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AUDIENCE VOTING RESULTS

Film Title
Voter Name
Total Range
THE YELLOW BALLOON
Alevtina Alaya
8.5
KITEZH
სოფო კარასოლი
8.5
KITEZH
Alejandro Rüdin
8.3
ECHO POINT
Catherine Davis
8.3
THE YELLOW BALLOON
Jenna Hannah
8.8
ECHO POINT
Christoph Beck
7.2
THE YELLOW BALLOON
Karen Japaridze
7.3
THE YELLOW BALLOON
Haruko
7
A CUT ABOVE
Altynai Kana
8.5
4:15
Henry Garcia
5.5
BTS
Neko L.
7.7
RED ESCAPE
Ei Kay
8.5
A CUT ABOVE
Olivia G.
5.3
SCARECROW
John A.
5.7
THE YELLOW BALLOON
Dave S.
5.2
SCARECROW
Clair R.
5
4:15
Clair R.
7.3
THE YELLOW BALLOON
Catherine Davis
8.3
KITEZH
Elle W.
7.2
THE YELLOW BALLOON
Steven Meroni
8.8
CALL OF CAVERNS
Harper Gagné
8.8
BTS
Bo N.
8.7
ECHO POINT
Jj Jj
5.3
ECHO POINT
Ajay Alan
8.5
SCARECROW
Eric B.
7.7
CALL OF CAVERNS
Nino
5.5
THE YELLOW BALLOON
Anny Anna
8.5
RED ESCAPE
Karen
8.7
KITEZH
Nino
8.3
CALL OF CAVERNS
სოფო კარასოლი
8.7
BTS
John J.
8.5
CALL OF CAVERNS
Stéphan Marcheggiani
7.2
4:15
Eric B.
8.5
4:15
Oakley B.
5.2
A CUT ABOVE
sexy
5.5
A CUT ABOVE
Hanna D.
8.5
ECHO POINT
Alexander Martin
8.7
THE YELLOW BALLOON
Ursula P.
8.7
RED ESCAPE
Alfredo Gaitanaros
8.5
RED ESCAPE
Esmeralda M.
7.3
THE YELLOW BALLOON
Nilesh Schifano
8.5
BTS
Altijana M.
5.2
A CUT ABOVE
John A.
8.2
RED ESCAPE
sexy
8.7
ECHO POINT
Rafael G.
8.2
SCARECROW
Kaleb
8.7
A CUT ABOVE
Oakley B.
8.5
RED ESCAPE
Daniel Cuervo
8.2
THE YELLOW BALLOON
Horacio
8.5
4:15
Olivia G.
8.2
SCARECROW
Bo N
8.5
4:15
Bo N
8.5
THE YELLOW BALLOON
Juan Carlos Garcia Sanchez
5.2
4:15
Hanna D.
8.3
CALL OF CAVERNS
Canis Lupus
7.5
4:15
Marco Quilez
7.7
BTS
Eric B.
8.3
CALL OF CAVERNS
Marie Meroni
8.7
A CUT ABOVE
David Jilla
7.8
4:15
Sean W
7
CALL OF CAVERNS
María Hamwan
5.2
CALL OF CAVERNS
Sally
8.5
A CUT ABOVE
Daniele A.
8.8
BTS
Christopher Terry F
8.3
RED ESCAPE
Brian D.E.
8.3
CALL OF CAVERNS
Terry C
7.3
SCARECROW
John J.
7.3
THE YELLOW BALLOON
Jose g
8.7
A CUT ABOVE
Joongmin Chen
8.8
BTS
John Acosta
7.2
4:15
Neko Luca
6.8
SCARECROW
Christopher Terry F
8.2
RED ESCAPE
Olivia G.
7.5
BTS
Clair R.
8.5
CALL OF CAVERNS
Karen D.
8.7
SCARECROW
Neko L.
7.3
CALL OF CAVERNS
Ava R.
8.3
KITEZH
Terry C.
7
4:15
Kaleb M.
8.7
KITEZH
Indigo S.
8.5
A CUT ABOVE
Harlin L.
8.8
KITEZH
Karen D.
5.3
RED ESCAPE
John A.
8.3
BTS
Jose P.
8.5
ECHO POINT
Evan M.
null
SCARECROW
Altijana M.
8.5
BTS
Henry G.
8.7

REVIEWS

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THE YELLOW BALLOON

The killer balloon gimmick wears thin far too quickly. The screenplay lacks disciplined comedic timing, and the repetitive running through the trees suffers from loose editing. As for me, an amusing cult idea that fails to sustain a full runtime.

Juan Carlos Garcia Sanchez

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CALL OF CAVERNS

Incredible subterranean creature horror!

Ursula P.

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CALL OF CAVERNS

The monster action is undeniably cool, but without deeper emotional attachment to the lead, the suspense is muted. Visually appealing, but leaves little emotional resonance once the screen fades.

Nino

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ECHO POINT

A strong, emotionally grounded drama where genre horror merely serves as an envelope for a devastating family tragedy. The lead actor portraying Sawyer Miller captures the quiet grief of an abandoned son piecing together his estranged father's ghost through scattered artifacts, audio logs, and that haunting posthumous letter: "Yours in the dark, William Miller". The deeper he digs into the estate, the more horrifying the paternal legacy becomes. That quiet shot of Sawyer staring up through the canopy carries genuine existential weight.

Catherine Davis

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ECHO POINT

A gripping slow-burn investigative mystery where routine estate settlement gradually descends into paranormal dread. Love it and appreciate the creators!

Ajay Alan

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THE YELLOW BALLOON

Yeakkkk!! The ultimate midnight festival movie to watch with a packed theater and a cold drink!!

Steven Meroni

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KITEZH

Narrative momentum drags slightly when the frantic pursuit halts for philosophical exposition on the rowboat.

Elle Welle

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THE YELLOW BALLOON

A wild, stylish ride with standout practical gore. However, a couple of the extended comedic gags in the midsection overstayed their welcome. Trimming a few minutes of the juvenile banter around Seth's anatomy would have yielded a much leaner thriller.

Haruko Hero

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KITEZH

Awesome short! Not so scary but very interesting!

Donatella Domingo

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BTS

It feels dated and preachy

Donatella Domingo

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BTS

A quintessential midnight horror short!

Eric Balls

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BTS

A stunning film! An incredibly cool and highly relevant project—an attempt to awaken critical thinking and conscious perception of information in people in today's world! Laughing through tears. Watched in a single breath. Thank you!A cool film, interesting in places, tense and scary in parts. But it feels somewhat underdeveloped both in terms of plot and imagery. Overall, not bad. Thank you!

Live Screenings Attendee

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KITEZH

An unexpected film. Very beautiful, sharp, and atmospheric. It grabs your attention and holds it throughout. But I didn't understand anything. There are so many symbols, hints, phrases, and images that my head is filled with confusion and bewilderment about what it's actually about. It's as if the silt has risen from the bottom, and there is clearly something in this murkiness, but what exactly it is remains unclear. Thank you!

Live Screenings Attendee

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RED ESCAPE

A very unusual film. A classic bloody horror framed by a real historical nightmare with the ideology of family values. A bit dragged out in places, but vivid, tense, and interesting. Thank you!

Live Screenings Attendee

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RED ESCAPE

Highly predictable and derivative.

Hanna D.

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BTS

Genuinely creepy and impactful! I love the idea.

Leo Antsiferov

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BTS

Incredibly stylish visual presentation, but the supernatural mythology behind Clickety Media and the entity Oriens needed more room to breathe. I desperately wanted deeper lore on who these women truly are and why they are tethered to the abandoned Atemtown site. This premise belongs in a full feature!

John A

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KITEZH

Magnificent cinematography! The stark contrast between the misty lake, the flaming skull manifestation, and the silent, sunlit underwater abyss makes the supernatural dread feel physically tangible. Excellent work guys!

John A

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BTS

Well. The devil no longer arrives with parchment and quill. They offer algorithmic reach, follower counts and viral stardom! Ava willingly walks toward her doom, intoxicated by the rising heart counter. Creepy, stylish, and horrifyingly authentic!

Kaleb

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SCARECROW

Beautiful art style, but the narrative lacks genuine surprises. Right from the frantic prologue, you know with certainty that the buried ritual demon will claim the farmer. Visually delightful, but narratively predictable.

John A

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CALL OF CAVERNS

Great creature effects and dynamic animation, though the narrative beats follow fairly standard rescue mission tropes. Still, the visual intensity and the desperate final confrontation more than compensate for the straightforward plot.

Tom Kauss

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SCARECROW

It actually captures true agrarian dread with remarkable restraint. Lean, atmospheric, and genuinely spooky!

Donatella Domingo

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A CUT ABOVE

Brilliant, brutal and terrifyingly accurate intersection of labor exploitation and visceral workplace slasher horror!

Altynai K

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4:15

We have seen this exact bedside sleep-paralysis demon concept rehashed across micro-budget YouTube shorts dozens of times. Technically well-made, but sorely lacks a unique creative hook to stand out from the pack.

Henry Prieto

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CALL OF CAVERNS

Technically impressive 3D!

María U.

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A CUT ABOVE

The film pivots too hastily from intelligent economic satire into generic grindhouse slaughter.

Karen

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SCARECROW

The pacing is far too sluggish for an animated short. Gorgeous static paintings of cornfields cannot make up for the fact that tangible dramatic action occupies barely three minutes. An evocative postcard, but thin storytelling...

Clair R

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KITEZH

Excellent workd for an independent short! The sheer production value and costume detailing are astounding

Sally L.

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4:15

If you strip away the deafening sound spikes, the residual suspense feels surprisingly thin.

Oakley B.

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KITEZH

So maazing! Visually hypnotic from the very first frame. The blinding pillar of fire emerging between stone tablets in the woods, paired with the underwater sequence where the wounded guard sinks past the golden domes of the submerged city, is pure cinematic poetry.

Nino

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