
GRAND WINNERS 2026
FILMS & MUSIC
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
MOTHERS
DIRECTED BY CHOUKRI ROUHA (FRANCE)
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM
WHAT NOW?
DIRECTED BY JOCELYN FORGUES (CANADA)
BEST INDIE FEATURE (LOW BUDGET)
RAGING MIDLIFE
DIRECTED BY ROB TAYLOR (UNITED STATES)
BEST INDIE SHORT (LOW BUDGET)
GREED
DIRECTED BY ALVARO PRUNEDA (CHILE)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
CHRONICLES OF THE INCONVENIENT TRUTH
DIRECTED BY KALOIAN NIKOLOV (BULGARIA)
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
DEKHA KYA?
DIRECTED BY ADITYA BHASIN (INDIA)
BEST HUMANITARIAN FILM (SHORT)
WHAT WE CARRIED
DIRECTED BY CAROLINA PEREIRA (STATE OF PALESTINE)
BEST HUMANITARIAN FILM (FEATURE)
VIA DOLOROSA: THE PATH OF SORROWS
DIRECTED BY AMIRA KHALIL HANANIA (STATE OF PALESTINE)
BEST SOCIAL JUSTICE (SHORT)
VIGILANTE
DIRECTED BY OTTO BATHURST (UNITED KINGDOM)
BEST SOCIAL JUSTICE (FEATURE)
VINDICATION TO VICTORY
DIRECTED BY MATTHEW BRUNDIGE (UNITED STATES)
BEST HUMAN RIGHTS FILM
AWIN
DIRECTED BY BEHROOZ BAGHERI (IRAN)
BEST LGBTQ FILM
JAMEELA
DIRECTED BY ZAINAB MALIK, MINA ISABELLA JAFRIMALIK (PAKISTAN)
BEST SUPER SHORT FILM
MONSIEUR FIGARO
DIRECTED BY SARAH BENHAMMOU-LIONNARD (FRANCE)
BEST ANIMATION FILM
WAR BEAR
DIRECTED BY DAVID MEIGH, JOSE ALMEIDA (BRAZIL, UNITED KINGDOM)
BEST ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FILM
OG PRIME
DIRECTED BY STEFFAN BUSSER (UNITED STATES)
BEST CAUSE-DRIVEN FILM
IT'S NOT JUST A RIDE HOME
DIRECTED BY CALEB HANSEN, KATHRYN MCCLAIN, MICHAELA CALLIE, REEGEN PRICE (CANADA)
BEST DIRECTOR FEATURE FILM
BRIAN KING
FOR X-COMMUNICADO (CANADA)
BEST DIRECTOR SHORT FILM
HARRISON ELLIS
FOR THE RIPPER (UNITED STATES)
BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR SHORT FILM
THE EMERALD PURSE
DIRECTED BY KIMBERLY OLSEN (SOUTH AFRICA, UNITED STATES)
BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR FEATURE FILM
HAE SUN HONG
FOR WELCOME TO VEGAS (UNITED STATES)
BEST DIRECTOR INDIE SHORT
YARD SALEING
DIRECTED BY TOM LOGAN (UNITED STATES)
BEST DIRECTOR INDIE FEATURE
JEAN-MICHEL DELPHIN LOUTOBY
FOR LES FRACTURES INVISIBLES (FRANCE)
BEST DIRECTOR OF THE FUTURE
DAVE RAJKUMAR, TIMOTHY JOSHUA MOUA
FOR THE DEADMAN'S PLAYGROUND (UNITED STATES)
BEST FUTURIST FILMMAKER
DONGHUN LEE
FOR SERVANTS IN DISGUISE (SOUTH KOREA)
BEST DIRECTOR DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
GOUTHAM SHANKAR
FOR MASAI MARA: KINGDOM OF THE WILD (INDIA)
BEST DIRECTOR DOCUMENTARY SHORT
EVIE JOY
FOR LOVE. [NONFICTION] - EPISODE ONE: SOULMATES. (UNITED STATES)
BEST FIRST TIME FILMMAKER (SHORT)
LINA MARIE DICONTI
FOR GLOOM (GERMANY)
BEST FIRST TIME FILMMAKER (FEATURE)
TIM JAMES BROWN
FOR MODEM (UNITED KINGDOM)
BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER
EMILIE LOWE
FOR WHERE DEAD THINGS GROW (AUSTRALIA)
BEST DIRECTOR SUPER SHORT FILM
ALASTAIR ROMÃNO
FOR ANGELIC LIGHT (GREECE)
BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURE FILM
CÉCILE BECQUERELLE
FOR MAGDALA (FRANCE)
BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURE FILM
PIERRE-PAUL ALAIN
FOR WHAT NOW? (CANADA)
BEST ACTRESS IN A SHORT FILM
LÍVIA GAUDENCIO
FOR WHERE ARE YOU NOW? (BRAZIL)
BEST ACTOR IN A SHORT FILM
ZACH CLIFFORD
FOR WHERE DEAD THINGS GROW (AUSTRALIA)
BEST ACTOR OF THE FUTURE
ADRIEN GELAY
FOR COME BACK (BELGIUM)
BEST ACTRESS OF THE FUTURE
KATY ANN MAPLESDEN
FOR THE RED BOOK (CYPRUS)
BEST YOUNG ACTOR IN A SHORT FILM
JASIEM HAMAD IBRAHIM
FOR FROM YOU TO YOU (KUWAIT)
BEST ACTING DUO
ELIANA MANVATI, JOHN CAMPANILE
FOR BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT (ITALY, UNITED STATES)
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
WILL ROBERTS, CURT LAMBERT, MANUELA SCHNEIDER, BRIANNA YOUNG
FOR THE SEAMSTRESS (UNITED STATES)
BEST ACTRESS IN AN INDIE FILM
SERAPHINE HARLEY
FOR MAN EATER (AUSTRALIA)
BEST ACTOR IN AN INDIE FILM
ANDREW STEEL
FOR MELODIES OF THE ABYSS (AUSTRALIA)
BEST STUDENT FILM
TILL DEATH DO US PART
DIRECTED BY ZARIASH KADYRBEKOVA (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)
BEST HEALTH FILM
THE CALL
DIRECTED BY LAURA BOYD OWEN, CHARLES ENGLISH (UNITED STATES)
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL FEATURE FILM
RISEN
DIRECTED BY MOE MASOUDI (CANADA)
BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL FILM
SACRIFICE
DIRECTED BY GIOVANNI LODIGIANI (UNITED STATES)
BEST ENVIRONMENTAL FILM
THE LAST SUN
DIRECTED BY NIGEL CANEPA, ORLANDO CHARVETTO (GIBRALTAR)
BEST NATURE/WILDLIFE FILM
THE RIVER AT THE BOTTOM OF MY GARDEN
DIRECTED BY GUILLAUME MAZILLE (FRANCE)
BEST DANCE FILM
ROOMS
DIRECTED BY LEVI ELIZAGA (UNITED STATES)
BEST PHILOSOPHICAL FILM
LA JESUS
DIRECTED BY RICHARD DAVID CHARLES BODDINGTON (CANADA)
BEST DARK COMEDY
CENTAURS
DIRECTED BY STELLA MICHAEL (UNITED KINGDOM)
BEST WEIRD/WTF FILM
THE APPLICATION
DIRECTED BY JOEY BROOKS (UNITED STATES)
BEST HORROR FILM
WHO GOES THERE?
DIRECTED BY GAGE LOONEY (UNITED STATES)
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
YOU ARE A BEETLE CARVED EXQUISITE FROM MY COFFEETABLE
DIRECTED BY HARRY ROSS (UNITED STATES)
BEST FILM NOIR
GUNS IN PARADISE
DIRECTED BY JAMES BOSS (UNITED STATES)
BEST FILM ON DISABILITY
THE GIFT OF A SECOND WIND
DIRECTED BY LAURENT ETCHAMENDY (FRANCE)
BEST HISTORICAL FILM
SKIRITES TH ELEITE FORCE OF KING LEONIDAS
DIRECTED BY SPIROS GEORGE FREN (GREECE)
BEST METAVERSE
DSL COLLECTION
BY DOMINIQUE LEVY, SYLVAIN LEVY (FRANCE)
BEST WEB/TV PILOT
ETHEL & ERNIE
DIRECTED BY JULIA WACKENHEIM (UNITED STATES)
BEST WEB/TV SERIES
THE RED BOX
DIRECTED BY IKE MCKRIS ONYEKWERE (UNITED STATES)
BEST MOBILE PHONE FILM (SHORT)
THE LAST REHEARSAL
DIRECTED BY J. V. FERNANDES (BRAZIL)
BEST FASHION FILM
ROSE TORRENTE, MA VIE EN HAUTE COUTURE
DIRECTED BY ALON ASSOULINE (FRANCE)
BEST INSPIRATIONAL FILM
WHO KNOWS OSCAR THE CLOWN
DIRECTED BY JOHN CHARLES GERALD (UNITED STATES)
BEST FAMILY/CHILDREN FILM
SECRETS OF WICKENSBURG
DIRECTED BY RICHARD DAVID CHARLES BODDINGTON (CANADA)
BEST DRAMA FILM
SCARS ON SHADOW
DIRECTED BY JAYSON LIEW (MALAYSIA)
BEST EDITING
MAKENNA BUHLER
FOR LOVE & GOLD (UNITED STATES)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
MICHEAL STREET
FOR REAR DESERT (UNITED STATES)
BEST SOUND DESIGN
PROPELLER STUDIOS INC.
FOR X-COMMUNICADO (CANADA)
BEST ASIAN FILM
CAUSE-AND-EFFECT TRANSMIGRATION
DIRECTED BY ZHAO YOUSHEN (CHINA)
BEST AFRICAN FILM
BEYOND THE GENOCIDE
DIRECTED BY ZION SULAIMAN MUKASA MATOVU (RWANDA, UGANDA)
BEST INDIGENOUS / NATIVE PEOPLES FILM
AKABABURU: EXPRESSION OF ASTONISHMENT
DIRECTED BY IRATI DOJURA LANDA YAGARÍ (COLOMBIA)
BEST AMERICAN FILM
THE VANISHING OF DOLORES WULFF
DIRECTED BY PAUL SADOWSKI (UNITED STATES)
BEST INDIAN FILM
DEKHA KYA?
DIRECTED BY ADITYA BHASIN (INDIA)
BEST BLACK CULTURE FILM
A BOY NAMED BOBBY
DIRECTED BY ADEDAPO AKISANYA (UNITED STATES)
BEST EUROPEAN FILM
MY DEAREST MOTHER
DIRECTED BY MICHAEL BONELLO GHIO (MALTA)
BEST FOREIGN FILM
IMA
DIRECTED BY SMART EDIKAN (NIGERIA)
BEST FRENCH FILM
YOU'LL BE A MAN, MY SON
DIRECTED BY YESSIN CHOUAIB (FRANCE)
BEST OCEANIAN FILM
CORALS LAST STAND
DIRECTED BY JANE HAMMOND (AUSTRALIA)
BEST ARABIC FILM
NUSEIRAT 274
DIRECTED BY OBADA ALBAGHDADI (QATAR)
BEST JEWISH FILM
THE ONE MAN SHOW
DIRECTED BY HAGGAR SHOVAL (ISRAEL)
BEST LATINO / HISPANIC FILM
DELIRIUM
DIRECTED BY ALEXIS HERNÁNDEZ PEÑA (MEXICO)
BEST COMPOSER OF THE FUTURE
RODRIGO VOLPONI
FOR WARAO OF THE WATERS (BRAZIL)
BEST SOUNDTRACK
MIRANDA TAN & HAYDEN THOMPSON
FOR LOVE & GOLD (UNITED STATES)
BEST VARIETY SINGER
ANNA KHANINA
FOR I'M BACK (UKRAINE)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
EMMA EVELEIN
FOR BORN INTO YOU (NETHERLANDS)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
AMERICA, I CAN'T BREATHE
BY MARVIA JEAN BROOKS, "JON-JOHN" ROBINSON (UNITED STATES)
BEST MUSIC STORYTELLING
BOY SCIENTIST
BY SUSAN LIM, CHRISTINA TEENZ TAN, RON J. DANZIGER, MANU MARTIN, TOM BALL (SINGAPORE)
BEST EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC
INVISIBLE ATTRACTION
DIRECTED BY YANG ZHANG (UNITED STATES)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
DRIVE YOU LIKE A CADILLAC
DIRECTED BY RYAN MAW, SACHA CARLSON, SKYLER POILEY (UNITED STATES)
BEST SONG
FROM THE WATER
BY AJEET (UNITED STATES)
PRIX DU PUBLIC 2026
COME BACK
DIRECTED BY IRINA VELEZ CRESPO, DAVID GELAY, MOSTAFA BELBACHA (BELGIUM)
SCRIPTS
BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
THE LINGUIST
WRITTEN BY MAGGIE TSAVARIS (UNITED STATES)
BEST SHORT SCRIPT
SERVED
WRITTEN BY JOHN NORRIS RAY (UNITED STATES)
BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT
OPERATION VENDETTA
WRITTEN BY AMIR SULTAN COLE (UNITED STATES)
BEST WOMEN SCRIPT
LUPAE
WRITTEN BY EDRIS CAIGE (UNITED STATES)
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL SCRIPT
DARE TO DREAM
WRITTEN BY SARAH J. ACKROYD (UNITED KINGDOM)
BEST TRUE STORY SCRIPT
MYTHOMANIA
WRITTEN BY NICK JONES (UNITED STATES)
BEST DARK COMEDY SCRIPT
VAMPAW
WRITTEN BY DAVID JUNG NELSON (UNITED STATES)
BEST COMEDY SCRIPT
ONE OF THE GUYS
WRITTEN BY ANDREW BREEN (UNITED STATES)
BEST DRAMA SCRIPT
BRIGHTON ROAD
WRITTEN BY RACHEL WALSH-WILLIAMS (UNITED KINGDOM)
BEST ACTION SCRIPT
HYPOGÉE
WRITTEN BY VINCENT LOUIS CLERGUE (FRANCE)
BEST THRILLER SCRIPT
WHERE NAMES FALL SILENT
WRITTEN BY FABRICE SEYDOUX (FRANCE)
BEST SCI-FI SCRIPT
HUMAN ELEMENT
WRITTEN BY DARIUSZ KRASZEWSKI (POLAND)
BEST FANTASY SCRIPT
CUPID'S KILL LIST
WRITTEN BY AURELIE BERTOUT (FRANCE)
BEST ANIMATION SCRIPT
THE HALL OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS
WRITTEN BY ASIA CHARICE SCHMIDT (UNITED STATES)
BEST FAMILY/CHILDREN SCRIPT
WINGS
WRITTEN BY MAJA PAVIC (CROATIA)
BEST SOCIAL JUSTICE SCRIPT
THE 28TH AMENDMENT
WRITTEN BY NADER SALEM (UNITED STATES)
BEST LGBTQ SCRIPT
IT'S NOT YOU
WRITTEN BY TANNER HANEY (UNITED STATES)
BEST INSPIRATIONAL SCRIPT
CHOSEN ANYWAY
WRITTEN BY RINAD BSHARAT (UNITED STATES)
BEST TELEVISION SCRIPT
THE VELINSK EXPERIMENT
WRITTEN BY MARIANA SALVATI (UNITED STATES)
BEST SERIES PILOT SCRIPT
BAD THERAPIST
WRITTEN BY MELISSA STENGER (UNITED STATES)
BEST ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SCRIPT
ALEX
WRITTEN BY NICK HALAVINS (UNITED STATES)
BEST 1ST TIME SCREENWRITER (FEATURE)
DESPERATE COVENANT
WRITTEN BY IRINA TORIAN (UNITED STATES)
BEST 1ST TIME SCREENWRITER (SHORT)
HYUNWOO JO
FOR THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN (UNITED STATES)
BEST STUDENT SCREENWRITER (SHORT)
WARREN CAMP
FOR THE FELIX TAPES (UNITED STATES)
BEST SCREENWRITER OF THE FUTURE
SAMUEL HIORNS
FOR NEW TOWN (UNITED KINGDOM)




