August 2021 Monthly Winners
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
ON SHIFT
Directed by April Clayton
(AUSTRALIA)
BEST COMEDY SHORT
PETE’S VALVE
Directed by Katy-May Hudson
(USA)
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
MALCOLM HARSLETT
Directed by Ben Raschella
(AUSTRALIA)
BEST DRAMA SHORT
INCIDENT AT SCHOOL
Directed by Jacob Thomas Pilgaard
(DENMARK)
BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT
PASSION
Directed by Parisa Zandbaf
(IRAN)
BEST HORROR SHORT
NEGATIVES
Directed by Jimmy Gannon
(AUSTRALIA)
BEST SCIFI SHORT
KAIROS, QUALITATIVE TIME
Directed by Carlos Scasso
(SPAIN)
BEST STUDENT SHORT
PRESQUE VU
Directed by Hannah Cabalse
(AUSTRALIA)
BEST TRAILER
BLACK MAIL
Directed by Obi Emenloye
(CANADA)
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY
BACHATA
Written by Arsi Nami
(USA)
BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY
FOR THE METHOD
Written by Les Zig
(AUSTRALIA)
BEST WEB SERIES
LITTLE DIVA RISING
Directed by Les Zig
(AUSTRALIA)
August 2021 Monthly Finalists
A Long Road Ahead | Written by Bernhard Riedhammer (GERMANY)
Ain’t It Fun | Directed by Tayla Ring, Seth Griffiths-Kemp, Maia Jorgensen, Tahlia Miller, Julien Lilly-Howe, and Michael Shashko (AUSTRALIA) 
Baron the Bold | Written by Patrick Gamble (AUSTRALIA)
Imposter Syndrome | Directed by Caitlin Barlow (AUSTRALIA)
James | Directed by Lucy Collins (USA)
Mr Yang’s Redemption | Written by Ivan Hexter (AUSTRALIA)
Mute | Directed by Sapan Bamrah (AUSTRALIA)
Ripples | Directed by Vicky Wanless (AUSTRALIA)
Saboteur | Directed by Ricardo Chacur (BRAZIL)
Seven Times | Directed by Ashlee Jensen (AUSTRALIA) 
The Curse of Minotum The Forgotten God | Directed by Amir Kamyabi (IRAN)
The Other Side of Paradise | Directed by Les Zig (AUSTRALIA)
Ye Shaam Mastaani – This Enchanting Evening | Directed by Sangeeta Agrawal (INDIA/USA)
August 2021 Monthly Semi-Finalists
Beholder | Written by Marc Hughan Barrett (AUSTRALIA)
Coffee Lover | Directed by Sam Sungmin Lee (AUSTRALIA)
Dieabolical | Directed by Ray Brady (UK)
Golden Margarite | Directed by Keren Sofi Karasik (ISRAEL)
Matrixfication | Directed by Melanie Belmonte (SPAIN)
Perfectionism | Directed by Zac McDonnell (AUSTRALIA)
Real World | Directed by Mathew Panayiotou (AUSTRALIA)
Run | Directed by Emily Prior (AUSTRALIA)
TarGay | Directed by Rachel Garlin (USA)
Sabotage | Directed by Lilli McGahan (AUSTRALIA)
Sidewalk Chalk | Written by Joan Marie Philo (USA)
So You Wanna Be an Actor | Directed by Rachel Handler and Catriona Rubenis-Stevens (USA)
Swingers | Directed by Harvard John (UK)
Teaching Chef: 21 Years of Journey in Naples | Directed by Nitin Kumar A L (USA)
The Innocent | Directed by Mike McDougall (INDONESIA)
The Trashboy | Directed by Salim El Turk (LEBANON)
Thriving on the Spectrum | Directed by Scott Michael Klumb (USA)
Volume II: “Psyche in the temple of Love” | Directed by Mason Hubbard (AUSTRALIA)
