2026-2027

All seasonal winners (fall, winter, spring and summer) will compete to be the best of the best each year for the chance to be screened at the annual ceremony.

Ceremony on Saturday 31 October 2027

Annual Winners 2027

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Summer Winners 2027

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Spring Winners 2027

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Winter Winners 2026

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Fall Winners 2026

Best drama (Short) > “Come Back To Me” directed by Hanqin Wang

Best comedy (short) > “The pitch” directed by Lyubomir Pechev

Best sci-fi (short) > “The Grass Was Greener Yesterday” directed by Araminta Stuart 

Best thriller (short) > “Shanghai Sherlock” directed by Alex Kiehl, Shane Gentles,  Jiao Sybilla Wang & Daniel D. Newman

Best fantasy (short) > “TWO LEFTS AND A TRAIL OF BREADCRUMBS” directed by Reagan Brock

Best horror (short) >  “Hunger Beneath the Moonlight” directed by Francesco Gabriele

Best fan film (short) > “Size Queen” directed by Kenny Fierro

Best filmmaker (horror short) > The Cañete Brothers for El Callaniños (The Husher)

Best filmmaker (drama short) > Christopher Sheffield for “Broken Toys”

Best filmmaker (fantasy short) > Lucinda Luvaas for “Almost Midnight”

Best filmmaker (sci-fi short) > Rodrigo Pedroza for “Amazônia Xamã”

Best filmmaker (comedy short) > Mikael Genachte-Le Bail for “A World Class Superpower”

Best filmmaker (romance short) > Vanessa Bailey for “WORMHOLES”

Best actress (drama short) > Kirby Bliss Blanton in “Broken Toys” directed by Christopher Sheffield

Best acting ensemble female (sci-fi short) >  Alecks Ambayec & Demevie in “Survival/Humanity/Mortality” directed by Dale Loon

Best actor (drama short) > Navid Layeghi Moghaddam in “Burial Permit” directed by Hashem Aliakbari

Best actor (comedy short) > Daniele Zucchini in “Only 2 Minutes” directed by Sara Bergamini & Daniele Zucchini

Best actor (thriller short) > Lucas Revoredo in “Remember Me?” directed by Vinícius de Araújo

Best costumes (short) > “TUCKED” directed by MeMe Cherry

Best screenplay (short) > “The Guardian” written by Julian Taylor

Best sound (short) > “Hertz” directed by Joanna Farrow

Best makeup (short) > “Reset” directed by Juan Carlos Mercado

Best cinematography (short) > Trevor Wilson for “Broken Toys”

Best production design (short) > “The Gilden Guard” directed by Joanna Farrow

Best visual effects (short) > “Spin” directed by Rodrigo Aben-Athar