Gold Awards: March 2026

Best Indie Short: Just Call Her by Theadora Tolkin (USA)

Best Horror Short: Grampa by Justice Smith (USA)

Best Sci-Fi Short: The Last Sun by Nigel Canepa (Gibraltar)

Best Children Short: Our Monsters by Mia Petrovic (Canada)

Best Music Video: Mr Casual by Jazzie Young and Shelby Parks Parks (USA)

Best Female Director: Whitney Moore and Marques Mallare for See You Next Tuesday (USA)

Best First Time Female Director: Mia Petrovic for Our Monsters (Canada)

Best Supporting Actor: Patrick Harrison for Just Call Her (USA)

Best Ensemble Cast: Kylie Bywaters, Haylee Whisson, Lauren Melina, Lawrence Murphy, Anita Erceg, and Peter Cook for Savannah’s Curse (Australia)

Best Cinematography: Rakib Erick for Savannah’s Curse (Australia)

Best Editing: Rakib Erick for Savannah’s Curse (Australia)

Best Sound Design: Haunted Harmony (USA)

Best Original Score: Manu Martin for 2020: The Cosmic Mandate (UK)

Best Short Script: The Chatter by Michael Schatz (USA)

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BRONZE AWARDS

HONORABLE MENTIONS

SEMI-FINALISTS

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