Independent Shorts Awards

Ancipious, a rebel reaper, calls out to Razaphel (Raz) in his dreams.
Directed by Josh Kaukl (USA)

A young couple attempts to rob a diner, ending in a dangerous situation.
Directed by Johnnard Harper (USA)

A modern-day Neo-Noir. Where love, lust, betrayal, violence and murder simmer beneath the surface of an idyllic rural farm.
Directed by Todd Davies (Canada)

A documentary film that tells the story of the battle of the right side in the Iraqi city of Mosul between the Iraqi army and ISIS. Always the start is very special, the sounds very calm for points you can hear your heart beats. But everything changed in moments when the explosion of the improvised explosive device that was exiting in the way of the soldiers and this changed all things. Now the fate of Mosul and the war of the city will be determined.
Directed by Murtadha Al-Musawi (Iraq)

Aviv is an aggressive boy from a normal family. During another family trip – in one moment of sibling violence Aviv first understands the consequences of his violence. The film was shot in the actual places the real events took place.
Directed by Aviv Kaufman (Israel)

Directed by Raquel Chatfield-Taylor (USA)

Mary, who is pregnant with Jesus, decides to get an abortion.
Directed by Rui Niu (China)

An inside look at Ben’s brain on the day he proposes to his girlfriend, Anna. Don’t overthink it…
Directed by Patrick Neff (USA)

After a pivotal romantic encounter at the end of their senior year, two childhood best friends – Maggie and Elena – reflect on the history of their relationship and the impending future of it that hangs in the balance.
Directed by Mackenzie Patrick Flynn (USA)

Marc Orban spent three years in prison. When he gets back to his neighborhood things have stopped. Vincent is gone and Adam works for Hungarian.
Directed by Alexandre Jallali (Belgium)