Winners of 2026
Congratulations to all the winners!
The winners were announced during the award ceremony held as part of the live screening event in Barcelona on February 7, 2026.
The evening celebrated creativity, talent, and the spirit of the festival.
main prize Winner project
Ocean of Mothers
Directed by Letícia Prisco
Brazil
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main
categories
best Short film
Ocean of Mothers
Directed by Letícia Prisco
Brazil
best Feature Film
One Stupid Thing
Directed by Linda Yellen
United States
best indie short film
Marter
Directed by Christian Alsan
Germany
best indie feature film
Gunner
Directed by Dimitri Logothetis
United States
best feature documentary
Beyond The Horizon
Directed by James Peter Rowat
United Kingdom
best student film
4 friends
Directed by Franciszek Kizinski
France
Best First Time Filmmaker Feature Film
Miorita. From the Beginning
Directed by Calin Coman
Romania
Best First Time Filmmaker Short Film
(IN)VISIBLE
Directed by Sam Joseph
United Kingdom
Best Animation Film
Brón
Directed by Catherine Mangan Williams
Ireland
best short documentary
Bhaktapur / A human story
Directed by Nicola Bozzo
Italy
Best Feature Screenplay
Bitter Coffee
Written by Sergio Pazos Conde
Spain
Best Short Screenplay
First and Last
Written by Łukasz Krzemiński
Poland
subcategories
best acting
You Gotta Be Kidding
Directed by Tamami Kusaka
Japan
best indie super short film
In a Station of the Metro
Directed by Shelagh Carter
Canada
best female director
Closing Act
Directed by Mariane G Rech
Brazil, United States
best male director
Santa Zeta
Directed by Antonio Munoz de Mesa
Spain
best experimental film
LOTUS
Directed by Angelika Fürstler, Austin Ahlborg
France
best european film
I know you won't disappear
Directed by Maria Wróż-Prusiewicz
Poland
Best TV Series Pilot Screenplay
EQUÁNIME Atolladero
Directed by Jorge Barbosa Flores, Juan Antonio Barbosa Flores
Spain
best music video
Alfarida
Directed by Yasser Mohamed Abdelsalam
Saudi Arabia
best american film
El Susurro Del Amazonas
Directed by Jose Chica
Colombia
Best Spanish Film
Abuelo, ¿te acuerdas cuando mozuelo?
Directed by Mario Eneas Salguero
Spain
Best Italian Film
TRANSUMANZA
Directed by Giovanni Bertoia
Italy
Best French Film
Little Piece of Sugar
Directed by Clément Armand
France
best actress
Vessel of Rain
Actress Yuuki Nakanishi (directed by Yasushi Fuluichi)
Japan
Best African Film
Masinga The Calling
Directed by Mark Anthony Engels
South Africa
best actor
Dream Man
Actor Lenz Moretti (directed by Harald Takke, Steven Takke)
Germany
Best Super Short Screenplay
The Bus Ride
Written by Janet Law
United Kingdom
best Inspirational Film
Io Corro - journey into the art of Luca Bray
Directed by Barbara Zonzin
Italy
Best LGBTQ Film
The lost Years of the turtles
Directed by Verónica Contreras Jasir
Mexico
best Mobile Phone Shoot
DISORDER
Directed by Joshua Meszaros
Ireland
Best Historical film
La Signora del mare
Directed by Roberto Leone
Italy
best drama screenplay
GIROLAMO SAVONAROLA & THE TRIAL OF FIRE
Written by Giampietro Manzalini
Italy
Best Comedy Screenplay
The Greens at Palm Scheme
Written by Paul M Bourassa
Canada
Best Horror Screenplay
The Scytheman Cometh
Written by Paul May
United States
Best Action Screenplay
The Last Cossack
Written by Ronald McQueen
United Kingdom
Best Original Screenplay
LYNCH
Written by Peter Herlan
United States
Best Screenwriting
A Love Supreme
Written by Walt Alexander
United States
Best Asian Film
Basri & Salma in a Never-Ending Comedy
Directed by Khozy Rizal
Indonesia
Best UK film
Gan Canny
Directed by Lou Burns, Aaron Burns
United Kingdom
Best Horror Film
The Hermit
Directed by Salvatore Sclafani
Australia, United States
Best Producer Film
FEDERICO FAGGIN - THE MAN WHO SAW THE FUTURE
Directed by Marcello Foa
Italy
Pilot Tv/ Web series
Spice Frontier: Escape from Veltegar
Directed by Jalil Sadool
United States
Best Action Film
Warlord
Directed by Stuart Brennan
United Kingdom
Best Cinematography
The Road to Nowhere
Directed by Amadeusz Kocan
Poland
Best Editing
April X
Directed by Michel K Parandi
United States
Best Production
Unspoken
Directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski
Germany
360° Video
90 Days in Europe
Directed by Sam Stevens
United States
Best VFX
The Last Atlantis
VFX Directed by Chih Hao Shen
Taiwan
Best AI Film
Horizon
Directed by Analog Mirage
France
Best Sound Design
Reborn In Love
Directed by Shuo Zhao
China
Congratulations once again to all the Winners!