
AWARD WINNERS
And the 2026 Festival Award winners are..
Jury Award winners are determined by the votes of our esteemed jury members.
All Awards are determined by within specific age categories.

JURY AWARD ages 4+​​​
THE SKY WAS CANDY
Animation dir by Anh Tú Nguyen I Germany

JURY AWARD ages 7+​​​
I FOUND A BOX
Animation dir. by Éric Montchaud I France

JURY AWARD ages 10+​​​
MAMÓ & ME
Fiction dir by Jack Desmond, Cian Desmond I Ireland

JURY AWARD ages 12+​​​
400 CASSETTES
Fiction dir. by Thelyia Petraki I Greece

JURY AWARD ages 14+​​​
THE SPECTACLE
Fiction dir. by Bálint Kenyeres I France, Hungary

JURY AWARD
Human Rights and Environment
ELYSIAN FIELDS
Documentary dir. by Anna-Maria Dutoit I Germany, Greece

DIVERSITY AWARD
SULAIMANI
Fiction dir. by Vinnie Ann Bose I France

INCLUSION AWARD
FANTAS
Fiction dir. by Halima Elkhatabi I Canada

​SPECIAL PRIZE
THE BLUE HOUR
Fiction dir. by Liss-Anett Steinskog I Norway

BEST SCREENPLAY
JUANITA
Fiction dir. by Karen Joaquín, Uliane Tatit I Spain

AUDIENCE AWARD
TWO SIDES OF SUMMER​
Documentary by Loes Janssen I Netherlands

AWARD FILMS MADE BY CHILDREN​​​
SUPER DAD
Animation dir. by group of students from NTUEEES I Taiwan
AUDIENCE AWARD
MUREWA
Documentary by Ché Scott-Heron Newton I United Kingdom

SPECIAL PRIZE AWARD FILMS MADE BY CHILDREN​​​
LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
Fiction dir. by Lasta Rosić I Croatia

