Gold Awards: September 2026

Best Indie Short: I Love You… Please Die by Adam Taylor (USA)

Best Action Short: Predation Black Serum by Timur Örge and Sebastian Fisher (Switzerland)

Best Crime Short: Without a Scream by Jerome Jacob (France)

Best Thriller Short: Look Out for Me by Sara Masry (UK)

Best Mystery Short: Sherlock Holmes Vampire Slayer by Joey White (USA)

Best Sci-Fi Short: The Last Version by Adham AlMajed (Egypt)

Best Fantasy Short: No Wind to Hold by Mickael Abbate and Chris Conti (France)

Best Women Short: Cell Block 69 by Yuanting Tina Luo (USA)

Best Experimental Short: Unarmed by Beatrice Allegranti (Ukraine)

Best Student Short: Homonculus by Elisa Bardoux (France)

Best Microfilm: Emergency Exit by Szabolcs Bebők (Hungary)

Best Female Director: Sara Masry for Look Out for Me (UK)

Best Male Director: Guillaume Dionnet for How to Make a Film (France)

Best Student Female Director: Yuxuan Wang for Before We Go Home (China)

Best Student Male Director: Jerome Jacob for Without a Scream (France)

Best First Time Male Director: Adham AlMajed for The Last Version (Egypt)

Best Actress: Carmen Marín Estremera for The Letter (Russia)

Best Acting Duo: Gina DeCesare and Billy Griffin for Broken Together (USA)

Best Original Story: Sara Masry for Look Out for Me (UK)

Best Sound Design: Florian Metzner for Predation Black Serum (Switzerland)

Best Original Score: Natalie Dzbik for The Grey Area (USA)

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