Posted by The following 8 projects are the highest-rated films of the September 2026 season and remain in contention for Best Short of the Season and the seasonal Special Jury Awards.
The Best Short of the Season winner receives a professional prize package valued at over USD $1,000, including a complimentary FilmVault DCP package for a future project of up to 40 minutes and a one-year Dehancer Pro subscription.
Behind the Curtain by Elena Vives (Colombia)
Child of the Rogue by Taz F. Stark (USA)
Homonculus by Elisa Bardoux (France)
How to Make a Film by Guillaume Dionnet (France)
Paradiso by Enrico Mastracchi Manes (Italy/Mexico/USA)
Somewhere over the Winter by Ronald Zee (China)
Split Mica by Isabel Tafoya, Joseline Mendoza, and Row Särkelä-Bassett (USA)
The Third Dream by Mohammadhossein Nikzad (Iran)
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