Winners February 2026 – World Film Festival in Cannes

Main categories

Additional categories

World Mosaic Categories

Music Categories

Screenwriting Categories

Main categories

1Best Action Film

Best Action Film
X-Communicado
BY Brian King
(Canada)

2Best Animation Film

Best Animation Film
WAR BEAR
BY David Meigh
(Brazil, United Kingdom)

3Best Artificial Intelligence Film

Best Artificial Intelligence Film
The Messenger
BY DONG HWA PARK
(South Korea)

4Best Dance Film

Best Dance Film
Born Into You
BY Emma Evelein
(Netherlands)

5Best Documentary Feature

Best Documentary Feature
The Last Message
BY Andrii Voloshyn, Oleksander Liebiediev
(Ukraine)

6Best Documentary Short

Best Documentary Short
Shellbound:An Anthology Of Southern Oyster Culture
BY Daniel Mitchell, Logan Dial
(United States)

7Best Drama Film

Best Drama Film
Voicemails
BY David McDaniels, Godwin Bortey
(United States)

8Best Environmental Film

Best Environmental Film
Our Brilliant Destruction
BY Sarah Bitely
(United States)

9Best Experimental Film

Best Experimental Film
In Somnium
BY David Lunera
(Germany)

10Best Fantasy Film

Best Fantasy Film
Béliath, Veins of Darkness
BY Alexandre Baptiste Moreau
(France)

11Best Food Film

Best Food Film
A Taste of Resistance
BY Leeya Mirza
(United Kingdom)

12Best Historical Film

Best Historical Film
Baramjae
BY seon-il kang
(South Korea)

13Best Human Rights Film

Best Human Rights Film
Via Dolorosa: The Path of Sorrows
BY Amira Khalil Hanania
(State of Palestine)

14Best Humanitarian Film (Short)

Best Humanitarian Film (Short)
Go and Do Likewise
BY Dillon James Rahill
(United States)

15Best Indie Short (low budget)

Best Indie Short (low budget)
Greed
BY Alvaro Pruneda
(Chile)

16Best Inspirational Film

Best Inspirational Film
A Film About Choosing to Live
BY Alexander Denysenko
(Canada, Ukraine)

17Best LGBTQ Film

Best LGBTQ Film
Trans Rising
BY John Francis Rizzo
(Netherlands)

18Best Narrative Short Film

Best Narrative Short Film
You’ll Be a Man, My Son.
BY Yessin Chouaib
(France)

19Best Psychological Film

Best Psychological Film
Play/back
BY Robson Gregory Hall Reidy
(Australia, New Zealand)

20Best Sci-Fi Film

Best Sci-Fi Film
The Last Sun
BY Nigel Canepa, Orlando Charvetto
(Gibraltar)

21Best Spiritual-Mystical Film

Best Spiritual/Mystical Film
Shadows in Faith
BY Giuseppe Arcieri
(Italy)

22Best Student Film

Best Student Film
Dissolve
BY Daniel Daher
(Lebanon)

23Best Super Short Film

Best Super Short Film
I remember now
BY Mercedes Candelaria Pino Lopez
(Spain)

24Best Supernatural Film

Best Supernatural Film
Little Thieves
BY Blake Rice
(United States)

25Best True Story

Best True Story
Via Dolorosa: The Path of Sorrows
BY Amira Khalil Hanania
(State of Palestine)

26Best Vintage-Silent Film

Best Vintage/Silent Film
Rumori Notturni
BY Miguel Mesureux Bernard, Chloé Mesureux Bernard
(Portugal)

27Best Virtual Reality (Short)

Best Virtual Reality (Short)
Crimson Howl
BY Lu Chuan
(china)

Additional categories

28Best Actor in a Short Film

Best Actor in a Short Film
Yessin Chouaib
FOR You’ll Be a Man, My Son.
(France)

29Best Actress in a Feature Film

Best Actress in a Feature Film
Jocelynn Chugg
FOR X-Communicado
(Canada)

30Best Choreography

Best Choreography
Emma Evelein
FOR Born Into You
(Netherlands)

31Best Cinematography

Best Cinematography
Daniel Horch
FOR X-Communicado
(Canada)

32Best Director Feature Film

Best Director Feature Film
Brian King
FOR X-Communicado
(Canada)

33Best Director Indie Short

Best Director Indie Short
Derek Taylor
FOR Tomorrow
(United States)

34Best Director Short Film

Best Director Short Film
Hugo Frey
FOR Pauline
(Switzerland)

35Best Director Super Short Film

Best Director Super Short Film
Eugenia Nita
FOR The Whirling Dervish – A Dance of Inner Power
(United Arab Emirates)

36Best Editing

Best Editing
Nathan Horch
FOR X-Communicado
(Canada)

37Best Female Director Feature Film

Best Female Director Feature Film
Amira Khalil Hanania
FOR Via Dolorosa: The Path of Sorrows
(State of Palestine)

38Best First Time Filmmaker (Short)

Best First Time Filmmaker (Short)
Vimel Meng
FOR No Land Beneath Our Wings
(United States)

39Best Futurist Filmmaker

Best Futurist Filmmaker
Donghun LEE
FOR Servants in Disguise
(Republic of Korea)

40Best Makeup

Best Makeup
Aleisha Anderson
FOR X-Communicado
(Canada)

41Best Producer

Best Producer
Nathan Horch, Aleisha Anderson & Ryan Yau
FOR X-Communicado
(Canada)

42Best Sound Design

Best Sound Design
Propeller Studios Inc.
FOR X-Communicado
(Canada)

43Best Visual Effects

Best Visual Effects
Dreadnaught Digital & Thousand Year Films
FOR X-Communicado
(Canada)

44Best Young Filmmaker

Best Young Filmmaker
Marco Delgado
FOR The Hitchhiker
(United States)

World Mosaic Categories

45Best Black Culture Film

Best Black Culture Film
The Edge
BY Teddy Joseph
(United States)

Music Categories

46Best Music Video

Best Music Video
Renegades
BY Ryan J Koppelman
(United States)

47Best Original Song

Best Original Song
Uncomfortably Numb
BY Matthew Blakemore
(United Kingdom)

48Best Song

Best Song
The Tan Man Underground Groove
BY Greg James Blount
(United States)

49Best Soundtrack

Best Soundtrack
X-Communicado
BY Chad Blain & Nathan Horch
(Canada)

Screenwriting Categories

Best 1st Time Screenwriter – Feature
The Labyrinth
BY Mark Mamalakis
(United States)

Best 1st Time Screenwriter - Feature
The Labyrinth
BY Mark Mamalakis
(United States)

Best 1st Time Screenwriter – Short
The Meet-Up
BY Enrique R. Carrasco
(United States)

Best 1st Time Screenwriter - Short
The Meet-Up
BY Enrique R. Carrasco
(United States)

Best Action Script
Brothers from the Five O Deuce
BY Andrew Koponen, Matthew Nancarrow
(United States)

Best Action Script
Brothers from the Five O Deuce
BY Andrew Koponen, Matthew Nancarrow
(United States)

Best Animation Script
The Hall of Forgotten Dreams
BY Asia Charice Schmidt
(United States)

Best Animation Script
The Hall of Forgotten Dreams
BY Asia Charice Schmidt
(United States)

Best Biographical Script
Dare to Dream
BY Sarah Ackroyd
(United kingdom)

Best Biographical Script
Dare to Dream
BY Sarah Ackroyd
(United kingdom)

Best Dark Comedy Script
Bawdy Count
BY John Kestner
(United States)

Best Dark Comedy Script
Bawdy Count
BY John Kestner
(United States)

Best Fantasy Script
Legend of the Sword
BY Luna Wu
(United States)

Best Fantasy Script
Legend of the Sword
BY Luna Wu
(United States)

Best Feature Script
The Great Storm
BY Lorenda Kirves Wyant
(United States)

Best Feature Script
The Great Storm
BY Lorenda Kirves Wyant
(United States)

Best Horror Script
The Caravan
BY Craig Tudor James
(United Kingdom)

Best Horror Script
The Caravan
BY Craig Tudor James
(United Kingdom)

Best Inspirational Script
The Hall of Forgotten Dreams
BY Asia Charice Schmidt
(United States)

Best Inspirational Script
The Hall of Forgotten Dreams
BY Asia Charice Schmidt
(United States)

Best LGBTQ Script
Julian &
BY Derek Ho
(Canada)

Best LGBTQ Script
Julian &
BY Derek Ho
(Canada)

Best Original Script
THE BIRTH OF A RACE
BY ROBBY GADSBY
(United States)

Best Original Script
THE BIRTH OF A RACE
BY ROBBY GADSBY
(United States)

Best Sci-Fi Script
Journey To The Heart Of Amazonia
BY Yelitza Prada
(United States)

Best Sci-Fi Script
Journey To The Heart Of Amazonia
BY Yelitza Prada
(United States)

63Best Screenwriter of the Future

Best Screenwriter of the Future
Sparrow
BY Andrew James Bleidner
(United States)

64Best Series Pilot Script

Best Series Pilot Script
The Alexandria Chronicles
BY Matt Townsend
(United States)

65Best Social Justice Script

Best Social Justice Script
The Funeral
BY Kristin Samuelson
(United States)

66Best True Story Script

Best True Story Script
Shooting to Lose
BY Michael Wein
(United States)

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