2026 Official Selection: Thriller – Short Program: Shorts Block 10 · Sat, Aug 22, 2026 · 9:20 PM Director(s): Sophiane AFROUN Writer(s): Sophiane AFROUN Language: French Runtime: 15m Country: France World Premiere Synopsis: Sonia, a quiet woman with an unremarkable life, is assaulted one night on the train. The shock leaves her silent, but something …

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2026 Official Selection: Screenplay – Screenplay – Pilot/Series Ceremony: Screenplay Awards Ceremony · Sat, Aug 22, 2026 · 6:00 PM Writer(s): Matthew E. May Language: English Country: Not Specified Visit this Official Selection’s Instagram → Visit the official website → When the LAPD dismisses her uncle’s death as a suicide, a determined nurse in 1899 …

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2026 Official Selection: Screenplay – Screenplay – Pilot/Series Ceremony: Screenplay Awards Ceremony · Sat, Aug 22, 2026 · 6:00 PM Not many are brave enough to fight the mysterious cryptids that haunt the United States–except one woman down on her luck. Writer(s): Leah Donato Language: English Country: Not Specified A stubborn and determined woman sets …

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2026 Official Selection: Screenplay – Screenplay – Short Film Ceremony: Screenplay Awards Ceremony · Sat, Aug 22, 2026 · 6:00 PM After a skeptical investigative reporter covers a Hollywood cult that claims to predict its members’ deaths, a trail of gruesome “coincidences” forces her toward the very certainty Writer(s): Matt Moeller Language: English Country: Not …

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2026 Official Selection: Drama – Short (under 20 mins), Thriller – Short Program: Shorts Block 15 · Sun, Aug 23, 2026 · 6:00 PM Director(s): Calvin Ghaznavi Writer(s): Amanda Ross Producer(s): Neela Gerayli, Devyn Wong Key Cast: Lara Hunter, Timothy V. Murphy, Ashley Alva Language: English Runtime: 8m Country: United States Synopsis: In the dead …

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