The following projects (short films, TV & web series, and screenplays) are the finalists of the round of August competing in 66 different categories. These projects were shortlisted from a 32% acceptance rate official selection pool, based on submissions from 22 countries with a total runtime of 58:02:13.

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Best Horror Short

Affliction by Andrew Jackson (USA)

Children of the Night by George A. Velez (USA)

Delivered by Hao (Spike) Li (USA)

Exterminator by Duncan Birmingham (USA)

Lies Inside by Corey Emanuel Jr. (USA)

Little One by Chris Beyrooty and Logan Fields (USA)

Motel 32 by Landon Coats (USA)

Three Kings by Andrew Wong (UK)

Best Gore Short

TBA

Best Sci-Fi Short

Alice by Andrew Ramirez (USA)

ChronoLogic by Rodolfo Rincones (USA)

Perfect Body by Jessica Puppo (France)

River by Emily Skye (USA)

Shadow of the Mandalorian by Kiefer Jenkins and Timothy Lahr (USA)

Best Comedy Short

Ricky by Jon Bershad (USA)

Scenes Before The End of the World by James Cashman (USA)

Stuntbot by Olivia Foa’i (Australia)

The Don by D.A. Franklin (USA)

The Wrong Day by Dan Tudor (Romania)

Best Dark Comedy Short

Beef Stew by David Gantz (USA)

Bittersweet by Max Mir (UK)

Happy Anniversary by Jared Chinigo (USA)

Hard Ground by Samuel E. Mac (Canada)

Limbo by Robert Anderson and J. Markus Anderson (USA)

Neutrals by Jacob Horne (USA)

The Divorcing by Kevin Cappiello (USA)

Track One by Dan Tudor (Romania)

Best Thriller Short

A Secret by Yanqing Chen “Jack” (USA)

Delivered by Hao (Spike) Li (USA)

Fugitive Zero by Joe Lam (USA)

Stay by James M. Del Ponte (USA)

The Hidden Driver by Matthew Levin (USA)

Best Mystery Short

Alone by Glen MItku (USA)

Children of the Night by George A. Velez (USA)

Cultanica by Mitchell Smalenski (USA)

Loop by Yanqing Chen“Jack” (USA)

Milk by Peter Nogueira (USA)

Murder Has Joined the Meeting by Josh Minnie (USA)

Salton City by Gary Hebert (USA)

Setdec & Props: Anthony Skinner by Lalo Dominguez (Guatemala)

Best Crime Short

TBA

Best Film Noir Short

TBA

Best Action Short

Artificial Souldier by Jason Gonzalez (USA)

Guard by Jose Escorcia (USA)

Killing Ray Yamamoto by Blake Jarvis (USA)

Best Adventure Short

TBA

Best Fantasy Short

Artificial Souldier by Jason Gonzalez (USA)

Floaty Flow by Fusako Yamamoto (Japan)

Gaia by Juan Zuloaga Eslait (USA)

Loop by Yanqing Chen“Jack” (USA)

The Caretaker by Aman Adlakha (USA)

The Game by Jack Pochop (USA)

The Story of Sister Eva by Carleigh Newland (USA)

Time Bascule by Di Mainstone (UK)

Best Indie Short

A Dilemma by Sam lam (China)

Johny by TJ Hunter (USA)

Metanoia by Ashley De Grandy (USA)

Miniature Chess by Phil Cheney (USA)

Seagull by Ned Caderni (UK)

The Wrong Day by Dan Tudor (Romania)

Unlucky Number 7 by Adrian McGaw (UK)

When a Black Man Walks Home by Nick Oski (USA)

Best Drama Short

Eclipse by Yoko Chen (China)

Metanoia by Ashley De Grandy (USA)

Ovals: I Dont Want to Love Myself by DC Saxton (USA)

Tailor Shop by Giovanni Pugliese (USA)

The Quiet Shore by Alex Ramirez (USA)

The Weapon. by Sediq Haci Xalid (Iraq)

Unlucky Number 7 by Adrian McGaw (UK)

Valora by Hunter Goetz (USA)

Best Animation Short

2B1 by Nica Petrova (Russia)

A Blue Dwarf’s Tale by Carlo Andrea Conte (USA)

Blackball by Ted Polomis (USA)

Genesis by Philip Page (USA)

Invention In C Major by Richard D Lopez (USA)

One by Vivekanand Palavali (USA)

Paint On Paint # 1 by Vasco Diogo (Portugal)

The King and the Pawn by Caleb Blue (USA)

Best Children Short

TBA

Best Romantic Short

Black Coffee by Vito Lyles (USA)

Elude by Alejandro Santora (USA)

Stay Sane by Hana Wagner (USA)

Best Women Short

Alice by Andrew Ramirez (USA)

My Demons by Amanda Carselind (Sweden)

Recommended Dose by Kristin Cochell (USA)

Stay Sane by Hana Wagner (USA)

The Story of Sister Eva by Carleigh Newland (USA)

Time Bascule by Di Mainstone (UK)

Valora by Hunter Goetz (USA)

Winnetka by Candace Nicole Barnett (USA)

Best LGBTQ Short

TBA

Best Documentary Short

Cartas de Amor a un Torero by Reyes Caballero (Spain)

One by Vivekanand Palavali (USA)

Swipe Left: The Age of Disposable Relationships by Amber Ostergaard (USA)

The Cultivators by Yuzhong Ge (China)

The Magician by Matthew Kaundart (USA)

Threehundredsixtyfive by Yuxuan Hu (Germany)

Tshilobo by Cliff Barrett II (USA)

World Premiere Video – The Music Video that survived after Music Television didn’t by Mike J. Nichols (USA)

Best Experimental Short

Chopsticks by J. Basil (USA)

Consummation by Alberto Martín-Aragón (Spain)

Paint On Paint # 1 by Vasco Diogo (Portugal)

Road to Hades by Freddy Moyano (USA)

The Big No by Mark Quinn (Ireland)

The Past Has Yet To Begin by William Stancik (USA)

Time Bascule by Di Mainstone (UK)

Touch by Ragda Alazizi (Germany)

Best Microfilm

Bunco by Jesse Gasca Garcia (USA)

Covid-19 & Me by Sage Drake (USA)

Orwell’s Debut by Thomas Stachura (Canada)

Road to Hades by Freddy Moyano (USA)

The Don by D.A. Franklin (USA)

The Game Just Got Real by Bellopropello (Switzerland)

The Last Rite by Matthew Ewald (USA)

The Past Has yet To Begin (Interlude) by William Stancik (USA)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot

Confessions by Ernest Serrano (USA)

In the Land of Fruits and Nuts by Krista Prokopchuk (USA)

Limbo by Pat Dortch (USA)

Oz Linked – Episodes 1-6 by Gary Wall (USA)

Strange Tales From The Quarantine by Gary Landry Jr (USA)

Best Web and New Media

Covid-19 & Me by Sage Drake (USA)

Hard R Friday by Greg Lakhan (USA)

Murder Has Joined the Meeting by Josh Minnie (USA)

Sideline Stories – Sports Voices Matter by Dexter Henry (USA)

The Perfect Love by Clyde C Harris (USA)

Best Mobile Short

Beyond Mountains by Robert Giordano (USA)

Bunco by Jesse Gasca Garcia (USA)

Its Here by Michael Davis (USA)

Mom by Polina Ami Kosele (UK)

Nineteen by Jon Tierney (USA)

Slow Dance by Jeanette Gurza Junco (USA)

The Last Rite by Matthew Ewald (USA)

The Woman Doesn’t Exist by Maria Rotger (Spain)

Best Screendance Short

TBA

Best Music Video

TBA

Best Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short

TBA

Best Parody Short

51: After the Raid by Gregory Pricoli (USA)

Flash Drive by Nigel Ball (USA)

The Don by D.A. Franklin (USA)

Best Short Script

101st by Alex Meridy and Kayleb Lee (USA)

A Minor Malfunction by Cheng Yang (USA)

Catch Anything? by John Kearns (USA)

Ends by Timothy Paul Coderre (Canada)

It Takes You by Surprise by John Kearns (USA)

Miss. 45: Lady Vengeance by Raymond Archie Davenport (USA)

Senior Discount’d by Jay Pennington (USA)

The Street Photographer by Jim Norman (USA)

See also: TECHNICAL CATEGORIES: NOMINATIONS OF AUGUST 2020

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