Winter 2025-2026 – Semi-Finalists

A Mother’s Love by Salvador Cartagena (USA)

Act! by Freddy Barouh (USA)

Aethrimus by Jaspreet Singh (India)

After Covid-19 by Haihong Lin (China)

Almost by Masýa Beyond Blackmon (USA)

AM by Alexia Vasiliou (UK)

Ash And Mira by Dan Rathke (USA)

Atlantic Shadows by Kostiantyn Mishchenko and Valeri Zayets (Spain/USA)

Back To Normal by Sam Bhat (Canada)

Bounty Uncharted – Chernow by Michael A Cuomo and Andrea Mitchell (USA)

Bounty Uncharted – Empire of The Atlantic by Jeff Ragovin and Andrea Mitchell (USA)

Cristal, From Fear to Freedom by Stella Franceskides (Mexico/UK)

Dotted Line by Michael Rognlie and EE Tallent (USA)

Espresso by Adlih Alvarado (USA)

Hodoud by Hamdi Khalil Elhusseini and Samar Taher Lulu (Palestine)

Je jouissante… moi non plus by Flâneuse du Mal (UK)

Job Seeker by Joon Han (South Korea)

Muted by Jenna Reilly (USA)

Oakland Strong by David Godinez (USA)

Red by Borja Ros (Spain)

Small Talk by Linda Kampley (USA)

The Arrangement by Riley Scott (USA)

The Enchanting Journey of Love and Cycling by Tianwen Yao (China)

The Marked by RaJeana Price and Michael T. Price (USA)

The Monk Sisters by Richard Bruce Stirling (USA)

The Proposal by Shrijal Thapa and Matthew James Ralph (USA)

The Shame of the Truth by Mike Klug (USA)

The Studio: Live x Lego by William Couig (USA)

Them by Shangcheng Zhao (China)

There is Always Tomorrow by Alessandra Greco (USA)

Theseus by Yang Suho (South Korea)

Varnish & PK: Killers at Large by Rana Wael Belal (Canada)

Viral by John Cooney (USA)

What You Need by Cayce Mell (USA)

Yoga Girl by Kaitlyn Furey (USA)

Winter 2025-2026 Nominations – Genre Competitions

Winter 2025-2026 Nominations – Technical Competitions

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