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APRIL 2026 WINNERS
The Barn * Jonathan Paul Brooker, Chichester Filmmakers * Best Short Film
The Barn * Jonathan Paul Brooker, Chichester Filmmakers * Best Director Short Film
The Pathos of Hamlet * Sean Gregory Tansey * Honorable Mention Best Short Film
The Pathos of Hamlet * The Pathos of Hamlet * Best Experimental Film
Hoodie: A Revenge Story * Christopher Orangeo * Honorable Mention Best Short Film
Hoodie: A Revenge Story * Christopher Orangeo * Best Drama
Out of control * bellopropello * Best Animation Short Film
Let It Go * Siddharth Kumar * Best Mobile Short Film
Breech * Rebecca Lafon * Best Female Director Short
Breech * Rebecca Lafon * Best First Time Director Short
Joe Madders * An impossible secret * Best Actor Short Film
Sofia Mavrou * An impossible secret * Best Actress Short Film
The Pig and the Society * Lucas Duarte * Best Short Documentary
The Barn * Ian Coulson * Best Cinematography
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MAY 2026 WINNERS
Paper Cut * Jack Sain * Best Feature
Fred Eyriey * The Coruskan * Best First Time Director Feature Film
Stai Bene * Sean Daniel Cunningham * Best Short Film
THE WHEELING OF LIFE * Wilbur Molens * Honorable Mention Best Short Film
Nícolas Lobato, Thiago Tuchu * Favela Amarela * Best Director Short Film
Yannick Barbara * SYNDROME * Best First Time Director Short Film
Lina Marie Di Conti * Gloom * Honorable Mention Best First Time Director Short Film
Carmen Maria Mitchell * Stai Bene * Best Actress Short Film
Andrea Livi * Stai Bene * Best Actor Short Film
Ode to What Remains of Us * Sofia Esperto * Best Documentary
NASSARGIUS * Gabriele Carrus * Best Documentary Italian Production
S’Ardia * Billy Barraclough * Best Short Documentary
Connected but Controlled * Jihong Yum * Honorable Mention Best Short Documentary
Sofia Esperto * Ode to What Remains of Us * Best First Time Director Documentary
S’Ardia * Billy Barraclough * Best First Time Director Short Documentary
Aurelia : Golden Fox Princess * Pai Chen * Best Animation Short Film
Sleepwalker * Eunju Hyun * Honorable Mention Best Animation Short Film
A Letter to Mom * Jihong Yum * Best Music Video Ex Aequo
Let's Rock * Malcolm J Solomon * Best Music Video Ex Aequo
Southern Winds * William Marc Langford * Honorable Mention Best Music Video
L’ABRICOT * Julia Folio * Honorable Mention Best Music Video
Closure * Blake Riesenfeld * Best Experimental Short Film
BOOK OF SKIN * Neil Kendricks * Honorable Mention Best Experimental Short Film
SPAGHET-TEA HOUSE - For a Mustache Full of Ragù * Andrea Chiapasco, Emanuele Franco, Eugenio Pulvirenti * Best Comedy Short Film
Sous la lune * Pai Chen * Best Original Score
La Passeggiata (The Walk) * Scotty Hardwig * Best Dance Short Film
The dance of joy * Julien Lahmi * Best AI-generated Short Film
The program, light. * Alberto Zanigni * Best AI-generated Feature Film
Legittima omertà - Legitimate omertà * Laboratorio cinematografico Omissis * Best Student Short Film
Passing * Ethan Dodginghorse * Honorable Mention Best Student Short Film
Lorenzo Pagliori * Il Sogno di Atossa, dai "Persiani" di Eschilo * Best Sound Design
Jihong Yum * Grow * Honorable Mention Best Sound Design
GHOSTLIGHT * Francesco Chicco Colangelo * Best Feature Film Script
Driven To Eternity * Yelitza Prada * Honorable Mention Best Feature Film Script
JUNE 2026 WINNERS
SECOND FLOΟR IT'S A ''B'' MOVIE STORY * Kostas Mavropoulos * Best Feature
Tiradiavoli * Stefano Carbone, Nicola Lodato * Honorable Mention Best Feature Film
Tiradiavoli * Stefano Carbone, Nicola Lodato * Best Ensemble Film
Jane * Meriwether Nichols, Wende Martin * Best Short Film
The passion flower * Cristian Benaglio * Best Short Film Italian Production
Meriwether Nichols, Wende Martin * Jane * Best First Time Director Short Film
Lorenzo Lancellotti * MIMOSA * Honorable Mention Best First Time Director Short Film
Camilla Cloe Zanellati * Summer * Best Actress Short Film
Rusty Schwimmer * Jane * Honorable Mention Best Actress Short Film
IN CAMMINO * Claudia Cassandro * Best Short Documentary Italian Production
Kirikko vs Kitsune * Pai Chen * Best Animation Short Film
Nene's Lion Song * Pai Chen * Best Music Video
Until the Rain Stops * Pai Chen * Best Drama
BEHIND THE DOOR * Leonardo Valenti * Best Mobile Short Film
LAW OF THE KARMA * Francoise Etchegaray, Bastien Ehouzan * Best Comedy Film
Spark & Co. — World Tour: Live Session * Pai Chen * Honorable Mention Best Comedy
Elyze’s Jiguru Song * Pai Chen * Best Original Score
The Dream * Akihiro Watabiki * Best Artist Short Film
TERRA TERRA * Mickaël Farina * Best AI-generated Short Film
FRAGMENTS * Carlos Fernando Mello Jr * Best AI-generated Feature Film
MYCELIUM * Brent Scott Maze * Best Cinematography
Cursed Beachfront * Yelitza Prada * Best Feature Film Script Ex Aequo
CRAZY HONEY * Tim Young * Best Feature Film Script Ex Aequo
Anguish * Daniel McEwan * Honorable Mention Best Feature Film Script
Form SU-4815 * Tully Oldin * Best Feature Short Film Script
JULY 2026 WINNERS
JOUDIA * Mohamed Jennane * Best Short Film
The Dream I Slept Through * Arina Sergeevna Shevtsova * Honorable Mention Best Short Film
Bella mia * Franco Carlisi * Best Short Film Italian Production
Arina Sergeevna Shevtsova * The Dream I Slept Through * Best Female Director Short Film
Just Because I Feel Bad * Matteo Balsamo * Best Drama
Diletta Fosso * Just Because I Feel Bad * Best screenplay
Camilla Fosso * Out of Sync * Best Actress Short Film
Detective Spark Case 01 The Locked Room Murder * Pai Chen * Best Animation Short Film
Hyped * Stefano Coluccini * Best Music Video
Kirikko: Crossroads * Pai Chen * Honorable Mention Best Music Video
SIAM PRONTI ALLA MORTE - We're Ready For Death * Thomas Wagner * Best War Theme Film
Out of Sync * Camilla Fosso * Best Mobile Short Film
A Face Only A Mother Could Love * Robert Gaudette * Best AI-generated Short Film
《Manas》* yihang yang, peize wang * Honorable Mention Best AI-generated Feature Film
Crève-Coco : Bestiary of an Elsewhere * Alice Bachmann * Best Experimental Feature Film
Burning Victoria * Gabriele Tacchi * Honorable Mention Best Experimental Feature Film
ATOPIA * Leonardo CARRANO, Riccardo CANINI * Best Experimental Short Film
EQUAL * Tom Bessoir * Honorable Mention Best Experimental Short Film
Out of Sync * Camilla Fosso * Best Student Short Film
AUGUST 2026 WINNERS
Tlön * Eugenio Sebastián Rodríguez Rivera * Best Short Film
The Library of Babel * Olivier J.L. van Malderghem * Honorable Mention Best Short Film
The Border * Carlo Fumo * Best Short Film Italian Production
Martin Moll * The Last Stagecoach West * Best First Time Director Short Film
Golia * Edoardo Nervi * Best Documentary
I am my own photograph * Davide Salama-Robino, Serena Molinari * Best Short Documentary
Azul Marinho * Mayumi Cook * Honorable Mention Best Short Documentary
The Breath of the Lime Kiln * Luca Desiderato * Best Short Documentary Italian Production
The Storm * Pauline Lietar * Best Director Documentary
Eleonora Pasqua * The woman who didn't know how to fly * Best Actress Music Video
Serkan Dokan * Exhibition * Best Actor Short Film
BRIDGE -My Little Friends * Kazuyuki Ishihara * Best Animation Short Film
LOOP * Marco Oppo * Best Experimental Film
Souls to Slaughter * Lorenzo De Lauretis * Best AI-generated Short Film
Edge * Yossi Galanti * Honorable Mention Best AI-generated Short Film
The Last Watch * Vahid Tanha * Honorable Mention Best AI-generated Short Film
Cooked * Eojin Jenny Hwang * Best Student Short Film
Pai Chen * Nono’s Summer Rain * Best Original Score
Colleghi * Giovanni Nodari * Best Short Film Script Ex Aequo
Il fotografo * Francesco Chicco Colangelo * Best Short Film Script Ex Aequo
The woman who didn't know how to fly * Sara Scarcello * Best Music Video
TANUKI FOODS: Got Enough MP? * Pai Chen * Best Mobile Short Film
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