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January - June Results 2026
From Official Selections to Finalists and Award Winners, we’re proud to celebrate the incredible talent and imagination that shaped this season.
To everyone who submitted - thank you for trusting us with your story.
Head over to the Results Page and see where your journey has taken you!
Best Short Film
Award Winner
Love Will Set You Free
Directed by Gabriel Fontes
Exceptional Achievement
BREATHE
Directed by Alison Somilleda
THE BEEP
Directed by Madelyn Tuns
140 GRAMS
Directed by Kenneth Christopher Muller
One Last Show in Taghmon
Directed by Alan Walsh
Finalist
Maxwell
Directed by Derek Martin
The Discarded Ones
Directed by Johan Andrén
Émouvoir
Directed by Don Gage
Violet Light - Dahlia's New Friend
Directed by Jesse Terrell
Mission Undercover
Directed by Benny Schmidt
Best Script or Screenplay
Award Winner
Cursed Beachfront
Written by Yelitza Prada
Exceptional Achievement
The Fractured Veil
Written by Mike Davies
The Venetian Man
Written by Le'Roy Kester
Beyond The Summer Of Love
Written by Michael Duncan
Finalist
I'm Not My Brother's Keeper
Written by Christian Belmonte
Best Short Script/Screenplay
Award Winner
Express & Silence
Written by Rafael Simpson
Best Unproduced Script
Award Winner
The True Legend of Pearl Rivers
Written by Merrill Anway Jones
Exceptional Achievement
I Am Who I Am ... Are You Really?
Written by Merrill Anway Jones
Best Documentary
Award Winner
140 GRAMS
Directed by Kenneth Christopher Muller
Finalist
Pints With Kelly
Directed by Stephen Michael Kelly
Your Roots Are Showing
Directed by Max Freiman & Ilise Harris
Turn My Goddamn Mind Off. The Story of Clint Malarchuk
Directed by Artur Owczarski
Puerto Rican Hibiscus
Directed by Steven Paul Wolf
The Pain And The Power
Directed by Cai Indermaur
Best Feature
Award Winner
ZEUS in LOVE
Directed by Simone Sarantuya Vasata
Best Horror
Award Winner
WILDFIRE OUTBREAK UK
Directed by Karl-James Langford
Best Drama
Award Winner
When This Rain Ends
Directed by Don Gage
Finalist
ZEUS in LOVE
Directed by Simone Sarantuya Vasata
Best Animation
Award Winner
Planted
Directed by Billy Allison
Finalist
ERIS PRIME
Directed by Simone Willers Vasata
Best Student Film
Award Winner
Michael's Problem(s)
Directed by John Charles McDonough
Exceptional Achievement
Hollow
Directed by Christina Kircher Waterman
Best Narrative
Award Winner
Forever
Directed by Karim Kari
Best Comedy
Award Winner
THE PERFECT DAP
Directed by Hayden Morris
Exceptional Achievement
Crossfaded
Directed by Jeffrey Rucker
Best Low Budget Film
Award Winner
AM
Directed by Alexia Vasiliou
Exceptional Achievement
The Master Puppeteer
Directed by Milo Xavier Brennan
Finalist
Forever
Directed by Karim Kari
Best Film Poster / Best Screenplay Poster
Award Winner
LES Errants
Made by Karim Kari
Best Experimental
Award Winner
The Love That Will Be
Directed by Stephen Michael Kelly
Exceptional Achievement
Thus Spake Zarathustra 2
Directed by Joanna&rubens
LES Errants
Directed by Karim Kari
Finalist
Noises
Directed by Diana David
Be My Ally
Directed by Rachel Garfield
1985
Directed by Marko Marjanović
Best Environmental Film
Award Winner
Our Brilliant Destruction
Directed by Sarah Bitely
Best Music Video
Award Winner
Who Am I
Directed by Frank Mancuso
Exceptional Achievement
Never Back Down
Directed by Frank Mancuso
H E R A
Directed by Simone Sarantuya Vasata
Finalist
The World was my Oyster - and I had it with a side of Lime
Directed by Simone Sarantuya Vasata
Best Song / Best Music
Award Winner
Somewhere in the Night
Directed by Frank Mancuso
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
Award Winner
The Purgatory Rebellion
Directed by Adam Lopez
Exceptional Achievement
L'Onore Part 2 "The Betrayal"
Directed by Frank Mancuso, Chris Adams
"Look Into My Eyes," EPISODE 4: The Boy Who Earned His Magic
Written by Lynn H. Elliott
Best Artificial Intelligence Film
Award Winner
DEVIL:ERROR_001 - Paradox -
Directed by kasamacura
Exceptional Achievement
WallFlower
Directed by Simone Sarantuya Vasata
Finalist
PHOEBE TITANESS & THE ORACLE of DELPHI
Directed by Simone Sarantuya Vasata
ERIS PRIME
Directed by Simone Willers Vasata
Best Science Fiction (Sci-Fi)
Award Winner
Drone Runners
Directed by Vincent Scuro
Finalist
The Job
Directed by Craig Railsback
Best Women Filmmaker
Award Winner
There is Always Tomorrow
Directed by Jonathan Arredondo & Alessandra Greco
Best Director
Award Winner
140 GRAMS
Directed by Kenneth Christopher Muller
Exceptional Achievement
Maxwell
Directed by Derek Martin
LES Errants
Directed by Karim Kari
Finalist
Mission Undercover
Directed by Benny Schmidt
Best Producer
Award Winner
Mission Undercover
Directed by Benny Schmidt
Best Actor
Award Winner
Mission Undercover
Directed by Benny Schmidt
Best Actress
Award Winner
The Job
Directed by Craig Railsback
Exceptional Achievement
Mission Undercover
Directed by Benny Schmidt
Best Cast & Crew
Award Winner
The Interview
Directed by Nikki Simon
Finalist
Mission Undercover
Directed by Benny Schmidt