September 2026 (Winner)

Winners of September 2026

BEST SHORT FILM

Into Your Soul

Directed by Katsuhide Yamago

BEST STUDENT FILM

Sagar Manthan

Directed by Zoha Shammi Khatri

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM

Inquiry and Echo: Finding A Beginning in Bookstores

Directed by Yilian Alina Chen

BEST ANIMATION FILM

ZAYVEN

Directed by Mychal Hunt

BEST AI FILM

Rising Embers (AI Feature Film)

Directed by Abin Alex

BEST FEATURE FILM

THE KNIGHT THE WIZARD THE GIANT AND THE MORRIGAN

Directed by Ben Etchells

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM

High Waves & Horses The life of Smokie Brannaman

Directed by Shane Van Boxtel

BEST LGBTQ FILM

The Journey

Directed by Ido Dvora

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Don’t Panic ! – Rebel Rose / Musikclip by Frank Kollbi

Directed by Frank Kollbi

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

Butter

Directed by Christopher Kitsakis

BEST TRAILER

Till My Last Breath

Directed by Courtney Lee Simpson

BEST FEMALE FILMMAKERS FILM

IL VELO E LA PELLE – ITA

Directed by Valeria Fusco

BEST DIRECTOR

Into Your Soul

Directed by Katsuhide Yamago

BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR

Till My Last Breath

Directed by Courtney Lee Simpson

BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR

Lifetime Movie

Directed by Alexandra Belcher

BEST SCREENWRITER

The Journey

Written by Ido Dvora

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER

Till My Last Breath

Cinematography by Jason R. Johnston

BEST EDITOR

Sagar Manthan

Edited by Aarya Abhijeet Chavan

BEST ACTOR

Sagar Manthan

Award Presented to Reon Bechri

BEST ACTRESS

IL VELO E LA PELLE – ITA

Award Presented to Luana Basilico

AUDIENCES CHOICE AWARD

IL VELO E LA PELLE – ITA

Directed by Valeria Fusco

CRITICS CHOICE AWARD – SHORT FILM

UNPROMISED LAND

Directed by Damiano Rossi