October 2025 — July 2026

Best Short Film

GAMBLERS

Directed by: Ettore Zito

Best Feature Film

Directed by: Diego Gonzalez

Best Experimental Short Film

One Shot At A Time

Directed by: Michael Horaney

Best Microfilm

Directed by: Mike Bennion

Best Short Documentary Film

Scales — The Tipping Point

Directed by: Bruce Young

Best Feature Documentary Film

My Husband the Child Soldier

Directed by: Tom Peppiatt

Best Director Debut
Best Original Score

Rose

Directed by: Philippe Turcotte

Best Student Film

A Conversation in Color

Directed by: Vernor Schneider

Best Animation

ITCH

Directed by: Jason Joel Lethcoe

Best Music Video

ASPECT — CARRIER

Directed by: Martyn Thomas

PALMA