Finalists: September 2025
25 by Jesus A Nunez (USA)
A Soft Catch by Samirah Bisht (USA)
Agape by Alessio Petrillo (San Marino)
Bra Top by Akiko Matsumoto (USA)
City of Visions by Joslyn Rose Lyons (USA)
Come Walk With Me by James Carey (USA)
Cringe by Mevlüt ?ahin and Berk Ergün (Turkey)
Death Valley by Einari Oramo (Finland)
Dick’s Pic by John Kestner (USA)
Do Something by Luke Tobin Spain and Paulina Hernandez (USA)
Drowning in Sickness by Jane Box (USA)
Exile by Leevi Heino Einari Oramo (Estonia)
Food Lies by Luis Luyando and Willy Martin (USA)
Gasoline by Edward Horsky (Germany)
Ghuspethiya – The Intruder by Dheeraj Bhatnagar (India)
Gold or Life by Gladys Vantard (France)
Heal avec Delphine by Delphine Breyne (USA)
Hello Again by Irene Shao (China)
I’ll Be Here, Where You Won’t Need Me by Jesse Reyes (USA)
I’m Sorry by Deanna Morris (USA)
La Vela by Alejandro Delgadillo (USA)
Le Monde by Mohammad Salah Bakri (Palestine)
Let Me In by Anastasia Aleksandrova (Indonesia)
Life is Prickly by Diane Sherry (USA)
Like & Follow by Oliver Melendez (USA)
Limbo by Robert Fowler (USA)
Lipstick Grunge by Frank J. Dion (USA)
Manchester 24 Hour Run Against Homelessness by Gigi Shum (UK)
Mirrors by C. F. Frank (USA)
Non-Binary Counts (in studio sessions) by E Lockleis (USA)
One in Two by David Izekor (UK)
Pizza Day by Brian Padilla (USA)
Remains by Daiki Takeuchi (Japan)
Return to Hockessin No. 107C by Alexander Roy Arcturus Newman (USA)
Return to My Blue by Yuta Noguchi (Japan)
Room For One by Nicolas Cruz Dauzier (USA)
Served by John Norris Ray (USA)
Snow Leopard by Andre Dae Kim (USA)
Switchback by Ernie Berger (USA)
That Thing That Makes You Win by Jeeve Ducornet (USA)
The Pit by Yizhang Jin (USA)
The Secret Behind Hollywood Premieres by Robbie Filios and Davan Firinn
Until We Meet Again by Darrel Pullie (USA)
Version 55 by Yixiang Wang and Enqi Qi (China)
Vinespiration by Stephen John Vineburg (USA)
Violet by Brandon Rozo (USA)
Why Do I by Jeeve Ducornet (USA)
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