Winners October 2026 – World Film Festival in Cannes

BEST ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FILM
THREAD
BY YUBIN KIM
(SOUTH KOREA)

BEST BLACK & WHITE FILM
THE VALLEY AT DUSK
BY WITOLD LUCJAN GRĘDA
(NETHERLANDS, POLAND)

BEST DANCE FILM
BUTTERFLY
BY ZIQING WANG
(CHINA)

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
CONFETTI STAR-ION: THE NASA COSI & COSMIC RHAPSODY INITIATIVE
BY JOHN TOMSICK, SUSAN LIM
(UNITED STATES)

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
MINUYÁ
BY TATA MAKAREVICH
(KAZAKHSTAN)

BEST FAMILY/CHILDREN FILM
SEAT COVERS
BY JOHN NORRIS RAY, MARIA VICTORIA SANCHEZ
(UNITED STATES)

BEST FOREIGN FILM
GAUTHALI
BY KAPIL RIJAL
(NEPAL)

BEST HEALTH FILM
CANCER-SOUL
BY TILO WONDOLLEK
(SWITZERLAND)

BEST INDIE SHORT (LOW BUDGET)
HIDE & SEEK
BY RAAJ RAAHI
(UNITED STATES)

BEST LGBTQ FILM
THE BLACKEST RAINBOW
BY MOJTABA DARBANDI
(IRAN)

BEST MOBILE PHONE FILM (SHORT)
MY DREAMS, THE REALITY OF THE SURREAL
BY ROAR NIELSEN WESTTORP
(NORWAY)

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
ELLE DANSE (SHE DANCES)
BY JÉRÉMIE GRAVEL
(CANADA)

BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM
KALA PANI
BY MUHMMAD KAMRAN
(PAKISTAN)

BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
GOLDEN MOMENTS
BY ANDRES DI BONO
(UNITED STATES)

BEST SOCIAL JUSTICE (SHORT)
THE TRIP
BY ROMARICO CIBRIAN
(MEXICO)

BEST STUDENT FILM
CYCLE
BY JUSTIN XU
(CANADA)

BEST SUPER SHORT FILM
SEAT COVERS
BY JOHN NORRIS RAY, MARIA VICTORIA SANCHEZ
(UNITED STATES)

BEST THRILLER/SUSPENSE FILM
MAYOOKHA
BY SHREE TEJ SK
(INDIA)

BEST TRAILER
DOORMAN
BY KATHERINE LANE
(UNITED STATES)

BEST TRUE STORY
THE JOURNEY: THE UNTOLD STORY OF TREK BICYCLE
BY ANDREW DUTTON, COLLIN GROTENHUIS, EMILY THOME
(UNITED STATES)

BEST WEB/TV PILOT
BAIT & SWITCH
BY STEVEN HILLEN
(UNITED STATES)

BEST ACTING DUO
NYLAH MONDESIR, CHLOE MONDESIR
FOR ADDED FLAVOR
(UNITED STATES)

BEST ACTRESS IN A SHORT FILM
MARLA SINGER
FOR THE PERFECT STRANGER
(UNITED STATES)

BEST FIRST TIME FILMMAKER (FEATURE)
SHREE TEJ SK
FOR MAYOOKHA
(INDIA)

BEST FIRST TIME FILMMAKER (SHORT)
DORIANA CHOUAIB
FOR LOST FOREST
(FRANCE)

BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER
SETAYESH HOSHYARIPOOR
FOR GRAVEYARD SHIFT
(IRAN)

BEST LATINO / HISPANIC FILM
THE TRIP
BY ROMARICO CIBRIAN
(MEXICO)

BEST SONG
COVEN DRIP
BY AURELIE BERTOUT
(FRANCE)

BEST 1ST TIME SCREENWRITER - FEATURE
REUNION TOUR
BY ELYDA ROTARU
(UNITED STATES)

BEST COMEDY SCRIPT
THE KILLER CATFISH
BY RUSS BRANDON
(UNITED STATES)

BEST DARK COMEDY SCRIPT
FOOL ME TWICE
BY KIERAN PAPANDONY
(AUSTRALIA)

BEST FAMILY/CHILDREN SCRIPT
14 MAPLEWOOD LANE
BY GARY B. HALEY
(UNITED STATES)

BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
14 MAPLEWOOD LANE
BY GARY B. HALEY
(UNITED STATES)

BEST HORROR SCRIPT
REUNION TOUR
BY ELYDA ROTARU
(UNITED STATES)

BEST INSPIRATIONAL SCRIPT
TAKE ME OR HEAL ME
BY RINAD BSHARAT
(UNITED STATES)

BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT
CHOSEN ANYWAY
BY RINAD BSHARAT
(UNITED STATES)

BEST SCREENWRITER OF THE FUTURE
FAMILY TIME
BY KAMAL A.D. WILLIAMS
(BERMUDA)

BEST SERIES PILOT SCRIPT
THE SPEAKER
BY VIPUL BHATIA
(INDIA)

BEST SERIES SCRIPT
THE ADVENTURES OF FIONA MACQUILLIN
BY JOHN PAUL PORTER
(UNITED STATES)

BEST SHORT SCRIPT
UNDERTOW
BY JASON BICKINGS
(UNITED STATES)

BEST TELEVISION SCRIPT
THE ADVENTURES OF FIONA MACQUILLIN
BY JOHN PAUL PORTER
(UNITED STATES)

BEST THRILLER SCRIPT
LORD HIGH EXECUTIONER
BY GRANT HUFFMAN
(UNITED STATES)

BEST TRUE STORY SCRIPT
VEMPO
BY PAMELA I THEODOTOU
(UNITED STATES)