2025-2026

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 2026

Annual Winners 2026

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Summer Winners 2026

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Spring Winners 2026

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Winter Winners 2025

Best drama (Short) > “What Was” by Adam Courtney

Best comedy (short) > “Body Clock” by Alessandro Riconda

Best romance (short) > “Believe In Love” by Stacey Simon

Best sci-fi (short) > “Happy Sleep” by Scott Colin Cundill

Best thriller (short) > “Memory Room” by Dan McCabe & Raanan Hershberg

Best fantasy (short) > “HANDIBROKEN FANTOMS (LOL)” by Rahma Sophia RACHDI

Best action/adventure (short) > “The Cycle Of Connection” by Vivek Srikumar

Best horror (short) > “Sleep Tight” by Joe Baker

Best fan film (short) > “Sunny-Man” by Sandeep Reddy Sama 

Best costumes (short) > “illusion of love” by Lin Yuxin

Best editing (short) > “Crossfade” by Prateek Nuti, directed by Raghav Mulpuru

Best cinematography (short) > “Memory Room” by Mattia Palombi, directed by Dan McCabe & Raanan Hershberg

Best production design (short) > “The Flowers From The Window” by Susan Moffat, directed by John Corrin

Best screenplay (short) > “Definitions” by Katherine Rodden, directed by Emily Attwood

Best sound (short) > “Memory Room” Zach McNees & Jin Ann, directed by Dan McCabe & Raanan Hershberg

Best visual effects (short) > “My Paper Boat” Ali Nawzad & Chalak Latif, directed by Hozan Sherzad Ameen

Best actor (horror short) > Tommy Manna in “Saturday Morning Coffee” by Erick Freitas

Best actor (fantasy short) > Vincent COMBE & Sacha MENIN in “HANDIBROKEN FANTOMS (LOL)” by Rahma Sophia RACHDI

Best actor (thriller short) > Erick Freitas in “Saturday Morning Coffee” by Erick Freitas

Best actor (drama short) > Hal Robinson in “Memory Room” by Dan McCabe & Raanan Hershberg

Best actress (thriller short) > JoHannah James in Hell's Half-Acre: Sojourn by Nicholas Nicastro

Best actress (comedy short) > Maddie Rice in “Body Clock” by Alessandro Riconda
Best actress (drama short) > Daphne Gaines in “Memory Room” by Dan McCabe & Raanan Hershberg

Best actress (horror short) > Juliet Chevelle in “Wake Up, Dolores!” by Dan James Rathke

Best filmmaker (comedy short) > Rahma Sophia RACHDI for “HANDIBROKEN FANTOMS (LOL)”

Best filmmaker (drama short)  > Alexander Maxwell for “In Plain Sight”

Best filmmaker (fantasy short) > Jorge Morais for “In Half”

Best filmmaker (sci-fi short) > Christopher White for “KAI”

Best filmmaker (thriller short) > Dan McCabe & Raanan Hershberg for “Memory Room”

Best filmmaker (romance short) > Denis Chereukho for “Don't Call Me Anymore”

Fall Winners 2025

Best drama (Short) > “The Axe Forgets” by John Christopher

Best comedy (short) > “Egg Timer” by Rosie May Bird Smith

Best romance (short) > “Thrown to the Wind” by Eric Dai & Maria Nassar

Best sci-fi (short) > “The Days of Knight: Chapter 1” by John P Martinez

Best thriller (short) > “The Axe Forgets” by John Christopher

Best fantasy (short) > “Juliette's Miracle on St. Nick” by Antwand A Pearman

Best action/adventure (short) > “The Days of Knight: Chapter 1” by John P Martinez

Best horror (short) >  “Hag.” by Jay Najeeah

Best actor (drama short) > Leo Väisänen in “Do Something Useful!” by Pavel Motorin

Best actor (horror short) > Hussam Nuñez in “Amarre (Love Spell)” by Tessie Garduño

Best actor (comedy short) > Ian Donnelly in “Talking Rubbish”

Best actor (fantasy short) > Quintin Mims in “The Art of Eternal Love” by Dawn Reavis Martin

Best actor (action/adventure short) > Asher Lopez in “AwesomeMan”

Best actor (romance short) > Michael Joseph Nelson in “One Moment” by Aiden Hurley

Best actress (fantasy short) > Bianca Lemaire in “The Art of Eternal Love” by Dawn Reavis Martin
Best actress (drama short) > Kelsey Cooke in “Safe” by Govind Chandran

Best acting ensemble female (romance short) > Carly Halse, Cathy Conneff in “Nothing for Granted” by Chris Brosnahan

Best actress (comedy short) > Milla Mastronardi in “A plus” by EDUARDO A. CAMARGO

Best actress (thriller short) > Khaula Kai in “Frayed Flags”

Best actress (sci-fi short) >  Maegan Stewart in “The Abduction of Jeannette Raimey” by Tre Fergerson

Best filmmaker (horror short) > “Maura” by Natassia Linn Malthe

Best filmmaker (drama short) > “The Axe Forgets” by John Christopher

Best filmmaker (fantasy short) > “Juliette's Miracle on St. Nick” by Antwand A Pearman

Best filmmaker (thriller short) > “Ghosted MD” by Jarett Bellucci

Best filmmaker (comedy short) > “Revenge Body” by Polly Pierce

Best filmmaker (romance short) > “The Art of Eternal Love” by Dawn Reavis Martin

Best costumes (short) > “The Axe Forgets” by Anna O'Doherty directed by John Christopher

Best editing (short) > “The Axe Forgets” by Joe Rigby directed by John Christopher

Best screenplay (short) > “The Oddsmakers” by Timothy Hazin directed by Chivonne Michelle &  Ali Watson

Best sound (short) > “The Axe Forgets” by Ben J. Connolly directed by John Christopher

Best makeup (short) > “The Axe Forgets” by Róisín Murphy directed by John Christopher

Best cinematography (short) > “The Axe Forgets” by Naoise Kettle directed by John Christopher

Best production design (short) > “The Axe Forgets” by Victoria Alexandra Carney directed by John Christopher

Best visual effects (short) > “The Days of Knight: Chapter 1” by John P Martinez