Los Angeles International Short Film Festival
March 2026’s Awards of Excellence highlight two distinct voices: one bold and transgressive, the other intimate and emotionally grounded, each pushing storytelling in a different direction.
From emotional repression to generational trauma, five distinctive scripts showcase strong formal control and character-driven storytelling.
Independent Shorts Awards is proud to announce the award winners for March 2026. This month’s selections were chosen from a
Learn more about the 6 nominees for Best Short of March 2026, contenders for the special jury awards of this season. Winners across all competition categories will be officially announced soon.
It’s an end of the world… and Sean wants to write a book. He doesn’t know why or how, but
After midnight, a boy discovers an icy creature in his freezer that scavenges and reshapes discarded scraps into fragile forms.
Written by Sara Reshamwala
Two hype-beast “Park Boys” explore the joys of the park and all that the park has to offer, as they
Malik, a former NFL free safety whose career ended in injury, has quietly rebuilt his life, teaching middle school literature
After an STI diagnosis derails her confidence, a young woman spirals through a series of increasingly chaotic and humiliating events:
Too often relegated to the background of an imaginary world historically shaped and dominated by men, the Rodeo Cowgirl here
A poetic AI-created film about love and hope quietly buried beneath the ruins of war — yet still alive, still
A cinematic AI-generated emotional music video exploring resilience, compassion, and the invisible bonds that unite people in times of struggle.The
A grieving bus driver’s day goes from mundane to miraculous. Directed by Maureen Griffin (USA)