August 2026
August 2026
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Best Film: Il Diavolo Bianco – Walter Rastelli – Italy
Best International Film
Winner: Obraza – Gleb Osatinski – Lithuania
Honorable Mention: Sonósfera – Ángel Pinzón – Colombia
Best American Film
Winner: Hi, Danielle – Dylan A. Moran – United States
Honorable Mention: Ocupado – Sérgio Spina, André Tashiro – Brazil
Best European Film
Winner: Yellow Slipper – Tayo Elesin – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Réfugiés – Dino Stahl, Anna-Maria Kuricova – Germany
Best Asian Film
Winner: Excuse Me – Long He – China
Honorable Mention: Tanuki Foods: Got Enough Mp? – Pai Chen – Taiwan
Best Italian Film
Winner: There’s Too Much Sun – Andrea Recchia – Italy
Honorable Mention: Loop – Marco Oppo – Italy
Best Lombard Film
Winner: Digital Detox – iCLIC Collective – Italy
Honorable Mention: Mami – Alexandru Viorel Dobre – Italy
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
Winner: L’Armatura – Anakafilm – Italy
Honorable Mention: Cyber Bee – Evgen Matvienko – Ukraine
Best Super Short (5 to 10 minutes)
Winner: Paradox – Yuanwen Lu – China
Honorable Mention: Broken Wings – José Maluenda – Poland
Best Standard Short (10 to 20 minutes)
Winner: 4:21 – Stefano Tesi – Italy
Honorable Mention: Never Alone – Javier Herrera – United States
Best Medium Length (under 60 minutes)
Winner: A Tempestade – Diego Müller – Brazil
Honorable Mention: The Blue Wall – Ghazal Rajabian – Iran
Best Low Budget Film
Winner: La Pesadilla – Ary Hernandez – United States
Honorable Mention: Mayday – Miguel Gaspar – Portugal
Best Title
Winner: Alfie: All That You Love Will Be Carried Away – Vladimir Kalugin – United States
Honorable Mention: Joseph the Brahmin – Duncan Vincent Rao, Faisal Mir – Australia
Best Original Idea
Winner: Glitchy Mina – Deon Michael Donovan – United States
Honorable Mention: I Bird – Betty Kaplan – Puerto Rico, United States
Best Debut Film
Winner: Higher – Maddalena Dolvi – Italy
Honorable Mention: Tenderhead – Jada-Le Daley – Canada
REALITY AWARDS
Best Drama
Winner: A Step Forwards – George Poupart – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Maa Illu [Our Home] – Andrew Babu – India
Best Social Drama
Winner: Stars in the Well – Paolo Carboni – Italy
Honorable Mention: Kör Ses – Oğuzhan Denizol – Türkiye
Best Family Drama
Winner: Amor Fati – John Kessler – United States
Honorable Mention: I Promise – Morgan Avery Sitzler – United States
Best Female Drama
Winner: Someone Else – Peter Hanson – United States
Honorable Mention: In Her Head – Zenith Ander – Australia
Best Documentary
Winner: Sirwan Reservoir – Rawa Ahmmed – Iraq
Honorable Mention: I Custodi del Tempo Sulle Ali di un Sogno – Flavio Cammerano – Italy
Best Social Documentary
Winner: Il Mio Canto È Memoria – Maurizio Callegaro – Italy
Honorable Mention: Prendi Questa Mano – Sofia Calderone – Italy
Best Independent Documentary
Winner: Saving Sapo Padang – Chris Clarke – Netherlands, United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Bleeding the Demon – Mat Love – Australia
Best Experimental Film
Winner: Otsukare Gasa – Jonathan Carene – France
Honorable Mention: Broken Wings – José Maluenda – Poland
Best Experimental Arthouse
Winner: Gilded Gutter – Hellen Rose – Australia
Honorable Mention: Pleasant Afternoon – Fran Forman – United States
Best Animated Film
Winner: Bridge -My Little Friends- – Kazuyuki Ishihara – Japan
Honorable Mention: Alondra del Mar – Eduardo Eddy Rivera – Puerto Rico
Best Historical & Western Film
Winner: 1 Horsepower – Pai Chen – Taiwan
Honorable Mention: Just Another Bum – Mark Soltermann – Canada
Best Comedy & Irony
Winner: Cheese – Karyna Aslanova – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Changeons le Monde un Ministre à la Fois – Marc-André Decoste – Canada
Best Horror & Mystery
Winner: Il Buio Non Esiste – Alessio Coccia – Italy
Honorable Mention: Family Secrets – Md Singleton – United States
Best Crime, Action & Thriller
Winner: Shadow of the Fighter – Yaroslav Savchak – United States
Honorable Mention: Yard Saleing – Tom Logan – United States
Best Sci Fi & Fantasy
Winner: 3333 – Liinda Stoyanova – Bulgaria
Honorable Mention: The Lion of God Q Is for Quantum Part 1 – the Motion Comic – David Cole – United States
Best Romance
Winner: Birdwatcher – Vladimir Zokitch – Australia
Honorable Mention: Tanuki Foods: Which One Today? – Pai Chen – Taiwan
Best Music & Musical
Winner: Saisho Ha Kakusei — Saibā Riot – Jonathan Carene – France
Honorable Mention: Kirikko: Crossroads – Pai Chen – Taiwan
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director
Winner: Ri – the Distance – Kohji Katoh – Japan
Honorable Mention: Memorias: O Vago Recuerdo Extraño de un Amor Oxidado – Jacob V. Gonzalez – Mexico
Best Young Director
Winner: The Home – Maxwell Barto Weidenfeld – United States
Honorable Mention: Planet Earth – Mery Rose Franco – United States
Best Actor & Actress
Winner: Time Will Tell – Andrés López – Spain (Hada Nieto)
Honorable Mention: Verso la Luce – Alessandro Saccomando – Italy (Joe Saccomando)
Best Screenplay
Winner: Sundown – Todd Hartsell – United States
Honorable Mention: The Power of Love 3D – Simone Nespolo – Italy
Best Cinematography
Winner: I Was 12 – Sylvie Renault – Italy
Honorable Mention: The Promise – Yumeng Cai – Canada
Best Editing
Winner: L’Acqua Fa Male – Giulio Marchese – Italy
Honorable Mention: Table For Two – Tom Logan – Not Specified
Best Soundtrack
Winner: Vulnerare – Sergio Mario Illuminato – Italy
Honorable Mention: The Legend of Spearfinger – Christopher E Knox – United States
Best Producer
Winner: Il Giaguaro – Nicola Sozio – Italy
Honorable Mention: Table For Two – Tom Logan
Best Movie Poster
Winner: Namaste – Vlad Zokitch – Australia
Honorable Mention: Trip – Mikey Kane – Ireland
SPECIAL AWARD
Best Realistic Film
Winner: Il Mestiere Perduto – Davide Basso – Italy
Honorable Mention: Black Hands – Emigranti sulla Via del Carbòn – Walter Mazo – Italy
