WINNERS / AUGUST 2026

August 2026

MGABEST PICTURE
AWARDED PROJECTS

The winners

Alphabetical order by film title

Best Feature FilmBest Sound DesignGold Award: CinematographySilver Award: ProducerSilver Award: Editing

A WALK ALONG THE BORNE

Nick Igea

Spain

Gold Award: Director

A WOMAN WITH A WOODEN CHARIOT

Khodadad Jalali

Iran

Silver Award: Experimental Film

ALEPH

Joao Butoh

Brazil

Gold Award: ScreenplaySilver Award:  Director

AMAZONIA XAMÃ BR

Rodrigo Pedroza

Brazil

Silver Award: Feature Script

ARE YOU OK?

Written by Eric Lotter

United States

Silver Award: Feature Documentary

BLED DRY: THE LEGACY OF THE TRI-STATE WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Ryan Kavanagh

United States

Best Experimental Film

BROKEN WINGS

José Maluenda

Poland

Best EditingGold Award: Feature FilmGold Award: DirectorGold Award: Producer (Roger James Kuhns & Anne Wilhelmina Schmidt)Gold Award: Actor (William Edward Young)Gold Award: Original ScoreGold Award: Sound DesignSilver Award: Actor (John Mills)Silver Award: Cinematography

CARBON MEN SALVATION: THE SENATOR'S DILEMMA

Roger James Kuhns

United States

Gold Award: Music VideoGold Award: Original Song

CHATON - WE ARE INVINCIBLE (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

Marcus CB Soori

United States

Silver Award: Director

CHLOROPHYTUM

Rita Pasqualoni

Italy

Gold Award: Actress (Daniela Galařová)

CREATOR OF FEELINGS

Vojtƒõch Kavka

Czechia

Honorable Mention

CSI: CRUMB SCENE INVESTIGATION

Annarie Boor

United Kingdom

Best Music Video

DEADLIER WEAPON

Monica Silverio

United States

Best Short Script

DRUZHBA (FRIENDSHIP)

Borys Shusterman

Not Specified

Honorable Mention

ELEGY OF SALT

Addie Akina Knoll

United States

Silver Award Short Film

HE DOESN'T SMOKE

강령 이

South Korea

Gold Award: Feature Script

HOT CHOCOLATE CHRISTMAS

Written by William Whyte Samson

United Kingdom

Best Feature Documentary

I CUSTODI DEL TEMPO SULLE ALI DI UN SOGNO

Flavio Cammerano

Italy

Silver Award AI Film

LENS - AI SHORT FILM

Eduardo Rodriguez

United States

Gold Award: Feature Documentary

LOGION 37

Gerhard Muff

Germany

Silver Award: Short Documentary

MAIE BARROW - LIFE AFTER THIS

Priit Laineste

Finland

Gold Award: Short Script

MASTERMIND (2) THAT NIGHT THE FULL MOON SHONE BRIGHTLY

Written by Marion H von Loewenstern & Wil Peterson

United Kingdom

Silver Award: Experimental Film

PLACE OF COMPLEXITY

Vojtƒõch Kavka

Czechia

Gold Award: Experimental Film

PROFILI NUDI

Mario Roccato

Italy

Gold Award: Short Film

RACHEL'S PAINT BRUSH

Noel Thomas Brady

Ireland

Gold Award: Indie Short Film

SPARKY

Rae Silapasoonthorn

United Kingdom

Gold Award: Short Documentary

STANDING ON BUSINESS - AN ENTREPRENEUR ORIGIN STORY

Nicole Michelle Gates-Golden

United States

Best Indie Short Film

SUNDAY NIGHTS

Remco Merbis

United Kingdom

Silver Award: Indie Short Film

THE COFFEE SACK POET

Matheus Morais

Brazil

Silver Award: Animated Film

THE EATENING

Matt Bissett-Johnson

Australia

Best AI Film

THE EGG

David Colclasure

United States

Best Animated Film

THE OGRE THE CURTAIN AND SALT

Misa Nishihara

Japan

Silver Award: Short Script

THE ORIGIN OF THE HUMAN SPECIES: THEY DUMB

Eugene Hattingh

Not Specified

Best Short Documentary

THE STORY OF I LOVE ROCK N ROLL

David S Zucker

United States

Gold Award: Animated Film

THE WORLD'S 3 WISHES

Seamus Smyth

Ireland

Best Feature Script

TRAITOR'S ROCK

Written by Jay Flynn, Kaenan Oliver & Dominic Oliver

United States

Gold Award: Feature Script

UNDER THE BED IN THE CLOSET

Written by Bret McCormick

United States

Gold Award: Experimental Film

UNPROMISED LAND

Damiano Rossi

Italy

Gold Award: AI Film

USER NO. 213

Hansaem Lee

South Korea

Best Short Film

YELLOW SLIPPER

Tayo Elesin

United Kingdom

Silver Award Music Video

अधूरे सपने (UNFULFILLED DREAMS)

Ajit Suryabhan Vahadane

India