Honorable Mentions: March 2026

Best Drama Short: 360 Degrees by Henry Gonzalez Burgos (USA)

Best Student Short: Stay Me by Zhivorad Milich (Germany)

Best Documentary Short: B.D. Jackson: An American Photographer by John J Newcombe (USA)

Best Romantic Short: The Proposal by Shrijal Thapa (USA)

Best Dark Comedy Short: Welcome To The Shitshow by Sasha Halle Kudon (USA)

Best Action Short: Undercover by Wanhi Lee (USA)

Best Thriller Short: Phoebe by Caroline Victoria (USA)

Best Horror Short: Awful Dreams by Michael Hess (USA)

Best Animation Short: ; (Semicolon) by Ye Chen (USA)

Best Experimental Short: Marilyn’s Dark Paradise by Remi Gangarossa (USA)

Best Music Video: God Did It – 13FOUR by Wilbert C Thomas (USA)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Warm Soda by Ethan Daniel Satsky (USA)

Best Trailer/Teaser: Cling the Movie by Wilbert C. Thomas (USA)

Best First Time Male Director: Ye Chen for ; (Semicolon) (USA)

Best Actress: Ana Moioli for Phoebe (USA)

Best Actor: Kris Badane for Mobey (India)

Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Bryan Gomez for Haunted Harmony (USA)

Best Acting Duo: Christian Kiley and Ella Kiley for Onru (USA)

Best Ensemble Cast: Laura Cvammen, Ryan Gimeson, Grayson Pegram, and Simon Freitas for Polly the Poorly Rendered Parrot (USA)

Best Original Story: Loick Matthias Peeters for Pathos (Belgium)

Best Editing: Jessie Claire Goodwin for Welcome To The Shitshow (USA)

Best Production Design: Rick Carl for Marilyn’s Dark Paradise (USA)

Best Visual FX: Janis Skulme for Marilyn’s Dark Paradise (USA)

Best Special FX: ; (Semicolon) (USA)

Best Original Score: Joey Karz for The Headless Angel (USA)

Best Short Script: Backseat by Oliver Fytche (UK)

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