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