February 2026

BEST DANCE FILM

Bagatelle II: La Murisserie

Ashley Defoe

BEST MUSIC SCORE SHORT FILM

C I R C L E / S

Reece Ewing

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

C I R C L E / S

Reece Ewing

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

Cicada

Julia Wilkins

BEST HISTORY FILM

Enemy Heroes

Mark Diamond

BEST COMEDY SHORT FILM

Foot in the door

Dimitri Limpert

BEST ACTRESS – SHORT FILM

Fresh Powder

Katrin Katz Köbbert

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM

Model Professor

Peter Brinson

BEST ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE

Obstinate Seasons

Gail Malbete

BEST ACTOR – SHORT FILM

Overlooked

Luca Müller

BEST COMMERCIAL & ADVERTISING

Perfume Advertising – Sudden Banality

Savio Liborio Ciufo

BEST MUSIC SCORE SHORT FILM

The Quest For The Golden Dragon

Tom Whiteley

BEST STUDENT FILM

The Silent Retreat

Mason Mirabile

BEST DOCUMENTARY

The Werewolf in the Waves

Soleil Moon Frye

BEST ANIMATION

Vincente

Vanessa Riecke

BEST DIRECTOR – SHORT FILM

War of the Weisses

Vickie Tanner

BEST FAMILY AND CHILDREN FRIENDLY FILM

Where Is Your Home, Winston?

KIEKU Production

HONORABLE MENTION

HOMELESSNESS IN AMERICA

Asad Sheikh

HONORABLE MENTION

My name is Ausländer

Giovanna Wolney

HONORABLE MENTION

MÀQUINA

Joaquim Pujol

HONORABLE MENTION

The Humanity!

David Morley

HONORABLE MENTION

Trace

Michele Evouna

HONORABLE MENTION

remember when I told you everything

Paula Rae Gibson