Barcelona Indie Awards
Winners of 2026
Act I · 1 award
The Main Prize
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main prize Winner project
Ocean of Mothers
Directed by Letícia Prisco
Brazil
Act II · 27 awards
The Films
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best Short film
Ocean of Mothers
Directed by Letícia Prisco
Brazil
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best Feature Film
One Stupid Thing
Directed by Linda Yellen
United States
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best indie short film
Marter
Directed by Christian Alsan
Germany
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best indie feature film
Gunner
Directed by Dimitri Logothetis
United States
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best student film
4 friends
Directed by Franciszek Kizinski
France
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Best First Time Filmmaker Feature Film
Miorita. From the Beginning
Directed by Calin Coman
Romania
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Best First Time Filmmaker Short Film
(IN)VISIBLE
Directed by Sam Joseph
United Kingdom
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best indie super short film
In a Station of the Metro
Directed by Shelagh Carter
Canada
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best experimental film
LOTUS
Directed by Angelika Fürstler, Austin Ahlborg
France
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best european film
I know you won't disappear
Directed by Maria Wróż-Prusiewicz
Poland
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best american film
El Susurro Del Amazonas
Directed by Jose Chica
Colombia
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Best Spanish Film
Abuelo, ¿te acuerdas cuando mozuelo?
Directed by Mario Eneas Salguero
Spain
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Best Italian Film
TRANSUMANZA
Directed by Giovanni Bertoia
Italy
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Best French Film
Little Piece of Sugar
Directed by Clément Armand
France
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Best African Film
Masinga The Calling
Directed by Mark Anthony Engels
South Africa
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best Inspirational Film
Io Corro - journey into the art of Luca Bray
Directed by Barbara Zonzin
Italy
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Best LGBTQ Film
The lost Years of the turtles
Directed by Verónica Contreras Jasir
Mexico
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best Mobile Phone Shoot
DISORDER
Directed by Joshua Meszaros
Ireland
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Best Historical film
La Signora del mare
Directed by Roberto Leone
Italy
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Best Asian Film
Basri & Salma in a Never-Ending Comedy
Directed by Khozy Rizal
Indonesia
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Best UK film
Gan Canny
Directed by Lou Burns, Aaron Burns
United Kingdom
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Best Horror Film
The Hermit
Directed by Salvatore Sclafani
Australia, United States
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Best Producer Film
FEDERICO FAGGIN - THE MAN WHO SAW THE FUTURE
Directed by Marcello Foa
Italy
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Pilot Tv/ Web series
Spice Frontier: Escape from Veltegar
Directed by Jalil Sadool
United States
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Best Action Film
Warlord
Directed by Stuart Brennan
United Kingdom
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360° Video
90 Days in Europe
Directed by Sam Stevens
United States
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Best AI Film
Horizon
Directed by Analog Mirage
France
Act III · 3 awards
Documentary & Animation
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best feature documentary
Beyond The Horizon
Directed by James Peter Rowat
United Kingdom
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Best Animation Film
Brón
Directed by Catherine Mangan Williams
Ireland
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best short documentary
Bhaktapur / A human story
Directed by Nicola Bozzo
Italy
Act IV · 10 awards
The Screenplays
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Best Feature Screenplay
Bitter Coffee
Written by Sergio Pazos Conde
Spain
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Best Short Screenplay
First and Last
Written by Łukasz Krzemiński
Poland
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Best TV Series Pilot Screenplay
EQUÁNIME Atolladero
Directed by Jorge Barbosa Flores, Juan Antonio Barbosa Flores
Spain
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Best Super Short Screenplay
The Bus Ride
Written by Janet Law
United Kingdom
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best drama screenplay
GIROLAMO SAVONAROLA & THE TRIAL OF FIRE
Written by Giampietro Manzalini
Italy
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Best Comedy Screenplay
The Greens at Palm Scheme
Written by Paul M Bourassa
Canada
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Best Horror Screenplay
The Scytheman Cometh
Written by Paul May
United States
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Best Action Screenplay
The Last Cossack
Written by Ronald McQueen
United Kingdom
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Best Original Screenplay
LYNCH
Written by Peter Herlan
United States
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Best Screenwriting
A Love Supreme
Written by Walt Alexander
United States
Act V · 5 awards
Performances & Direction
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best acting
You Gotta Be Kidding
Directed by Tamami Kusaka
Japan
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best female director
Closing Act
Directed by Mariane G Rech
Brazil, United States
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best male director
Santa Zeta
Directed by Antonio Munoz de Mesa
Spain
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best actress
Vessel of Rain
Actress Yuuki Nakanishi (directed by Yasushi Fuluichi)
Japan
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best actor
Dream Man
Actor Lenz Moretti (directed by Harald Takke, Steven Takke)
Germany
Act VI · 5 awards
The Craft
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best music video
Alfarida
Directed by Yasser Mohamed Abdelsalam
Saudi Arabia
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Best Cinematography
The Road to Nowhere
Directed by Amadeusz Kocan
Poland
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Best Editing
April X
Directed by Michel K Parandi
United States
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Best VFX
The Last Atlantis
VFX Directed by Chih Hao Shen
Taiwan
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Best Sound Design
Reborn In Love
Directed by Shuo Zhao
China
Act VII · 1 award
More Awards
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Best Production
Unspoken
Directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski
Germany