Award Winners of June-July 2026: Technical Categories

Best Female Director: Siqi Zhang for Muted (China)

Best Male Director: Frank Crim for Mr. Fleischmann (USA)

Best Student Female Director: Ariela Schneiderman for Home Entertainment (USA)

Best Student Male Director: Malhar Abhijit Talwalkar for Pink Trees (USA)

Best First Time Female Director: Elif Erol for Someone’s Daughter (Turkey)

Best First Time Male Director: Vasco Durão for A View Over the Inlet (Portugal)

Best Young Female Filmmaker: AnLan Feng for Rest in Peace (China)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Young Female Filmmaker): Ruby Haraldson for How We Ended Up Here (Australia)

Honorable Mention (Young Female Filmmaker): Kulrisa Puangpairoj for Who Are You Now? (Thailand)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Young Male Filmmaker): Jude Caudeville for Dubiety (New Zealand)

Honorable Mention (Young Male Filmmaker): Zihan Teng, Bohan Wang, and Xiancheng Zhou for Surgeon Tian (China)

Best Actor: Walter Koenig for Mr. Fleischmann (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Supporting Actress): Bridget Regan for Serenity’s Song (USA)

Honorable Mention (Supporting Actress): Olivia Tello for Syndrome (UK)

Best Young Actress: Scarlett Roselynn for Serenity’s Song (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Young Actress): Ava Giselle Field for Storyboard (USA)

Best Young Actor: Danny Tokeley Jnr for Snowball (UK)

Best Acting Duo: Frank Crim and Ralf Nieder for Mr. Fleischmann (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Acting Duo): Timmy Hanlon and Allison de Jong-Irving for Wine and Secrets (USA)

Best Ensemble Cast: Kailey Wolf, Johnny Visotcky, Annabelle Mayock, Jackson Tropp, Warren Manegan, and Anita Joo for What We Keep (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Ensemble Cast): Tom Edwards, Rae Bacon, Amelia Kelly, Luna Har Paz, Francesca Pace, Rosin Oeij, Aidan Griffiths, and Dashiell Candido for Snowflakes (Australia)

Best Original Screenplay: Frank Crim for Mr. Fleischmann (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Original Screenplay): Vasco Durão and Carolina Jesus for A View Over the Inlet (Portugal)

Best Cinematography: Jalaludin Trautmann for Lovebug (Germany/USA)

Best Editing: Lexy Zhao for Reflections of a Sinner (USA)

Best Producer: Harish Raja Suresh and Davide Vincenzo Picci for Pink Trees (USA)

Best Production Design: Jiayunb Zhang and Tatiana McClung for Gardeners (USA)

Best Sound Design: Emanuel Ortiz for Chaos Concerto (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Sound Design): Sinoy Joseph for Gen Z (Australia)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Sound Editing): Eli Schmadel for The Exchange Rate (USA)

Best Visual FX: Sathya Bharath Balan for Bima (India)

Honorable Mention (Makeup and Hairstyling): John Manning, Echo Aurora, and Mackenzie Caines-Balogh for Mr. Sandman’s Funhouse (USA)

Best Original Score: Caleb Liu for Mr. Sandman’s Funhouse (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Original Score): Michael J Gillette for Ordinary Greatness (USA)

Best Original Song: Dejando el Ayer (Releasing the Past) – Last Days of Jude by Freangel Pacheco (Venezuela)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Original Song): Boy Scientist by Ron J. Danziger, Manu Martin, Tom Ball, Christina Teenz Tan, and Susan Mey Lee Lim (UK)

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