The following projects (short films, TV & web series, and screenplays) are the finalists of the monthly round of November, competing in 62 different categories.
These projects have been shortlisted from an official selection pool with 43,3% acceptance rate, based on submissions from 20 countries and total runtime of 46:15:09, plus the short scripts.
The nominees are placed in the top 28,4%.
***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
Arcade Moon by William Michael Anderson (USA)
Golden Aster by Michael D’Alessandro Lena (USA)
The Book of Charlie by Paul Zurcher (USA)
The Heirs of Fire by Boris Molinaro (Italy)
The Pleasures of the Damned by James Lawler (Australia)
Best Drama Short
13th & Sunny by Joshua Caldwell (USA)
Fuel by Marc Cleary (USA)
Ram’s Head by Casey Lee Ball (USA)
The Last Chapter Of Life by Shihao Chen (China)
When I Die by Syuen Chia (USA)
Best Student Short
Back to the 8 Count by Cintia de Mita (USA)
Barbie Boy by Remi Gabriel (USA)
Brooklyn by Timur Guseynov (USA)
Digging Your Life by Alex Chen (Taiwan)
Her Nails by Liliana Yawen Yang (USA)
Best Documentary Short
#WAY_LamaTenzing by Alan Rexroth (Germany)
Our Grandparents Hunted Here by Abdel Mandili and Julian Busquets Moura (Netherlands)
Raising Parents by Nick Warring, Riaan du Toit, and Lara Hart (USA)
Seeking Dreams by Heidi Xinyi Li (USA)
Who Is Charlie? by Gabriel Enrique Bravo Camacho (Mexico)
Best Comedy Short
Hashran by Mohammed Alansary and Norah Mansor (Saudi Arabia)
Public Park by Alosha Robinson (USA)
The Advanced Class by Kyle Kouri (USA)
Best Romantic Comedy Short
Aly by Kevin L Lee (USA)
I Don’t by Aubrey Arnason (Canada)
Some Of Us Watch The Sunset, Too by Brigitte Muñoz-Liebowitz (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short
BC Buds by Rudy Frederick Lenz (Canada)
Cherry Pie by Pat Mulderrig (USA)
I’m Not A Robot by Victoria Warmerdam (Netherlands)
Turn Keys by Luke Pearson (UK)
Whiskey, Darling by Danilo Proh (Italy)
Best Action Short
Jules by Tiffany Abney (USA)
The Legend by Arnyl Boie Acaylar Jacalan (Philippines)
Where The Devil Lies by Austin James Lewis (USA)
Best Crime Short
TBA
Best Thriller Short
After Prey by Rilee Kennedy (USA)
Bad Chemistry by Michael Rognlie and EE Tallent (USA)
Esper by Tori Layne (USA)
Best Horror Short
TBA
Best Sci-Fi Short
TBA
Best Fantasy Short
I’m Not A Robot by Victoria Warmerdam (Netherlands)
The Crone by Catherine Kasima Kanda (Poland)
The Stranger by Dawn Brown (USA)
Best Animation Short
Ghost Writer by Jason Joel Lethcoe (USA)
Land of Darkness by Chad Douglas Reininger (USA)
My Beloved by Paolo Franzelletti (Italy)
Rent-A-Hero by Carson Luke Bender and Quinlon Elise Merrin (USA)
The Lonely Life of Lint by Sarah Sklar (USA)
Best Children Short
TBA
Best Women Short
Loganberry Lane: A Book Gets Banned by Cathy Cahlin Ryan (USA)
Snip by Rowan Faris (USA)
The Gender Symphony by Phoebe Hemenway Legere (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short
TBA
Best Microfilm
Five More Minutes by Kristin Skivik (Norway)
Measure of Creation by Ashton Sterling Bingham (USA)
Redlining by Jordan Iobbi (USA)
Self-Care by Essence Moseley (USA)
Smoke Gets In Your Mind by Austin Tsai (Taiwan)
Best Experimental Short
Heat and Love by Michał Kucharski (Poland)
I, Doll by Dasol Jeon (South Korea)
Redlining by Jordan Iobbi (USA)
Self by Katherine Elaine Baxter (USA)
Surface / Composition by Clemens von Wedemeyer (Germany)
Best Screendance Short
TBA
Best Music Video
Bleed by Nico Van Den Berg and Ilana Armida Simone (USA)
Truth Has Many Lies by Annamaria Pinna (USA)
Wait – Jeremy Renner by Evan Hara (USA)
We Are the Descendants by Steven Chesne and Nayip Ramos (USA)
You, Me and The Night – Cat Serrano by Coco Bigles (USA)
Best Web Series & TV Pilot
Gig Work by Max Giraldo (USA)
Land of Darkness by Chad Douglas Reininger (USA)
The Celebrant by Kate Armon and Craig Anthony Smith (Australia)
Best Mobile Short
TBA
Best Parody Short
TBA
Best Short Script
Comic World #101 by Liqi (Leon) Wang (China)
For LiLa by Kaitron Sentrel Bryant (USA)
Meisner by Colin Bowles (USA)
The Club of Motherless Daughters by Savannah Reese Chun (USA)
The Duel by Oscar Montion (USA)
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