winners 2026
International Competition
WINNER
The Circus Lion
Directed by:Tigran Tovmasian
FIRST RUNNER UP
BUS
Directed by: Andre Balbuena
SECOND RUNNER UP
The Spectacle
Directed by: Bálint Kenyeres
SPECIAL MENTION
I Gaze at the Sky
Directed by: Alexandra Strunin
SPECIAL MENTION
THE WIND IN ASH
Directed by: Sun Kun
SPECIAL MENTION
Round and Round
Directed by: Hayato Otogi
Indian Competition
WINNER
A Story Carved on a Tree
Directed by: Sainath Ganuwad
FIRST RUNNER UP
We Were Here
Directed by: Pranav Bhasin
SECOND RUNNER UP
Small Clouds
Directed by: Shubham Sumit
Animation
WINNER
Ujan
Directed by: Anirban Paul
FIRST RUNNER UP
Because Today is Saturday
Directed by: Alice Eca Guimaraes
SECOND RUNNER UP
There Once Was a Tiger
Directed by: Marina Verik, Dmitry Mosyagin
SECOND RUNNER UP
Where Were We?
Directed by: Suresh Eriyat
SPECIAL MENTION
KUMARI: THE LOST CONTINENT
Directed by: MITHUN V
Karnataka Competition
WINNER
Kasubu
Directed by: Aniket Terdal
FIRST RUNNER UP
Flowers We Couldn’t Touch
Directed by: Manikanta Raj VK
SECOND RUNNER UP
Mareechanadaviol
Directed by: Shreesha
SECOND RUNNER UP
Haqeeqat
Directed by: Venkatesh Upral
SECOND RUNNER UP
Lover
Directed by: Medini Kelamane
SECOND RUNNER UP
Lover
Directed by: Medini Kelamane
Queer Qorner
WINNER
Songs of the Mist
Directed by: Alok panwar, Sriz Bhattacharya, Suman Purty
FIRST RUNNER UP
As It Should Be
Directed by: Edwin Lai
SECOND RUNNER UP
Despicable Nights in Heaven
Directed by: Anureet Watta
Let’s Include
WINNER
Something Pointless
Directed by: Asa Bailey
FIRST RUNNER UP
Spell Blind
Directed by: Miriam Chandy Menacherry
SECOND RUNNER UP
Kit
Directed by: Lottie Amor
SECOND RUNNER UP
Haltura
Directed by: Maayan Blech
Women’s Cinema Collective - International
WINNER
Crazy for You
Directed by: Greta Diaz Moreau
FIRST RUNNER UP
Faux Bijoux
Directed by: Jessy Moussallem
SECOND RUNNER UP
Bait
Directed by: Martha G. Ayerbe
SPECIAL MENTION
Clara Takes the Wheel
Directed by: Sara Dufosse
Women’s Cinema Collective - Indian
WINNER
Stuck (Unfriend)
Directed by: Kanishka Aggarwal
FIRST RUNNER UP
Kuchar (Itch)
Directed by: Vaidaangi Sharma
SECOND RUNNER UP
Good Luck Chintu
Directed by: Rhea Rodrigues
SPECIAL MENTION
For My Ela
Directed by: Mallika Prasad Sinha
Asian Eye
WINNER
ALI
Directed by: Adnan Al Rajeev
FIRST RUNNER UP
THIS IS NOT MY COW
Directed by: Chih-Wen Lin
SECOND RUNNER UP
INCIDENT ON THE MOUNTAIN
Directed by: Savunthara Seng
SPECIAL MENTION
My Immigrant Grandma
Directed by: Mathankumaran Madawan
SPECIAL MENTION
Sammi, Who Can Detach His Body Parts
Directed by: Rein Maychaelson
AI-Film
WINNER
Flushback
Directed by: Sreejith S
FIRST RUNNER UP
Yellow Era
Directed by: Duan Xiang
SECOND RUNNER UP
Miserere Tui
Directed by: Yuri Oh
SECOND RUNNER UP
Noise
Directed by: Ziping Yu
Dancing Lens
WINNER
Rose, Tulip and Petunia
Directed by: Rokhaya Marieme Balde
FIRST RUNNER UP
Goddess
Directed by: Ramgopal Rajagopalan
SECOND RUNNER UP
Buddha Hands Up: Prequel
Directed by: Yong-Kun Kwak
