See also Winter 2025-2026 Award Winners – Genre Competitions
Best Female Director: Nan Xi for I Wanna Go Home (China)
Best Male Director: David Ernesto Herrera for Unruly (UK)
Best Actress: Ningyue Li for Anyways (China)
Best Actor: Richard Brake for Unruly (UK)
Best Acting Duo: Kimberly Rydell and Florian Carove for Am Wasser (Austria/Germany)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Acting Duo): Azriel Dalman and Xander Wilson for Our Monsters (Canada)
Best Ensemble Cast: Corinna Coroneo, Marcgherita Caracini, Andrea Pierdicca, Francesco Pugnaloni, David Miliozzi, Maurizio Boldrini, Meri Bracalente, and David Romano for La Paura dei Numeri (The Fear of Numbers) (Italy)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Ensemble Cast): I Wanna Go Home (China)
Best Cinematography: Arturo Vasquez for Unruly (UK)
Best Editing: Glenn Espinosa for Unruly (UK)
Best Production Design: I Wanna Go Home (China)
Best Original Score: Thomas LaVoy for Smudge: An Inkomplete Tale (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Original Score): Wenqing Dang for Swan’s Requiem (China)
Best Original Screenplay: Pengfei Fan for How to Rebury Your Friend (China)
See also Winter 2025-2026 Award Winners – Genre Competitions
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