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 53.3% acceptance rate, drawn from submissions across 12 countries, totaling 22:52:28 of runtime, plus short screenplays.
The nominated projects rank within the top 30.1%.
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 October 2026
Best Indie Short
TBA
Best Drama Short
TBA
Best Documentary Short
Echoes Of War by Pial Sarker (Bangladesh)
Los Angeles Is Not Rio: Cinema Between Two Worlds by Vitorya Pez (USA)
Love Thy Neighbor by Isabella Urrutia (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short
TBA
Best Film Noir Short
TBA
Best Thriller Short
TBA
Best Horror Short
TBA
Best Sci-Fi Short
TBA
Best Fantasy Short
TBA
Best Western Short
TBA
Best Animation Short
TBA
Best LGBTQ Short
Sweet Death by Dan Marcus (USA)
The Unfortunate Side Effects of Drinking with a Crippling Want by Steven A. Soria (USA)
The Usual by Adam Guerino (USA)
Best Romantic Short
TBA
Best Experimental Short
TBA
Best Microfilm
Headphones by Yujia Liang (China)
Heaven by Elysa Baino (USA)
Terminus VI by Loic Zimmermann (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
TBA
Best Web and New Media
Bait & Switch by Steven Hillen (USA)
Tale of the Divided Tides – The Beginning by Mattia Simbolotti (Italy)
The Last Harlem Hellfighter by Larry Ulrich (USA)
Best Trailer/Teaser
TBA
Technical Categories: Nominations for October 2026
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