February 2026: The Nominees for Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Awards)

A Lasting Place by Juwan Rashaad Howard (USA)

Edgar: Enhanced Data Gathering Analysis Robot by Virginia de Witt (USA)

Enneagram In Movement by Lauren Nicole Reins (USA)

Five Things to Love by Makenna Perkal (USA)

My Friend Sam by Daniel Ryan (USA)

Rise by Jessica J. Rowlands (Zimbabwe)

Swine by Claire Delany (USA)

The Worst Day Ever? by Keegan Connor Tracy (Canada)

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