Winners & Official Selection
May - 2026
SPECIAL AWARDS:
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Special Award: Short Film Of The Month
Blue Sky, By Tony Jopia. United Kingdom
Special Award: Feature Film Of The Month
Zaire: A Film Noir-Inspired Story, By Iman Dupree. United States
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Best Drama Short Film
The Heart Of Cornwall, By Connor Stratton-Darling. United Kingdom
Best Thriller Short Film
A Short Chronicle Of Murder, By Jochen Isensee. Germany
Best Sci-Fi Short Film
Vixen Comforts Fixen, By Kimber Leigh, Klor Rowland. United States
Best Ai Short Film
Law Beneath The Bridge, By Umut Emre Erkan. Türkiye
Best Fantasy Short Film
Véda Vérian, By Davi Bendinelli Paiva Campos. Brazil
Best Musical Short Film
Blue Sky, By Tony Jopia. United Kingdom
Best Indie Short Film
What Light Remains, By Remco Merbis. United Kingdom
Best First Short Film By The Director
Who We Are N°1 – Mom, By Leonardo Casarolli. Italy
Best Student Short Film
All Phenomenon, By Kun Zhou. China
Best Documentary Short Film
Between Sky And Sea, By Ismail Abu Hatab. Palestine, State Of
--- Short Films: Cast & Crew Awards ---
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Best Director In A Short Film
Tony Jopia - Blue Sky
Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Connor Stratton-Darling - The Heart Of Cornwall
Best Female Director In A Short Film
Ruoshui Zhu, Yiyang Xu - Amidst Clouds, Unseen
Best Young Director In A Short Film
Davi Bendinelli Paiva Campos - All Phenomenon
Young Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Véda Vérian
Best Screenplay In A Short Film
Ruoshui Zhu & Yiyang Xu - Amidst Clouds, Unseen
Lead Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Adnan G. Köse - A Short Chronicle Of Murder
Lead Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Ewan Hazlewood - What Light Remains
Lead Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Véda Vérian
Best Lead Actress In A Short Film
Maria Leon - Blue Sky
Lead Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film
All Phenomenon
Best Supporting Actor In A Short Film
Mauro Montuschi - Blue Sky
Best Cinematography In A Short Film
Véda Vérian
Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Sean Tresmond - Kind Of Face
Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film
The Heart Of Cornwall
Best Lighting In A Short Film
All Phenomenon
Best Art Direction In A Short Film
All Phenomenon
Best Editing In A Short Film
Remco Merbis - What Light Remains
Best Original Score In A Short Film
All Phenomenon
Best Production In A Short Film
Tony Jopia, Alex Jopia, Ty Naylor, Paola Garay Gonzalez, Camila Bahamondes - Blue Sky
Production Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Véda Vérian
Best Sound Design In A Short Film
All Phenomenon
--- Audience Awards ---
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First Audience Award: All Phenomenon, By Kun Zhou. China
Second Audience Award: Véda Vérian, By Davi Bendinelli Paiva Campos. Brazil
Third Audience Award: Between Sky And Sea, By Ismail Abu Hatab. Palestine, State Of
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Best Lgbt Feature
Zaire: A Film Noir-Inspired Story, By Iman Dupree. United States
Best Documentary Feature
Charity Case – The Band Who Made A Million Dollars…And Gave It All Away, By Alan Jackson. United States
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Best Director In A Feature Film
Iman Dupree - Zaire: A Film Noir-Inspired Story
Best Director In A Documentary Feature
Robert Hamilton - The Witchdoctor And The Windmill
Best Director In A Documentary Feature
Iancu Alin, William Collinson - Behind Silent Eyes
Best Female Director In A Feature Film
Kashmir 1947 - Amarpreet Kour
Best Lead Actress In A Feature Film
Carmen Banks - Zaire: A Film Noir-Inspired Story
Best Cinematography In A Feature Film
Iman Dupree - Zaire: A Film Noir-Inspired Story
Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Feature Film
Dan Soekov Acs And Sean O'reilly - The Witchdoctor And The Windmill
Best Production In A Feature Film
Aaron Allen Davis - Zaire: A Film Noir-Inspired Story
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Best Music Video
Limbo - Musical Suggestions, By Roberto Di Vito. Italy
Best Short Screenplay
Natalia Cricri - Wounds Of A Boy
Best Feature Screenplay
Juan Bravo - A Long Hard Road
Best Poster
After Link, By Catarina De Cèzanne. Portugal
LIVE SCREENING
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OFFICIAL SELECTION
Short Films
A Short Chronicle Of Murder, By Jochen Isensee. Germany
Accompany Me, By Noah Murray. Australia
After Link, By Catarina De Cèzanne. Portugal
All For The Cup, By Emery Sanders. United States
All Phenomenon, By Kun Zhou. China
Amidst Clouds, Unseen, By Ruoshui Zhu, Yiyang Xu. China
Behind Silent Eyes, By William Collinson, Ian Goehring. United States
Between Sky And Sea, By Ismail Abu Hatab. Palestine, State Of
Blue Sky, By Tony Jopia. United Kingdom
Candy, By Davin Hamilton. United States
Cheers, By Blake Myers. Germany
Everything Changed, By Waylon Powell. United States
Full Download, By Oakley Barnes. United States
Gardeners, By Merry May Ma. United States
Kind Of Face, By Simon O'keefe. United States
Law Beneath The Bridge, By Umut Emre Erkan. Türkiye
Last Call, By Harlow Wallace. United States
Leo The Raptor Smith, By Brian Smith. United States
Limbo - Musical Suggestions, By Roberto Di Vito. Italy
My Best Gift, By Mary Grissy. Argentina
Sureiya: The Eidolon Plane, By Shervonne Brown. United States
The Composer, By Quinn Hughes. United States
The Heart Of Cornwall, By Connor Stratton-Darling. United Kingdom
Véda Vérian, By Davi Bendinelli Paiva Campos. Brazil
Vixen Comforts Fixen, By Kimber Leigh, Klor Rowland. United States
We Were Winning, By Jaxon Ross. United States
What Light Remains, By Remco Merbis. United Kingdom
Who We Are N°1 – Mom, By Leonardo Casarolli. Italy
Feature Films
Charity Case – The Band Who Made A Million Dollars…And Gave It All Away, By Alan Jackson. United States
Get A Life, By Oregon Timonel. Puerto Rico
Kashmir 1947, By Amarpreet Kour, Hemant Goswami. India
Miss Of The Year, By Harrison Roberts. United States
Red Dress, By Mackenzie Kim. United States
Rumy, By Kinsley Brooks. United States
The Witchdoctor And The Windmill, By Robert Hamilton. Australia
Zaire: A Film Noir-Inspired Story, By Iman Dupree. United States
Screenplays
A Long Hard Road, By Juan Bravo. United States
Stupid Things, By Adriano Guimaraes. Portugal
Wounds Of A Boy, By Natalia Cricri. United States
Posters
After Link, By Catarina De Cèzanne. Portugal
Kashmir 1947, By Amarpreet Kour, Hemant Goswami. India
The Heart Of Cornwall, By Connor Stratton-Darling. United Kingdom