The following projects — spanning short films, TV & web series, and screenplays — are the finalists for the June season, competing across 65 categories. These works were selected from an official pool with a 50.3% acceptance rate, drawn from submissions across 13 countries, totaling 26:08:11 of runtime, plus short scripts.
The nominated projects rank within the top 41.6%.
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 June 2025
Best Indie Short
Brainstorming by Mohammad Ali AL-Thobaiti (Saudi Arabia)
Crop Duster by Leonid Okhitin (Armenia)
Forward Thinking by Antonio Harper and Abby Burton (USA)
Morph by Bryce Adam Brown and Sydney Broyls (USA)
The Other Place by David Strbik (USA)
Best Drama Short
Forgiving Retribution by Curt Samlaska (USA)
Seeing Zen by Samuel R. Holladay (USA)
Thank You for the Ride, Aileen by JP Pullings (USA)
The Knight by Chris Cameron (USA)
The Mirror by Meimei Liu (USA)
Best Documentary Short
TBA
Best Comedy Short
#ÇaGeth’s by Jerome Jacob (France)
Back To Normal by Sam Bhat (Canada)
Rookie by Ana Rodak and Rene Alexander Rosa (USA)
The Collective by Leon Lane (USA)
Tripped by Robert Motch (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short
Breakups Suck by Ben Arndt (USA)
Carissa Tells It All by Mike Madigan (USA)
Roko Moro by Levon Ohanes Manoukian (USA)
Best Action Short
TBA
Best Crime Short
TBA
Best Thriller Short
A Baleful Reunion by Ishaan Teja (USA)
Ambush by Kenneth King (USA)
Behind The Blackened Heart by Aaron Matthew Lipscomb (USA)
Riding Hood by Dwight Dwayne Mathis (USA)
Thank You for the Ride, Aileen by JP Pullings (USA)
Best Film Noir Short
TBA
Best Horror Short
TBA
Best Sci-Fi Short
Aberrant by Marco Leung (USA)
Do You Have a Minute? by Lachlan Sumner (Australia)
The Night The Sky Fell by Matthew Arkema (USA)
Best Fantasy Short
TBA
Best Animation Short
Delightful Droid by Andy Broadaway and Sakura Viotto (USA)
Homeless Man by Youngin Lee (USA)
Little Hoo Hoo and The Snake by Jiayao Yu (China)
Best Children Short
TBA
Best Women Short
TBA
Best Romantic Short
TBA
Best Experimental Short
TBA
Best Microfilm
TBA
Best Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short
TBA
Best Music Video
TBA
Best Web and New Media
TBA
Best Mobile Short
TBA
Best Short Script
Ambush by Kenneth King (USA)
Seat Covers by John Norris Ray (USA)
Shut One’s Eyes to Alert
Thank You for the Ride, Aileen by JP Pullings (USA)
The Outlet by John Kestner (USA)
Technical Categories: Nominations for June 2025
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