The following projects (short films, TV & web series, and screenplays) are the finalists of the monthly season of January, competing in 65 different categories. These works were shortlisted from an official selection pool with acceptance rate of 37,2%, based on submissions from 18 countries with total runtime of 27:08:12, plus the short scripts.
The nominations are placed in the top 28,7%.
***Categories not listed have no submissions meeting the requirements, namely with minimum scores to make the cut***
***Categories TBA have 2 or less projects with scores for the awards’ cut. The award winner(s) announcement for these categories is done along with the award winners of all of the other categories***
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Technical Categories: Nominations of January 2024
Best Indie Short
A Boring Dystopia by Matte Kranz (USA)
Forevertown by Oona Garthwaite (USA)
Ruby’s Dad by David Tschan (USA)
The Handbag by Marion H von Loewenstern (Germany)
The Last Cowboy by Jacob Hightower (USA)





Best Drama Short
Driving There by Marlaina Smith (USA)
I Matter by Chris Sato and Peter Lambrinatos (USA)
Lines by Sara Werner (USA)



Best Documentary Short
#WAY_Aurelio by Alan Rexroth (Germany)
Rising by Daeun Kim (USA)
Seeking Macondo by Bin Tan (China)



Best Romantic Short
Please Don’t Lick The Psychedelic Toad by Matthew Pelton (USA)
Ships Passing by Ramiro Quezada (USA)
Thandi Bayara by Sidh Bhoj (India)



Best Comedy Short
Fools of Crisis by Cedric Low (Malaysia)
The Body of Christ by Alex Stene (USA)
The Last Cowboy by Jacob Hightower (USA)



Best Dark Comedy Short
Alone by Carey L Jones (USA)
Love, Death and Taxidermy by Jesse Holland (USA)
Rancho Mirage by Thomas Peck (USA)



Best Action Short
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Best Crime Short
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Best Film Noir Short
Between The Ocean And The Snow by Peder Thomas Pedersen and Heine Kaarsbjerg (Denmark)
Halter by Gianluca Giordimaina (UK)
Losing Faith by Allan Wasserman (USA)



Best Mystery Short
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Best Thriller Short
Cerebellum by Erik Bergamini (USA)
Time Restorer by Sun Yu (China)
Time to Kill by Zachary Padgett (USA)



Best Horror Short
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Best Sci-Fi Short
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Best Fantasy Short
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Best Western Short
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Best Children Short
Am I a Painter? (Czy jestem malarzem?) by Michał Kucharski (Poland)
BirdBrains, Inc. by Big Howl (USA)
Bunny-Man & Co. Ep. 1: Enter The Hype League by Henry Black (USA)



Best Women Short
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Best LGBTQ Short
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Best Experimental Short
Assisted Therapy by Marië Ramos (UK)
Schwellenangst by Katya Scott (USA)
Transcendent by Janelle Christa (USA)



Best Microfilm
Echoes by Zane (Canada)
Finder’s Fee by Trevor Meyer (Canada)
Under Cover by Guillaume Arnoulet (New Zealand)



Best Screendance Short
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Best Music Video
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Best Web Series/TV Pilot
Culinary Quest With Chef Joe – Chapter 1: Shipwrecked by Jessie Sanchez (USA)
Hollywoo by Tommy Jay Dwyer and Joseph Anthony Marcello (USA)
Lines by Sara Werner (USA)
Lucille by Kane Richard Blust and Candace Green Blust (USA)
Nightworks Episode 5 – Bird Ideas by Jonathan Nolan (Australia)





Best Web and New Media
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Best Parody Short
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Best Trailer/Teaser
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Best Short Script
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Technical Categories: Nominations of January 2024
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