VERTICAL SHORTS CHALLENGE
2026 FINALISTS

Presenting the finalists for the 2026 Vertical Shorts Challenge!

The Jury are adjudicating these finalists and the winner of the challenge will receive a Golden Moose Award during the Awards Ceremony on Saturday, February 28.

As Always.

by Dawson Thingvold

Birthday Boy

by Zach Bilinsky, Olivia Epp, Amy Hameluck, Kieran Kasha, Giovana Nabarrete, and Bella Petrovitch

Daily Doodles

by Logan Mainil

Humanity

by Pantea Kiani

The Warehouse

by Haven Szakacs and Hayden Holmen

Vertical Taipei

by Lee Chambers

WARM STATIC

by Evelina Kniazeva and Taegan O'Bertos

What Should We Watch?

by Christine King and Edward King

You’re Invited

by Sarah Hartmann