The following projects (short films, TV & web series, and screenplays) are the finalists of the monthly round of September, competing in 62 different categories.
These projects have been shortlisted from an official selection pool with 48,4% acceptance rate, based on submissions from 18 countries and total runtime of 30:05:38, plus the short scripts.
The nominees are placed in the top 37,5%.
***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
Mesa Rats by Marlon Savinelli (USA)
Rooftop by Byung Chan Jang (USA)
Static by Thipika Balakrishnan (Canada)
The Phoenix & The Ashes by Terrance Afer-Anderson (USA)
True Love Is Never Forgotten by Erkan Can (Germany)
Best Drama Short
As We Fall Silent by Brian Quintero (Canada)
Elixir by Marcus Mills (UK)
I Matter by Chris Sato and Peter Lambrinatos (USA)
That Night by Yufei Wang (China)
Zero Days by Wikum Silva (USA)
Best Student Short
Between Dreams by Brynn Daigle (USA)
Boxer by Zane Rizvi-Riemer (USA)
Fondant by Lee Seoyoun (South Korea)
Put To Sleep by Eric C. Yang (USA)
The Banquet of Greed by Hongbo Sun (China)
Best Documentary Short
Coffee Needs People by Cody Hansen (USA)
Dawn Ready by Jennifer Jo Cawley (USA)
El Pulmo by Marcus Kronemeyer and Begona Felix (Mexico)
In The Sky and On The Road by Scott Kennedy (Australia)
The Last of Thatched Huts by Shiyue Qin (China)
Best Comedy Short
Ben & Tony by Sascha Schneider (USA)
I’m Dead, You’re Welcome by Roderick Fenske (USA)
Snooze Air by Joanna Rhambo (USA)
Best Romantic Comedy Short
Promposal by Cassandra Nguyen (Australia)
Show Up by Anisha Sisodia (USA)
The Dating Game by Keith Murphy (Canada)
Best Dark Comedy Short
TBA
Best Action Short
TBA
Best Crime Short
TBA
Best Thriller Short
Home by Sonia Suvélor (France)
Memory by Vasile Rogojan (USA)
Pay Back by Steve Ramsden (UK)
The Mirror by Josh Baker (USA)
Zury by Thyrone Tommy (Canada)
Best Film Noir Short
TBA
Best Mystery Short
Invasion by Arshia Zeinali (Iran)
Level 664 – To Get Rid of Conscience by Gábor Klacsán (Hungary)
The Man Who Reads Faces (얼굴 읽는 남자) by Jung Joo Yohan Lee (South Korea)
Best Horror Short
TBA
Best Sci-Fi Short
TBA
Best Fantasy Short
TBA
Best Western Short
TBA
Best Animation Short
Elephant Tracks by Joshua Martin (USA)
Illusions of Grandeur by Gwynne Duchene (USA)
My Turn! by Isabelle Maria Tumboimbela and Daisha Lin Sherman (USA)
Purgatory by Vanessa Ng and Zechariah Teo (Singapore)
VanTongerloo’s Dream by Seth Swirsky (USA)
Best Children Short
Buddy by Yeonwoo Kim (USA)
The Leprechaun and the Rainbow by Leonard I. Eckhaus (USA)
VanTongerloo’s Dream by Seth Swirsky (USA)
Best Women Short
Adam & Eva by Priscilla Emprechtinger (USA)
Butterfly Wings by Carin Smolinski (Canada)
Trance by Samira Uchôa and Mia Shimon (Brazil)
Best LGBTQ Short
TBA
Best Microfilm
Cry Like a Guy by Anthony Rubinstein (UK)
Game Over by Jake Webber (USA)
The Untranslatable Forest by Ivan Miguel and Andy Camou (USA)
Today I Fell in Love by Jesse Foy (USA)
Uncaged by Jay Richardson (USA)
Best Experimental Short
Here After (미래) by Min Yeong Kwak (South Korea)
I Don’t Love My Mother by Gerard Cuq (France)
Stephan’s Computer Parts by Ari Miller (USA)
Best Screendance Short
TBA
Best Music Video
Alone In My Dreams by John Frost (USA)
One by Brice Blanloeil (USA)
Sky Fashion – Ozone by Eduard Vladimirovich Krakov, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Menshchikova, Natalya Maslova, and Anatoly Nechaev (Russia)
Best Web Series & TV Pilot
Alicia & Jerome – Season II by Diana Atai (USA)
One For The Team by Rain Valdez (USA)
The Others by Ali Roberts (USA)
Best Web and New Media
TBA
Best Mobile Short
TBA
Best Parody Short
TBA
Best Trailer/Teaser
TBA
Best Short Script
Best of Times by Jim Norman (USA)
Flip the Script by Steph France (USA)
My Yoga Mat by Michael Monteiro (USA)
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