Genre Categories: Nominations of December 2020

The following projects (short films, TV & web series, and screenplays) are the finalists of the round of November competing in 66 different categories. These projects were shortlisted from a 34,1% acceptance rate official selection pool, based on submissions from 20 countries with a total runtime of 58:33:52.

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Technical Categories: Nominations of December 2020

Semi-finalists

Best Horror Short

Another Found Footage Film by Drake Dalgleish (USA)

Crock Pot by Ty Jones (USA)

Invasion by Jialei Li (USA)

Parched by Charles Mesa (USA)

The Devil’s Harvest by Robert Dee (UK)

Best Sci-Fi Short

TBA

Best Comedy Short

8 Daves A Week by Philip Zimmerman (USA)

Fairview by Sam Clark (USA)

Harmonia Solid by Jake Hart (USA)

Lessons From My Mother by Aurora Jimenez (USA)

Open Mic by Harrison Thomas (USA)

Sandy and the Common Creature by Declan O’Byrne-Inglis (Australia)

Tribe: The Untold Story of the Making of Vice Cops by Manuel Alejandro Vargas (USA)

What Do We Do? by Roderick Fenske (USA)

Best Dark Comedy Short

Causes by Ed Vela (USA)

Dance Hit by Marco Deufemia (Canada)

Eridiati – Different Type of Vampire by Charli Brown (USA)

Mr. D’s Makeover by Alfred Morris Williams (USA)

The Greatest Horror Film Ever Made by Brandon Jordan (USA)

Best Thriller Short

Checkmate by Marcel Flock and Budbong (Germany)

Confess by Sha’quil Reeves (USA)

Kandi Kids by Sandu Negrea (USA)

The Perfect Candidate by Tiffany Melia and Johnny Earley (USA)

The Showdown by Alex Zea (USA)

Best Mystery Short

Almost. by Elena C. Lockleis (USA)

Berenice by Hannah Eakin (USA)

Paradox by Preetham Tiwari (India)

Perception by Kedrick Parham (USA)

Something Sweet To Settle Your Stomach by Olivia Lovito (USA)

Best Crime Short

TBA

Best Film Noir Short

Fools by Jimmy Prosser (USA)

Ties That Bind by Matthew James Taylor (UK)

True America by Dashia Imperiale (USA)

Best Fantasy Short

TBA

Best Action Short

Gunther by Ryan Rowley (USA)

Prisoner by Amit Dhuga (Canada)

The Politeness of Kings by Saifi Haroun (France)

Best Adventure Short

TBA

Best Western Short

TBA

Best Indie Short

Brides of Jesus by Joe Bartone and Jose Zambrano Cassella (USA)

Furthest From by Kyung Sok Kim (USA)

Lessons From My Mother by Aurora Jimenez (USA)

Rifle by Qi Zhu (USA)

See You Again by Keishi Kondo (Japan)

The Mentor by Andrew C. Ramirez (USA)

Until by Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon (USA)

With New Eyes by George Leontakianakos (Greece)

Best Drama Short

Far From Abroad by Hyung-Guhn “Hugo” Yi (Germany)

Genesis by Maria Luísa Cotta (Brazil)

Life… by Mirlande Amazan (USA)

Mary Mary Quite Contrary by TinNgai Chan (USA)

On a Whim by Asya Nikolaeva (Ukraine)

The Dark Year by Lingge Dong (UK)

Wailing by Charley Parker (USA)

What Tiger Wishes by Chris T.W. Anderson (USA)

Best Animation Short

0000E8 by Yana Pan (USA)

Ashes Of Tyranny by Alan Rosenfeld (Canada)

The Ghost Writer Show – The Call of Cthulhu by Carlos Dohrn (Brazil)

The Incredibly Short Life of Peter Panties by Daniel Abril (USA)

The Last Step by Stanislav Matveev (Austria)

Best Children Short

TBA

Best Romantic Short

Fools by Jimmy Prosser (USA)

Suddenly Single in the Suburbs by Denise Parella and Eric Francis Melaragni (USA)

Summer of Hearts by J. Davis Harvill (USA)

Until by Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon (USA)

When She Flies by Daniel M. Rodriguez (USA)

Best Women Short

Almost. by Elena C. Lockleis (USA)

Come and Go by Atefeh Kheirabadi and Mehrad Sepahnia (Germany)

Everything’s Fine by Audre Smikle (USA)

My Bed by Lauren Vroegindewey (USA)

My Perfection by Susie Sparkes (Australia)

Satiety by Anna Rust (UK)

The Sexy Six: A Story of Lifelong Friendship by Kathy Drasky (USA)

The Trouble With Sugar & Spice by Joshua Nelson (USA)

Best LGBTQ Short

Butterfly by Mengge Qin (UK)

Jack and Anna by Ksenia Ivanova (USA)

Love is Always Losing by Michael L.D. Lena (USA)

Best Documentary Short

Hearts and Stripes by Sorin Pavelesco (Canada)

I Survived by Chance by Orwa Alahmad (Syria)

Lady Lash by Rochelle Humphrey (Australia)

Life Without Limits by Antonia Salter (UK)

Misha by Victor Sumenkov (Hope) (Russia)

PNW Indy Wrestling Spotlight by ShanzDev and Marc LeCuyer (USA)

The Sexy Six: A Story of Lifelong Friendship by Kathy Drasky (USA)

Together – 6 Feet Apart by Jay Paris (USA)

Best Experimental Short

A Walk in the Forest by Johanne Chagnon (Canada)

Elevation Zero by Raed Barance and Anthony Bravo (USA)

I Was Born Not Knowing by Joe Ferry (USA)

My Bed by Lauren Vroegindewey (USA)

Pneuma by Eyal Ben Simon (Israel)

Second Surface by Amanda E.K. and Jesse Livingston (USA)

Something Sweet To Settle Your Stomach by Olivia Lovito (USA)

The Church Up Peaky Road by Arthur James (USA)

Best Microfilm

Anna & Luter by T.R.E. Nue (UK)

Checkmate by Marcel Flock and Budbong (Germany)

Dance Hit by Marco Deufemia (Canada)

Paradox by Preetham Tiwari (India)

Sanctum by Joud AlAmri (USA)

St. Honoré by Yotam Laor (Israel)

What Do We Do? by Roderick Fenske (USA)

With Me? by Nick Muhlbach (USA)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot

Stephie With A Why by Mirra Kardonne (USA)

Suddenly Single in the Suburbs by Denise Parella and Eric Francis Melaragni (USA)

The Ghost Writer Show – The Call of Cthulhu by Carlos Dohrn (Brazil)

Best Web and New Media

Another Found Footage Film by Drake Dalgleish (USA)

Jakinta by Bettina Gracias (UK)

The Way We Are by Donald Li (China)

Best Mobile Short

Fools by Jimmy Prosser (USA)

In Plane English by Brian Plonka (USA)

Second Surface by Amanda E.K. and Jesse Livingston (USA)

Three Calls by Luiza Galina, Cissa Tarasconi, Joe Zumba, and William Stancik (USA)

Until by Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon (USA)

Best Music Video

Connect – A Creative Response During Lockdown by Steve Mortimer (UK)

Disarmed by Khalid Abdulqaadir (USA)

Ghost by Manuel Alejandro Vargas (USA)

Infected by Alfonso Moreno (Spain)

Insomniac by Cristian Balint (Romania)

Pröwess: Let It Ride by Scott Roby (USA)

Skin Deep by Petey McGee and Suli4Q (USA)

Tomorrow by Shaun Parker (Australia)

Best Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short

Asfa’s Got Talent – The Lost Season by John Manzelli (USA)

Fairview by Sam Clark (USA)

PNW Indy Wrestling Spotlight by ShanzDev and Marc LeCuyer (USA)

The Way We Are by Donald Li (China)

Unstoppable by Joud AlAmri (United Arab Emirates)

Best Parody Short

Benjamin by William Stancik (USA)

Movie Man by Alfred Morris Williams (USA)

Mr Big by Steve Bowker (Australia)

Best Short Script

Life After Oblivion by Tommy Anderson (USA)

Severed Ties by Frank Mancuso (USA)

Weapon of Choices – The Making Of; kinda’ sorta’, not really, what the f is a pandemic? by Lawrence Whitener (USA)

Technical Categories: Nominations of December 2020

Semi-finalists

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