World Film Festival in Cannes — Nominees October 2026, Online Edition

Main categories

World Film Festival in Cannes — Nominees October 2026, page 1 of 19 — Best Artificial Intelligence Film: Wonder Women of the Peak - Julia Holmes by Robert Adriel (United States), Thread by YUBIN KIM (South Korea)
World Film Festival in Cannes — Nominees October 2026, page 2 of 19 — Best Dance Film: MINUYÁ by Tata Makarevich (Kazakhstan), BUTTERFLY by Ziqing Wang (China)
World Film Festival in Cannes — Nominees October 2026, page 3 of 19 — Best Documentary Short: Confetti Star-ion: The NASA COSI & Cosmic Rhapsody Initiative by Susan Mey Lee Lim (United Kingdom), The Journey: The untold story of Trek Bicycle by Andrew Dutton, Collin Grotenhuis, Emily Thome (United States)
World Film Festival in Cannes — Nominees October 2026, page 4 of 19 — Best Foreign Film: Cancer-Soul by Tilo Wondollek (Switzerland), Mayookha by Shree Tej SK (India), Gauthali by Kapil Rijal (Nepal)
World Film Festival in Cannes — Nominees October 2026, page 5 of 19 — Best Indie Short (low budget): Don't Trip by Dayne Sagor (Canada), Nix Figment by Cassandra Dawn (United States), HIDE & SEEK by Raaj Raahi (United States), The Red Dial by Alexandre DIENNET (France)
World Film Festival in Cannes — Nominees October 2026, page 6 of 19 — Best Music Video: Not Like You by Coco Bigles (Puerto Rico), Awakened by Outer Worlds by Alan Vidot (Australia), Elle danse (She dances) by Jérémie Gravel (Canada)
World Film Festival in Cannes — Nominees October 2026, page 7 of 19 — Best Narrative Feature Film: KALA PANI by MUHMMAD KAMRAN (Pakistan), Gauthali by Kapil Rijal (Nepal)
World Film Festival in Cannes — Nominees October 2026, page 8 of 19 — Best Narrative Short Film: The Final Record by Tingyue Zhang (China), BODY NEVER FOUND by Marco Santos (Portugal), Golden Moments by Andres Di Bono (United States), Doorman by Katherine Lane (United States)
World Film Festival in Cannes — Nominees October 2026, page 9 of 19 — Best Social Justice (Short): The Trip by Romarico Cibrian (Mexico), 18 by ERFAN GHOOHESTANI, Mehdi Mohammadi (Iran), Pika Wiya Our Story, Our Strength, Our Future by Dre J Ngatokorua, Chevon McKenzie (Australia)
World Film Festival in Cannes — Nominees October 2026, page 10 of 19 — Best Song: Confetti Star-ion: The NASA COSI & Cosmic Rhapsody Initiative by Susan Lim, Joi Barua, Manu Martin (United Kingdom), Coven Drip by Aurelie Bertout (France)
World Film Festival in Cannes — Nominees October 2026, page 11 of 19 — Best Super Short Film: Seat Covers by John Norris Ray, Maria Victoria Sanchez (United States), Dead weight by Juanma Liceras (Spain)

Additional categories

World Film Festival in Cannes — Nominees October 2026, page 12 of 19 — Best Actress in a Short Film: Marla Singer for the perfect stranger (United States), Séverine SAILLET for The Weight of the White Coat (France)
World Film Festival in Cannes — Nominees October 2026, page 13 of 19 — Best First Time Filmmaker (Feature): Jerry Kennelly for The Healy-Raes: Blood, Sweat & Tears (Ireland), Shree Tej SK for Mayookha (India)
World Film Festival in Cannes — Nominees October 2026, page 14 of 19 — Best First Time Filmmaker (Short): Witold Lucjan Gręda for The Valley at Dusk (Netherlands, Poland), Justin Xu for Cycle (Canada), Junyao Liu for A Stroke Gone Astray (China), Doriana Chouaib for Lost Forest (France)

Screenwriting Categories

World Film Festival in Cannes — Nominees October 2026, page 15 of 19 — Best 1st Time Screenwriter - Feature: Reunion Tour by Elyda Rotaru (United States), Wind Therapy by Kevin A David (United States)
World Film Festival in Cannes — Nominees October 2026, page 16 of 19 — Best Feature Script: 14 Maplewood Lane by Gary B. Haley (United States), Narcisse by Jack Cox (United Kingdom)
World Film Festival in Cannes — Nominees October 2026, page 17 of 19 — Best Horror Script: The Thirteenth Daughter by CHRISTINE MARIE BUSH (United States), Reunion Tour by Elyda Rotaru (United States), It Remembers You by CHRISTINE MARIE BUSH (United States)
World Film Festival in Cannes — Nominees October 2026, page 18 of 19 — Best Screenwriter of the Future: Family Time by Kamal A.D. Williams (Bermuda), 14 Maplewood Lane by Gary B. Haley (United States)
World Film Festival in Cannes — Nominees October 2026, page 19 of 19 — Best Short Script: UNDERTOW by Jason Bickings (United States), Coming To You Live... by Lucas R.M Durelle (Canada)

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