Award Winners: January 2026

Best Short of the Season (Special Jury Award)

Unruly by David Ernesto Herrera (UK)

Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)

Tale of a Memory by Enrique Fivaller (Spain)

Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)

Whisper of Home by Sahar Ghorishi (USA)

Best Indie Short: Whisper of Home by Sahar Ghorishi (USA)

Honorable Mention (Indie Short): Ball by Fubao Fan (China)

Best Drama Short: Unruly by David Ernesto Herrera (UK)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Drama Short): Tale of a Memory by Enrique Fivaller (Spain)

Best Documentary Short: The Uranium Graves by Islam Akel (Turkey)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Documentary Short): Navigating the Clickety-Clack by Keith Leon S. (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Comedy Short): Salty by Josh Martin and Alex Raban (USA)

Honorable Mention (Comedy Short): Restavrazov by Adrian Al Jazzar (Bulgaria)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Thriller Short): Melodies Of The Abyss by Sam Iwata aka Liu (Australia)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Film Noir Short): Twist of Faith by Anna Pisareva (Spain)

Honorable Mention (Film Noir Short): A Murder Rings Hollow by Brandon Rozo (USA)

Best Sci-Fi Short: Memoria Obscura by David Christopher Nelson and Connor Ryan (USA)

Honorable Mention (Sci-Fi Short): Wake Up, Dolores! by Dan Rathke (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Fantasy Short): The Forgotten Door by Anzor Mulkoev (USA)

Honorable Mention (Fantasy Short): The Sanguine by Patrick McNerney and Daniel Jones (USA)

Honorable Mention (Western Short): The Baku by Johnny Yong Bosch (USA)

Best Women Short: Lady Toy by Cat Masterson and Emily Wildwood (USA)

Honorable Mention (Women Short): Anonymous by Xenia Sin (Ukraine)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Experimental Short): Human Cannabis III: Tracing Green by Arthur Liou (USA)

Honorable Mention (Experimental Short): The Ones Who Can Fly in Their Dreams by Yiğit Batuk (Turkey)

Honorable Mention (Microfilm): Xerxes by Randal Kamradt and Malou Kamradt (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Screendance Short): Bayla by Adriana Mourelle (UK)

Honorable Mention (Screendance Short): S I C K by Taira Foo (UK)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Music Video): You Are Special by Ilia Noyabrov (Ukraine)

Honorable Mention (Music Video): Lullaby by Oleksandr Shvets (Ukraine)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Web Series/TV Pilot): Devil’s Guard: A Long Weekend – Part One by Braydon Leadbetter (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short): Robo Sapiens by Sam Clark and Olivia Miller (USA)

Honorable Mention (Parody Short): Ash and Mira Present: Cooking Up Love by Dan Rathke (USA)

Honorable Mention (Trailer/Teaser): Pancake Man by Bron Theron (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Short Script): Filotimo by Jessica Pappas and Allison Burnett (USA)

Honorable Mention (Short Script): Salazar – Episode 1: A Stray Dog by Malik Myers (USA)

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