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2026 – Winter Classifiers

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160Projects in Winter results
22Winning projects
89Nominee projects
49Semi-finalist projects
32Countries / territories listed
43Award categories

563 placements · Every Winter project appears in at least three categories. Project totals use each project’s highest result. Country totals exclude two unspecified locations.

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2026 Classifiers

2026 – Winter Classifiers

01

Narrative Film

12 categories · 105 results

Best Picture

15 results
  • 1st Place Winner · DIABOLI (USA) · Shaddy Safadi
  • 2nd Place Nominee · AFTER ASH (USA) · Shaun Seong-young Kim
  • 3rd Place Nominee · PLAYING CATCH (Lithuania) · V M Bikowa
  • 4th Place Nominee · MEANS TO AN END (New Zealand) · Tanya Wheeler
  • 5th Place Nominee · SHOES AND SIGNPOST (Japan) · Takahiro Yamaguchi
  • 6th Place Nominee · VIOLA (Switzerland) · Janine Piguet
  • 7th Place Nominee · MAGIC MAIA (UK) · Jason Harding
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · REFLECTION (USA) · Daniel Robichaud
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · US TWO INFINITE (France) · Kiilei Elei
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · SUR LE GUÉRIDON (Belgium) · Léa Legrand
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · LEGEND OF HOPE (STAR WARS FAN-FILM) (Singapore) · Muhammad Luke Alexander Fernandez Bin Noorazrin, Leonard Teo Min Xuan, Alvin Ng
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · COURTYARD WINDOWS (Italy) · Pepi Romagnoli
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · A TEXAS TRILOGY (USA) · Robert Marshall Tartell
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · YOU'RE IT (USA) · Alexander J Callens
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · DANGEROUSLY EVER AFTER (USA) · Alba Enid Garcia

Best International Film (Foreign-Language)

3 results
  • 1st Place Winner · TRANSMISSION (Sweden) · Mats Landström
  • 2nd Place Nominee · SOLOS (Portugal) · Sonia Vieira
  • 3rd Place Nominee · THE PROTECTORS OF NATURE (France) · Fabrizio Masini

Best Feature Film

6 results
  • 1st Place Winner · LA PATAGONIA (Mexico) · Daniel Flores Melgar
  • 2nd Place Nominee · JESSE'S GIFT (USA) · Ken Merritt
  • 3rd Place Nominee · THE QURAN (USA) · Masood Ali
  • 4th Place Nominee · THE MEN OF MERCY (USA) · Anne Furlong
  • 5th Place Nominee · JAYE LAKHAY (Nepal) · Sanyukta Shrestha
  • 6th Place Nominee · THE PROTECTORS OF NATURE (France) · Fabrizio Masini

Best Medium-Length Film

2 results
  • 1st Place Winner · SHOES AND SIGNPOST (Japan) · Takahiro Yamaguchi
  • 2nd Place Nominee · COURTYARD WINDOWS (Italy) · Pepi Romagnoli

Best Short Film

5 results
  • 1st Place Winner · DIABOLI (USA) · Shaddy Safadi
  • 2nd Place Nominee · MEANS TO AN END (New Zealand) · Tanya Wheeler
  • 3rd Place Nominee · VIOLA (Switzerland) · Janine Piguet
  • 4th Place Nominee · 7 FLOORS TO MIDNIGHT (Germany) · Sebastian Fesser
  • 5th Place Nominee · SOLOS (Portugal) · Sonia Vieira

Best Micro-Short Film

9 results
  • 1st Place Winner · LES COFFRETS / EXCUSES (UK) · Mark C. Hewitt, Matt Parsons
  • 2nd Place Nominee · LES COFFRETS / PREMIUM (UK) · Mark C. Hewitt, Matt Parsons
  • 3rd Place Nominee · TRANSMISSION (Sweden) · Mats Landström
  • 4th Place Nominee · CAPTIVATING (USA) · Matthew Taylor
  • 5th Place Nominee · GUILTY BEFORE HIM (Denmark) · Mikkel Aarestrup
  • 6th Place Nominee · HAPPILY BETTER AFTER (USA) · Julie Cordell-Seamons
  • 7th Place Nominee · WILDFIRE OUTBREAK UK: LAST CAMP (UK) · Jacob Halliwell
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · INCURABLE (Belgium) · Frédéric Roussel
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · CACCIA GROSSA (Italy) · Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti

Best Student Film

6 results
  • 1st Place Winner · LOVE MACHINE (USA) · Nicholas Gearin
  • 2nd Place Nominee · HORTENCIA & CLEMENTE (USA) · Emanuel Loarca
  • 3rd Place Nominee · WE CAN ONLY PRAY (Canada) · Gill-Akeem Sawegnon
  • 4th Place Nominee · OF ROBOTS AND REDNECKS (USA) · Kevin Scott Davis
  • 5th Place Nominee · DUELO (Argentina) · Sebastian Barnes
  • 6th Place Nominee · BLIND PURSUIT (USA) · Desmond J Brown

Best Low-Budget or Underground Film

31 results
  • 1st Place Winner · MEANS TO AN END (New Zealand) · Tanya Wheeler
  • 2nd Place Nominee · SUR LE GUÉRIDON (Belgium) · Léa Legrand
  • 3rd Place Nominee · LEGEND OF HOPE (STAR WARS FAN-FILM) (Singapore) · Muhammad Luke Alexander Fernandez Bin Noorazrin, Leonard Teo Min Xuan, Alvin Ng
  • 4th Place Nominee · A TEXAS TRILOGY (USA) · Robert Marshall Tartell
  • 5th Place Nominee · YOU'RE IT (USA) · Alexander J Callens
  • 6th Place Nominee · KINDA LOVE (Italy) · Tobia Berti
  • 7th Place Nominee · LA PATAGONIA (Mexico) · Daniel Flores Melgar
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · LOVE MACHINE (USA) · Nicholas Gearin
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · HORTENCIA & CLEMENTE (USA) · Emanuel Loarca
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · SOLOS (Portugal) · Sonia Vieira
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · GUILTY BEFORE HIM (Denmark) · Mikkel Aarestrup
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · DEATH WITCH (USA) · Ryan Policky
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · FACE VALUE (USA) · Julie Cordell-Seamons
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · HAPPILY BETTER AFTER (USA) · Julie Cordell-Seamons
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · THE MEN OF MERCY (USA) · Anne Furlong
  • 16th Place Semi-Finalist · HEROES OF PACIFIC CITY (USA) · Alfred Morris Williams, Eddie Edgell
  • 17th Place Semi-Finalist · FALSE PERCEPTION (USA) · Sharon Eitany
  • 18th Place Semi-Finalist · WILDFIRE OUTBREAK UK: LAST CAMP (UK) · Jacob Halliwell
  • 19th Place Semi-Finalist · OF ROBOTS AND REDNECKS (USA) · Kevin Scott Davis
  • 20th Place Semi-Finalist · REPROACH THE DARKNESS (USA) · Stephen Kern
  • 21st Place Semi-Finalist · BLIND PURSUIT (USA) · Desmond J Brown
  • 22nd Place Semi-Finalist · WITH A VIEW OF THE SEA (Greece) · Panagiotis Kanellopoulos
  • 23rd Place Semi-Finalist · THIS CASE & MY LIFE (USA) · Ana A.P. Braunstein
  • 24th Place Semi-Finalist · DISCOVERING SICILY (Mexico) · Fernando Montes de Oca Martin
  • 25th Place Semi-Finalist · ONCE UPON A CRIME (Canada) · Doug MacDougall
  • 26th Place Semi-Finalist · INCURABLE (Belgium) · Frédéric Roussel
  • 27th Place Semi-Finalist · CACCIA GROSSA (Italy) · Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti
  • 28th Place Semi-Finalist · THE PROTECTORS OF NATURE (France) · Fabrizio Masini
  • 29th Place Semi-Finalist · PISAREI & FASO' (Italy) · Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti
  • 30th Place Semi-Finalist · THE HOUSE OF SEVILLE (New Zealand) · John Calder
  • 31st Place Semi-Finalist · CLUB DATE (USA) · Tracy Ann Chapel

Best Drama

9 results
  • 1st Place Winner · SHOES AND SIGNPOST (Japan) · Takahiro Yamaguchi
  • 2nd Place Nominee · MEANS TO AN END (New Zealand) · Tanya Wheeler
  • 3rd Place Nominee · VIOLA (Switzerland) · Janine Piguet
  • 4th Place Nominee · SUR LE GUÉRIDON (Belgium) · Léa Legrand
  • 5th Place Nominee · COURTYARD WINDOWS (Italy) · Pepi Romagnoli
  • 6th Place Nominee · JESSE'S GIFT (USA) · Ken Merritt
  • 7th Place Nominee · THE BLASPHEMIES (France) · Thomas Brame
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · SOLOS (Portugal) · Sonia Vieira
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · FACE VALUE (USA) · Julie Cordell-Seamons

Best Horror or Thriller

7 results
  • 1st Place Winner · DIABOLI (USA) · Shaddy Safadi
  • 2nd Place Nominee · MEANS TO AN END (New Zealand) · Tanya Wheeler
  • 3rd Place Nominee · YOU'RE IT (USA) · Alexander J Callens
  • 4th Place Nominee · HORTENCIA & CLEMENTE (USA) · Emanuel Loarca
  • 5th Place Nominee · DEATH WITCH (USA) · Ryan Policky
  • 6th Place Nominee · THE MEN OF MERCY (USA) · Anne Furlong
  • 7th Place Nominee · THIS CASE & MY LIFE (USA) · Ana A.P. Braunstein

Best Comedy Drama

4 results
  • 1st Place Winner · A TEXAS TRILOGY (USA) · Robert Marshall Tartell
  • 2nd Place Nominee · 12 SIDED DIE — SIDEQUESTS V - X (USA) · Curtis Fortier
  • 3rd Place Nominee · ONCE UPON A CRIME (Canada) · Doug MacDougall
  • 4th Place Nominee · CLUB DATE (USA) · Tracy Ann Chapel

Best Action, Sci-Fi or Fantasy

8 results
  • 1st Place Winner · AFTER ASH (USA) · Shaun Seong-young Kim
  • 2nd Place Nominee · LEGEND OF HOPE (STAR WARS FAN-FILM) (Singapore) · Muhammad Luke Alexander Fernandez Bin Noorazrin, Leonard Teo Min Xuan, Alvin Ng
  • 3rd Place Nominee · KINDA LOVE (Italy) · Tobia Berti
  • 4th Place Nominee · THE RIVER CITY RANSOM (Canada) · Bruce Wabbit
  • 5th Place Nominee · THE QURAN (USA) · Masood Ali
  • 6th Place Nominee · DEATH WITCH (USA) · Ryan Policky
  • 7th Place Nominee · HEROES OF PACIFIC CITY (USA) · Alfred Morris Williams, Eddie Edgell
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · THE PROTECTORS OF NATURE (France) · Fabrizio Masini
02

Technical Merit

12 categories · 181 results

Best Directing

43 results
  • 1st Place Winner · HENDRIX - IT'S NOT YOU (UK) · Lauren Luxenberg
  • 2nd Place Nominee · SYSTEM CHANGE: A STORY OF GROWING RESISTANCE (Germany) · Klaus Sparwasser
  • 3rd Place Nominee · THE LAST GLACIERS: JOURNEY TO THE EXTREME (Hong Kong) · Craig Leeson
  • 4th Place Nominee · BREAD FOR TOMORROW (Italy) · Carmelo Puglisi
  • 5th Place Nominee · HOMELESS STREET ARTIST (USA) · Tysen Knight
  • 6th Place Nominee · YU - KRIEG (Germany) · Andreas Eisenach
  • 7th Place Nominee · SEARCHING FOR TRUTH (UK) · Joe Hawkins
  • Nominee · POINTS OF VIEW (Italy) · Pepi Romagnoli
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · ANCHOR POINTS (Canada) · Victor Quijada, Samuel Greffe
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · THE BLUE ABOVE AND THE GOLD WITHIN (Italy) · Pepi Romagnoli
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · GRANDMA'S WAYOUT PARTY (USA) · Barbara Sharon Wiener
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · SUR LE GUÉRIDON (Belgium) · Léa Legrand
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · MOON DUST (France, Japan, United Arab Emirates) · Bruno de Champris
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · EASTER IS REAL (USA) · Phyllis J. Levy Weebe
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · THE ABANDONED CRAFT OF CHARCOAL BURNING (Slovenia) · Carole Ann Ryavec
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · THE CHIEMNEY SWEEPER (Bulgaria) · Nastimir Nikolov Tzatchev
  • 16th Place Semi-Finalist · LOGGERHEAD RESCUE - TURTLES IN SICILY (USA) · John K Dutton
  • 17th Place Semi-Finalist · LOVE MACHINE (USA) · Nicholas Gearin
  • 18th Place Semi-Finalist · CAPTIVATING (USA) · Matthew Taylor
  • 19th Place Semi-Finalist · THE RIVER CITY RANSOM (Canada) · Bruce Wabbit
  • 20th Place Semi-Finalist · 7 FLOORS TO MIDNIGHT (Germany) · Sebastian Fesser
  • 21st Place Semi-Finalist · SOLOS (Portugal) · Sonia Vieira
  • 22nd Place Semi-Finalist · LETTERS FROM SLOVENIA (USA) · Carole Ann Ryavec
  • 23rd Place Semi-Finalist · LATEX GIRLS (France) · Françoise Desbois
  • 24th Place Semi-Finalist · THINGS TO COME-YEAR 2020 (Austria) · Brunilda Castejón
  • 25th Place Semi-Finalist · THE ART OF HUSTLE (USA) · Tysen Knight
  • 26th Place Semi-Finalist · ED ROMAN 'RED OMEN' (USA) · Ed Roman, Nelson Diaz, There Be Dragons Creative Media
  • 27th Place Semi-Finalist · WE CAN ONLY PRAY (Canada) · Gill-Akeem Sawegnon
  • 28th Place Semi-Finalist · FACE VALUE (USA) · Julie Cordell-Seamons
  • 29th Place Semi-Finalist · HAPPILY BETTER AFTER (USA) · Julie Cordell-Seamons
  • 30th Place Semi-Finalist · STEPS ACROSS BORDERS (USA) · Ahmet Luleci
  • 31st Place Semi-Finalist · FALSE PERCEPTION (USA) · Sharon Eitany
  • 32nd Place Semi-Finalist · DIONYSOS AVIGNON IN FLESH AND SHADOW (France) · Gerard Bouysse, Sylvie Steiner
  • 33rd Place Semi-Finalist · CONSCIOUSNESS AND SCIENCE (France, Switzerland) · Jacques-Hervé Fichet, Elisabeth Loesch
  • 34th Place Semi-Finalist · WILDFIRE OUTBREAK UK: LAST CAMP (UK) · Jacob Halliwell
  • 35th Place Semi-Finalist · REPROACH THE DARKNESS (USA) · Stephen Kern
  • 36th Place Semi-Finalist · VIETNAM PARIS GARDA: ART & MEMOIRS (Italy) · Tito Giliberto
  • 37th Place Semi-Finalist · BE MY ALLY (UK) · Rachel Garfield
  • 38th Place Semi-Finalist · BLIND PURSUIT (USA) · Desmond J Brown
  • 39th Place Semi-Finalist · HIGHER QUALITY OF DISAGREEMENT (Ireland) · George John Kingsnorth
  • 40th Place Semi-Finalist · THIS CASE & MY LIFE (USA) · Ana A.P. Braunstein
  • 41st Place Semi-Finalist · PISAREI & FASO' (Italy) · Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti
  • 42nd Place Semi-Finalist · CLUB DATE (USA) · Tracy Ann Chapel

Best Directorial Debut

10 results
  • 1st Place Winner · DIABOLI (USA) · Shaddy Safadi
  • 2nd Place Nominee · PLAYING CATCH (Lithuania) · V M Bikowa
  • 3rd Place Nominee · MEANS TO AN END (New Zealand) · Tanya Wheeler
  • 4th Place Nominee · GRANDMA'S WAYOUT PARTY (USA) · Barbara Sharon Wiener
  • 5th Place Nominee · LA PATAGONIA (Mexico) · Daniel Flores Melgar
  • 6th Place Nominee · BROKEN WINGS (Poland) · José Maluenda
  • 7th Place Nominee · THE BLASPHEMIES (France) · Thomas Brame
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · 7 FLOORS TO MIDNIGHT (Germany) · Sebastian Fesser
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · GUILTY BEFORE HIM (Denmark) · Mikkel Aarestrup
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · THE PROTECTORS OF NATURE (France) · Fabrizio Masini

Best Original Concept

41 results
  • 1st Place Winner · AFTER ASH (USA) · Shaun Seong-young Kim
  • 2nd Place Nominee · MEANS TO AN END (New Zealand) · Tanya Wheeler
  • 3rd Place Nominee · DALI'S DREAM (USA) · Lisa Monde
  • 4th Place Nominee · LEGEND OF HOPE (STAR WARS FAN-FILM) (Singapore) · Muhammad Luke Alexander Fernandez Bin Noorazrin, Leonard Teo Min Xuan, Alvin Ng
  • 5th Place Nominee · A TEXAS TRILOGY (USA) · Robert Marshall Tartell
  • 6th Place Nominee · 12 SIDED DIE (USA) · Mesa Kronhaus
  • 7th Place Nominee · 12 SIDED DIE — SIDEQUESTS V - X (USA) · Curtis Fortier
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · KINDA LOVE (Italy) · Tobia Berti
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · LES COFFRETS / EXCUSES (UK) · Mark C. Hewitt, Matt Parsons
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · LES COFFRETS / PREMIUM (UK) · Mark C. Hewitt, Matt Parsons
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · NOT YET (USA) · Shaun Seong-young Kim
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · JESSE'S GIFT (USA) · Ken Merritt
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · CAPTIVATING (USA) · Matthew Taylor
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · HORTENCIA & CLEMENTE (USA) · Emanuel Loarca
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · THE QURAN (USA) · Masood Ali
  • 16th Place Semi-Finalist · FORGOTTEN SIGNALS (Not Specified) · Réka Harsányi
  • 17th Place Semi-Finalist · ETHNIC FORT KNOX (UK) · Valentina Mwazange
  • 18th Place Semi-Finalist · THE SPA AT THE END OF TIME (Canada) · Kate Armstrong
  • 19th Place Semi-Finalist · DPB "BACK IN THE DAY" (USA) · Ouiwey Collins
  • 20th Place Semi-Finalist · "CRATER" (USA) · Mimi Garrard
  • 21st Place Semi-Finalist · ALL FOR TOMORROW (USA) · Russell Emanuel
  • 22nd Place Semi-Finalist · HEROES OF PACIFIC CITY (USA) · Alfred Morris Williams, Eddie Edgell
  • 23rd Place Semi-Finalist · ART SEX WORK (UK) · Rachel Garfield
  • 24th Place Semi-Finalist · "DISSOLUTION" (USA) · Mimi Garrard
  • 25th Place Semi-Finalist · WITH A VIEW OF THE SEA (Greece) · Panagiotis Kanellopoulos
  • 26th Place Semi-Finalist · LILITH'S REIGN (France) · Alexia Voica
  • 27th Place Semi-Finalist · AWAKENING THE CHRIST WITHIN (Australia) · Christina Tzidras
  • 28th Place Semi-Finalist · CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA (Australia) · Christina Tzidras
  • 29th Place Semi-Finalist · IN SEARCH OF A P-I-G (USA) · Keith Edward Szarabajka, Tony Pasqualini, Laura Stribling, Chuma Gault, Jack Szarabajka, Kazu Takeda
  • 30th Place Semi-Finalist · FRAGMENTS OF POE (UK) · Dora Frankel
  • 31st Place Semi-Finalist · THE BIRD NEVER LANDS (USA) · Réka Harsányi
  • 32nd Place Semi-Finalist · AS LONG AS IT WORKS (A UNIVERSAL ELEVEN STORY) (Singapore) · Ding An Cheng
  • 33rd Place Semi-Finalist · LOVE COMES HOME TO HOLLY (USA) · Mysti Cozart Smith
  • 34th Place Semi-Finalist · THE CATBIRD (USA) · Tatyana Kot
  • 35th Place Semi-Finalist · UBI SUNT (UK) · Natalia Jezova
  • 36th Place Semi-Finalist · DO THE DISHES (USA) · Russ Perry
  • 37th Place Semi-Finalist · NONO’S SAKURA FESTIVAL: A SPRING SONG TRILOGY (Taiwan) · Pai Chen
  • 38th Place Semi-Finalist · THE LAST SUNRISE (USA) · Blu de Golyer
  • 39th Place Semi-Finalist · I AM A WORD AND ALSO ITS ECHO (USA) · Nuno Veiga
  • 40th Place Semi-Finalist · BODY OF WATER (USA) · Sue Schroeder, Christtian Meyer
  • 41st Place Semi-Finalist · AN AMERICAN IN EUROPE (USA) · Johnny Vonneumann

Best Cinematography

5 results
  • 1st Place Winner · SHOES AND SIGNPOST (Japan) · Takahiro Yamaguchi
  • 2nd Place Nominee · SYSTEM CHANGE: A STORY OF GROWING RESISTANCE (Germany) · Klaus Sparwasser
  • 3rd Place Nominee · THE LAST GLACIERS: JOURNEY TO THE EXTREME (Hong Kong) · Craig Leeson
  • 4th Place Nominee · BREAD FOR TOMORROW (Italy) · Carmelo Puglisi
  • 5th Place Nominee · LEGEND OF HOPE (STAR WARS FAN-FILM) (Singapore) · Muhammad Luke Alexander Fernandez Bin Noorazrin, Leonard Teo Min Xuan, Alvin Ng

Best Music Video Cinematography

14 results
  • 1st Place Winner · HENDRIX - IT'S NOT YOU (UK) · Lauren Luxenberg
  • 2nd Place Nominee · YU - KRIEG (Germany) · Andreas Eisenach
  • 3rd Place Nominee · ED ROMAN 'RED OMEN' (USA) · Ed Roman, Nelson Diaz, There Be Dragons Creative Media
  • 4th Place Nominee · LIBERI RESPIRI (AND THE SILENCE IN BETWEEN) (Italy) · Stefano Attuario
  • 5th Place Nominee · ARGYRO - LIFELINE (USA) · Elgin Cahill
  • 6th Place Nominee · WHAT THE TROLL - SHWETA HARVE FT. DARIO CEI (USA) · Shweta Harve
  • 7th Place Nominee · BROKEN (USA) · Taunya Gren
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · ALL THESE MILES (USA) · Taunya Gren
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · MOTYL (Russian Federation) · Igor Chekin
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · LA LA LAND (USA) · Bryant August
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · J'AIME PAS MA MÈRE "I DON'T LOVE MY MOTHER" (France) · Gerard Cuq
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · ELEYET MCCONNELL - THE HORIZON (USA) · Angie McConnell
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · ELVIRA KALNIK "WATER KNOWS" (USA) · Elvira Kalnik
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · DOUBLE-O BO (USA) · Stephen Bobinski

Best Lead Actor Performance

8 results
  • 1st Place Winner · SHOES AND SIGNPOST (Japan) · Takahiro Yamaguchi · Hiroaki Kawatsure (Lead Actor)
  • 2nd Place Nominee · SUR LE GUÉRIDON (Belgium) · Léa Legrand · Geoffrey Tiquet (Lead Actor)
  • 3rd Place Nominee · 12 SIDED DIE — SIDEQUESTS V - X (USA) · Curtis Fortier · Curtis Fortier (Lead Actor)
  • 4th Place Nominee · KINDA LOVE (Italy) · Tobia Berti · Samuele Ferri (Lead Actor)
  • 5th Place Nominee · HORTENCIA & CLEMENTE (USA) · Emanuel Loarca · Bernardo Verdugo (Lead Actor)
  • 6th Place Nominee · THE BLASPHEMIES (France) · Thomas Brame · Guillaume Petit (Lead Actor)
  • 7th Place Nominee · SOLOS (Portugal) · Sonia Vieira
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · WE CAN ONLY PRAY (Canada) · Gill-Akeem Sawegnon · Markjan Winnick (Lead Actor)

Best Lead Actress Performance

4 results
  • 1st Place Winner · MEANS TO AN END (New Zealand) · Tanya Wheeler · Esther Louise (Lead Actress)
  • 2nd Place Nominee · SUR LE GUÉRIDON (Belgium) · Léa Legrand · Léa Legrand (Lead Actress)
  • 3rd Place Nominee · COURTYARD WINDOWS (Italy) · Pepi Romagnoli · Antonella Trotta (Lead Actress)
  • 4th Place Nominee · 12 SIDED DIE — SIDEQUESTS V - X (USA) · Curtis Fortier · Kris Wood-Bell (Lead Actress)

Best Supporting Performance

3 results
  • 1st Place Winner · SHOES AND SIGNPOST (Japan) · Takahiro Yamaguchi · Anna Kawamura (Supporting Actress)
  • 2nd Place Nominee · LEGEND OF HOPE (STAR WARS FAN-FILM) (Singapore) · Muhammad Luke Alexander Fernandez Bin Noorazrin, Leonard Teo Min Xuan, Alvin Ng
  • 3rd Place Nominee · THE BLASPHEMIES (France) · Thomas Brame · Thomas Brame (Supporting Actor)

Best Ensemble Cast

7 results
  • 1st Place Winner · DIABOLI (USA) · Shaddy Safadi
  • 2nd Place Nominee · VIOLA (Switzerland) · Janine Piguet
  • 3rd Place Nominee · DALI'S DREAM (USA) · Lisa Monde
  • 4th Place Nominee · A TEXAS TRILOGY (USA) · Robert Marshall Tartell
  • 5th Place Nominee · 12 SIDED DIE — SIDEQUESTS V - X (USA) · Curtis Fortier
  • 6th Place Nominee · THE QURAN (USA) · Masood Ali
  • 7th Place Nominee · ONCE UPON A CRIME (Canada) · Doug MacDougall

Best Editing & Sound Design

37 results
  • 1st Place Winner · AFTER ASH (USA) · Shaun Seong-young Kim
  • 2nd Place Nominee · DIABOLI (USA) · Shaddy Safadi
  • 3rd Place Nominee · SYSTEM CHANGE: A STORY OF GROWING RESISTANCE (Germany) · Klaus Sparwasser
  • 4th Place Nominee · THE LAST GLACIERS: JOURNEY TO THE EXTREME (Hong Kong) · Craig Leeson
  • 5th Place Nominee · PROJECT GNOSIS: ARC 1 - AN AGE OF MONSTERS (USA) · Matthew Curran
  • 6th Place Nominee · BREAD FOR TOMORROW (Italy) · Carmelo Puglisi
  • 7th Place Nominee · REDACTED (USA) · Johnathan Magno, Jamie Petronis
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · ANCHOR POINTS (Canada) · Victor Quijada, Samuel Greffe
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · GRANDMA'S WAYOUT PARTY (USA) · Barbara Sharon Wiener
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · MAKE A WISH (Türkiye) · Hakan Kemixiz
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · LEGEND OF HOPE (STAR WARS FAN-FILM) (Singapore) · Muhammad Luke Alexander Fernandez Bin Noorazrin, Leonard Teo Min Xuan, Alvin Ng
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · THE REALITY SHAPER (USA) · Sair Kaufman, Shane Dittmar, Noah Weisbart, Ammon Taylor
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · SPYMASTER (USA) · Andrew Wallerstein
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · EASTER IS REAL (USA) · Phyllis J. Levy Weebe
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · 12 SIDED DIE (USA) · Mesa Kronhaus
  • 16th Place Semi-Finalist · THE RIVER CITY RANSOM (Canada) · Bruce Wabbit
  • 17th Place Semi-Finalist · A REVOLUTIONARY FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN YURI KOCHIYAMA AND MALCOLM X (USA) · Lanita Duke
  • 18th Place Semi-Finalist · ETHNIC FORT KNOX (UK) · Valentina Mwazange
  • 19th Place Semi-Finalist · THE SPA AT THE END OF TIME (Canada) · Kate Armstrong
  • 20th Place Semi-Finalist · ED ROMAN 'RED OMEN' (USA) · Ed Roman, Nelson Diaz, There Be Dragons Creative Media
  • 21st Place Semi-Finalist · ALL FOR TOMORROW (USA) · Russell Emanuel
  • 22nd Place Semi-Finalist · DEATH WITCH (USA) · Ryan Policky
  • 23rd Place Semi-Finalist · THE MEN OF MERCY (USA) · Anne Furlong
  • 24th Place Semi-Finalist · FALSE PERCEPTION (USA) · Sharon Eitany
  • 25th Place Semi-Finalist · REPROACH THE DARKNESS (USA) · Stephen Kern
  • 26th Place Semi-Finalist · BE MY ALLY (UK) · Rachel Garfield
  • 27th Place Semi-Finalist · ART SEX WORK (UK) · Rachel Garfield
  • 28th Place Semi-Finalist · LILITH'S REIGN (France) · Alexia Voica
  • 29th Place Semi-Finalist · AWAKENING THE CHRIST WITHIN (Australia) · Christina Tzidras
  • 30th Place Semi-Finalist · CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA (Australia) · Christina Tzidras
  • 31st Place Semi-Finalist · LA LA LAND (USA) · Bryant August
  • 32nd Place Semi-Finalist · LOVE COMES HOME TO HOLLY (USA) · Mysti Cozart Smith
  • 33rd Place Semi-Finalist · THE CATBIRD (USA) · Tatyana Kot
  • 34th Place Semi-Finalist · UBI SUNT (UK) · Natalia Jezova
  • 35th Place Semi-Finalist · THE LAST SUNRISE (USA) · Blu de Golyer
  • 36th Place Semi-Finalist · BODY OF WATER (USA) · Sue Schroeder, Christtian Meyer
  • 37th Place Semi-Finalist · DOUBLE-O BO (USA) · Stephen Bobinski

Best Art Direction

9 results
  • 1st Place Winner · YU - KRIEG (Germany) · Andreas Eisenach
  • 2nd Place Nominee · MEANS TO AN END (New Zealand) · Tanya Wheeler
  • 3rd Place Nominee · LEGEND OF HOPE (STAR WARS FAN-FILM) (Singapore) · Muhammad Luke Alexander Fernandez Bin Noorazrin, Leonard Teo Min Xuan, Alvin Ng
  • 4th Place Nominee · YOU'RE IT (USA) · Alexander J Callens
  • 5th Place Nominee · THE BLASPHEMIES (France) · Thomas Brame
  • 6th Place Nominee · BLISSFUL ESCAPE - BELLA LUNE (USA) · Chuck Harding
  • 7th Place Nominee · NAKED IN YOUR BED (USA) · Gao
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · WALK WITH ME THROUGH THE FIRE - THE CURSE OF KK HAMMOND (UK) · K.K. Hammond
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · I AM THE CANDIDATE (USA) · George Ohan, Joseph Eual Messer

Best CGI & Visual Effects

1 result
  • 5th Place Nominee · THE HOUSE OF SEVILLE (New Zealand) · John Calder
03

New Media

6 categories · 119 results

Best Experimental Film

31 results
  • 1st Place Winner · US TWO INFINITE (France) · Kiilei Elei
  • 2nd Place Nominee · LOVE'S GREAT FAIRYTALE (UK) · Jason Harding
  • 3rd Place Nominee · LES COFFRETS / EXCUSES (UK) · Mark C. Hewitt, Matt Parsons
  • 4th Place Nominee · LES COFFRETS / PREMIUM (UK) · Mark C. Hewitt, Matt Parsons
  • 5th Place Nominee · TRANSMISSION (Sweden) · Mats Landström
  • 6th Place Nominee · BROKEN WINGS (Poland) · José Maluenda
  • 7th Place Nominee · SOLOS (Portugal) · Sonia Vieira
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · BLISSFUL ESCAPE - BELLA LUNE (USA) · Chuck Harding
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · ETHNIC FORT KNOX (UK) · Valentina Mwazange
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · THE SPA AT THE END OF TIME (Canada) · Kate Armstrong
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · "CRATER" (USA) · Mimi Garrard
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · OF ROBOTS AND REDNECKS (USA) · Kevin Scott Davis
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · WALK WITH ME THROUGH THE FIRE - THE CURSE OF KK HAMMOND (UK) · K.K. Hammond
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · PAM ROSS - DOUBLEWIDE (Saint Barthélemy) · Michael Stover
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · BROKEN (USA) · Taunya Gren
  • 16th Place Semi-Finalist · ART SEX WORK (UK) · Rachel Garfield
  • 17th Place Semi-Finalist · "DISSOLUTION" (USA) · Mimi Garrard
  • 18th Place Semi-Finalist · WITH A VIEW OF THE SEA (Greece) · Panagiotis Kanellopoulos
  • 19th Place Semi-Finalist · LILITH'S REIGN (France) · Alexia Voica
  • 20th Place Semi-Finalist · YELLOWSTONE WILD THROUGH TIME (USA) · Carol J. Amore
  • 21st Place Semi-Finalist · AWAKENING THE CHRIST WITHIN (Australia) · Christina Tzidras
  • 22nd Place Semi-Finalist · CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA (Australia) · Christina Tzidras
  • 23rd Place Semi-Finalist · INCURABLE (Belgium) · Frédéric Roussel
  • 24th Place Semi-Finalist · J'AIME PAS MA MÈRE "I DON'T LOVE MY MOTHER" (France) · Gerard Cuq
  • 25th Place Semi-Finalist · ELEYET MCCONNELL - THE HORIZON (USA) · Angie McConnell
  • 26th Place Semi-Finalist · ELVIRA KALNIK "WATER KNOWS" (USA) · Elvira Kalnik
  • 27th Place Semi-Finalist · MATERIALIZING DOG (USA) · Kathleen Renee Krenitsky
  • 28th Place Semi-Finalist · UBI SUNT (UK) · Natalia Jezova
  • 29th Place Semi-Finalist · JUST A BITE (USA) · Maki
  • 30th Place Semi-Finalist · CACCIA GROSSA (Italy) · Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti
  • 31st Place Semi-Finalist · I AM A WORD AND ALSO ITS ECHO (USA) · Nuno Veiga

Best Dance or Poetic Film

8 results
  • 1st Place Winner · "CRATER" (USA) · Mimi Garrard
  • 2nd Place Nominee · WATER MEMORIES - MYTHS & HARP (Italy) · Francesco Majo, Nataly Cadavid
  • 3rd Place Nominee · "DISSOLUTION" (USA) · Mimi Garrard
  • 4th Place Nominee · FRAGMENTS OF POE (UK) · Dora Frankel
  • 5th Place Nominee · THE CATBIRD (USA) · Tatyana Kot
  • 6th Place Nominee · I AM A WORD AND ALSO ITS ECHO (USA) · Nuno Veiga
  • 7th Place Nominee · BODY OF WATER (USA) · Sue Schroeder, Christtian Meyer
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · BRILLAR SIN SOMBRAS (Spain) · Txus Angulo

Best Episodic Series

3 results
  • 1st Place Winner · 12 SIDED DIE — SIDEQUESTS V - X (USA) · Curtis Fortier
  • 2nd Place Nominee · IN SEARCH OF A P-I-G (USA) · Keith Edward Szarabajka, Tony Pasqualini, Laura Stribling, Chuma Gault, Jack Szarabajka, Kazu Takeda
  • 3rd Place Nominee · ONCE UPON A CRIME (Canada) · Doug MacDougall

Best AI Film or Music Video

8 results
  • 1st Place Winner · MAKE A WISH (Türkiye) · Hakan Kemixiz
  • 2nd Place Nominee · NOT YET (USA) · Shaun Seong-young Kim
  • 3rd Place Nominee · FORGOTTEN SIGNALS (Not Specified) · Réka Harsányi
  • 4th Place Nominee · DPB "BACK IN THE DAY" (USA) · Ouiwey Collins
  • 5th Place Nominee · THE BIRD NEVER LANDS (USA) · Réka Harsányi
  • 6th Place Nominee · AS LONG AS IT WORKS (A UNIVERSAL ELEVEN STORY) (Singapore) · Ding An Cheng
  • 7th Place Nominee · DO THE DISHES (USA) · Russ Perry
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · NONO’S SAKURA FESTIVAL: A SPRING SONG TRILOGY (Taiwan) · Pai Chen

Best New Media

47 results
  • 1st Place Winner · YU - KRIEG (Germany) · Andreas Eisenach
  • 2nd Place Nominee · HENDRIX - IT'S NOT YOU (UK) · Lauren Luxenberg
  • 3rd Place Nominee · PROJECT GNOSIS: ARC 1 - AN AGE OF MONSTERS (USA) · Matthew Curran
  • 4th Place Nominee · REDACTED (USA) · Johnathan Magno, Jamie Petronis
  • 5th Place Nominee · US TWO INFINITE (France) · Kiilei Elei
  • 6th Place Nominee · MAKE A WISH (Türkiye) · Hakan Kemixiz
  • 7th Place Nominee · DALI'S DREAM (USA) · Lisa Monde
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · THE REALITY SHAPER (USA) · Sair Kaufman, Shane Dittmar, Noah Weisbart, Ammon Taylor
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · LOVE'S GREAT FAIRYTALE (UK) · Jason Harding
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · 12 SIDED DIE (USA) · Mesa Kronhaus
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · NOT YET (USA) · Shaun Seong-young Kim
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · A REVOLUTIONARY FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN YURI KOCHIYAMA AND MALCOLM X (USA) · Lanita Duke
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · BLISSFUL ESCAPE - BELLA LUNE (USA) · Chuck Harding
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · FORGOTTEN SIGNALS (Not Specified) · Réka Harsányi
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · NAKED IN YOUR BED (USA) · Gao
  • 16th Place Semi-Finalist · ED ROMAN 'RED OMEN' (USA) · Ed Roman, Nelson Diaz, There Be Dragons Creative Media
  • 17th Place Semi-Finalist · DPB "BACK IN THE DAY" (USA) · Ouiwey Collins
  • 18th Place Semi-Finalist · ALL FOR TOMORROW (USA) · Russell Emanuel
  • 19th Place Semi-Finalist · LIBERI RESPIRI (AND THE SILENCE IN BETWEEN) (Italy) · Stefano Attuario
  • 20th Place Semi-Finalist · WORDS THAT SING (USA) · Barbara Sharon Wiener
  • 21st Place Semi-Finalist · WALK WITH ME THROUGH THE FIRE - THE CURSE OF KK HAMMOND (UK) · K.K. Hammond
  • 22nd Place Semi-Finalist · ARGYRO - LIFELINE (USA) · Elgin Cahill
  • 23rd Place Semi-Finalist · WHAT THE TROLL - SHWETA HARVE FT. DARIO CEI (USA) · Shweta Harve
  • 24th Place Semi-Finalist · PAM ROSS - DOUBLEWIDE (Saint Barthélemy) · Michael Stover
  • 25th Place Semi-Finalist · BROKEN (USA) · Taunya Gren
  • 26th Place Semi-Finalist · ALL THESE MILES (USA) · Taunya Gren
  • 27th Place Semi-Finalist · I AM THE CANDIDATE (USA) · George Ohan, Joseph Eual Messer
  • 28th Place Semi-Finalist · YELLOWSTONE WILD THROUGH TIME (USA) · Carol J. Amore
  • 29th Place Semi-Finalist · MOTYL (Russian Federation) · Igor Chekin
  • 30th Place Semi-Finalist · IN SEARCH OF A P-I-G (USA) · Keith Edward Szarabajka, Tony Pasqualini, Laura Stribling, Chuma Gault, Jack Szarabajka, Kazu Takeda
  • 31st Place Semi-Finalist · ONCE UPON A CRIME (Canada) · Doug MacDougall
  • 32nd Place Semi-Finalist · FRAGMENTS OF POE (UK) · Dora Frankel
  • 33rd Place Semi-Finalist · THE BIRD NEVER LANDS (USA) · Réka Harsányi
  • 34th Place Semi-Finalist · AS LONG AS IT WORKS (A UNIVERSAL ELEVEN STORY) (Singapore) · Ding An Cheng
  • 35th Place Semi-Finalist · LA LA LAND (USA) · Bryant August
  • 36th Place Semi-Finalist · J'AIME PAS MA MÈRE "I DON'T LOVE MY MOTHER" (France) · Gerard Cuq
  • 37th Place Semi-Finalist · LOVE COMES HOME TO HOLLY (USA) · Mysti Cozart Smith
  • 38th Place Semi-Finalist · ELEYET MCCONNELL - THE HORIZON (USA) · Angie McConnell
  • 39th Place Semi-Finalist · ELVIRA KALNIK "WATER KNOWS" (USA) · Elvira Kalnik
  • 40th Place Semi-Finalist · JEREMY PARSONS - WHO WAS I? (USA) · Nick van Dyk
  • 41st Place Semi-Finalist · MATERIALIZING DOG (USA) · Kathleen Renee Krenitsky
  • 42nd Place Semi-Finalist · JUST A BITE (USA) · Maki
  • 43rd Place Semi-Finalist · CACCIA GROSSA (Italy) · Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti
  • 44th Place Semi-Finalist · DO THE DISHES (USA) · Russ Perry
  • 45th Place Semi-Finalist · NONO’S SAKURA FESTIVAL: A SPRING SONG TRILOGY (Taiwan) · Pai Chen
  • 46th Place Semi-Finalist · THE LAST SUNRISE (USA) · Blu de Golyer
  • 47th Place Semi-Finalist · DOUBLE-O BO (USA) · Stephen Bobinski

Best Original Song or Score

22 results
  • 1st Place Winner · HENDRIX - IT'S NOT YOU (UK) · Lauren Luxenberg
  • 2nd Place Nominee · AFTER ASH (USA) · Shaun Seong-young Kim
  • 3rd Place Nominee · MAGIC MAIA (UK) · Jason Harding
  • 4th Place Nominee · REFLECTION (USA) · Daniel Robichaud
  • 5th Place Nominee · LEGEND OF HOPE (STAR WARS FAN-FILM) (Singapore) · Muhammad Luke Alexander Fernandez Bin Noorazrin, Leonard Teo Min Xuan, Alvin Ng
  • 6th Place Nominee · THE REALITY SHAPER (USA) · Sair Kaufman, Shane Dittmar, Noah Weisbart, Ammon Taylor
  • 7th Place Nominee · LOVE'S GREAT FAIRYTALE (UK) · Jason Harding
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · BLISSFUL ESCAPE - BELLA LUNE (USA) · Chuck Harding
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · NAKED IN YOUR BED (USA) · Gao
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · ED ROMAN 'RED OMEN' (USA) · Ed Roman, Nelson Diaz, There Be Dragons Creative Media
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · LIBERI RESPIRI (AND THE SILENCE IN BETWEEN) (Italy) · Stefano Attuario
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · WORDS THAT SING (USA) · Barbara Sharon Wiener
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · WALK WITH ME THROUGH THE FIRE - THE CURSE OF KK HAMMOND (UK) · K.K. Hammond
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · ARGYRO - LIFELINE (USA) · Elgin Cahill
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · WHAT THE TROLL - SHWETA HARVE FT. DARIO CEI (USA) · Shweta Harve
  • 16th Place Semi-Finalist · PAM ROSS - DOUBLEWIDE (Saint Barthélemy) · Michael Stover
  • 17th Place Semi-Finalist · ALL THESE MILES (USA) · Taunya Gren
  • 18th Place Semi-Finalist · I AM THE CANDIDATE (USA) · George Ohan, Joseph Eual Messer
  • 19th Place Semi-Finalist · MOTYL (Russian Federation) · Igor Chekin
  • 20th Place Semi-Finalist · JEREMY PARSONS - WHO WAS I? (USA) · Nick van Dyk
  • 21st Place Semi-Finalist · MATERIALIZING DOG (USA) · Kathleen Renee Krenitsky
  • 22nd Place Semi-Finalist · JUST A BITE (USA) · Maki
04

Documentary

5 categories · 55 results

Best Feature Documentary

13 results
  • 1st Place Winner · SYSTEM CHANGE: A STORY OF GROWING RESISTANCE (Germany) · Klaus Sparwasser
  • 2nd Place Nominee · THE LAST GLACIERS: JOURNEY TO THE EXTREME (Hong Kong) · Craig Leeson
  • 3rd Place Nominee · BREAD FOR TOMORROW (Italy) · Carmelo Puglisi
  • 4th Place Nominee · SEARCHING FOR TRUTH (UK) · Joe Hawkins
  • 5th Place Nominee · THE BLUE ABOVE AND THE GOLD WITHIN (Italy) · Pepi Romagnoli
  • 6th Place Nominee · GRANDMA'S WAYOUT PARTY (USA) · Barbara Sharon Wiener
  • 7th Place Nominee · SPYMASTER (USA) · Andrew Wallerstein
  • Nominee · POINTS OF VIEW (Italy) · Pepi Romagnoli
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · EASTER IS REAL (USA) · Phyllis J. Levy Weebe
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · LETTERS FROM SLOVENIA (USA) · Carole Ann Ryavec
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · STEPS ACROSS BORDERS (USA) · Ahmet Luleci
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · CONSCIOUSNESS AND SCIENCE (France, Switzerland) · Jacques-Hervé Fichet, Elisabeth Loesch
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · HIGHER QUALITY OF DISAGREEMENT (Ireland) · George John Kingsnorth

Best Short Documentary

9 results
  • 1st Place Winner · HOMELESS STREET ARTIST (USA) · Tysen Knight
  • 2nd Place Nominee · ANCHOR POINTS (Canada) · Victor Quijada, Samuel Greffe
  • 3rd Place Nominee · THE ABANDONED CRAFT OF CHARCOAL BURNING (Slovenia) · Carole Ann Ryavec
  • 4th Place Nominee · LOGGERHEAD RESCUE - TURTLES IN SICILY (USA) · John K Dutton
  • 5th Place Nominee · LATEX GIRLS (France) · Françoise Desbois
  • 6th Place Nominee · THE ART OF HUSTLE (USA) · Tysen Knight
  • 7th Place Nominee · DIONYSOS AVIGNON IN FLESH AND SHADOW (France) · Gerard Bouysse, Sylvie Steiner
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · VIETNAM PARIS GARDA: ART & MEMOIRS (Italy) · Tito Giliberto
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · AN AMERICAN IN EUROPE (USA) · Johnny Vonneumann

Best Film Essay

13 results
  • 1st Place Winner · ANCHOR POINTS (Canada) · Victor Quijada, Samuel Greffe
  • 2nd Place Nominee · GRANDMA'S WAYOUT PARTY (USA) · Barbara Sharon Wiener
  • 3rd Place Nominee · MOON DUST (France, Japan, United Arab Emirates) · Bruno de Champris
  • 4th Place Nominee · BROKEN WINGS (Poland) · José Maluenda
  • 5th Place Nominee · LETTERS FROM SLOVENIA (USA) · Carole Ann Ryavec
  • 6th Place Nominee · DIONYSOS AVIGNON IN FLESH AND SHADOW (France) · Gerard Bouysse, Sylvie Steiner
  • 7th Place Nominee · CONSCIOUSNESS AND SCIENCE (France, Switzerland) · Jacques-Hervé Fichet, Elisabeth Loesch
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · WATER MEMORIES - MYTHS & HARP (Italy) · Francesco Majo, Nataly Cadavid
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · BE MY ALLY (UK) · Rachel Garfield
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · YELLOWSTONE WILD THROUGH TIME (USA) · Carol J. Amore
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · DISCOVERING SICILY (Mexico) · Fernando Montes de Oca Martin
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · BRILLAR SIN SOMBRAS (Spain) · Txus Angulo
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · AN AMERICAN IN EUROPE (USA) · Johnny Vonneumann

Best Performative or Character-Driven Documentary

18 results
  • 1st Place Winner · BREAD FOR TOMORROW (Italy) · Carmelo Puglisi
  • 2nd Place Nominee · HOMELESS STREET ARTIST (USA) · Tysen Knight
  • 3rd Place Nominee · SEARCHING FOR TRUTH (UK) · Joe Hawkins
  • 4th Place Nominee · ANCHOR POINTS (Canada) · Victor Quijada, Samuel Greffe
  • 5th Place Nominee · THE BLUE ABOVE AND THE GOLD WITHIN (Italy) · Pepi Romagnoli
  • 6th Place Nominee · MOON DUST (France, Japan, United Arab Emirates) · Bruno de Champris
  • 7th Place Nominee · SPYMASTER (USA) · Andrew Wallerstein
  • Nominee · POINTS OF VIEW (Italy) · Pepi Romagnoli
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · THE ABANDONED CRAFT OF CHARCOAL BURNING (Slovenia) · Carole Ann Ryavec
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · LATEX GIRLS (France) · Françoise Desbois
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · THE ART OF HUSTLE (USA) · Tysen Knight
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · WORDS THAT SING (USA) · Barbara Sharon Wiener
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · STEPS ACROSS BORDERS (USA) · Ahmet Luleci
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · WATER MEMORIES - MYTHS & HARP (Italy) · Francesco Majo, Nataly Cadavid
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · VIETNAM PARIS GARDA: ART & MEMOIRS (Italy) · Tito Giliberto
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · HIGHER QUALITY OF DISAGREEMENT (Ireland) · George John Kingsnorth
  • 16th Place Semi-Finalist · DISCOVERING SICILY (Mexico) · Fernando Montes de Oca Martin
  • 17th Place Semi-Finalist · PISAREI & FASO' (Italy) · Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti

Best Nature Documentary

2 results
  • 1st Place Winner · THE LAST GLACIERS: JOURNEY TO THE EXTREME (Hong Kong) · Craig Leeson
  • 2nd Place Nominee · LOGGERHEAD RESCUE - TURTLES IN SICILY (USA) · John K Dutton
05

Animation

4 categories · 31 results

Best Original Animation

13 results
  • 1st Place Winner · PLAYING CATCH (Lithuania) · V M Bikowa
  • 2nd Place Nominee · DIABOLI (USA) · Shaddy Safadi
  • 3rd Place Nominee · AFTER ASH (USA) · Shaun Seong-young Kim
  • 4th Place Nominee · MAGIC MAIA (UK) · Jason Harding
  • 5th Place Nominee · REFLECTION (USA) · Daniel Robichaud
  • 6th Place Nominee · US TWO INFINITE (France) · Kiilei Elei
  • 7th Place Nominee · DANGEROUSLY EVER AFTER (USA) · Alba Enid Garcia
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · THE CHIEMNEY SWEEPER (Bulgaria) · Nastimir Nikolov Tzatchev
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · THINGS TO COME-YEAR 2020 (Austria) · Brunilda Castejón
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · JAYE LAKHAY (Nepal) · Sanyukta Shrestha
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · DUELO (Argentina) · Sebastian Barnes
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · JEREMY PARSONS - WHO WAS I? (USA) · Nick van Dyk
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · THE HOUSE OF SEVILLE (New Zealand) · John Calder

Best 2D Animation

6 results
  • 1st Place Winner · THE CHIEMNEY SWEEPER (Bulgaria) · Nastimir Nikolov Tzatchev
  • 2nd Place Nominee · PLAYING CATCH (Lithuania) · V M Bikowa
  • 3rd Place Nominee · JAYE LAKHAY (Nepal) · Sanyukta Shrestha
  • 4th Place Nominee · DUELO (Argentina) · Sebastian Barnes
  • 6th Place Nominee · BRILLAR SIN SOMBRAS (Spain) · Txus Angulo

Best Character Design

6 results
  • 1st Place Winner · DIABOLI (USA) · Shaddy Safadi
  • 2nd Place Nominee · AFTER ASH (USA) · Shaun Seong-young Kim
  • 3rd Place Nominee · MAGIC MAIA (UK) · Jason Harding
  • 4th Place Nominee · REFLECTION (USA) · Daniel Robichaud
  • 5th Place Nominee · US TWO INFINITE (France) · Kiilei Elei
  • 6th Place Nominee · DANGEROUSLY EVER AFTER (USA) · Alba Enid Garcia

Best Created Environment

7 results
  • 1st Place Winner · DIABOLI (USA) · Shaddy Safadi
  • 2nd Place Nominee · AFTER ASH (USA) · Shaun Seong-young Kim
  • 3rd Place Nominee · MAGIC MAIA (UK) · Jason Harding
  • 4th Place Nominee · REFLECTION (USA) · Daniel Robichaud
  • 5th Place Nominee · US TWO INFINITE (France) · Kiilei Elei
  • 6th Place Nominee · DANGEROUSLY EVER AFTER (USA) · Alba Enid Garcia
  • 7th Place Nominee · THINGS TO COME-YEAR 2020 (Austria) · Brunilda Castejón
06

Screenplay

5 categories · 71 results

Best Feature Screenplay

14 results

Nominee and semi-finalist selections · no first-place award.

  • 2nd Place Nominee · WOLFCUB [KGUEE - SHAN] (USA) · BetteLou Tobin
  • 3rd Place Nominee · THE GRIZZLY (USA) · Sid Kramer
  • 4th Place Nominee · PIRANDELLO'S WIFE (USA) · Lynn Elliott
  • 5th Place Nominee · SYVERTSEN'S COMPLEX (USA) · Marni Sullivan
  • 6th Place Nominee · A SONG FROM UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS (USA) · Adam Goudchaux
  • 7th Place Nominee · SPARROW (USA) · Andrew James Bleidner
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · CANARY (USA) · BetteLou Tobin
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · PERRY (USA) · RJ Watson
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · YOU KNOW (USA) · John T. Frederick
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · FUNNY BONEYARD (USA) · Robert Marshall Tartell
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · THE PHATMAN (USA) · Dale Melgaard
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · CHEESE (USA) · John T. Frederick
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · THE RED CUP MURDERS (USA) · Lavelle Lemonier, Devin Wilburn
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · NOTHING WILL EVER BE THE SAME · Matthew A. Handal

Best Short Screenplay

4 results

Nominee and semi-finalist selections · no first-place award.

  • 2nd Place Nominee · MAGNIFICENCE & STONE (USA) · Michael Angel Johnson
  • 3rd Place Nominee · SIX TEATS (USA) · Bradley Brian Custer
  • 4th Place Nominee · THE VENTING MACHINE (USA) · Anat Cogan
  • 5th Place Nominee · SHARP FOR LIFE (USA) · Candee Kramer

Best TV Script

3 results

Nominee and semi-finalist selections · no first-place award.

  • 2nd Place Nominee · TELL ME ABOUT IT (USA) · Jack Maxwell
  • 3rd Place Nominee · TRIAL OF TERROR "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? (USA) · Daniel Ratliff
  • 4th Place Nominee · I.R.L. (IN REAL LIFE) (USA) · Danny Boushebel

Best Original Concept Screenplay

21 results

Nominee and semi-finalist selections · no first-place award.

  • 2nd Place Nominee · WOLFCUB [KGUEE - SHAN] (USA) · BetteLou Tobin
  • 3rd Place Nominee · TELL ME ABOUT IT (USA) · Jack Maxwell
  • 4th Place Nominee · THE GRIZZLY (USA) · Sid Kramer
  • 5th Place Nominee · PIRANDELLO'S WIFE (USA) · Lynn Elliott
  • 6th Place Nominee · SYVERTSEN'S COMPLEX (USA) · Marni Sullivan
  • 7th Place Nominee · MAGNIFICENCE & STONE (USA) · Michael Angel Johnson
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · A SONG FROM UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS (USA) · Adam Goudchaux
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · SPARROW (USA) · Andrew James Bleidner
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · TRIAL OF TERROR "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? (USA) · Daniel Ratliff
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · CANARY (USA) · BetteLou Tobin
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · PERRY (USA) · RJ Watson
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · SIX TEATS (USA) · Bradley Brian Custer
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · I.R.L. (IN REAL LIFE) (USA) · Danny Boushebel
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · THE VENTING MACHINE (USA) · Anat Cogan
  • 16th Place Semi-Finalist · SHARP FOR LIFE (USA) · Candee Kramer
  • 17th Place Semi-Finalist · YOU KNOW (USA) · John T. Frederick
  • 18th Place Semi-Finalist · FUNNY BONEYARD (USA) · Robert Marshall Tartell
  • 19th Place Semi-Finalist · THE PHATMAN (USA) · Dale Melgaard
  • 20th Place Semi-Finalist · CHEESE (USA) · John T. Frederick
  • 21st Place Semi-Finalist · THE RED CUP MURDERS (USA) · Lavelle Lemonier, Devin Wilburn
  • 22nd Place Semi-Finalist · NOTHING WILL EVER BE THE SAME · Matthew A. Handal

Best Original Screenplay

29 results
  • 1st Place Winner · SHOES AND SIGNPOST (Japan) · Takahiro Yamaguchi
  • 2nd Place Nominee · MEANS TO AN END (New Zealand) · Tanya Wheeler
  • 3rd Place Nominee · PROJECT GNOSIS: ARC 1 - AN AGE OF MONSTERS (USA) · Matthew Curran
  • 4th Place Nominee · REDACTED (USA) · Johnathan Magno, Jamie Petronis
  • 5th Place Nominee · SUR LE GUÉRIDON (Belgium) · Léa Legrand
  • 6th Place Nominee · A TEXAS TRILOGY (USA) · Robert Marshall Tartell
  • 7th Place Nominee · SOLOS (Portugal) · Sonia Vieira
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · A REVOLUTIONARY FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN YURI KOCHIYAMA AND MALCOLM X (USA) · Lanita Duke
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · WOLFCUB [KGUEE - SHAN] (USA) · BetteLou Tobin
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · TELL ME ABOUT IT (USA) · Jack Maxwell
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · THE GRIZZLY (USA) · Sid Kramer
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · PIRANDELLO'S WIFE (USA) · Lynn Elliott
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · SYVERTSEN'S COMPLEX (USA) · Marni Sullivan
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · MAGNIFICENCE & STONE (USA) · Michael Angel Johnson
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · A SONG FROM UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS (USA) · Adam Goudchaux
  • 16th Place Semi-Finalist · SPARROW (USA) · Andrew James Bleidner
  • 17th Place Semi-Finalist · TRIAL OF TERROR "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? (USA) · Daniel Ratliff
  • 18th Place Semi-Finalist · CANARY (USA) · BetteLou Tobin
  • 19th Place Semi-Finalist · PERRY (USA) · RJ Watson
  • 20th Place Semi-Finalist · SIX TEATS (USA) · Bradley Brian Custer
  • 21st Place Semi-Finalist · I.R.L. (IN REAL LIFE) (USA) · Danny Boushebel
  • 22nd Place Semi-Finalist · THE VENTING MACHINE (USA) · Anat Cogan
  • 23rd Place Semi-Finalist · SHARP FOR LIFE (USA) · Candee Kramer
  • 24th Place Semi-Finalist · YOU KNOW (USA) · John T. Frederick
  • 25th Place Semi-Finalist · FUNNY BONEYARD (USA) · Robert Marshall Tartell
  • 26th Place Semi-Finalist · THE PHATMAN (USA) · Dale Melgaard
  • 27th Place Semi-Finalist · CHEESE (USA) · John T. Frederick
  • 28th Place Semi-Finalist · THE RED CUP MURDERS (USA) · Lavelle Lemonier, Devin Wilburn
  • 29th Place Semi-Finalist · NOTHING WILL EVER BE THE SAME · Matthew A. Handal
About GRITO X

About
the festival

GRITO X Montenegro International Film Festival is an IMDb-accredited online awards contest built to amplify emerging filmmakers, global creative voices, and films that break the silence.

Our festival philosophy

Grito X is not merely a horror festival, despite what the name might suggest. We are a creative call to action, a platform for artistic expression across all genres and formats. We celebrate the full spectrum of filmmaking—from narrative shorts to feature-length documentaries, from innovative music videos to compelling podcasts.

Our philosophy centers on three core principles:

  1. Accessibility - We maintain reasonable submission fees and an online format to ensure filmmakers from all backgrounds can participate
  2. Recognition - We provide meaningful accolades through our carefully curated award categories and nominations
  3. Community - We foster connections among emerging filmmakers, creating a network of creative voices

Why online?

Our digital approach represents a deliberate choice rather than a limitation. By operating primarily online, we:

  • Welcome participation from filmmakers across the globe without geographic or financial barriers
  • Focus our resources on filmmaker recognition rather than physical venue costs
  • Provide a streamlined, efficient experience for participants
  • Deliver faster results and wider recognition than traditional festival circuits
  • Create an environmentally sustainable model for film festival operation

Our epic results day transforms the virtual into the visceral—a celebration where filmmakers see their work honored, nominated, and recognized by a professional, elegantly designed platform that carries IMDb accreditation and industry respect.

GRITO X Montenegro International Film Festival is an IMDb-accredited online film awards contest dedicated to amplifying the voices of emerging filmmakers worldwide. Our name—“Grito” meaning “scream” in Spanish—embodies our mission: to provide a platform for creative voices demanding to be heard, for stories yearning to break through, and for visions that defy conventional boundaries.

We believe that exceptional filmmaking deserves recognition regardless of budget, industry connections, or geographic constraints. Through our annual competition and celebration of results, we aim to discover, honor, and promote filmmakers who are producing remarkable work but haven’t yet been embraced by the major festivals and industry gatekeepers.

Why Montenegro? Montenegro represents the perfect symbolic home for our festival—a stunning, emerging nation with breathtaking natural beauty and rich cultural heritage that remains somewhat undiscovered on the global stage. Like the talented filmmakers we showcase, Montenegro embodies extraordinary potential waiting to be fully recognized by the world.

Our connection to this Adriatic jewel reflects our commitment to looking beyond established centers of film culture to find beauty, talent, and innovation in unexpected places. Though our festival operates primarily online, our Montenegrin identity inspires our approach to seeking out and celebrating undiscovered excellence.

Join our creative movement

GRITO X Montenegro International Film Festival stands ready to be your megaphone, your stage, your spotlight. We invite filmmakers who believe in their vision to submit their work and join our growing community of creative voices demanding—and deserving—to be heard.

Your film. Your voice. Your moment.

GRITO X.

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  • Best Narrative Feature Film (45 mins on)
  • Best Narrative Film (20 to 45 mins)
  • Best Narrative Short Film (5 to 20 mins)
  • Best Narrative Micro Short (up to 5 mins)
  • Best Episodic Series or Pilot Episode
  • Best Feature Documentary (45 mins on)
  • Best Short Documentary (up to 45 mins)
  • Best Feature Screenplay (written 45 pages on)
  • Best Short Screenplay (written up to 45 pages)
  • Best TV Script
  • Best Animated Film
  • Best Student Film
  • Best Experimental Film
  • Best New Media
  • Best AI Film
  • Best Original Podcast
  • Best Music Video
  • Best Queer Drama
  • Best Dance or Poetic Film
  • Best Low-Budget Film (up to $20,000)
  • Best Drama
  • Best Comedy or Musical
  • Best Action, Sci-Fi or Fantasy
  • Best Horror or Thriller
  • Best Directing
  • Best Directorial Debut
  • Best Young Filmmaker
  • Best Original Screenplay
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Lead Actor
  • Best Lead Actress
  • Best Supporting Actor
  • Best Supporting Actress
  • Best Ensemble Cast
  • Best Film Editing/VFX & Sound Design
  • Best Original Song or Score
  • Best Art Direction & Makeup/SFX

Copyright Ownership: By submitting your work to GRITO X, you affirm that all components of your project, including music, fonts, visuals, and any other elements, are either your intellectual property or, if you're acting as a distributor, you have secured explicit permission from the copyright holder. Your work must be cleared for festival exhibition globally and in perpetuity.

Promotional Use: You grant GRITO X the right to use stills, short clip fragments, and other relevant materials from your film for promotional, educational, and documentation purposes on the festival’s official platforms, including its website, social media channels, and other promotional mediums.

Film Access: You allow the festival director and authorized personnel to download your film, ensuring streamlined offline evaluation, festival programming, and curation procedures.

Virtual Screening Consent: By submitting, you agree to the encrypted and password-protected public exhibition of your film during the designated festival period. This ensures broader accessibility while maintaining security.

IMDb Updates: While GRITO X will endeavor to update awards and nominations on your IMDb pages, the festival is not responsible for generating new film pages if they don't already exist.

Professionalism: All participants, including filmmakers, crew, and attendees, are expected to uphold a high standard of professional and respectful behavior throughout the festival duration.

Feedback Mechanism: While GRITO X values every submission, personalized feedback for each entry may not be provided unless specifically opted for through designated channels.

Non-Refundable Policy: Submission fees are final and non-refundable, irrespective of the outcome or status of your film within the festival.

Award Consideration: A single submission fee ensures your film is evaluated across all pertinent festival award categories, optimizing its potential recognition.

Multiple Film Entries: Film production teams or individuals may submit more than one project within the same festival year.

Resubmission Guidelines: Films submitted during a particular festival edition cannot be resubmitted in subsequent editions.

Exhibition Limitations: Being nominated or selected doesn't guarantee immediate or full screening on GRITO X's platforms.

Discount Waivers: Discounted entry fees are available for student and disabled filmmakers. In rare cases, based on the festival's discretion, complete fee waivers may be granted.

Communication: Upon submission to GRITO X, you agree to be added to our newsletter and mailing list for updates and information.

Selection Clarification: Submission to GRITO X doesn't automatically grant the film an “Official Selection” status.

Accurate Credits: You confirm that the credits list provided with your submission is thorough and accurate.

Festival Discretion: GRITO X reserves the right to disqualify any film based on set criteria, ensuring the festival's integrity and reputation.

Language Policy: Films can be submitted with either English or Spanish without subtitles. For films in other languages, accompanying English subtitles are mandatory. Screenplays are accepted in all languages.

Privacy Policy

Newsletter and Promotional Communications Opt-In: By submitting an entry to our film festival, you agree to be automatically included in our mailing list.

Opting Out: At any time, recipients can choose to opt-out of our electronic communications.

Data Protection: All personal information provided will be safeguarded per relevant data protection regulations.

Policy Updates: GRITO X retains the right to adjust this Privacy Policy based on evolving needs and legal stipulations.

Contact: If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy Clause, please feel free to contact us at info@grito-x.com

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