The following projects (short films, TV & web series, and screenplays) are the finalists of the round of February competing in 66 different categories. These projects were shortlisted from a 40,5% acceptance rate official selection pool, based on submissions from 11 countries with a total runtime of 24:10:10.
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Technical Categories: Nominations of February 2021
Best Horror Short
Getaway by Ben Floss (USA)
Hallway by Janet Roston (USA)
Nova by David McAbee (USA)
Reverse Taxidermy by Jimmy Prosser (USA)
Strayed by Sarah Bonrepaux (France)





Best Sci-Fi Short
Ikarus by Shaun Escayg (USA)
Permafrost by Aeryn Lee (USA)
Streamline by Dan Marcus (USA)



Best Comedy Short
Aubergine by Katie Austin (USA)
Meet The Girl by Dennis Ricks (USA)
The Flexed Arm Hang by Findlay Brown (Canada)



Best Dark Comedy Short
Buzz Off by Jonathan Munoz (USA)
Fear Actually by Sassy Mohen (USA)
Palm Swings by Marques Mallare (USA)



Best Thriller Short
Desert Acid Opera by Isaiah Taylor (USA)
FReIGHT by Rob Misleh (USA)
Magda by Dimitris Galatas and Fragkiskos Arapai (Greece)



Best Film Noir Short
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Best Fantasy Short
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Best Adventure Short
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Best Western Short
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Best Indie Short
Clann by Aaron O’Neill (UK)
Escargot by Ren Zheng (China)
Terminus by Tim Seyfert (UK)



Best Drama Short
A Matter Of War by Vahid Azer (Canada)
Hong Kong 1946 by Alex Ngan (Hong Kong)
Zhwan by Kaveh Jahed (Iran)



Best Animation Short
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Best Children Short
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Best Romantic Short
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Best Women Short
Aubergine by Katie Austin (USA)
Poolside by Alex Kinter and Erik Schuessler (USA)
Woven Honor by Clementina Ojie (USA)



Best LGBTQ Short
Palm Swings by Marques Mallare (USA)
Don’t Stay Safe by Christina Franklin (USA)
Pancha Tequila by Frank Reyes y Luis Castillo (Spain)



Best Documentary Short
Benevolent Neglect: A Story About Our Failing Mental Healthcare System by Michael Estrada (USA)
Deliverance: A Women’s Revolt by Ziad Haggag (Egypt)
Driving La Carrera: Rally Brothers by Fernando Cum Marin (USA)
Man With a Broom by Joel Rader, Lydia Leiber, and Caroline Nouhan (USA)
Pancha Tequila by Frank Reyes y Luis Castillo (Spain)





Best Experimental Short
A Moment of Whiteness Just Before… by Johanne Chagnon (Canada)
A Mother’s Soliloquy by Cameron Kostopoulos (USA)
Magdalene by Nicholas Peter Yee (UK)



Best Microfilm
Gatsby Alone by Janet Roston (USA)
Reverse Taxidermy by Jimmy Prosser (USA)
The Image by Farbod Ardebili (USA)



Best Web Series/TV Pilot
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Best Web and New Media
Benevolent Neglect: A Story About Our Failing Mental Healthcare System by Michael Estrada (USA)
Consent: How Rape Culture Affects Teen Development and Relationships by Georgia Sasso (USA)
Pancha Tequila by Frank Reyes y Luis Castillo (Spain)



Best Mobile Short
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Best Screendance Short
A Mother’s Soliloquy by Cameron Kostopoulos (USA)
Gatsby Alone by Janet Roston (USA)
Hallway by Janet Roston (USA)



Best Music Video
TBA
Best Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short
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Best Parody Short
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Best Short Script
A Distant Shore by T.J. Barkwill (USA)
After This by Kaitlyn Clare (USA)
Love and Loneliness in an Advanced Technological Age by Warren Paul Glover (Australia)
Technical Categories: Nominations of February 2021
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