Winners of the season December 7, 2025 - February 17, 2026
Below are the winning entries for the December 7, 2025 - February 17, 2026 season.
In each nomination, we selected from one to three winning works.
Best Feature Film
Samuel and Violet

Abraham Rogers
take me tzoran

Dondi Schwartz
Best Director Feature Film
Samuel and Violet

Abraham Rogers
Nata dalla spuma del mare

Paolina Stabile
Best Short Film
Némésis, Adèle and the monstre

Francis Frenkel
Wavelength

Danainan Vin Kridakorn, Andrew Strobridge
Expiration Day

Eike Swoboda
Best Director Short Film
You Should Be Ashamed of Yourself

Kate Phillips
Little Thieves

Blake Rice
Hello

Sebastian Roberts
Best Feature Documentary
No Filter Café

Coralie Van Rietschoten, Galaad Hemsi
Little Tehran Theater

Morteza Rafiei
WAR ON ART

Andrzej Miekus
Best Director Feature Documentary
Fear of Heights

Rich Murray
Nothing to See Here: Watts

Michael Soenen
Best Short Documentary
The Dragon from Koseze

Mark Pirc
Warriors

Stacy Olds
The Filmmakers

Tomasz Olejnik
Best Director Short Documentary
The Dragon from Koseze


Mark Pirc
Odeon


Brunella Martina
"Rap Like Grandma: Suni & 7 Princesses"

Patrycja Skawska
Best Feature Experimental
DYNAMICS

Teo Baehler
Nothing to See Here: Watts

Michael Soenen
Best Director Feature Experimental
Nothing to See Here: Watts

Michael Soenen
Best Short Experimental
Ciel bleu, nuages en feu

Léna Piani
Moisture

Duda Gorter
The Eye In Nothing

Michael Edwards
Best Director Short Experimental
She's Not There


Paul A. Levin
Scrap Arts Music: The Making of Children of Metropolis

Kelly Conlin
Best Inspirational Film
Laceless Sneakers

Jeny Poquet, Oscar Gómez
The impossible will be done

jose reguera
Nothing to See Here: Watts

Michael Soenen
Best Director Inspirational Film
Who Knew: Dyslexia is a Way of Thinking

Kelly Conlin
Nothing to See Here: Watts


Michael Soenen
Best Animation
Back to Life

Anna Rose Martin
Mirage

Kira Narog, Aliya Rafei
Dieter

Rolf Broennimann
Best Independent Film
KRISIS

Luca Mazzara
A Park for Life

DIOGO DINIZ GARCIA GOMES
Nothing to See Here: Watts

Michael Soenen
Best Director Independent Film
Nothing to See Here: Watts

Michael Soenen
Best Feature Screenplay
Mia: See Clearly

Golsa Sarabi, Gabriel Beristain
Bah Humbug

Jo Garrett
The Year Book

Daniel Allen
Best Short Screenplay
Last Year

Reginald Butler
Little Thieves

Blake Rice
PTSD: Amygdala

Marcel Legault
Best Original Concept
Samuel and Violet

Abraham Rogers
The Secret Life of Anjali

Kevin K. Shah
Nothing to See Here: Watts

Michael Soenen
Best Original Song
Across The Years


Smith Yewell
I Don’t Know What You Need From Me

Paul Jones
Nothing to See Here: Watts


Michael Soenen
Best Sound Design
Samuel and Violet

Abraham Rogers
Nothing to See Here: Watts

Michael Soenen
Best Student Film
Constellation Critic

Caitlin Louise Sammon
Under the integral

Hilary Plisova
Adore Matt

Genevieve Lima
Best Web/TV Series
Witch Amiss

Meghann Wilhoite
Seoul Hearts

Cheryl Louise Burrows
Best Web/TV Series
Unpacking Space

Chealsy Reaves, Devonte Goodwine
Delusion of Love

Terence Pittman
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