Semi-finalists for January 2026

4 Colors by Yang Suho (South Korea)

A Second Chance by Daniel Atzil (Israel)

Bad Day to Be a Golf Ball by Cameron Scussa (USA)

Chubby Einstein by Marten Winters (Netherlands)

Collateral Hunger by Sara Bergamini and Daniele Zucchini (Italy)

Deathpool by Iconfluid (Germany)

Echo of The Mountain by Fengnian Zhao (China)

Emotionally Disturbed Person by Robert Cantu (USA)

Escrow by John P Martinez (USA)

Find Him by Seyun Chung (South Korea)

Grieving by Blanca Rosas (USA)

Grime City by Jude Ramirez (USA)

I Had No Idea She Was A Crossdresser by Tom Lazarus (USA)

Imagine a World Without Pain by Alina Zheng (USA)

Jail Tales by Ori Evans (USA)

Peering into Fate by Xiuhua Chen (China)

Phantominon: Community Service by Nathan Cadelina (USA)

Ripple by Erick Juarez (USA)

Sugar Slate by Lorenzo Patanè and Alessandra Rucco (USA)

Sweet Little Hell by Alberto Martín-Aragón and Julia Doménech (Spain)

Telling Them by Illia Boiko (Ukraine)

The Door by Barış Kuzey Yılmaz (Turkey)

The Last Call by Kevin Reardon (USA)

The Secret Life of Nigel by Alberto Rocco (Portugal)

Toy by Jiayi Li (UK)

Transient Visitor by Zeqian Wang (USA)

Yoga Girl by Kaitlyn Furey (USA)

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