The following projects (short films, TV & web series, and screenplays) are the finalists of the monthly season of October, competing in 65 different categories. These works have been shortlisted from an official selection pool with acceptance rate of 41,3%, based on submissions from 13 countries with total runtime of 26:52:42, plus the short scripts.
The nominations are placed in the top 33,8%.
***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 October 2024
Best Indie Short
A Backpack by Jakob Leifer Ravnemose (Denmark)
Baron Munchausen (Karl) by Ilia Noyabrov (Ukraine)
Möbius by Yao Xiao (China)
Peepal by Ganesh Hanmantrao Chowgule (India)
True Love Is Never Forgotten by Erkan Can (Germany)





Best Drama Short
Grace by Aldo Widjaya (USA)
Noteworthy by Michele Labrucherie and Johnny Fregosi (USA)
Static by Thipika Balakrishnan (Canada)
Stuck in Muskogee by PJ Sosko (USA)
You Are Special by Ilia Noyabrov (Ukraine)





Best Documentary Short
Echoes of the Water by Rongyu Zhou (China)
Grillo – Break the Cycle by Dima Puchkarev (USA)
More Than A Test: The Rise of the Unsilenced Movement by Shelby Smith (USA)
The Combatant by Joseph Braude (USA)
Within the Mountains by Jiasen Yang and Mohan Yang (China)





Best Romantic Short
TBA
Best Comedy Short
Some Of Us Watch The Sunset, Too by Brigitte Muñoz-Liebowitz (USA)
Tears of Futility by Daniel Milligan (Canada)
The Debate by Todd Bruno (USA)



Best Dark Comedy Short
Baron Munchausen (Karl) by Ilia Noyabrov (Ukraine)
Viaticum by Derek Frey (USA)
Youth is Wasted on the Young by Josh Cromarty-Bradford (Canada)



Best Action Short
TBA
Best Crime Short
TBA
Best Film Noir Short
Jane by Kelby Thwaits (USA)
The Flight of Ulick Underhill by Stephen Pierce (UK)
Whisper in the Shadows by Michael Parks (Singapore)



Best Thriller Short
After Prey by Lindsay Folkes, Megan Kennedy, Matthew Bly, and Rilee Kennedy (USA)
Memory by Vasile Rogojan (USA)
Sunny Afternoon by John Field Brown (USA)



Best Mystery Short
TBA
Best Horror Short
TBA
Best Sci-Fi Short
Just For Now by Just For Now (USA)
The Flight of Ulick Underhill by Stephen Pierce (UK)
The Silver Lining by Mikey Altoft (UK)



Best Fantasy Short
TBA
Best Animation Short
Her Beauty Life by Shen Ran (USA)
Mindy’s Nightmare by Jeff Blyth (USA)
The Sex Slave by Joseph Braude (USA)



Best Children Short
TBA
Best Women Short
TBA
Best LGBTQ Short
TBA
Best Experimental Short
An Exam’s Journey by Carl Bengtsson (Sweden)
Moksha by Sheel Yerneni (USA)
Mother & Son: About the First Stage of Psychological Healing by Du Bingpu (China)
Subterranean Spirits by Hillary Carlip (USA)
Umbral Cloak by Cade Savage Schwartz (USA)





Best Microfilm
Behind the Walls by Jia Rui Gan (China)
Goldfish (金鱼) by Zhenyi He (China)
We Gon’be Alright by Wuyue Gao (China)



Best Music Video
TBA
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
TBA
Best Mobile Short
TBA
Best Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short
TBA
Best Short Script
Helping Hands by Terry Luke Podnar (USA)
Iron & Ash by Sophia Lee (USA)
Small Talk by Linda Kampley (USA)
The Age of the Empath by Steve Brown (USA)
Waking Conundrum: Part 2 by Dale Loon (Canada)
Technical Categories: Nominations of October 2024
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