
Winners & Official Selection

February - 2026

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SPECIAL AWARDS:
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Special Award: Short Film Of The Month
The Way Things Used 2 B, By Ciara Naughton, Kurstin Moser. United States
Special Award: Feature Film Of The Month
Citizens-The Choice Not To Fight, By Yasushi Fuluichi. Japan
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Best Drama Short Film
Ball, By Fubao Fan. China
Best Comedy Short Film
Company, By Brian Mortensen. United States
Best Experimental Short Film
Come Back Home, By Stuart Pound. United Kingdom
Best Sci-Fi Short Film
Matthew 4:08, By Dmitriy Umanskiy. United States
Best War Short Film
Enemy Heroes, By Mark Diamond. United States
Best Horror Short Film
Sete Olhos De Um Deus Morto, By Paulo Monteiro. Brazil
Best Social Short Film
Beyond The Pane, By Shahab Zargari. United States
Best Indie Short Film
We Don’t Dial 911, By Jess Martin. United States
Best Ai Short Film
Van Gogh In Arles: A Journey By Xr-Bus, By Sang-Gyu Park. Korea
Best Erotic Short Film
Boy Likes Girl, By Neo Katsapas. United Kingdom
Best Crime Short Film
Supernatural Crime Unit : Fbi , By Jedi Calvin. United States
Best First Short Film By The Director
The Way Things Used 2 B, By Ciara Naughton, Kurstin Moser. United States
Best Student Short Film
Just Being Nice, By Jeronimo Geldart. Argentina, United States
Best Microshort Film
Their Sky, By Yuexin Fa. China
Best Animation Short Film
Swim, By Ivo Venkov. United States
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--- Short Films: Cast & Crew Awards ---
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Best Director In A Short Film
Shahab Zargari / Beyond The Pane
Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Fubao Fan / Ball
Best Female Director In A Short Film
Ciara Naughton, Kurstin Moser / The Way Things Used 2 B
Female Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Jess Martin / We Don’t Dial 911
Best Young Director In A Short Film
Jeronimo Geldart / Just Being Nice
Best Screenplay In A Short Film
Mark Diamond / Enemy Heroes
Best Lead Actor In A Short Film
Dima Koan / Matthew 4:08
Best Lead Actress In A Short Film
Jackie Romankow / The Way Things Used 2 B
Lead Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Valeria Peraza / Just Being Nice
Lead Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Georgette Castro / Company
Best Supporting Actress In A Short Film
Meredith Brown / The Way Things Used 2 B
Best Team Performance In A Short Film
The Way Things Used 2 B
Best Cinematography In A Short Film
Ball
Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Jeronimo Geldart / Just Being Nice
Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Shahab Zargari / Beyond The Pane
Best Lighting In A Short Film
Rene Auguste / Matthew 4:08
Best Art Direction In A Short Film
Kurstin Moser / The Way Things Used 2 B
Art Direction Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Neo Katsapas / Boy Likes Girl
Best Editing In A Short Film
Yuexin Fa / Their Sky
Best Original Score In A Short Film
Mo Milan / Beyond The Pane
Original Score Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Ball
Best Production In A Short Film
Yuexin Fa / Their Sky
Production Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Company / Brian Mortensen, Enid Smith-Helck
Best Sound Design In A Short Film
Jeronimo Geldart / Just Being Nice
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--- Audience Awards ---
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First Audience Award: Just Being Nice, By Jeronimo Geldart. Argentina, United States
Second Audience Award: Ball, By Fubao Fan. China
Third Audience Award: Beyond The Pane, By Shahab Zargari. United States
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--- Feature Film Awards ---
Best Drama Feature
Solitariness, By Vedant Chakraborty, Dibyendu Tripathi. India
Best War Feature
Citizens-The Choice Not To Fight, By Yasushi Fuluichi. Japan
Best Social Feature
American Moth, By Alan Shope. United States
Best First Feature Film By The Director
Interpreting Erik, By Donald D'haene. Canada
Best Documentary Feature
Hunting Secrets Of The Tropical Whale, By Andrew Kelly. Australia
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Best Director In A Feature Film
Vedant Chakraborty, Dibyendu Tripathi / Solitariness
Director Honorable Mention In A Feature Film
Yasushi Fuluichi / Citizens-The Choice Not To Fight
Best Director In Documentary Feature Film
Dol Oleksandr / Hip-Hop:The Sixth Element: Spirituality
Best Screenplay In A Feature Film
Yasushi Fuluichi, Chika Sakaguchi / Citizens-The Choice Not To Fight
Best Lead Actor In A Feature Film
Shivaansh Shrivastava / Solitariness
Best Original Score In A Feature Film
Amartiya Ghosh / Solitariness
Best Musical Theme In A Short Film
Marty I'm Afraid / Company
Best Production In A Feature Film
Alan Shope / American Moth
Production Honorable Mention In A Feature Film
House Of Magicians, Vedant Chakraborty / Solitariness
Best Production In Documntary Feature Film
Andrew Kelly / Hunting Secrets Of The Tropical Whale
Best Team Performance In A Feature Film
Yasko Fujii, Rusty Smith, Valentino Sebic / Citizens-The Choice Not To Fight
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Best Web Serie
Dignity Diaries, By Sabrina Khan. Australia
Best Short Screenplay
Akia Atkinson-Jones / Nothing Left But Me
Best Poster
Citizens-The Choice Not To Fight, By Yasushi Fuluichi. Japan



LIVE SCREENING​
Van Gogh In Arles: A Journey By Xr-Bus, By Sang-Gyu Park. Korea
Matthew 4:08, By Dmitriy Umanskiy. United States
Sete Olhos De Um Deus Morto, By Paulo Monteiro. Brazil
Ball, By Fubao Fan. China
The Way Things Used 2 B, By Ciara Naughton, Kurstin Moser. United States
Beyond The Pane, By Shahab Zargari. United States
Just Being Nice, By Jeronimo Geldart. Argentina, United States
Enemy Heroes, By Joel Christopher Payne. United States
Boy Likes Girl, By Neo Katsapas. United Kingdom
Company, By Brian Mortensen. United States
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OFFICIAL SELECTION
Short Films
Ball, By Fubao Fan. China
Before And After, By Maximilian Ward. Germany
Beyond The Pane, By Shahab Zargari. United States
Boy Likes Girl, By Neo Katsapas. United Kingdom
Citizens-The Choice Not To Fight, By Yasushi Fuluichi. Japan
Come Back Home, By Stuart Pound. United Kingdom
Company, By Brian Mortensen. United States
Detachment, By Jonas Robert. United States
Dignity Diaries, By Sabrina Khan. Australia
Enemy Heroes, By Joel Christopher Payne. United States
I Allow Myself To Know You, By Lawson Bennet. United States
I'm Leaving, By Milan Niall. United States
Just Being Nice, By Jeronimo Geldart. Argentina, United States
Legally Intelligent, By Tobias Howard. United States
Let's Start Over, By Frank Torres. Peru
Matthew 4:08, By Dmitriy Umanskiy. United States
My Best Friend, By Abel Mitchell. United States
Reminder Of One Day Less, By Keegan Cyning. United States
Sete Olhos De Um Deus Morto, By Paulo Monteiro. Brazil
Straight To The Heart, By Erik Rosas. Puerto Rico
Super Bro Stick And The Galactic Battle, By James A Wright. United States
Supernatural Crime Unit : Fbi , By Jedi Calvin. United States
Swim, By Ivo Venkov. United States
The Send-Off, By Wei Kai Lin. Taiwan
The Snowraven Chronicles: The Shafra-Copian, By Aj Spencer. United States
The Way Things Used 2 B, By Ciara Naughton, Kurstin Moser. United States
Their Sky, By Yuexin Fa. China
Van Gogh In Arles: A Journey By Xr-Bus, By Sang-Gyu Park. Korea
We Don’t Dial 911, By Jess Martin. United States
We Left, By Remington Rogers. United States
You're Worthless, By Beckham Evans. United States
Feature Films
American Moth, By Alan Shope. United States
Big Foot Burgers, By Cindy Lucas. United States
Hip-Hop:The Sixth Element: Spirituality, By Oleksandr Dol. Ukraine
Hunting Secrets Of The Tropical Whale, By Andrew Kelly. Australia
Interpreting Erik, By Donald D'haene. Canada
Intruders, By Theo Wright. United States
Solitariness, By Vedant Chakraborty, Dibyendu Tripathi. India
Violent, By Mateo Herrero. Spain
With You Or Without You, By Christian Allen. United States
Woman Of Character, By Jaxson Méndez. Colombia
Screenplays
Nothing Left But Me, By Akia Atkinson. United States
Peace, By Pedro Tovar. Bolivia
The Resignation Of The Desperate, By Charles Dwayne. United States
Posters
Beyond The Pane, By Shahab Zargari. United States
Citizens-The Choice Not To Fight, By Yasushi Fuluichi. Japan
Matthew 4:08, By Dmitriy Umanskiy. United States