OCTOBER 7-13, 2026
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2026 WINNERS & NOMINEES LIST
BEST US SHOWCASE FEATURE FILM
NOMINEES:
BABYBACKS directed by Geno Marx
BEHIND THE 8 BALL directed by Nathan Israileff
BRAVADO directed by Alex Hanno
GOOD THOUGHTS directed by Rachel Carey
HAMILTON HOUSE directed by Jordan Rowe
IN THIS MOMENT directed by Mike Talplacido
JESUS LAND directed by Saila Kariat
THE AGE OF LOVE directed by David Joseph Pellicane
THE KING OF BLACK GOO directed by Andrew Zappin
WINNER:
JACKRABBIT directed by Ballard C. Boyd
BEST WORLD SHOWCASE FEATURE FILM
NOMINEES:
MILAREPA (Italy) directed by Louis Nero
SHAMBHALA STORY (Japan, US) directed by Toshio Sekine
THE WORLD OUTSIDE (Austria, Germany) directed by Katrine Eichberger, Nikolas Mühe
YOUR HEART WILL BE BROKEN (Russian Federation) directed by Mikhail Weinberg
WINNER:
KARLOVY VARY (South Korea) directed by Yongseuk Lee
BEST SHOWCASE DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
NOMINEES:
IT'S NOT YOU, ITS ME: CHICAGO directed by Anthony L. Williams
9/11: UNTOLD STORIES directed by Julie Rowen, Dana Kuznetzkoff
PEOPLE VS POLITICS directed by Robert M. Pease, Carol A. Wingard
POVERTY TRAP directed by Michael Matheson Miller
SOBER directed by Jefe Greenheart, William J Saunders
WINNER:
GOOD MOMENT directed by Corbett Jones
BEST US SHOWCASE SHORT FILM
NOMINEES:
CINCH directed by Ally Musmeci
EM & SELMA GO GRIFFIN HUNTING directed by Alexander Thompson
FILTHY SHORT FILM directed by Lisa Cole
FIRST IMPRESSIONS directed by Andrew Slane, Javier Ortega
FOCAL POINT directed by Raphael Buisson
HUNTED directed by Christopher T Folkens
LAST STAND AT BUTTE CITY directed by Natalie Schwan
PINBALL, BROOKLYN directed by Geoff Sean Levy
TERMS & CONDITIONS directed by Stefan Maximilian Lan
THE EMPTY ROOM directed by Hersh Ellis
WHY I AM AN ANARCHIST directed by Sara Crow
WINNER:
MEETING YOUR MAKER directed by Gregory JM Kasunich
BEST WORLD SHOWCASE SHORT FILM
NOMINEES:
A HAND TO HOLD (United Kingdom) directed by Philip Clyde-Smith
A REFLECTION OF ME (Sweeden) directed by Stephane Mounkassa, Stefan Sundin
BRAVE REBEL ARMY (Canada) directed by Michelle D’Alessandro Hatt
BURDENED (Canada) directed by Conor Forrest
CHICKEN (Australia) directed by Emma Canalese
HIDDEN WORDS (Italy) directed by Gianni Panza, Gaia Billi
I TAKE YOU TO BE MY EX (United Kingdom) directed by Jenn Murray
SONGBIRD (Australia) directed by Kevin Lim
THE LAST ONE (Russian Federation) directed by Sofia Kosazhevskaia
THE THINGS WE CARRY (Saint Lucia) directed by Kyvon Edwin
THE WHOLE THING (New Zealand) directed by Calvin Sang
YOU DON'T MURDER BAUDELAIRE (France) directed by Vanessa Caffin
WINNER:
RUN CLUB (United Kingdom) directed by Lauren Lyle
BEST SHOWCASE DOCUMENTARY SHORT
NOMINEES:
FINDING HOPE directed by Koko VanDernoot, Brody VanDernoot
PER CHI "FOR WHOM" (Italy) directed by Alessandro Spallino
RUN DJ RUN directed by Darby Duffin
WHERE THE WIND GOES directed by Everett Ravens
WINNER:
FIELD TRIP directed by Hannah Rafkin
BEST SHOWCASE ANIMATED FILM
NOMINEES:
FIGURE 8 directed by Josiah Earles
FLAMINGO IN THE GARDEN directed by Xinhui Ma
SEE YOU TOMORROW (Japan) directed by Keiya Ando
SHELLEY A GOTHIC LOVE STORY directed by Keith Walker
SOMETHING GREATER THAN YOU directed by Gordon LePage
YOU. MATTER directed by John J Budion
WINNER:
113 WORDS FOR YOU TODAY (China, Taiwan, United States) directed by Bo Qing Tang, Lan Zeng
AUDIENCE AWARD for FEATURE
TOP 5 BY OUR AUDIENCE VOTES
BRAVADO
HAMILTON HOUSE
JACKRABBIT
JESUS LAND
WINNER:
THE AGE OF LOVE
AUDIENCE AWARD for SHORT FILMS or SERIES PILOT
TOP 5 BY OUR AUDIENCE VOTES:
EGGS
FUNNY/NOT FUNNY
THE HAPPINESS INTERVENTION
WUNDERKIND
WINNER:
FIELD TRIP
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR EXHIBITION FILMS
TOP 5 BY OUR AUDIENCE VOTES:
BAD P.I.
FRANK & EDNA TAKE ON LE MANS
MUFFLED
REGULARS
WINNER:
THE ROAD TO SYDNEY (Phlippines, Canada, United States)
BEST LONG FORM SERIES PILOT
NOMINEES:
BURNCOAT written & directed by Jay Martin
WINNER:
THE GLIWENSBOURG CHRONICLES (France) written & directed by Emilie Tommasi
BEST SHORT FORM SERIES PILOT
NOMINEES:
MORPHIC written & directed by Malik Maliki
SANDWICHED written by: Tiffany Chandon / directed by Meg Swertlow
THE HAPPINESS INTERVENTION written & directed by Alana Sanyo
WINNER:
DR. SAM written by: Raji Ahsan / directed by Danielle Beckmann
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE IN A SERIES
NOMINEES:
DR. SAM written by: Raji Ahsan / directed by Danielle Beckmann
The GLIWENSBOURG CHRONICLES written & directed by Emilie Tommasi
WINNER:
BURNCOAT written & directed by Jay Martin
BEST ACTING PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING ROLE - US FEATURE
NOMINEES:
LUCA MALACRINO Bravado
VIRIDIANA MARQUEZ Babybacks
MELISSA CHAMBERS Babybacks
GRANT ROSENMEYER Behind the 8-ball
LAUREL TOUPAL Good Thoughts
BEN LARSON Good Thoughts
WINNER:
DJ QUALLS The King of Black Goo
BEST ACTING PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING ROLE - WORLD FEATURE
NOMINEES:
MO ZYU-YI Shambhala Story (Japan, US)
LEE JE-YEON Karlovy Vary (South Korea)
KATRINA EICHBERGER The World Outside (Germany)
DANIEL VEGAS Your Heart Will Be Broken (Russian Federation)
WINNER:
VERONIKA ZHURAVLE Your Heart Will Be Broken (Russian Federation)
BEST ACTING PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING ROLE - US SHORT
NOMINEES:
JONATHAN KITE Meeting Your Maker
MATILDA LAWLER Why am I an anarchist
BRITTANY ISHIBASHI The Empty Room
TOMMY MARTINEZ Pinball, Brooklyn
PAUL OAKLEY STOVALL Arlington
SHUNORI RAMANATHAN First Impressions
WINNER:
LUKE LOWREY Hunted
BEST ACTING PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING ROLE - WORLD SHORT
NOMINEES:
ARLO GREEN The Whole Thing (New Zealand)
NIKITA TU-BRYANT The Whole Thing (New Zealand)
ANGIE DIAZ Chicken (Australia)
JENOVIC LUYINDULA A Reflection of me (Sweeden)
ZIDANE WILSON The Things we carry (Saint Lucia)
MAHOUT DRAMA You don't murder Baudelaire (France)
Lauren Larkin (One More Round), Ireland
WINNER:
RUARIDH MOLLICA Run Club (United Kingdom)