AWARD WINNERS OF 2026
The Award Winners of 2026 at our prestigious indie film festival have truly set a new standard for cinematic excellence. These winners embody the spirit of creativity and passion that our festival proudly supports, promising a bright future for the world of film.
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Best Action / Crime
James Amuta
Nigeria
CIAO ANITA
Best Actress
Anita Ekberg (directed by Jacques Lipkau Goyard, Marco Kuveiller)
Italy
Season of Rain
Best Actor
Ego Mikitas (directed by Sergei Talybov)
Belarus
CELIO
Best AI-Generated Film
Tawd B Dorenfeld
United States
Metamorphoses
Best Animated Film
Aitolkyn Almenova
Kazakhstan
The Sea Remembers
Best Australian Film
Barry Ferrier
Australia
IRISO
Best Asian Film
Mitsuo Kurihara
Japan
MAKTOUB as it is written
Best Child/Young Actress
Rylan Healey (directed by Ron Weisberg)
United States
UMBRA
Best Cinematography
Harrison Pfeiffer, Jay Heyman
United Kingdom, United States
The Worst Wedding Ever
Best Comedy Screenplay
Adam Sandel
United States
CPA
Best Comedy
Gabriela Revilla Lugo
United States
ANKH
Best Debut Filmmaker (Feature)
Patrick John Angele Knight
Belgium
Nothing Personal
Best Debut Filmmaker (Short)
Beege Barkette
United States
Love´s worst nightmare (ft. Liz Kretschmer)
Best Director – Music Video
Philippe Funk
Luxembourg
A September to Remember
Best Director
Sam Gollestani
United States
Nafkot – Yearning
Best Documentary Feature
Malka Shabtay
Israel
INKOMU – A child’s promise
Best Documentary Short
Gautier Courquin
France
ODESSA
Best Drama Screenplay
Amy Lyndon
United States
The Deserter
Best Drama
Christoph Baumann
Germany
Right in the Sight of God
Best Editing
Terrence Ward
United States
The Storm
Best Ensemble Cast
Pamela Jikiemi
United Kingdom
Museum Closed
Best Experimental Film
Brice Bowman
United States
Theatre Without Audience
Best European Film
Pawel Kocambasi
Germany
ELUSIVE
Best Fantasy
ERIK R HUSKA
United States
Kipkemboi
Best Feature Film
Charles Uwagbai
Canada
Love Of An Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee
Best Female Director
Delvene Delaney, Victoria Baldock
Australia
The Language of Wolves
Best Feature Screenplay
Nan Schmid
United States
Headshot
Best Film on Social Justice
Natalie Scarman, Aron Giagu
Australia
The Dreamers and I
Best Film on Technology/Future
Kenji Yamamoto
United States
Hi: Part One
Best Horror
Monte Albers de Leon
United States
Zone of Shards
Best Historical / Period Film
Dániel Bóta
Hungary
Dead Mom Card
Best Indie Feature (Low-budget)
Steven P Perkins
United States
Steal The Movie
Best Indie Short
Richard Duryea
United States
What Liba felt
Best Male Director
Frank Nesemann
Germany
Rainbow Girls: 10 Years of Protection and Prejudice
Best LGBTQ+ Film
Julia Gunther, Velisa Vee Jara
Netherlands
Pigasus: The Lost Paradise – Battle for Evermore
Best Micro Short (Under 5 min)
Sean Patrick O’Reilly
United States
PLOW
Best Music Video
Aly Aleigha, Carlos Mendoza Guillén
United States
Timeless : A Symphony in Motion
Best Score / Soundtrack
Susan Mey Lee Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, Samudra Kajal Saikia
United Kingdom
PRIKOSYMPHONO
Best Original Song in a Film
Elena Gazi, Dolan Bailey, Alejandra Diaz, Leonardo Dal Fabbro
Greece
Mary Can I Have Ur Shirt Please?
Best Short Film
jennifer lim
United Kingdom
The Stalker
Best Short Screenplay
Brandon D. Reid
Canada
Body
Best Student Film
Silvia Muzzioli
Spain
ATLAS OF UNCERTAINTY
Best Sound Design
Massimo Vito Avantaggiato
Italy
FLEETING LOVE
Best Super Short (Under 1 min)
Txus Angulo
Spain
The Case Officer
Best Thriller Screenplay
Ronald McQueen
United Kingdom
Mother’s Day
Best UK Film
Theo Kaufman
United Kingdom
NICKY NEWARK
Best TV Pilot Script
Rhyan St. Clair
United States
The Contact
Best Visual Effects (VFX)
Barış Tolga Ekinci
Turkey
Single & Thriving…Kind Of
Best Web Series / Episodic
Ananda White
United States
Season of Rain
Best Actor
Ego Mikitas (directed by Sergei Talybov)
Belarus
Season of Rain
Best Actor
Ego Mikitas (directed by Sergei Talybov)
Belarus