May 2026

Best Documentary

Between Sky and Sea

Ismail Abu Hatab

Best Short Film

Zunder

Blondie Schneider

Best Short Film, German Production

I am 18 or older

Oliver Zech

Best Mobile Short Film

Art Defenders We Do Not Forget

Akiko Matsumoto

Best Director - Feature Film

Andrew Ellmaker

Face of the Earth

Best Director - Short Film

Angelo Gunkel

with capital C

Best Music Video

Gilded Gutter

Hellen Rose

Best Student Film

Red Heart

Inbar Shtiglitz

Best Experimental Film

Coexistence

Myungson Chung

Best Animation

Le Drip

Alex Naghavi, Ezra Li

Best Health and Medicine Subject Related Film

The Last Door

Jinghan Hu, Tianbo Jiang, Xinran Zheng

Best Comedy Short Film

The Lonely Hearts Club 2: Even Lonelier

Thomas McQuillan

Best Dance Film

solo

Ysabelle Taylor

Best Thriller

The Uninvited at Number 21

Emmanuel Blanc

Best Science Fiction Film

Codename Designed system

Myungson Chung

Best Trailer

NATURMORT - Driven by Silence

Gökhan Yıldız

Best Editing

Helena Evans

Peeping Toms

Best Cinematography

Lovebug

Jalaludin Trautmann, David Mahmoudieh

Best Sound Design

A DOLLAR STORY

Bobo Lau

Best Historical Film

The Exile from Bessarabia

Sergiu Ene, Natalia Ghilascu

Best First Time Director, Short Film

Sebastian Fesser

7 Floors to Midnight

Best Ai-generated Film

The Fairy Tale of Elementaria

Markus Taurer