Top Shorts Winners - April 2026
- Top Shorts Team
- 1 hour ago
- 2 min read
Film of the Month
Pigmentosa - Sam Zheng
Best Narrative Film
Blood Will Have Blood - John Kestner
Best Indie Film
The Harpies - Rogan Lovse, Hallie Ann Jacobson
Best Drama
Flotsam - Siobhán Mithen
Best Horror
Pigmentosa - Sam Zheng
Best Sci-Fi
The First Eternal - Rapsodies, Orso Vesperini, Carole Starcevic, Stéphane Bouquet
Best Experimental Film
Theatre 6 - Isabella Loring
Best Inspirational Film
Together - Temiti Winona Clarke
Best LGBTQ Film
We are not the same - Jesús Castillo
Best Western
The Blind Law - Chaouki Lajnef
Best AI Film
DjinnAI - Dana Gaidarzhy
Best Web/TV Pilot
Sky of Tides: Atla 一 "Welcome Party" - Jason Loftus, Masha Loftus
Best Documentary
Up Hayes, A New York City Story - Russell Dinallo
Best Animation
Never Enough - Wanyu Wu
Best Music Video
MerryGo - John Laww
Best Student Film
The River was Always There - Leo Leng
Best Microfilm
Hello Susan - Susan Weiss
Best Director
Flotsam - Siobhán Mithen
Best First Time Director
The Dandelion Girl - Rogan Lovse
Best Young Filmmaker
Finding Hope - Koko VanDernoot, Brody VanDernoot
Best Actor
The Porcelain Doll - Maciej Bartoszewski
Best Actress
Blood Will Have Blood - Elley Ringo
Best Child Actor
Our Monsters - Azriel Dalman
Best Child Actress
Aji - Evangeline Huang
Best Score
The First Eternal - Didier Falk
Best Visual Effects
The Sphere - Autumn Christine St Cyr
Best Commercial/Promotional Video
Mustang: Some Horses Evolve - Jiri Balcar
Best Original Story
Flotsam - Siobhán Mithen
Best Screenplay
The Same World - Miles Colella
Best Drama Screenplay
The Encore - Tony Noyes, John Kestner
Best Fantasy Screenplay
Be Careful What You Draw For - Javi Romero
Best Sci-Fi Screenplay
The Same World - Miles Colella
Best First Time Screenwriter
The Deed - Eden Park
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