OCTOBER 23 - OCTOBER 24, 2026

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Best Actor

WINNER

Recluse BY Michael Cecchinelli

Best Actress

WINNER

THE CATBIRD SOUNDTRACK BY Tatyana Kot

Best AI Film (Artificial intelligence)

WINNER

The House of the Magic Dolls BY Adriana Medeiros Peliano

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
LENS – AI Short Film BY Eduardo Rodriguez

Best Animated Film

WINNER

CANINE ROYALE BY Brian Neil Hoff

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
Fido BY John Norris Ray, Maria Victoria Sanchez

Best Cinematographer

WINNER

Recluse BY Michael Cecchinelli

Best Comedy

WINNER

Recluse BY Michael Cecchinelli

Best Costume Designing

WINNER

Recluse BY Michael Cecchinelli

Best Director

WINNER

Rehearsal BY Sahadev Kelvadi

Best Documentary (Feature Length)

WINNER

HOME BODY BY Celina Schadow, Lorenz Weber

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
Maybe It’s Love BY Akhil Akkina

Best Documentary (Short)

WINNER

Thirty Seconds: A Drifting Story BY Jonathan R Moore

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
I’ll Leave You With This BY Arturo Grijalva

Best Editor

WINNER

Recluse BY Michael Cecchinelli

Best Experimental Film

WINNER

Reflection Paradox BY Nickolas Alu, Levi Parkas

Best Feature Script

WINNER

Stolen Valor BY Joaquin Alejandro

Best First Time Filmmaker

WINNER

IN CAMMINO BY Claudia Cassandro

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
To Comfort Always BY Xinyue Lu, Haoxiang Yang, Zhirong Zhang

Best Hair and Make-Up

WINNER

Recluse BY Michael Cecchinelli

Best Horror

WINNER

Recluse BY Michael Cecchinelli

Best International Feature Film

WINNER

IDIA BY Ese Ariremu, Jide Oyegbile

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
Maybe It’s Love BY Akhil Akkina

Best International Short Film

WINNER

Affluence BY Greg S. Reid

 

 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
I Will Come To You BY Jacob Arden
The Autograph Of Nothingness BY Moses Ipadeola

Best Music Video

WINNER

Tunapaa (We Rise) BY Jeremiah “Director Kenah” Mzungu

Best Original Score

WINNER

Recluse BY Michael Cecchinelli

Best Original Story

WINNER

Recluse BY Michael Cecchinelli

Best Producer

WINNER

Recluse BY Michael Cecchinelli

Best Romance

WINNER

I WANT TO BREAK FREE BY Isabella Weiss

Best Screenwriting

WINNER

Recluse BY Michael Cecchinelli

Best Stage Play

WINNER

A Christmas of Not So Long Ago (stage play) BY Lynn H. Elliott, William Johnson

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
Uncommon Threads BY Ronny Jay

Best Supporting Actress

WINNER

Recluse BY Michael Cecchinelli

Best Thriller

WINNER

The Montenegro Affair BY Fernanda Ávalos, César Camán, Alonso Montoya

Best Trailer

WINNER

Recluse BY Michael Cecchinelli

Production Designer

WINNER

Recluse BY Michael Cecchinelli