WINNERS / FEBRUARY 2026

February 2026

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AWARDED PROJECTS

The winners

Alphabetical order by film title

Silver Award: Feature Film

A DAY IN APRIL

Frank Ernst Lesting

Germany

Gold Award: Short Script

A KILLER CALLS

Al Anderson

United Kingdom

Best Short Film

A MOTHER'S LOVE

Harald Schwarzenbacher

Austria

Honorable Mention

ACCIDENTAL TRUTH NEXT - BEYOND UFO DISCLOSURE

Ron James

United States

Best Short Documentary

CHICAGO GRAFFITI

Patrick Reponse

United States

Best Experimental Film

CHRISTMAS ON EARTH

Janja Rakuš

Slovenia

Honorable Mention

DARK MOON

Saeed Mojoudi

Islamic Republic of Iran

Silver Award: Short Documentary

DOURO STREAM - STORIES DRIFTING WITH THE RIVER´S STREAM

Pedro Gil Vasconcelos

Portugal

Gold Award: Music Video

EAST OF SILENCE

Mickey Singh

United States

Silver Award: Short Film

EMMANUEL

JA Williams

United States

Best Short Script

ETERNAL ECHOES

Written by Jaeyong Choi

Korea

Gold Award: DirectorGold Award: ProducerSilver Award: Feature FilmSilver Award

FOOTPRINTS - ANGELS ARE REAL. SOME EVEN HAVE FUR

Jim Huggins

United States

Silver Award: Feature Script

FORTY NINE DEGREES OF SEPARATION

Written by John Croll Walsh

United States

Silver Award: Feature Script

GOING IN CIRCLES

Written by Zack Van Eyck

United States

Gold Award: Feature Script

IL RE DEGLI SPECCHI

Written by Giuseppe De Vuono

Italy

Gold Award: Indie Short Film

JUSTICE

Brian Deatt

Germany

Gold Award: Experimental Film

MOABIT XXVIII

Ian Charles Lister

Italy

Silver Award: Feature Script

MR. POLO LOUNGE: A COMEDY PART I

kevin irvine

United States

Best Feature Film

MY BOYFRIEND A MANNEQUIN

Dmitry Nikolenko

Russian Federation

Gold Award: Director

OMELETTES FOR YUMMIES

Christopher C. James

United States

Best Short DocumentarySilver Award: Short Documentary

ON THE DECK

Annamaria Belokona

United States

Best Indie Short FilmSilver Award: Short FilmSilver Award: DirectorGold Award: Sound DesignBest CinematographyGold Award: Producer

PIPE DREAMS

Victor Mirch

United States

Silver Award: Indie Short Film

ROOT BOUND

Sandra Elaine

United States

Gold Award: Feature FilmBest DirectorGold Award: Cinematography (March 2022)Best Producer

THE 211 HOME FEATURE FILM

Jim Huggins

United States

Best Animated Film

THE AGE OF NEVER

Matt Bissett-Johnson

Australia

Best Feature Script

THE ALEXANDRIA CHRONICLES

Written by Matt Townsend

United States

Gold Award: Feature Script

THE DEVIL'S RANCH

Zack Van Eyck

United States

Silver Award: Experimental Film

THE ENCARNE TRILOGY

SI Reasoning

United States

Gold Award: Short Documentary

THE ETERNAL LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST

Holger Klussmann

Germany

Gold Award: Animated Film

THE HEART KNOWS BETTER

Ken Kimmelman

United States

Gold Award: Short Film

THE LAST SUN

Nigel Canepa

Gibraltar

Silver Award: Cinematography

THE LOUNGE: AFTER DARK

Victoria Napolitano

United States

Gold Award: Experimental Film

THE NON-HUMAN GESTALT

Mimi Garrard

United States

Best Indie Short Film

THE WATCHERS

Daniel Michael Thomas

United Kingdom

Gold Award: Short Documentary

WILD ALPS ITALIANO 20 MINUTI

Daniele Gangemi

Italy

Best Music Video

YOU ARE MY DESIGN MUSIC VIDEO COLLAGE

Cortez Mack

United States