Winners of the season February 18, 2026 - May 9, 2026
Below are the winning entries for the February 18, 2026 - May 9, 2026 season.
In each nomination, we selected from one to three winning works.
In each nomination, we selected from one to three winning works.
Best Feature Film
Season of Rain
Sergei Talybov
Sergei Talybov
Ka Whawhai Tonu - Struggle without End
Michael Jonathan
Michael Jonathan
Sunday Ninth
Kat Steppe
Kat Steppe
FINALIST
WINNER
FINALIST
Best Director Feature Film
Novamax Skyland
Dionysia Kopana
Dionysia Kopana
Ka Whawhai Tonu - Struggle without End
Michael Jonathan
Michael Jonathan
Sunday Ninth
Kat Steppe
Kat Steppe
FINALIST
WINNER
FINALIST
Best Short Film
MIDNIGHT CITY
Bill Watterson
Bill Watterson
System
Elina Krikunova
Elina Krikunova
SALVADOR
Henry Ian Cusick
Henry Ian Cusick
FINALIST
WINNER
FINALIST
Best Director Short Film
MIDNIGHT CITY
Bill Watterson
Bill Watterson
The Bore
Daniel C. Stewart
Daniel C. Stewart
Quiet Mind
Jonathan Harboe
Jonathan Harboe
FINALIST
WINNER
FINALIST
Best Feature Documentary
Forever Families
Lola VanDeWalle
Lola VanDeWalle
Best Day Ever
Ben Knight, Berne Broudy
Ben Knight, Berne Broudy
Lost Wolves of Yellowstone
Thomas Winston
Thomas Winston
FINALIST
WINNER
FINALIST
Best Director Feature Documentary
The Fright Stuff
Mike Meyer
Mike Meyer
The Last Message
Andrii Voloshyn, Oleksander Liebiediev
Andrii Voloshyn, Oleksander Liebiediev
Serf's Up: Home & Happiness in the New Feudalism
Alan Kryszak
Alan Kryszak
FINALIST
WINNER
FINALIST
Best Short Documentary
Ballerina A One Woman Play
Stephanie Herman
Stephanie Herman
Slow Tsunami
Julie Dumont
Julie Dumont
America's Dermatologist
Manuel Izquierdo
Manuel Izquierdo
FINALIST
WINNER
FINALIST
Best Director Short Documentary
El tigre detrás de la máscara
Daniel Ferdorovsky
Daniel Ferdorovsky
Slow Tsunami
Julie Dumont
Julie Dumont
America's Dermatologist
Manuel Izquierdo
Manuel Izquierdo
FINALIST
WINNER
FINALIST
Best Feature Experimental
VELIA TITTA WIDOW MATTEOTTI
vittorio pavoncello
vittorio pavoncello
Oleksandra Basko's A Non-Fictional War
Natasha O. Ramer
Natasha O. Ramer
An Artist Reflects with Clarinet
Paul Jeffrey Davids
Paul Jeffrey Davids
FINALIST
WINNER
FINALIST
Best Short Experimental
No horses on Mars
Bea de Visser
Bea de Visser
Dark Berry
Steven Mitchell
Steven Mitchell
MAGAS
Ashkan Nasseri
Ashkan Nasseri
FINALIST
WINNER
FINALIST
Best Director Short Experimental
Wall
Salvatore Garau
Salvatore Garau
Dark Berry
Steven Mitchell
Steven Mitchell
MAGAS
Ashkan Nasseri
Ashkan Nasseri
FINALIST
WINNER
FINALIST
Best Inspirational Film
Forever Families
Lola VanDeWalle
Lola VanDeWalle
Best Day Ever
Ben Knight, Berne Broudy
Ben Knight, Berne Broudy
Athletes Of God
Advit Seth
Advit Seth
FINALIST
WINNER
FINALIST
Best Director Inspirational Film
Forever Families
Lola VanDeWalle
Lola VanDeWalle
Best Day Ever
Ben Knight, Berne Broudy
Ben Knight, Berne Broudy
LET GO
Brigitte Drodtloff
Brigitte Drodtloff
FINALIST
WINNER
FINALIST
Best Animation
Dropping
Justin Bulpett, Daniel Caynes
Justin Bulpett, Daniel Caynes
On Dying of Dementia in a Capitalist System
Anne Lewis
Anne Lewis
Camp Crash
Daniel Ryan Crosier
Daniel Ryan Crosier
FINALIST
WINNER
FINALIST
Best Independent Film
The Pursuit Of Forgiveness
Thomas McQuillan
Thomas McQuillan
TOITŪ VISUAL SOVEREIGNTY
Chelsea Winstanley
Chelsea Winstanley
Tasmania
Austin Alward
Austin Alward
FINALIST
WINNER
FINALIST
Best Director Independent Film
The Pursuit Of Forgiveness
Thomas McQuillan
Thomas McQuillan
TOITŪ VISUAL SOVEREIGNTY
Chelsea Winstanley
Chelsea Winstanley
Coffee with Golconda
Marc B Goodman
Marc B Goodman
FINALIST
WINNER
FINALIST
Best Feature Screenplay
Life So Perfect
Nathan Bassett
Nathan Bassett
The Loss We Bear
Roberta Steve
Roberta Steve
Marko: Dog of War
Richard J Norris
Richard J Norris
FINALIST
WINNER
FINALIST
Best Short Screenplay
Sunday
Rosanne Kang
Rosanne Kang
In her Shoes
Harley Ruming
Harley Ruming
A Small Living Thing
Thadeus Kevin Brown
Thadeus Kevin Brown
FINALIST
WINNER
FINALIST
Best Original Concept
Cornelius and the Circusanimals
Zhana Stoyanova
Zhana Stoyanova
The Loss We Bear
Roberta Steve
Roberta Steve
The Bee
Ben Rejzer
Ben Rejzer
FINALIST
WINNER
FINALIST
Best Author
The Loss We Bear
Roberta Steve
Roberta Steve
WINNER
Best Music Video
YOU SAY
Christian Pasquariello
Christian Pasquariello
3/4
Baptiste Leydecker
Baptiste Leydecker
Emil Pallenberg & Snookums
Peggy Adler
Peggy Adler
FINALIST
WINNER
FINALIST
Best Original Song
SUGAR
TAKE THE PAIN
TAKE THE PAIN
The Goblins of Sycamore Street
Jay Lorenz
Jay Lorenz
Hunting Party
Danny Patrick
Danny Patrick
FINALIST
WINNER
FINALIST
Best Sound Design
UMBRA
Danny Bohmer
Danny Bohmer
WINNER
Best Student Film
A Quiet Night In
Luca Hartley
Luca Hartley
Psych Ward
Portia Harrell-Mitchell
Portia Harrell-Mitchell
Athletes Of God
Advit Seth
Advit Seth
FINALIST
WINNER
FINALIST
Best Director Student Film
Psych Ward
Portia Harrell-Mitchell
Portia Harrell-Mitchell
WINNER
Best Pilot Episode
The Art of Lies
John Cooney
John Cooney
Last Standing Woman
Winona LaDuke, Michael O'Rourke
Winona LaDuke, Michael O'Rourke
The Storm
Dan Jolley, Alexandra Foucard
Dan Jolley, Alexandra Foucard
FINALIST
WINNER
FINALIST
Best Web/TV Series
The Count
Zon Simmons, CS Shalbroeck
Zon Simmons, CS Shalbroeck
Navajo Highways
Pete Sands
Pete Sands
FINALIST
WINNER
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Daniel Garcia
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