WINNERS / JANUARY 2026

January 2026

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The winners

Alphabetical order by film title

Silver Award - Feature Script

10-DAY RUN

Written by  John Grace

United States

Gold Award - Experimental Film

A CAREGIVER

Alberto Martín-Aragón

Spain

Best Music Video

ALL MY LOVE IS YOU

Enrico Rudolph Famulari Valentino

United Kingdom

Best Actress

ANNUAL SCREENING

Sheida Kermani

United States

Gold Award - Short Script

ATTU

Written by John Norris Ray

United States

Best Animated Film

BLOOD PUMA

Eduardo Paredes

Peru

Best Short Documentary

BOUNTY UNCHARTED - THE FANCY PEASANT

Jeff Ragovin

Andrea Mitchell

Michael A Cuomo

United States

Silver Award - Short Script®

BY SOME CHANCE

Written by Vincent Marano

United States

Gold Award - Music Video

CELESTIAL CURRENTS: ACT 1 - TEMPORAL LUMINANCE

Walter Holland

United States

Gold Award - Feature Film

CINGHIA (BELT)

Byron Rink

Italy

Silver Award - Short Film

COLD (SHORT FILM)

Greg Poppa

United States

Silver Award - Experimental Film

DIE BEFORE YOU DIE - TRIGGERED

Rafael Maria Friebe

Germany

Silver Award - Experimental Film

DYNAMICS

Teo Baehler

Netherlands

Best Feature Script

ENCHANTING THE SEA

Zack Van Eyck

United States

Silver Award - Indie Short FilmSilver Award - DirectorGold Award - Actor (Paul Richards)Gold Award - Screenplay

F*CKIT - THE MOVIE

Steve Barnett

United Kingdom

Best Experimental Film

I AM YOUR MIRA

Antonia Kim

South Korea

Gold Award - Animated Film

MECHAMORPHOSIS

Ilaria Colavito

United Kingdom

Honorable Mention

MIMIC MEN

Written by Toneata Leona Martocchio

United States

Best Director

NO MERCY

Sophiane AFROUN

France

Best Feature Documentary

OPOSSUM NATION

Gene May

United States

Best Feature Film

REPARATIONS

Chrystal Rose

United Kingdom

Silver Award - Feature Documentary

ROOTED

Sailesh Rajan Israni

United Arab Emirates

Silver Award - Actress (Dee Grant)

ROSE MADDER

Eddie Saint-Jean

United Kingdom

Silver Award - Music Video

SINGING RIVER

Rick Revel

United States

Gold Award - Indie Short Film

THE CURE

Trix StarT

United Kingdom

Honorable Mention

THE EIGHTH HOUSE

Written by Zack Van Eyck

United States

Silver Award - Indie Short Film

THE FLOORS ABOVE

Noble Noah IV

United States

Silver Award - Feature Script

THE GOTAWAYS

Written by Christan Van Slyke

United States

Silver Award - Short Documentary

THE KHOEKHOE SAGA

Johann Richard Abrahams

South Africa

Gold Award - Short Film

THE MONSTER INSIDE

Jorge Ospina

United States

Honorable Mention

THE OWNERS

Nick Nelsen

United States

Best Short Script

THE REVENGE CLUB

Marla Naomi Eaton

Canada

Best Indie Short FilmGold Award - DirectorGold Award - Actress (Sharon McNerney)Best Actor (Daniel Jones)Best Screenplay (Daniel Jones)

THE SANGUINE

Patrick McNerney & Daniel Jones

United States

Best Indie Short Film

THE TRANSITION ROOM

Aaron Penney

United States

Gold Award - Feature Documentary

TO FREEDOM WITH THE ENGE

Priit Laineste

Estonia

Gold Award - Short Documentary

TRIP TO KAMAKURA

Alessandro Drago

Italy

Best Short Film

UNDER A CLOUD

Frédéric Astruc

France

Silver Award - Indie Short Film

WALKERS

william m mesa

United States

Gold Award - Feature Script

WHAT WAS HIDDEN

Written by David A. Miller

United States