Result April - July 2026

NARRATIVE FEATURE

WINNER

"THE PAVILION" DIRECTED BY DINO MUSSTAFIC

FINALIST

"RABB DI AWAAZ" DIRECTED BY OJASWWEE SHARMA

"DIPUDA O CHHAYA MON-ER ROHOSYO (DIPUDA AND THE MIND GAME)" DIRECTED BY SUMAN BHATTACHARYA

"MINATEDA. A TREASURE IN FULL SUN" DIRECTED BY MARTA FERRERAS VIRUETE

"THE BOATMAN" DIRECTED BY ALBERTO GOMEZ 

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

WINNER

"IN PASSING" DIRECTED BY GAILĖ GARNELYTĖ

HONORABLE MENTION

"THE PLACES TO THOSE WHO LIVE THEM" DIRECTED BY SHOORESH FEZONI, UTE SEITZ

"STRUMILLO. APOCALYPSE AND SILENCE" DIRECTED BY WALDEMAR CZECHOWSKI

FINALIST

"THE STREET PASTOR" DIRECTED BY ÁKOS WÉNINGER

EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE

WINNER

"NOW AGAIN - PART TWO" DIRECTED BY RICHARD PHILPOTT

NARRATIVE SHORT

WINNER

"BOMBAY, OTHERWISE" DIRECTED BY DAMAYANTI SAHA

FINALIST

"DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR ME!" DIRECTED BY EIR Í ÓLAVSSTOVU 

"HE REMAINS" DIRECTED BY KARTIK KAMLESH SHUKLA

"A GIRL CALLED ALICE" DIRECTED BY TRISTAN LORAINE

"PHANTOM THOUGHTS" DIRECTED BY VENKATESH

"VANABA" DIRECTED BY PRAJWAL H G

"ACT THREE" DIRECTED BY SHASHWAT BRAHMBHATT

"THE LEFT LEADER" DIRECTED BY AFSHIN EISAEI 

"ELOY’S HOUSE" DIRECTED BY MARTA FERRERAS VIRUETE 

"THE CAVE OF THE FORGOTTEN ANGEL" DIRECTED BY MARTA FERRERAS VIRUETE

"THE BAZAAR OF THE TALKING DOLLS" DIRECTED BY MARTA FERRERAS VIRUETE

"ITER VITAE" DIRECTED BY DRAGAN MILENKOVIĆ

"CAMELIA CARMÍN" DIRECTED BY PAULA SÁNCHEZ LOBATO AND PEDRO JESÚS MEDINA CRIADO 

"THE PRICE OF GROWING UP" DIRECTED BY JESICA APARICIO MARTINEZ

"BEAUTIFUL MORNING" DIRECTED BY TSHEPO NXASANA

"I LOVE MY HUSBAND" DIRECTED BY GERMAR DERRON

BEST AI FILM

WINNER

"COEXISTENCE" DIRECTED BY MYUNGSON CHUNG

FINALIST

"A NEW DAY" DIRECTED BY DARIUSH REZAEI

"WHAT WE DESERVE" DIRECTED BY ATTILA LORANT

"THE ACCOUNTANT AND THE HITMAN" DIRECTED BY WENDY CROUSE

"CRIMMIGRATION" DIRECTED BY ILIAS MARMARAS

"MARKED FOR SNUFF" DIRECTED BY PAVEL KARUSEV

"MR. ROSSI" DIRECTED BY LAURENT CLIQUET

"CODENAME DESIGNED SYSTEM" DIRECTED BY MYUNGSON CHUNG

"RECYCLE" DIRECTED BY VENKATESH BALASUBRAMANIAN

"TASTE CHANNEL" DIRECTED BY PETR CHROUSTOVSKÝ

"HYPERBOSCH: THE GARDEN REANIMATED" DIRECTED BY PETR CHROUSTOVSKÝ 

"CONSCRIPTED" DIRECTED BY MICKAËL FARINA

"CALL ENDED" DIRECTED BY AMR ASSAD 

"MERRY XMAS, AI LOVE YOU." DIRECTED BY KOICHI MIWA

"LE DRIP" DIRECTED BY ALEX NAGHAVI, EZRA LI 

"DON'T LET HIM HEAR YOU BREATHE!" DIRECTED BY VENKATESH BALASUBRAMANIAN  

"MURKHISTAN" DIRECTED BY RAJIV MITTAL 

"THE BATTLE OF WANDIWASH" DIRECTED BY RAJIV MITTAL

"CYBORGCHRIST" DIRECTED BY ROCCO RODRÍGUEZ

ANIMATION SHORT

WINNER

"IN HALF" DIRECTED BY JORGE MORAIS VALLE 

FINALIST

"MEMORIES OF THE LITTLE POND" DIRECTED BY YEON CHOI

"DRAGON HEDGEHOG" DIRECTED BY MITCH GREER

"COMB STORY" DIRECTED BY ERNESTO RODRIGUEZ CRUZ

"THE RUSTY FISH" DIRECTED BY ]MILAD FATHIANI

"LE DRIP" DIRECTED BY ALEX NAGHAVI, EZRA LI 

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

WINNER

"AGONY OF THE SOUL" DIRECTED BY EIR Í ÓLAVSSTOVU

FINALIST

"BEARS IN HOT TUBS" DIRECTED BY CLAIRE MUSSER, MADDIE BEAR 

"ANALOGUE NATIVES" DIRECTED BY BERND LÜTZELER

"PICK IT UP AMERICA: LIFE IS A BEACH" DIRECTED BY KIMBER LEIGH

"ABOUT CITIES, TANGOS, FERRIES, AND THE STRANGE DIFFICULTY OF REMAINING CLOSE TO ANYTHING" DIRECTED BY KOSTIANTYN MISHCHENKO

"GANJIFA" DIRECTED BY LITISHKA JAGDEO, AARUSHI PRAKASH, AKSHAT JAIN 

"808S AND PETHS" DIRECTED BY MANAN GUGNANI, AMANDA V JAMES, MIMANSHA OJHA, RADHIKA

"ANHAD: A WAY OF LOOKING" DIRECTED BY SYED AHMAD RUFAI

"CONTINUED EXISTENCE" DIRECTED BY RAÚL MELERO MILLÁN 

BEST DIRECTOR

WINNER

TRISTAN LORAINE ("A GIRL CALLED ALICE") 

FINALIST

TOM MICHAELS ("COME THE NIGHTFALL") 

CHARLES A. CHRISTMAN III ("RATHILL") 

SWAROOP GANESH K R ("NIRDESHAKANA NIDARSHANAGALU") 

BEST ACTRESS

WINNER

TEGAN GRACE MUGGERIDGE - FILM "A GIRL CALLED ALICE" (DIRECTED BY TRISTAN LORAINE)

HONORABLE MENTION

ADRIANA DAVIDOVA - FILM "IRINA’S LETTER" (DIRECTED BY ADRIANA DAVIDOVA) 

EXPERIMENTAL SHORT

WINNER

"LE DRIP" DIRECTED BY ALEX NAGHAVI, EZRA LI

HONORABLE MENTION

"PROPAGANDA APPARATUS" DIRECTED BY MARTA FERRERAS VIRUETE 

FINALIST

"DIGITAL DETOX" DIRECTED BY ICLIC COLLECTIVE

"I REMEMBER GAIA II" DIRECTED BY MITCH GREER

"THE NEGRO MOTHER" DIRECTED BY KEITH A THOMPSON

"HYPERBOSCH: THE GARDEN REANIMETED" DIRECTED BY PETR CHROUSTOVSKÝ 

"BEYOND THE GAZE" DIRECTED BY MARK VAN OVERMEIRE

"SILENT SACRIFICE" DIRECTED BY SUNIL KUMAR BAGEVADI 

BEST ACTOR

WINNER

TOM MICHAELS FILM "COME THE NIGHTFALL" 

BEST HORROR FILM

WINNER

"COME THE NIGHTFALL" DIRECTED BY TOM MICHAELS

FINALIST

"RATHILL" DIRECTED BY CHARLES A. CHRISTMAN III 

"AVA AND HER MOTHER" DIRECTED BY STACEY COCHRAN 

BEST COMEDY

WINNER

"THE SENSATIONAL LIFE OF BERYL BLANCHE" DIRECTED BY LYNNE NEWTON, MIKE BREYER, JULIO LEAL

HONORABLE MENTION

"THE ACCOUNTANT AND THE HITMAN" DIRECTED BY WENDY CROUSE

FINALIST

"TASTE CHANNEL" DIRECTED BY PETR CHROUSTOVSKÝ

"LE DRIP" DIRECTED BY ALEX NAGHAVI, EZRA LI 

BEST THRILLER

WINNER

"RATHILL" DIRECTED BY CHARLES A. CHRISTMAN III 

BEST WEB SERIES

WINNER

"INTO THE ASYLUM (1963): DICE & DESTINY EP. 4" DIRECTED BY JAMES G. MAYNARD

BEST TRAILER/ TEASER

WINNER

"FAT D HIGH POWER" DIRECTED BY ANDRE MERILO

HONORABLE MENTION

"THE STREET PASTOR" DIRECTED BY ÁKOS WÉNINGER

FINALIST

"U3030" DIRECTED BY WENDY CROUSE

BEST SCI-FI

WINNER

"TASTE CHANNEL" DIRECTED BY PETR CHROUSTOVSKÝ

BEST AI MUSIC VIDEO

WINNER

"HYPERBOSCH: THE GARDEN REANIMETED" DIRECTED BY PETR CHROUSTOVSKÝ 

FINALIST

"WHEN LOVERS BLEED BLANKS" DIRECTED BY STEVE SIDES

"THE GLOW ON THE RIDGE" DIRECTED BY CALE FROMBACH

"THE KING & THE THIEF" DIRECTED BY VENKATESH BALASUBRAMANIAN

"LOVE AT FIRST AI REDUX" DIRECTED BY PUBLIO CÉSAR DE LA VEGA GARCÍA

"LORD OF ILLUSIONS" DIRECTED BY ANDREI ALEKSEEVICH USHAKOV

BEST DRAMA

WINNER

"FIFTY MILES BLUE" DIRECTED BY SCOTT A MOLLETTE

FINALIST

"MASTINI PATHSHALA 2" DIRECTED BY SUNIL VAGHELA

BEST STUDENT FILM

WINNER

"PEHRA (SLEEPY)" DIRECTED BY AMOGHA RAVI KUMAR, AYUSHMAAN SATYAJEET

FINALIST

"THE BET" DIRECTED BY PRISHA ARORA, SAGAR RAJ, UTTARA COOMAR, HUSSAIN KACHWALA

"SURVIVAL/HUMANITY/MORTALITY" DIRECTED BY DALE LOON

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

WINNER

"LITTLE BOY SMIDGE" DIRECTED BY HANNAH SAMANTHA SIMICIC 

BEST FIRST TIME FILMMAKER

WINNER

ANDRE MERILO FILM ("FAT D HIGH POWER") 

HONORABLE MENTION

SUNIL KUMAR BAGEVADI FILM ("SILENT SACRIFICE") 

FINALIST

GIZEM OZBAYRAC  FILM ("WHERE THE WINGS MEET")