The following projects — spanning short films, TV & web series, and screenplays — are the finalists for the December season, competing across 65 categories. These works were selected from an official pool with a 53.1% acceptance rate, drawn from submissions across 21 countries, totaling 29:53:34 of runtime, plus short scripts.
The nominated projects rank within the top 34.2%.
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 December 2025
Best Indie Short
Am Wasser by Claudius von Stolzmann (Austria/Germany)
Ditto by Suresh G (India)
Good-Man by JM Salamone (USA)
Summerville 70 by David Boatwright (USA)
Viv + Eddie by Andi Watson UK)
Best Drama Short
Cane Creek by Josh Coates (USA)
The Boy & The Wolf by Joshua Mueller (Germany)
The Drive by David Arrow (USA)
Best Documentary Short
L.A. Crosse by Liam Edward Gaffney (USA)
The 3100 by Mark Fisher (USA)
The Other Roe by Wendy Eley Jackson (USA)
Best Comedy Short
Gallo: Legend of the Cock Blocker by Anthony Gholson and Azzie Scott (USA)
Magas (Fly) by Ashkan Nasseri (USA)
The Bee by Ben Rejzer (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short
TBA
Best Crime Short
TBA
Best Thriller Short
Our Father by Janelle Christa (USA)
The Donovan Teagans Show by Jaden Shniderman (USA)
The Path To Enigma by Max Gladkov (Netherlands/Russia)
The Possessed (Verkhovensky) by Muslim Sagov (Russia)
You Still See Dead People by Neo Wagner (USA)
Best Film Noir Short
TBA
Best Mystery Short
TBA
Best Horror Short
TBA
Best Sci-Fi Short
One More Day by Toby Griffin (UK)
Tear Vial by Wei Ruo Yu (China)
Tim’s Turbulent Garden by CJ Stanton (USA)
Best Fantasy Short
TBA
Best Animation Short
TBA
Best Women Short
Bolbol by Lucianna Kyriacou (UK)
Nesting by Tema Summerfield (USA)
The Iron Scream by Mida Kagolkina (Spain)
Woman in the Mirror by Luis Oliveira (Switzerland)
Yard Sale by Karmen Dann (USA)
Best Experimental Short
Magas (Fly) by Ashkan Nasseri (USA)
Munchiez by Sascha Lourdes Agenor (USA)
Woman in the Mirror by Luis Oliveira (Switzerland)
Best Microfilm
Closer by Adam Courtney (Australia)
Exodus by Yang Suho (South Korea)
Whisper in the Abyss by Junda Wu (USA)
Best Music Video
I’ll Give You Nothing by Benjamin Hess (USA)
Is Anybody Out There by Susan Mey Lee Lim (Singapore)
Last Waltz In The Moonlight by Szymon Wojtkowiak (Poland)
Best Web and New Media
TBA
Best Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short
TBA
Best Parody Short
Belly Hop by Dave Hill (USA)
Brothers of the Apocalypse by Luke Tatro (USA)
In The Eyes of Flies by Christian Alan (USA)
Best Trailer/Teaser
TBA
Best Short Script
Glove by Ryan Harewood (UK)
Sunday by Rosanne Kang (Canada/USA)
The Deceiving by Joe Rodriguez (USA)
The Last Stop by Sophia Louisa Lee (USA)
The Prenup by Monty McDannald (USA)
Technical Categories: Nominations for December 2025
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