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 50.1% acceptance rate, drawn from submissions across 16 countries, totaling 18:22:08 of runtime, plus short screenplays.
The nominated projects rank within the top 32.2%.
Unlisted categories had no submissions meeting the minimum score threshold.
Categories marked “TBA” had two or fewer projects qualifying for awards consideration. Winners in these categories will be announced together with the rest of the award recipients.
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Technical Categories: Nominations for August 2026
Best Indie Short
TBA
Best Drama Short
TBA
Best Documentary Short
TBA
Best Comedy Short
TBA
Best Dark Comedy Short
TBA
Best Action Short
Asf1xia by Álvaro Benítez (Spain)
Blurrish by Felix Nunez (USA)
Five Stars by Demetrius Joyette (USA)
Best Crime Short
TBA
Best Thriller Short
TBA
Best Horror Short
Anthropomorphic by Yiannis Diassakis (Greece)
Artichoke by Amir Moini (USA)
It’s Not Your Mother by Arsen Muratbayev (Kazakhstan)
Best Sci-Fi Short
Data Not Drama by David Ramer (USA)
Fractured Reality by Joseph Lisa (USA)
Recollection by Bogna Jastak (USA)
Best Fantasy Short
TBA
Best Animation Short
TBA
Best LGBTQ Short
TBA
Best Experimental Short
TBA
Best Microfilm
TBA
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
TBA
Best Trailer/Teaser
TBA
Technical Categories: Nominations for August 2026
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