Best Picture
TIMBERLAND AI VIDEO
Soslan Chekhoev & Alexander Zarshchikov
United States
WINNERS / MAY 2026
May 2026
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The winners
Alphabetical order by film title
Silver Award: AI Film
(AI) MICHELANGELO - I AM THE STONE
Shmuel Magal
Israel
Gold Award: Short Documentary
ABOUT CITIES TANGOS FERRIES AND THE STRANGE DIFFICULTY OF REMAINING CLOSE TO ANYTHING
Kostiantyn Mishchenko
United States
Silver Award: Short Documentary
ANGELI IN VOLO TRA LE FIAMME
Flavio Cammerano
Italy
Silver Award: Feature Script
ARIZONA GENTLEMEN'S CLUB
Written by John Grace & Glenn Goldstein
United States
Best Feature Script
AT LAST
Bradley Nathanson
United States
Gold AwardFeature Script
CAEL
Written by Christian Dalton
United States
Best AI Film
CHARLES DARWIN - THE DANGEROUS IDEA (AI)
Shmuel Magal
Israel
Gold Award: Director
CURTAIN CALL
Lesley Manning
United Kingdom
Gold Award: Short Film
DIGITAL DETOX
iCLIC Collective
Italy
Best Actress (Whitney Ann Jenkins)Gold Award: ScreenplaySilver Award: Short Film
EPILOGUE
Tom Madden
United States
Gold Award: Feature Script
ESCAPE TO ALCATRAZ
Written by Eugene Hattingh
United States
Best Feature Documentary
FARMING WITHOUT HARMING 2
Sorin Pavelesco
Canada
Gold Award: Animation
HOODOO
bellopropello
Switzerland
Gold Award: Feature Documentary
KUPUNA ʻĀINA
Zaya Benazzo & Maurizio Benazzo
United States
Gold Award: Indie Short Film
QUEL QUASI
Diego Monfredini
Italy
Best Short Script
ROCKFORD STREET
Written by John Norris Ray
United States
Silver Award: Feature Documentary
SALO'S STORY
Priit Laineste
Finland
Best Experimental Film
SHIFT+COMMAND+B(ODIES)
Mimi Garrard
United States
Gold Award: Indie Feature Film
SOLO 2 (TENTACOLI D'ACCIAIO)
Andrea Torresani
Italy
Gold AwardShort Script
SPIRIT OF THE ROLLER-BOOT
Written by Hannah Claire Richardson
United Kingdom
Best Short FilmBest Indie Short FilmBest DirectorBest ProducerBest Cinematography (Olivier Tresson)Best ScreenplayBest EditingBest Original Score (Paul Baptistat)Best Original Song (Paul Baptistat)Best Sound DesignGold Award: Actress (Florence O'Brien)
THE BLACK PEARL
Gaultier Barra
France
Best AI Film
THE BLOOD OF THE PINES
Adrien Pereira
France
Silver Award: Feature Script
THE DEVIL'S CUT
Written by Eric Lotter
United States
Gold Award: AI Film
THE LAST PILGRIMAGE: MAYBE THE RAVENS
Stanislav Skricka
Czechia
Gold Award: Short Film
THE NECKLACE (2026 REMASTERED VERSION)
Peter Korday
France
Silver Award: Indie Short Film
THE SILENCE WITHIN ("LAUTLOS")
Christian Peschken
Germany
Gold Award: Original Score
THE WOODEN BOWL
Mauro Crivelli
United Kingdom
Silver Award: Feature Documentary
TRANS RISING
John Francis Rizzo
Netherlands
Gold Award: Experimental Film
UNDER THE LEAVES 2
Claude Ciccolella
France
Best Short Documentary
USTICA - IL VOLO DEL SILENZIO
Flavio Cammerano
Italy
Best Indie Feature Film
VIRAHA
Andrea de Santis
Italy
Best AnimationGold Award: ProducerGold Award: Cinematography (Damon Wellner)Gold Award: Original Song (Goolkasian "Replaced by Robots" by Replaced by Robots)Gold Award: Editing (Damon Wellner)Gold Award: Sound Design (Goolkasian of Replaced By Robots)Silver Award: Director
ZERO JOY ZERO BY THE BAND REPLACED BY ROBOTS
Damon Wellner & Heather Joy Morgan
United States