See also Summer 2026 Award Winners – Technical Competitions
Best Narrative Short (Grand Jury Prize)
Mr. Fleischmann by Frank Crim (USA)
Best Foreign Short (Grand Jury Prize)
The Last Berth (艔) by Tsui Kai Yuen (Hong Kong)
Best Documentary Short: A Beautiful Walk by Gabriel Taylor (USA)
Best Student Short: Wolf Man by Samuel Benavidez (USA)
Best Experimental Short: The Trash Can by Shrijal Thapa (USA)
Best Newcomer Short: Smoker by Ollie Alexander (Canada)
Best Microfilm: The Grass Is Stone by Timothy Bellavia (USA)
Best Animation Short: Fido by John Norris Ray and Maria Victoria Sanchez (USA)
Best Children Short: Skater Haters by Justice Nelson (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Among Those Hidden by Hannah Sulak (USA)
Best Horror Short: We’ll Be Right Back by Lorena Stefania De Maddalena (Switzerland)
Best Music Video: Forward by Chad A. Rivera (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Quimera by Fernando Corta and Andrés López (Spain)
See also Summer 2026 Award Winners – Technical Competitions
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