February 2026

Best Documentary

Yellow House Afghanistan

George Gittoes

Best Short Film

Refuge

Aleisha Anderson

Best Short Film, German Production

Beyond The Ordinary

Erfan Maleki

Best Actress - Short Film

Gigi Knopf

V.I.P. (Very Intrusive Person)

Best Actor - Short Film

Werner Daehn

Moabit XXVIII

Best Mobile Feature Film

What is Yours Belongs to Me

Tristan Kai Hissong

Best Mobile Short Film

Moabit XXVIII

Ian Charles Lister

Best Director - Short Film

Johannes Wilczek

A Taxi Ride in Fall

Best Director - Documentary

Amira Khalil Hanania

Via Dolorosa: The Path of Sorrows (طريق الآلام)

Best Short Documentary

The Art of Play

Johanna Bröckel

Best Music Video

INSEKT

Lennart Frank

Best Student Film

How To Move

Hayden Wimhurst

Best Experimental Film

Under The Same Sky

Fernande Jean-Joseph

Best Director - Short Documentary

Ted Nash, Cathy Barbash

Resonancia

Best Artist Film (Short)

Reconnaissances

Victor Ausländer

Best Comedy Short Film

Pool Anniversary

Simon Van Der Spoel

Best Green & Environment Film

Bloodlines at Sea

David Munoz

Best Thriller

Shimmer

Jakob Gisik

Best Editing

Illusion of Security

Gloria Stecenko

Best Cinematography

Pool Anniversary

Simon Van Der Spoel

Best Original Score

Forgive Me

Sergio Marquez

Best Sound Design

Red Rose in Munich

Mohan Krishna

Best Historical Film

When The Children Ask

Naomi Schorsch Stein, Rebecca Schorsch

Best First Time Director, Short Film

Bre Day

Wish

Best AI-generated Film

Digital Silent Night

Thomas Liam Hewett

Best First Time Director - Short Documentary

Jane Prophet

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