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February 2026’s Short Script Competition winners—“Unverified,” “Monterey,” “The Fortieth Death,” and “12 Minutes”—present four thought-provoking stories examining digital influence, nostalgia, moral fate, and the quiet loss of authority.

A striking and darkly funny short, “How to Rebury Your Friend” follows two men on a simple reburial mission in rural China, only to find grief turning into a negotiation, and loyalty tested by forces far bigger than themselves.

January 2026’s Award of Excellence winners—“Breaking the Tide,” “Dog’s Life,” and “Kukuk: A Romani Soul Unbroken”—showcase three distinct cinematic voices, united by craft, ambition, and emotional impact.

Five standout short scripts explore the modern anxieties of love, power, survival, and identity: from AI-driven confession traps and corporate extraction to post-war trauma, predatory cycles, and dark domestic obsession.

At a present-day family seder, a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor is pulled into vivid musical visions of her past in Nazi camps, transforming memory, trauma, and survival into an act of defiant hope.

“Mom Is Here” and “Where The Shadows Wait” explore cinema’s emotional extremes, affirming short filmmaking as a space for empathy, risk, and human connection.

Five standout screenplays, five distinct worlds: from wartime conscience and youthful desire to algorithmic paranoia, supernatural faith, and love reclaimed at life’s edge.