)
The Blessing and The Curse by David Kennedy (USA)
The Unforgettable Augustus Post by Jason Cohn and Camille Servan-Schreiber (USA)
Best Comedy Short
A Christmas in Ochopee by Montana Cypress (USA)
Guilty Bunch of Flowers by Wayne Kelly and Matt Holt (UK)
JKG by PK Simone (USA)
Pie by Doug Cox and Patrick Lundberg (USA)
The Bibcocks’ Incursion by Alvin Joo (USA)
Best Romantic Comedy Short
Cliffs of Infatuation by Tomasz Kurlej (Poland)
Ribbons by Marcela Cantú Serrano (USA)
Speed Dating by Lilton Stewart III (USA)
Under Cover Comic by Bobby Friedman (USA)
Walk With Me by Allan Tsao (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short
Headphones by Kanan Capshaw (USA)
Kathy by Jonathan Hammond (USA)
Killer Friends by Peter Calvin (USA)
One Way by Jonathan Munoz (USA)
The Therapist by John Patrick Shulak (USA)
To You Whom I Love by Steven Aripez (USA)
Wake Up! by Vincent Liota (USA)
Best Action Short
Kasra by Gianluca Piovani (USA)
Like Wolves by Michael Silva (USA)
Loop by Ivan Mbakop (USA)
Ricochet by Tim Earnheart (USA)
Rose by Nicolas Bosc (USA)
Best Crime Short
A Night at the Table by Tamara S. Hall (USA)
Benjamin by Marco WestWood Gonzalez (USA)
Exposure by J.D. Funari (USA)
Our Price by Rodrigo Urriolagoitia (Bolivia)
The Cassie Confession by Robert Mann (USA)
The Last Story by Himanshu Kesharwani (India)
Best Film Noir Short
A Calling by Sahil Kaur (USA)
Esther by Montana Mann (USA)
Over Easy by Genevieve Thomas (USA)
Platonic by David Leidy (USA)
The Cassie Confession by Robert Mann (USA)
Best Mystery Short
A Calling by Sahil Kaur (USA)
Coda Sacra by Pol Barrós (Spain)
Lost and Found by Zilong Wang (USA)
Platonic by David Leidy (USA)
Reality Check by Simone Edelmann (Switzerland)
Best Thriller Short
House Hunting by Patrick Andrew Higgins (USA)
Jane by Wai Lam Cheung (USA)
Kasra by Gianluca Piovani (USA)
Nasty Habits by Allisyn Arm (USA)
Ricochet by Tim Earnheart (USA)
Road Kill by Ty Trullinger (USA)
The Carting Call by Armin Nasseri (USA)
Best Horror Short
Alice by M.K. Edwards (USA)
Bad Dreams by Stuart Fryer (UK)
Creak and Shriek by Brandon Peters (USA)
Damaged by C.J. Guerrero (USA)
Guest by Alex Leontev (USA)
Best Fantasy Short
Caducea by Christophe Mavroudis (Belgium)
Cape Of A Hero by Lucyus Ribas (UK)
Game Over by Amanda Sabater (USA)
Manny Fantasma by Michael Carnick (USA)
The Mermaid by Natalie Paige Bentley (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short
A Psalm of Sight – Verse 1: Zerfall by Julian Curi and Rocco Ambrosio (USA)
Ai-Pocalypse by Lin Sun (USA)
Civet by Benjamin Capps (USA)
Sammy by Dana-Lee Mierowsky Bennett (Australia)
The Soldier: The Search for Existence by Robert Mann (USA)
Best Western Short
Phantom. by Drayden DeCosta (Canada)
Rise n’ Shine by Silver Kim (Canada)
Best Children Short
After by Shaun Peter Cunningham (USA)
Bully Change by Charles Duncan (USA)
Dalia by Alexa Campbell (USA)
Hide and Seek by David Sigura and Salvatore Frederick (USA)
Vacant Rooms by Bartłomiej Jakubiak (Poland)
Best Animation Short
Dead Bodies Below the Floor by Andreas Tschiedel (AKA El Scorcho) (Germany)
EXT by Adrian Bobb (Canada)
Mimicry.7.III-IV by Kun Xia (USA)
Snip by Adam Koenig (USA)
The House by Susanna Wright (UK)
Upgrading Happiness by Kwok Yee Miu (China)
Best Women Short
Following Kanika by Alan Manzo Becerra (USA)
Game Over by Amanda Sabater (USA)
Her Spark by Qing Zhao (China)
Ripple Effect by Maza White (New Zealand)
Twisted Gift by Melissa Michaels and Henna Taylor (USA)
Where is Happiness by Xiwen Zhang (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short
Kathy by Jonathan Hammond (USA)
Lukewarm by Mitch Yapko (USA)
The Best Man by Joseph Lamb (USA)
The Mask I Wear by Brett Newton (USA)
Thirst Trap by Steve Flavin (USA)
Best Music Video
Artemiev – Rains by Vladimir Galeev (Russia)
Catchpenny Ritz by Haiyang Yu (USA)
Free Fall by Donald McQuade (USA)
Red Eleven: Starry Eyes by Jesse Haaja (Finland)
So Many Divisions: Ya Rahman (“O Beneficient”) by Mohammed Paika (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
Manny Fantasma by Michael Carnick (USA)
Pineapple by Jane Chow (USA)
Speed Dating by Lilton Stewart III (USA)
The Lovers Lyfe by Emmai Alaquiva (USA)
Under The Flowers: Waking the Witch by Richard Wilson (USA)
Best Web and New Media
A Scratch for Every Itch by Maryanne Galvin (USA)
Cellmates by Zane Johnson (USA)
Manny Fantasma by Michael Carnick (USA)
Oh My God! by Ezgi Gundogdu and Farsina Kabir Prithwi (Canada)
Starman by Doug Grean (USA)
Walk With Me by Allan Tsao (USA)
Best Experimental Short
Airplane Mode by Lindsay Roche (USA)
Birth by Andrea Cecconati (Italy)
No No On’nanoko by Kevin Douglas Harris (USA)
Platonic by David Leidy (USA)
The Angels by Atlante Guajardo (USA)
Best Microfilm
Blossom by William Pisciotta (USA)
Casey by Shanrica Evans (USA)
Cotard by Jorge Carvajal (Mexico)
Killer Friends by Peter Calvin (USA)
One Twice a Day by Sofia Streisand (USA)
One Way by Jonathan Munoz (USA)
Best Mobile Short
Cellmates by Zane Johnson (USA)
Come Back, Dad by Yung-Shin Chao (Taiwan)
Puppet by Oleg Loparev (USA)
Uncle Frank’s House: An American Dream by Kathy Drasky (USA)
Windows by Jef Amoranto (USA)
Best Parody Short
A Scratch for Every Itch by Maryanne Galvin (USA)
Chicago Undercover by Mateen Missaghi (Canada)
Love in the 21st Century by Tom Bulpett and Charlie Sturgeon (UK)
Magamammas: The Blanche and Kaley Show by Mervyn Cole (USA)
Of Course God Is An Alien by Rokk Lattanzio (Australia)
Best Student Short
A Land Where Children Play by Alexia Garcia del Rio (USA)
Clouds by Aaron Brewer (USA)
Jane by Wai Lam Cheung (USA)
Porcelain by Sara Prygocki (USA)
Private Barry by Tyler Szuch (USA)
The Cut by Steve Grigdesby (USA)
Best Trailer/Teaser
Like Wolves (USA)
Volkov (USA)
Whiskey Ginger (USA)
Best Short Script
My Week With Maisy by Mark Oxtoby (UK)
Obama’s Dreams of His Literary Father by James Fitzmaurice (UK)
Silicon Caesar by Chuck Griffith (USA)
The Last Breath of Winter by Thomas Scott Holland (Australia)
The Red Jar by Danetta Barney (USA)
The Uncanny Valley by Julia E. Beney (Canada)
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