Categories & Awards
You may submit in one or two of these sections
Main Competition
Whenever you submit a short film under a specific category in the Main Competition, your short will be in competition with other short films from the same category.
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• Best Drama Short
• Best Comedy Short
• Best Horror Short
• Best LGBT Short
• Best Disability Short
• Best Action Short
• Best SCI-FI Short
• Best Animation Short
• Best Documentary Short
• Best Experimental Short
• Best Mobile Short
• Best No Word Short
• Best 1-Minute Short
• Best Student Short
• Best Dance Film
• Best Music Video
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Film Craft Awards
You can submit to compete for a Film Craft Award (FCA). This section recognizes film professionals for their filmmaking achievements.
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• Film Directing
• Cinematography
• Sound Design
• Film Editing
• Original Music Score
• Female Acting
• Male Acting
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Annual Screening
Winners of each category are able to get in the Annual Screening.
Nominees & Winners
All nominees will get our official laurel and winners will get our official laurel and a digital certificate. The results will be announced publicly on this website.
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