Top Shorts Film Festival

Film of the Month The Kennedy Package - Gage Holle Best Narrative Film The Kennedy Package - Gage Holle Best Comedy Brothers - Stephen Leon Lipscomb Best Sci-Fi The Kennedy Package - Gage Holle Best Inspirational Film Pao. Driven by Passion - Jose Francisco Malave Best AI Film Timberland AI video - Soslan Chekhoev, Alexander Zarshchikov Best Web/TV

Exceptional storytelling requires immense courage, vision, and relentless dedication. As we celebrate the 12th Annual Top Shorts Awards, we are proud to spotlight the creators who redefined what is possible in short cinema this year.

Film of the Month Limit Exceeded - Setareh Samandari, Sargon Yoseph Best Narrative Film Small Town - Rhianna Georgia Morris Best Indie Film A. Silverspoon - ZhuZha Akova Best Drama Flower of Life - V R Bhagat Best Dark Comedy The Family Dirt - Milly-May McLaughlin, Gianni McLaughlin Best Musical/Dance Film POI (Primary Ovarian Insufficiency) - Zoee

Film of the Month Lovebug - Jalaludin Trautmann, David Mahmoudieh Best Narrative Film Headache - Marianne Surzur Best Indie Film A World Class Superpower - Mikael Genachte-Le Bail Best Drama La Última Lluvia - Alexander Rivera Best Comedy A World Class Superpower - Mikael Genachte-Le Bail Best Romance Film Checked Shirt - Bonde Sham Best Parody A W

HEADACHE is one of those rare animated films that feels entirely original from its opening moments. Blending digital cutout animation with live-action imagery, director Marianne Surzur crafts a visually inventive and emotionally resonant journey that explores identity, perception, and the fragile relationship between reality and imagination.

Lovebug Written by David Mahmoudieh Directed by Jalaludin Trautmann & David Mahmoudieh Director of Photography: Jalaludin Trautmann Some films impress with their story. Others impress with their craft.

Written and Directed by Bonde Sham There is a special kind of confidence required to build a romance around what remains unsaid. In Checked Shirt, writer-director Bonde Sham embraces that challenge with remarkable sensitivity, crafting a tender and deeply human story where glances, routines, and small acts of kindness carry more weight than grand d

Film Review: Jesse's Tale Tyler Cunningham’s Jesse’s Tale is a heartfelt and deeply personal animated short that demonstrates the power of honest, sincere storytelling. Through its minimalist 2D animation style and warm narration, the film captures the extraordinary bond between Tyler and his beloved dog, Jesse, with humor, tenderness, and emotiona

Film of the Month When The Moon Goes Down - Trever Riney Best Narrative Film Shadow of the Fighter - Alex Hramakouski, Yaroslav Savchak Best Indie Film HIEROPHANY - Alberto Martín-Aragón Best Drama When The Moon Goes Down - Trever Riney Best Comedy Musical Fears - Rohan Tare Best Horror Never Tell - Morgan Rosenblum Best Experimental Film Witchcraf

Film of the Month Pigmentosa - Sam Zheng Best Narrative Film Blood Will Have Blood - John Kestner Best Indie Film The Harpies - Rogan Lovse, Hallie Ann Jacobson Best Drama Flotsam - Siobhán Mithen Best Horror Pigmentosa - Sam Zheng Best Sci-Fi The First Eternal - Rapsodies, Orso Vesperini, Carole Starcevic, Stéphane Bouquet Best Experimental Film T