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Best Female Director: Daria Lebedeva for Scary Lullaby (Russia)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Female Director): Maria Dyrby Voigt for 360 cc (USA)
Best Male Director: Joshua Mueller for Hallo Johann (Germany)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Male Director): Nolan Tondreau for Stolen Reins (USA)
Best Student Female Director: Mel Blake for The Candyshop Girls (UK)
Best Student Male Director: Riley Vitale for Signal (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Student Male Director): Brad E Kins for Loon (USA)
Best First Time Female Director: Mya Akhina for What Remains of Calico Hill (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (First Time Female Director): Betty Maggie Ballhorn for Sygfried (Germany)
Best First Time Male Director: James Steele Haney for Tales of the Macabre (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (First Time Male Director): Jaimoe Kaiser for Homecoming (Germany)
Best Young Female Filmmaker: Qiaoyin Wang for Shorts (China)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Young Female Filmmaker): Zhuoyi Wang for Clinging (China)
Best Young Male Filmmaker: Arsen Muratbayev for It’s Not Your Mother (Kazakhstan)
Best Actress: Cilrette for Whispers of Escape (UK)
Best Actor: Harald Etheber for Hallo Johann (Germany)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Actor): Schuyler Jeffress for The Godson (USA)
Honorable Mention (Supporting Actress): Natalie Acevedo for Nix Figment (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Julian David Muller for Hallo Johann (Germany)
Honorable Mention (Young Actress): Vicotria Vara Mendoza for Old Well (Mexico)
Best Young Actor: Donovan Colan for What I’d Give You (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Acting Duo): Gabriela Callejas and Andrés Mavioly for A Crimson Reflection (Colombia)
Best Ensemble Cast: Ryan De Quintal, Tim Oakes. Johnny Martini, Veronica Rose, and Adam Lowder for Stolen Reins (USA)
Best Original Screenplay: Joshua Mueller and Tristan Matzkeit for Hallo Johann (Germany)
Best Cinematography: Tyler Chander for Stolen Reins (USA)
Best Editing: Nolan Tondreau for Stolen Reins (USA)
Best Producer: Sebastian Fisher and Violetta Buggel for Predation Black Serum (Switzerland)
Best Production Design: Garry Blake, Lauren Clark, Mel Blake, Gillian Molesworth, Jane Blake, and Lucy YiJun Alexander for The Candyshop Girls (UK)
Best Sound Design: Peter Zongting Li for We Are One (USA)
Honorable Mention (Visual FX): Brad Lucas/9 15 VFX for 4:15 (USA)
Best Costume Design: Natalie Shapton for The Candyshop Girls (UK)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Tierney Baker, Chloe Poynter, Natalie Shapton, and Zy Bull for The Candyshop Girls (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Special Makeup): Alena Schestag and Patricia Fuchs for Homecoming (Germany)
Best Original Score: Phillip Rapa for Stolen Reins (USA)
Best Original Song: Royaumes Engloutis by Mathilde Ferry (THILDA) (France) for Flooded Realms (France)
See also AWARD WINNERS OF SEPTEMBER 2026: GENRE CATEGORIES
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