Winners, July 2026 – World Film Festival in Cannes

Best Action Film
The Guardian Angel
BY Andrei Christian Bortica
(Romania)

Best Animation Film
Otherside
BY Lion El Aton
(United States)

Best Artificial Intelligence Film
Hold Your Breath
BY Alexandre Tissier
(France)

Best Cause-Driven Film
Game Girls
BY Alina Skrzeszewska
(United States)

Best Comedy Film
Hot Flash
BY Kathryn Carmichael
(United Kingdom)

Best Dance Film
The Elephant in the Room
BY Si Er Na, Fang Guan, Yue Jia Yu, Ming Cheng Guan
(CHINA)

Best Documentary Feature
The Greatest Soul on Earth
BY Lee Thomas Doig
(South Africa)

Best Documentary Short
1/1290
BY Dylan Leonard
(United States)

Best Experimental Film
Inside-out
BY Armen Piri Masihi
(Armenia)

Best Health Film
An Inconvenient Study
BY Kris Armstrong
(United States)

Best Horror Film
Havenfall
BY Andy Dodd, Andrew Bell, Julian Gamm
(United Kingdom)

Best Indie Feature (low budget)
Invisible
BY Cindy Bouchard, Luc Charbonneau, Mariane Therrien
(Canada)

Best Indie Short (low budget)
Terrace with a View
BY Dimitris Michael
(Cyprus)

Best Narrative Feature Film
Sessions
BY Giles Alderson
(United Kingdom)

Best Narrative Short Film
Un bagage en trop
BY Myriam Garcia Marienstras
(France)

Best Social Justice (Short)
If These Headlines Could Talk
BY Joseline J Hardrick
(United States)

Best Student Film
Unfinished
BY Emily Almagro
(South Africa)

Best Super Short Film
Inside-out
BY Armen Piri Masihi
(Armenia)

Best Supernatural Film
Infernus
BY Vincent Vente
(United States)

Best Whistleblower / Best Awareness
An Inconvenient Study
BY Kris Armstrong
(United States)

Best Acting Duo
Sophie Verbeeck, Lou Bennett
FOR Un bagage en trop
(France)

Best Actress in a Feature Film
Mariane Therrien
FOR Invisible
(Canada)

Best Actress in a Short Film
Gabriela Callejas
FOR A Crimson Reflection
(Colombia)

Best Actress in an Indie Film
Tally Moon
FOR Under The Light
(France)

Best Director Indie Short
Dimitris Michael
FOR Terrace with a View
(Cyprus)

Best Director Super Short Film
Armen Piri Masihi
FOR Inside-out
(Armenia)

Best Ensemble Cast
Gaynor Faye, Samuel Anderson, Louise Osbourne, James Atherton, Rozelle Gemma, Elios Douglas, Colin Hoult, Paul Sultana, Samantha Roccia, Melanie Hill
FOR Hot Flash
(United Kingdom)

Best Female Director Short Film
Emily Almagro
FOR Unfinished
(South Africa)

Best First Time Filmmaker (Short)
Ella Talerico
FOR Wormball
(United States)

Best Young Actor in a Feature Film
Andrei Christian Bortica
FOR The Guardian Angel
(Romania)

Best Young Filmmaker
Andrei Christian Bortica
FOR The Guardian Angel
(Romania)

Best Arabic Film
Shadows
BY Rand Beiruty
(Jordan)

Best British Film
Hot Flash
BY Kathryn Carmichael
(United Kingdom)

Best Composer of the Future
The Guardian Angel
BY Codrin Lazar, Ieronim Povoriloschi
(Romania)

Best Music Video
Sing For You
BY Brian Gregory
(United States)

Best Song
I'm In the Mood For Love
BY Michael D Jue
(United States)

Best Soundtrack
Hot Flash
BY Eliot Kennedy, Jim Jayawardena
(United Kingdom)

Best 1st Time Screenwriter - Feature
But It Helps
BY Aiden Spackman
(United Kingdom)

Best Comedy Script
Clicks
BY Ross M Schneiderman, Nick Kendrick
(United States)

Best Dark Comedy Script
Mo vam Wolfe
BY Gary B. Haley
(United States)

Best Drama Script
Red King
BY Daniel Salamanca
(United States)

Best Fantasy Script
TRAILBLAZER | "The Duchess"
BY Suzanne M Porush
(United States)

Best Feature Script
The Adventures of Nick Tracy and Charlie
BY Heath Erik Papkov
(United States)

Best Horror Script
Seed
BY Daniel Salamanca
(United States)

Best Inspirational Script
Hope is Not a Black and White Rainbow
BY Harold L. Brown
(Canada)

Best Mystery Script
The Empath
BY Suzanne M Porush
(United States)

Best Sci-Fi Script
Saving Glasspodia
BY Yelitza Prada
(United States)

Best Series Pilot Script
Clicks
BY Ross M Schneiderman, Nick Kendrick
(United States)

Best Series Script
TRAILBLAZER | "The Duchess"
BY Suzanne M Porush
(United States)

Best Short Script
Little Wing
BY Benjamin S. Frahm
(United States)

Best Social Justice Script
THEM
BY Enrique R. Carrasco
(United States)

Best Television Script
The Ginger Seeds of Loxahatchee
BY Nik Prietus
(United States)

Best True Story Script
Uncertain Eyes
BY Gary B. Haley
(United States)

Best Women Script
THE FREQUENCY DIVIDE
BY Treena Wynes
(Canada)