Genre Categories: Nominations of October 2024

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

Semi-finalists

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

Semi-finalists

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