The following projects — spanning short films, TV & web series, and screenplays — are the finalists for the October season, competing across 65 categories. These works were selected from an official pool with a 53.2% acceptance rate, drawn from submissions across 21 countries, totaling 27:17:26 of runtime, plus short scripts.
The nominated projects rank within the top 36.6%.
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 October 2025
Best Drama Short
Malaal by Abhishek Tata and Chirag Patel (USA)
Mom by Ji Yeon Kim (South Korea)
Second Shift by Jackie Moore (USA)
So Long by Mingfeng Li and Hanzhong Zhang (USA)
Tears Are Part of the Ocean by Ryner Viray (Philippines)
Best Documentary Short
Pulp by Tiffany Dew (USA)
Returning to Olivia by Nikolas Nainoa Langer (USA)
The Moment by Hayden Livesay and Harrison Livesay (USA)
Best Comedy Short
May I Put You On Hold? by Ash Blodgett (USA)
Olives by Nash Mc Reynolds (USA)
Vasoline by Ulas Diniz (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short
TBA
Best Crime Short
TBA
Best Thriller Short
Clocking Out by Joshua Mueller (Germany)
Obscura by Santha Rowles (USA)
Venus by Joey Snyder (USA)
Best Film Noir Short
TBA
Best Mystery Short
TBA
Best Horror Short
TBA
Best Sci-Fi Short
Echo by Victoria Long (Canada)
Ghosts of Things to Come by Germano Sardinha (Sweden)
Nemosyne by Mason Seeley (USA)
Pro by Ray Peng (China)
Sweet Dreams by Gary David Alvarez (USA)
Best Animation Short
Fluff & Furious by Chieh-Chih Liao (USA)
Onion Dog by Michelle Pozen (USA)
The Family Photo by John Norris Ray and Maria Victoria Sanchez (USA)
Best Women Short
Mom by Ji Yeon Kim (South Korea)
Second Shift by Jackie Moore (USA)
So Long by Mingfeng Li and Hanzhong Zhang (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short
TBA
Best Romantic Short
TBA
Best Experimental Short
I Wish I Could Blame It on Someone by Mathilde Brandi (USA)
Renegade by Trevor Black (USA)
The Sleep of Reason by Aleksandr Akhmedov (Kazakhstan)
Best Microfilm
Astroid Woman by Vanessa Nicholson (UK)
Come As You Are by Xiaolin Mai (USA)
Happy Ending by Adrián Rivero (Spain)
Savior by Brev Moss (USA)
Un Artiste Prétentieux (A Pretentious Artist) by Heidi Watson and Adrian Hooke (New Zealand)
Best Music Video
Astroid Woman by Vanessa Nicholson (UK)
My Love by Ilia Noyabrov (Ukraine)
That Thing That Makes You Win by Jeeve Ducornet (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
Nina’s Files by Khrystyna Komarovska and Ardian Maliqi (Ukraine and USA)
Spice Frontier: Escape from Veltegar by Jalil Sadool (USA)
You Had A Bad Day by Renee Vaunhefflyunn (USA)
Best Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short
TBA
Best Parody Short
TBA
Best Short Script
Dick’s Pic by John Kestner (USA)
Echo by Xiaoyi Li (China)
Grave Affair by Seymour Zeynalli (Canada)
Pyrrhic by Nikki Petkopoulos (USA)
R.E.M by John P Martinez (USA)
Technical Categories: Nominations for October 2025
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