International short film festival and live event series based in Los Angeles
A tugboat captain and her daughter risk their lives to evacuate survivors from Lower Manhattan, joining the civilian armada behind the largest maritime rescue operation in history.
Three distinctive films—from a fast-paced Czech action thriller and a rain-soaked German-American mystery to a sharply observed Irish dark comedy—stand out among the June–July 2026 Awards of Excellence at Independent Shorts Awards.
“Star Trek” legend Walter Koenig and “The Bridge” star Sofia Helin bring historical trauma into intimate focus through commanding performances in “Mr. Fleischmann” and “Boatlift 9/11.”
Four award-winning screenplays confront fear, oppression, violence, and social stigma through intimate stories of vulnerability, resistance, and moral courage.
Independent Shorts Awards International Film Festival is proud to announce the award winners for June-July 2026. This month’s selections were
Independent Shorts Awards expands its filmmaker support with FilmVault and Dehancer, offering every monthly Best Short of the Season winner a professional prize package valued at over USD $1,000.
Learn more about the 10 nominees for Best Short of June-July 2026, contenders for the special jury awards of this season. Winners across all competition categories will be officially announced soon.
Directed by Athanasios Ntavlouro (Greece)
Across two separate stories set in Hong Kong and Macau, two men drift through memories of youth, time, and unspoken
After a long day working children’s birthday parties in Vaughan, two party princesses unwind with wine, bestie shenanigans, and a
After a surprise run-in with her third-grade ex, an intern sparks an office debate through the retelling of their encounter,
On Halloween night, a lonely creature known only as the Wolfman escapes the laboratory that has kept him imprisoned for
Sometimes healing feels like a nightmare. When Lilly seeks a fresh start, she’s pulled into an ordeal that feels disturbingly
A 77-year-old first-time filmmaker’s love letter to his wife, documentary photographer Mary Motley Kalergis. Directed by David Kalergis and Abigail