THE golden list of 2026

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SEMIFINALISTS ANNOUNCEMENT

August 30, 2026

 

2026 SHORT SCREENPLAY QUARTER-FINALISTS

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Michele Love Santoro

BUTCHER

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Alexander Menu

CAVELL

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Mannie Rivera

CHILD SUPPORT

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Francisco de la Calle, Michael Conniff

CROSSROADS PANAMA

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Noelle Brown

DANDELION CHILD

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Patrick Beath

DEAD WRONG

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Lounis Tiar

ERECTUS

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Jessica Pappas, Allison Burnett

FILOTIMO​

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Sara Reshamwala

HOME VIDEO

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Bella Dontine

INK BETWEEN US

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Christopher Jarvis

INTO THE FIRMAMENT

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Sandy Hoffman

MILK & ASH

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Roberta Peña Coindreau

MOM'S CLOSET

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Richard Bruce Stirling

MONTEREY

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Frederik Ehrhardt

MUDSLIDE

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Michael Monteiro

MY YOGA MAT

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Daryelle Chery

PRODIGAL DAUGHTER

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Gloria-Bess Kopilavitch

QUANTUM LEAP

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Linda Rönn

RESULT UNKNOWN

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Rani Nasr

SEVEN OF BOROMBO

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Mari Escobar

SHARED

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Scout Latshaw

SOMETHING LIKE A FRIEND

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Meng Lou Lei

STOP SIGN

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Kyungja Lee

THE COMFORT WOMAN STATUE

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Vihaan Vidur

THE DECEPTION

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Katsiaryna Babaryka

THE DIRECT LINE

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Rebecca Jean-Carroll

THE FAMILY WAY

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Todd J Stein

THE FINAL FIGHT

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Robert Tartell

THE L.A. KID

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Kylie Jowers

THE LAST LAUGH

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Eduard Lim

THE MILVIAN BRIDGE

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Solvan Knell

THE VERTIGO MUST GO ON

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Marc Angelo

THE WHITE SCARF

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Sara Burris Hersh

THE YELLA DELI

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Tallulah Boote Bond

THREEFOLD

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Kevin P Ryan

THROUGH THE GLASS: A VINTAGE RECALLED

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Wenti Wu

WAX APPLE COLOR

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Erin Copen Howard

WE'LL BE SAFE HERE

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Glenn T Harding

WHEN THEY ARE HERE