The Line Up

Yearly:

• Animation
• Cinematography
• Design
• Direction
• Editing
• Music
• Performance
• Visual Effects
• Writing

Monthly:

• August: Realism
• Best Character Study
• Best Cross-Cultural Narrative
• Best Cultural Documentary
• Best Depiction of Daily Life
• Best Environmental Story
• Best Existential Short
• Best Inciting Incident
• Best Narrative Based on True Events
• Best Natural Performance
• Best Nonlinear Storytelling
• Best Portrayal of Mental Health
• Best Realism Film
• Best Rollercoaster Experience
• Best Story of Healing
• Best Surrealism
• Best Twist
• Best Under-Represented Story
• Best Unreliable Narrator
• Best Use of Native Language
• March: Voices of the World
• Most Emotionally Raw Moment
• November: The Human Condition
• September: Down the Rabbit Hole

Zones:

• Adventure
• Fantasy
• History
• Realism
• Spirituality