The following projects — spanning short films, TV & web series, and screenplays — are the finalists for the August season, competing across 65 categories. These works were selected from an official pool with a 49.4% acceptance rate, drawn from submissions across 15 countries, totaling 25:17:43 of runtime, plus short scripts.
The nominated projects rank within the top 34.9%.
Categories not listed have no submissions meeting the minimum score requirements.
Categories marked “TBA” have two or fewer qualifying projects. Winners in these categories will be announced alongside the award recipients for all other categories.
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Technical Categories: Nominations for August 2025
Best Indie Short
At The Mercy Of Faith by Andrew Arguello (USA)
Dreamer by Juan Javier “Javo” Aguirre (USA)
If Only by Wesley Reid (Netherlands)
Macbeth in Compton by Page Kennedy (USA)
The Daughter’s Choice by Huimin Dong (China)
Best Drama Short
TBA
Best Documentary Short
An Intentional Life by Jessica Mirolla (USA)
Casting Dreams by LT Weese and Alek Sabin (USA)
Echoes of the Mountain Singer by Grace Wan Tong Xie (China)
Jaliya – A Storytelling of Jali Kunda by Timothy Francisco Lima (Portugal)
Resqueue by Radu Nastasia (Romania)
Best Comedy Short
TBA
Best Dark Comedy Short
Headhunter by Spike Curtis (UK)
Jerry the Ginger Eater by Connor Storrie (USA)
Magdalene’s Total Home Cleaning by Jon Ollom (USA)
Best Crime Short
TBA
Best Thriller Short
Dilemma by Trevan Jay Hiatt (USA)
Solus by Tommy Jay Dwyer (USA)
The Hole by Daniel Gómez Múgica (Spain)
Best Horror Short
TBA
Best Gore Short
TBA
Best Sci-Fi Short
TBA
Best Western Short
TBA
Best Animation Short
TBA
Best Women Short
TBA
Best LGBTQ Short
TBA
Best Romantic Short
TBA
Best Experimental Short
TBA
Best Microfilm
Lady Henze by Eduardo Cantón Torres (USA)
Liar’s Debt by Justin Sorvillo (USA)
The Ick by Michael Rognlie (USA)
Best Music Video
TBA
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
TBA
Best Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short
TBA
Best Trailer/Teaser
TBA
Best Short Script
Alien Camcorder by L Corey Hood (USA)
Cool Headed Girl by Lisa Isaacson (USA)
Melancholy by Cody Carlston (USA)
Snow Leopard by Andre Dae Kim (Canada)
You Fuckin’ Bitch by Daniel Edwin Doble (USA)
Technical Categories: Nominations for August 2025
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