July 2026
July 2026
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Best Film
Winner: Somos Agua – Jorge Malpica – Mexico
Best International Film
Winner: Famous – Rosita Lama Muvdi – United States
Honorable Mention: Welcome to Cley – Daniela Rossi – Belgium
Best American Film
Winner: Noise Within – Joseph Ausanio – United States
Honorable Mention: Sus/Pirou – Alisson Resende – Brazil
Best European Film
Winner: The Best Mom Ever – Maria Geisler – Poland
Honorable Mention: Dance: Generations – Dawn Gifford Engle – Spain
Best Asian Film
Winner: Coffin Don’t Care Age – Jiazheng Mi – China
Honorable Mention: Dear Abu – Xoori K. Sarhadi – Australia, Pakistan
Best Italian Film
Winner: Non Piangere – Alessandro Grassi – Italy
Honorable Mention: Aurora – Cyberhuman: Freedom’s Edge – KI William – Italy
Best Lombard Film
Winner: Emilio – Francesca Gardini – Italy
Honorable Mention: Fare la Propria Parte – Denise Pace – Italy
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
Winner: La Madre y El Sol – Carlos Luis Rodriguez – Venezuela
Honorable Mention: Aankhon Ki Shararat+ – Nishant Priyadarshi – India
Best Super Short (5 to 10 minutes)
Winner: Out of Time – Julian Vincenzo Ricci – Italy
Honorable Mention: Bir Zamanlar Başka Bir Zaman Diliminde – Ilkan Devrim Dinc – Türkiye
Best Standard Short (10 to 20 minutes)
Winner: L’Affaire Montenegro – Fernanda Ávalos, César Camán, Alonso Montoya – Canada
Honorable Mention: Detective Spark Case 01 the Locked Room Murder – Pai Chen – Taiwan
Best Medium Length (under 60 minutes)
Winner: El Cómplice – Miguel García Bernal – Spain
Honorable Mention: The Answer Is Out There – Anna de Manincor | ZimmerFrei – Italy
Best Low Budget Film
Winner: To Let – Bradley Martin Urquhart – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Politicians Anonymous – Peter Leon Brookes – United Kingdom
Best Title
Winner: Unheard – Michele Brasili – Italy
Honorable Mention: 1724 Nights – Silvia Staffolani – Spain
Best Original Idea
Winner: Til We’re Ghosts – Rohan Aggarwal – United States
Honorable Mention: Before Dawn – Michael Molisani – United States
Best Debut Film
Winner: Draumur – Gerardo Castañeda – Mexico
Honorable Mention: Somnambulistic – Alan Emslie – United Kingdom
REALITY AWARDS
Best Drama
Winner: La Realtà – Alex Romanello – Italy
Honorable Mention: Tagmond – Jayson Cakar – Switzerland
Best Social Drama
Winner: Argor (Decadencia) – Gerardo Castañeda – Mexico
Honorable Mention: Decarb – Roel Swierenga – Netherlands
Best Family Drama
Winner: Crepe – Alessio Coccia – Italy
Honorable Mention: Rosita – Gerardo Castañeda – Mexico
Best Female Drama
Winner: White Dress Red Flag – Tamara Pasquier, Jeffery Schnyder – Switzerland
Honorable Mention: Forgotten Letters – Shiva Boloorian – Austria
Best Documentary
Winner: Grazie, Buona Giornata – Giuseppe Modafferi – Italy
Honorable Mention: Self Commitment – Aseel Yaseen – Jordan
Best Social Documentary
Winner: Sogni di Carta – Claudio D’Elia – Italy
Honorable Mention: The Quest for Sisyphus – Laith Raaed – Iraq
Best Independent Documentary
Winner: Età del Vetro – Niccolò Cacace – Italy
Honorable Mention: Watchman – Natacha Anderes – Switzerland
Best Experimental Film
Winner: Solstizio – Jacopo Gioacchini – Italy
Honorable Mention: Letter to the World – Alion, Esba Grimm – Belgium
Best Experimental Arthouse
Winner: …What It Feels Like – Kelly Hargraves – Canada
Honorable Mention: Biophilia – Alan Emslie – United Kingdom
Best Animated Film
Winner: Raiz – Stella Amarante Salvadego – Brazil
Honorable Mention: Pitico – Brazil
Best Historical & Western Film
Winner: Le Restanti – Stefano Tesi – Italy
Best Comedy & Irony
Winner: The Rooty Hill Musical Society Presents – Wayne Tunks – Australia
Honorable Mention: Broccoli Rob Goes Hollywood – Robert Anthony Ruffalo – United States
Best Horror & Mystery
Winner: Screen of the Dead – Martin Bruyère – Canada
Honorable Mention: Dead Air – D.G. Allstrum – United States
Best Crime, Action & Thriller
Winner: Dead in the Wilderness – Xuantong Zhang – France
Honorable Mention: L’Affaire Montenegro – Fernanda Ávalos, César Camán, Alonso Montoya – Canada
Best Web & TV Pilot
Winner: Hammy the Hamster Chapter 1: Space Crack – Nick Casal – United States
Honorable Mention: Saibā Riot – Neon Masquerade (Episode 1) – Carène Jonathan – France
Best Sci Fi & Fantasy
Winner: Speed or Perish – Seth Ickerman – France
Honorable Mention: Locked In – Lorcan McSharp –
Best Romance
Winner: Hope – Mike Timoney – United States
Honorable Mention: Still Here – Talya Dayan – United States
Best Music & Musical
Winner: I Wanna Go Home – Alycia Potter – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Kazohin & Lena CS – Let’s Elend – Akos Biro – Hungary
Best Inclusive Film (LGBTQ+)
Winner: The Call – Tommy Hallal – United States
Honorable Mention: The World We Lost – Matthew Mirliani – United States
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director
Winner: La Scelta – María Gabaldón Berlanga – Italy, Spain
Honorable Mention: Mirror Within – Anika Ji – United States
Best Young Director
Winner: Strings of the Innocent – Ophelia Schiefferdecker – Germany
Honorable Mention: Fallen – Hayun Nam – United States
Best Actor & Actress
Winner: Fuori Sincrono – Camilla Fosso – Italy
Honorable Mention: Broccoli Rob Goes Hollywood – Robert Anthony Ruffalo – United States
Best Screenplay
Winner: Happy Place – Devin Schlatter – United States
Honorable Mention: Psycho Bot – Pete Jacelone – United States
Best Cinematography
Winner: Estrella – Will DaRosa – United States
Honorable Mention: Down on the Farm with Alex James – Jacob Brookman, Fabio Youniss – United Kingdom
Best Editing
Winner: Till Dawn – Atticus Orsborn – United States
Honorable Mention: Manual de Excusas (de Mierda) – Mino Tapia – Spain
Best Soundtrack
Winner: Ricostruzione del Caso di uno Spettro Già Accertato – Nicola Bortone – Italy
Honorable Mention: Fare la Propria Parte – Denise Pace – Italy
Best Producer
Winner: Screen Time – Andrea Ross – Canada
Honorable Mention: Our Lives – Nikolas Diaz – United States
Best Movie Poster
Winner: Quimera – Fernando Corta, Andrés López – Spain
Honorable Mention: Still Here – Talya Dayan – United States
SPECIAL AWARD
Best Realistic Film
Winner: Se Bevo Non Guido – Cosimo Raffaele Solazzo – Italy
Honorable Mention: Under the Ice – John Martin – Canada, South Africa
