Late Bloomer
Directed by Tomas Lin (Taiwan)
Bleak Little Number
On a bitter December night in a rural town, a bartender’s carefully guarded solitude is interrupted by a spirited young
German Psychological Thriller “Hallo Johann” Named Best Short of September 2026 at Indie Short Fest
Joshua Mueller’s “Hallo Johann,” a German psychological thriller blending memory loss, emotional trauma, and dark comedy, is named Best Short of September 2026 at Indie Short Fest.
“Stolen Reins,” “The Third Dream,” and “What Remains of Calico Hill” Receive the September 2026 Awards of Excellence
Three distinctive films explore grief and supernatural folklore, political repression and the manipulation of memory, and the enduring legacy of wartime trauma across generations in the September 2026 Awards of Excellence.
Screenplay Competition of September 2026
Five distinctive screenplays explore technological manipulation, personal autonomy, religious exploitation, family bonds, grief, and the fragility of memory across the September 2026 competition.
Indie Short Fest Announces September 2026 Award Winners
We are pleased to unveil the award winners of September 2026 edition. The full list is presented below in two
Maybe Just Tonight
A girl and a boy find each other every few years to spend a night together walking around their home
Off The Record
4 young college students retell the last night they ever saw their classmate. They have no idea what happened after
Skiagraphia
Haunted by the disappearance of his granddaughter eight years earlier, an aging grandfather returns to the frozen Icelandic wilderness to
Models
Directed by ShengJie Luo