Winners
Young Director Award 2026
Special Jury Award
Inkubus
Reza Sam Mosadegh
Producer: Charlotte Neuwirth
Production: Hamburg Media School
Germany
Special Mention
Echoes Beneath The Hill
Aime Octave Ishimwe
Producer: Nora Essalama
Production: Royal Institute for Theater, Cinema and Sound
Belgium
Gold Screen
Asics - Moving Between Spaces
Souf Kinani
Production: PINK RABBIT
Netherlands
Gold Screen
Losing Voices
Elias Ben Dahhou
Producer: Niklas Straub, Valentin Schneider
Production: FABW, SOUP FILM, TPF
Germany
Gold Screen
Virgin Alpha
Laura Almstrup
Producer: Mette Jermiin
Production: Slutet
Denmark
Gold Screen
RF-SISU 'Swedish Sport Confederation'
Gustav Bondeson
Producer: Mia Sook Young
Production: Aspekt
Sweden
Gold Screen
The Periodic Fable
Olivia De Camps
Producer: Maya Bury
Production: SMUGGLER
United States
Gold Screen
Yellow Pages - Ella Douglas
Tom Oliver
Producer: Frances Rollin
Production: Hidden Agency
United Kingdom
Gold Screen
Even in Darkness
Kitalé Wilson
Producer: Austin Johnson
Production: East Cherry
Canada
Gold Screen
La Mar
Jean Chapiro
Producer: Jean Chapiro
Production: Bugambilia
Mexico
Gold Screen
Opal Fever
Lucy Knox
Producer: Alexandra Galloway
Production: upperfast GmbH
Germany
Gold Screen
THE MISSING POST OFFICE
Clement Lefer
Producer: Clement Lefer
France
Gold Screen
A Sparrow's Song
Tobias Eckerlin
Producer: Tobias Eckerlin
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Germany
Gold Screen
Bela Koprena (White Veil)
Ziga Ciber
Producer: Žiga Ciber
Slovenia
Gold Screen
Losing Voices
Elias Ben Dahhou
Producer: Niklas Straub, Valentin Schneider
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Germany
Gold Screen
Sotto il Vesuvio
Kevin Koch
Producer: Linus Kirschner, Julius Krebs
Production: urbanuncut GmbH
Germany
Gold Screen
Echoes Beneath The Hill
Aime Octave Ishimwe
Producer: Nora Essalama
Production: Royal Institute for Theater, Cinema and Sound
Belgium
Gold Screen
Inkubus
Reza Sam Mosadegh
Producer: Charlotte Neuwirth
Production: Hamburg Media School
Germany
Gold Screen
Read In For Me
Štefánia Lovasová
Producer: Castor Sprado
UK / USA
Gold Screen
Shutterspeed
Jasper De Maeseneer
Producer: Victor Longin
Production: HAMLET / RITCS film school
Belgium
Gold Screen
100 Sunset
Kunsang Kyirong
Producer: Joaquin Cardoner
Production: Migmar Pictures Inc
Canada
Gold Screen
Lurker
Alex Russell
Producer: Alex Orlovsky, Duncan Montgomery, Jack Selby, Galen Core, Olmo Schnabel, Francesco Melzi D'Eril, Marc Marrie, Charlie McDowell, Archie Madekwe
Production: Arts & Sciences
United States
Gold Screen
Kiosken
Jesper Ei Karlsson
Producer: Petra Krigström Gentile
Production: Slutet
Sweden
Gold Screen
Povoa x Madge - Beat Bunny
Tanner k Williams
Producer: Magen Ashley Young
Production: Magna Studios
United Kingdom
Gold Screen
I AM THE PRIZE
Sai Karan Talwar
Producer: Shamender Talwar, Sai Karan Talwar, Ann Clare Bornholt, Paul Jagota
Production: TUFF.EARTH
United Kingdom
Gold Screen
Losing Voices
Elias Ben Dahhou
Producer: Niklas Straub, Valentin Schneider
Production: FABW, SOUP FILM, TPF
Germany
Gold Screen
U-Haul: The Way To What's Ahead
Devin Whetstone & Micah Gendron
Producer: John McAdorey
Production: FWENS
United States
Gold Screen
Virgin Alpha
Laura Almstrup
Producer: Mette Jermiin
Production: Slutet
Denmark
Gold Screen
Glitter Kiss
Augustė Gerikaitė
Producer: Lineta Lasiauskaitė
Production: Plopsas
Lithuania
Gold Screen
Rise
Jessica J Rowlands
Producer: Joe Njagu
Production: Pluvio Pictures
Zimbabwe
Gold Screen
When Winter Comes
Yuan Yuan
Producer: Fan He, Candy Hu
Production: EnMaze Pictures
United States
Gold Screen
Between Late April and Early May
Sophia Smith
Producer: Fraser Wolfe
Production: OPC
Canada
Gold Screen
Ivar
Markus Tangre
Producer: Rebekka Rognøy, Henrik Dyb Zwart
Production: Bacon Production
Norway
Gold Screen
Castelos & Ruínas (Castles & Ruins)
Willy Hajli, Poeta Visual
Producer: Henrique Carvalhaes, William Kim, Renata Corrêa, Ariel Hidal
Production: Moonheist
Brazil
Silver Screen
anyone lived in a pretty how town
Daniel Kreizberg
Producer: Eric Schutzbank, Akvile Bliujute-Januse
Production: the STUDIO New York
United States
Silver Screen
She Knows Too Much
Léa Esmaili
Producer: Molly Turner
Production: Blinkink
United Kingdom
Silver Screen
KidSuper: If He Could, Why Couldn't They?
Segraphy, Joa Spruijt, Robin van Geemen
Producer: André Marques, Miguel Teixeira, Lea Enghelabi
Production: De Kunstfabriek, FutureFrank
Netherlands
Silver Screen
Paper Angels
Sebastian Hill-Esbrand
Producer: Arthur Chan, Sebastian Hill-Esbrand
Production: GOODNEIGHBOUR, ENTROPICO, GRAVY FILMS, SKIN AND BONES
Canada
Silver Screen
Still Life
Natasja Briers
Producer: Jessa Wouters, Natasja Briers
Belgium
Silver Screen
W.T.F. Wait, That's Fair?
Caleb Hansen
Producer: Reegen Price
Production: Eastcherry
Canada
Silver Screen
Home Is Where The Hurt Is
Bonnie MacRae
Producer: Gareth Crothers
Production: Spindle
United Kingdom
Silver Screen
Läskvarten — One Quarter A Day
Leia Kågeson
Producer: Zoe Dymott
Production: new—land
Sweden
Silver Screen
W.T.F. Wait, That's Fair?
Caleb Hansen
Producer: Reegen Price
Production: Eastcherry
Canada
Silver Screen
Czech Philharmonic - Our Friends in Japan Understand Us
Prokop Jelinek
Producer: Prokop Jelinek, Karolína Brumlová
Production: Narata / Stink Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Silver Screen
Pulp Gospel
Jan Sederlöf
Producer: Henkka Hämäläinen
Production: Breakfast Helsinki
Finland
Silver Screen
Qualità Artigianale (Quality takes a lifetime)
Ludvig Frøkjær Thomsen
Producer: Sara Samøse
Production: new–land
Denmark
Silver Screen
Changes
Florence Poppy Deary
Producer: Adam Oyejobi
Production: Biscuit Filmworks
United Kingdom
Silver Screen
Operation: Make Pamela a Hyytiäinen
Eino Manner
Producer: Nita Rehtonen & Henkka Hämäläinen
Production: Breakfast
Finland
Silver Screen
International Klein Blue
Jan Hellwich
Producer: Yannic Kress, Marie-Estelle Laudenbach
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Germany
Silver Screen
Losing Voices
Elias Ben Dahhou
Producer: Niklas Straub, Valentin Schneider
Production: FABW, SOUP FILM, TPF
Germany
Silver Screen
Welcome to Made-It Pro
Avery Stedman
Producer: Joe McLaren, Sabrina Deluca & David KA
Production: Off Limit
Canada
Silver Screen
Ten Feet Tall and I’m Bulletproof
Ricky Dick
Producer: Thomas Ried-Fendt
Production: INMOTION AG
Germany
Silver Screen
IKEA - Rooms
Daria Maximova
Producer: Diego Rubio
United Kingdom
Silver Screen
International Klein Blue
Jan Hellwich
Producer: Yannic Kress, Marie-Estelle Laudenbach
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Germany
Silver Screen
Peas
Leve Kühl
Producer: Julian Sünram
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg
Germany
Silver Screen
TAUT
Ilya Barrett
Producer: Liubov Popova
Production: Filmakademie-Baden-Württemberg
Germany
Silver Screen
Chaos and cold coffee
Joséphine Reboh
Producer: Joséphine Reboh
Production: Institut des Arts de Diffusion
France
Silver Screen
Cloud 99
Leila Murton Poole
Producer: Milly Pope
Production: National Film & Television School
United Kingdom
Silver Screen
Degree of Certainty
Simon Schneider
Producer: Maxwell Kagan
Production: American Film Institute Conservatory
United States
Silver Screen
Iron Lake
Grant Swanson
Producer: Annine Fan Zhang
Production: American Film Institute
United States
Silver Screen
Karnama (Well of Death)
Pranav Dawar
Producer: Pramod Amminabhavi
India
Silver Screen
Watch Me Burn
Sofia Spotti
Producer: Luiza de Carvalho
Production: National Film and Television School
United Kingdom
Silver Screen
What Could You Buy With Your Body Count?
Štefánia Lovasová
Producer: Densu Moseti
N/A
Silver Screen
Solitary
Eamonn Murphy
Producer: Eamonn Murphy & Alan Breslin
Production: Prophecy Films Limited
Ireland
Silver Screen
Forever Golf
Sanaa Mothabisa
Producer: Dumisani Mvumvu
Production: Sanaa Films Pty Ltd
South Africa
Silver Screen
Genesis Owusu - STAMPEDE
Isaac Brown
Producer: Ekow Barnes
Production: Phonomena Productions Pty Ltd
Australia
Silver Screen
Helium - Chainsmokers
Alex Acy
Producer: Adam Bodey, Dylan Palley
Production: Bodey
United States
Silver Screen
Abondance
Christian Goue
Producer: Stephane Tia
Production: Cartiersud
Côte d'Ivoire
Silver Screen
Insufficient Fare
Scrap Metals
Producer: Bre Kelly, Matthew Kaufman
Production: Brickhead
United States
Silver Screen
Love Thy Nation
Steezus
Producer: Chris Coetsee & Lunga "steezus" Mthombeni
Production: Dare Content
South Africa
Silver Screen
EGGS
Zac Dov Wiesel
Producer: Alex Cook & Autumn Loveday & Will Noyce & Genevieve Triquet
Production: DIVISION
Australia
Silver Screen
Fender Bender
Brian Herrera Gladstone
Producer: Brian Herrera Gladstone & Jake Goldin
Production: Berraco Pictures
United States
Silver Screen
The Good Farmer and the Failed Son
Ailill Martin
Producer: Peter Kilmartin
Production: Chaser
Ireland
Silver Screen
Jellyfish
Jesse May Fisher
Producer: Katie Lambert & Nycollas Abreu
Production: MrMr Films
United Kingdom
Silver Screen
Ramón Who Speaks to Ghosts
Shervin Kermani
Producer: Shervin Kermani, Karla Reyes
Canada
Silver Screen
Talk To Me
Ng Kai Wei
Producer: Lee Jade Shan
Production: Graph Studio Sdn Bhd
Malaysia
Silver Screen
Two Drops of Blue
D+Y
Producer: Hyounggeun Kang
Production: Caviar
United Kingdom
Silver Screen
With You Always
Florence Poppy Deary
Producer: Marija Djikic
Production: Biscuit Filmworks
United Kingdom
Silver Screen
In The Heart of the Flower Citadel
Adam Muscat
Producer: Studio Private
Production: MontanariPR
United Kingdom
Shortlist
Above The Sea
Selim Lallaoui
Producer: Matthieu Poirier & Julie Bellemare
Production: Wizz @Quad Group
France
Shortlist
Early Worm
Archie Barlow, Emma Hampton, Kitty Hayward, Harvey Krejzl, Jaeden Rytikov, Luke Samuel-Sanyanga
Production: University of Creative Arts, Farnham
United Kingdom
Shortlist
AUDEMARS PIGUET - SYNCING SOUNDS
Theodor Guelat
Producer: Jake River Parker
Production: Stink
United Kingdom
Shortlist
Indispensable
Souvid "JIJO" Datta
Producer: Seychelle-Kristina Yanda
Production: Just Be Nice Studios
United Kingdom
Shortlist
Losing Voices
Elias Ben Dahhou
Producer: Niklas Straub, Valentin Schneider
Production: FABW, SOUP FILM, TPF
Germany
Shortlist
Pink Sky at Night
Naghmeh Pour
Producer: Elliott Tagg
Production: new—land
United Kingdom
Shortlist
Somewhere Only We Know
Frances O'Sullivan
Producer: Sophie Peskin
Production: Anonymous Content
United States
Shortlist
The Nymph
Vanessa Stachel
Producer: Luca Merkle, Nadia Zimmermann
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württtemberg, Simon & Paul
Germany
Shortlist
Travel by Design KANAI
Nick Sokoloff
Producer: Arnaud Zimmermann
Production: MNTRA
United States
Shortlist
A Silent Rebellion
Kitalé Wilson, Dom Gould
Producer: Kitalé Wilson, Dom Gould, Jordan Pearson, Geoff Wilson
Production: Boldly
Canada
Shortlist
Aftershave
Mateo Carratú
Producer: Gabriel Carratú
Production: Vagabond Fillms
Spain
Shortlist
End Animal Abuse
Favio Vinson
Producer: Favio Vinson, Andres Gomez Orellana
Production: Co-produced: Papaya Films
Poland
Shortlist
The flavor of the moon
Yan Zhang
Producer: YuLan Jin
Production: Moon film studio, shanghai
China
Shortlist
The Future Family
Laura Almstrup
Producer: Chris Wolstrup
Production: Isaac Production
Denmark
Shortlist
The Nymph
Vanessa Stachel
Producer: Luca Merkle, Nadia Zimmermann
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württtemberg, Simon & Paul
Germany
Shortlist
All it Takes is a Second
Nolan Sarner
Producer: Liane Thomas
Production: Skin and Bones FIlm Company
Canada
Shortlist
Burning Desire
Sabrina Nijenhuis
Producer: Sabrina Nijenhuis
Netherlands
Shortlist
Konsent - Generation K
Veronika Jelsikova
Producer: Kristina Prikrylova
Production: Stink Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Shortlist
Love Thy Nation
Steezus
Producer: Chris Coetsee & Lunga "steezus" Mthombeni
Production: Dare Content
South Africa
Shortlist
More Than Cloth
Ruairí Bradley
Producer: Keith Bradley, Matt D'Arcy
Production: Banjoman
Ireland
Shortlist
Still calling it fun and games?
Pelle Gøtze
Producer: Christian Lønhart & Chris Wolstrup
Production: isaac
Denmark
Shortlist
The Honest Cash Register
Gora Mboup
Producer: Yunus M. Benli
Netherlands
Shortlist
The Nymph
Vanessa Stachel
Producer: Luca Merkle, Nadia Zimmermann
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württtemberg, Simon & Paul
Germany
Shortlist
Adidas - It's In Our Bones
Royd Ringdahl
Producer: Chris Coetsee
Production: RSA Films
United Kingdom
Shortlist
DVLA Campaign: Chancer, Forgetful
Florence Poppy Deary
Producer: Marija Đikić
Production: Biscuit Filmworks
United Kingdom
Shortlist
Fruits Of Life: Alfa Romeo
Jarid Dean
Producer: Hannah Wilson
Production: Chisel Productions
Australia
Shortlist
Geometry of Taste
Lorenzo Monti
Producer: Lorenzo Monti
Production: Mcqueen Films
Switzerland
Shortlist
Ministry of Sports | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Davide Vicari
Production: Everyone Films
Egypt
Shortlist
Obsessed with it
Parker Schmidt
Producer: Eric Cook
Production: CANADA
United States
Shortlist
Prologue
Matheo Fernandes
Producer: Nicholas Bluff, Matheo Fernandes & Hanna Moura
Production: Contrario
Spain
Shortlist
The Ache of Becoming
Samba
Producer: Samba & Derek Matar
Production: Anonymous Content
United Kingdom
Shortlist
Act!
Louise Hylland. William Findinge
Producer: Louise Hylland. William Findinge
Production: Jahat Film
Denmark
Shortlist
Enterprise - A Minor Misunderstanding
Rhoddy Jensen
Producer: Rhoddy Jensen
Production: Imagine This Studio
United Kingdom
Shortlist
BGMI x Royal Enfield
vinod ravindranathan
Production: Hammerheads Films
India
Shortlist
Go WIld - India
Staj Soften
Producer: Jobbin Joy
Production: 100 Feet Films Pvt Ltd
India
Shortlist
Haderlump - Obscura Terra
Anastasja Black
Producer: Minou Berg
Production: SOUP FILM
Germany
Shortlist
The Den and the Glow
Madeline Leary
Producer: Grace Aldrich
Production: Charlie Cherish LLC
United States
Shortlist
Toshito
Calvin Scibilia
Producer: Calvin Scibilia
Production: Something Good, Something Great.
United States
Shortlist
Composé pour la vie
Leon Eberwein
Producer: Lea Staron, Amalia Starrach and Romina Raßfeld
Production: Eberwein Film and 2RAW
Germany
Shortlist
Get some Headspace
Wolf Lass
Producer: Anton Fischer-Appelt, Hasem Al Jajeh
Production: Filmakademie Baden Württemberg
Germany
Shortlist
gilm0re – Another Breathtaking Melody
Ricky Dick
Producer: Yannic Kreß
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Germany
Shortlist
Letterboxd - Everything, Everywhere, All in One
Madlen Medvedovskyy
Producer: Amalia Starrach & Tara Emilia Radovic
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Germany
Shortlist
Lime - Anytime Anywhere
Nico Bori
Producer: Nicolai Sagasser, Daniel Steyer, Konrad Steuer, Niklas Straub
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Germany
Shortlist
Pizza Passione
Biko Julian Voigts
Producer: Niklas Straub, Lea Staron
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Germany
Shortlist
Porsche Postcards
Hanna Frieda Lange
Producer: Justin Roessler
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Germany
Shortlist
The Nymph
Vanessa Stachel
Producer: Luca Merkle, Nadia Zimmermann
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württtemberg, Simon & Paul
Germany
Shortlist
THE UNKNOWN
Luis Seemann
Producer: Julia Tilk, Erik Kierzek
Production: University of Television and Film Munich
Germany
Shortlist
15 Cypress Grove
David Thibaut
Producer: Jonas Windgassen, Nora Kilroy
Production: University of Television and Film Munich
Germany
Shortlist
Beware the Wolves
Alex Bush
Producer: Elias Kyriakidis
Production: AFI Conservatory
United States
Shortlist
KILLER OF MEN
Jordan Betine
Producer: RUOXIAO LI
United States
Shortlist
Rebound
Anna O'Donnell
Producer: Shreya Sanjay Jha, Grace Galarraga, Joshua Ebrahimi
Production: University of Southern California
United States
Shortlist
Rhythm
Asher Bloom
Producer: Asher Bloom
Production: Forth Studio
United States
Shortlist
You & Me (& Chaz & Rodney)
Lilly Lion
Producer: Yang Qian
Production: American Film Institute Conservatory
United States
Shortlist
As We Breathe
Seyhmus Altun
Producer: Fevziye Hazal Yazan
Production: Jurnal Kolektif
Turkey
Shortlist
Smoky
James Fink-Jensen
Producer: Levi Roberts-Brothers, Zachary Macer, James Fink-Jensen, Prashanth Gunasekaran, Georgia-May Russ, Jonathan Zsofi, Michael Hurst, Matt Hicks
Production: Zine Film
New Zealand
Shortlist
The Musical
Giselle Bonilla
Producer: Rob Lowe, Greg Lauritano, Alexander Heller, Findlay Brown, Jordan Backhus
Production: Unapologetic Projects
United States
Shortlist
THE TREK
Meekaaeel Adam
Producer: James C. Williamson, Warren Gray, Michael Wenning
South Africa
Shortlist
Collision
Michael Carolan
Producer: Emer Durcan
Production: Western Front Studios
Ireland
Shortlist
The Ick
Jason Branagan
Producer: Aaron Chalke
Production: Playbook Media
Ireland
Shortlist
Don't Look Down
Relta
Producer: Anastasia Liasi
Production: The Corner Shop
United Kingdom
Shortlist
gilm0re - Another Breathtaking Melody
Ricky Dick
Producer: Yannic Kreß
Production: Filmakademie Baden Württemberg GmbH / THE SWEETSPOT GMBH
Germany
Shortlist
It’s Amazing to Be Young
Luna Carmoon
Producer: Chris Murdoch
Production: ProdCo
United Kingdom
Shortlist
Kayan9896 - Lost in the Rain
The 11th
Producer: Leo Villares, Bea Ralston & Victor Nauwynck
Production: Picloc.
United Kingdom
Shortlist
Les Cigales
Alvynn Diagne
Producer: Ocurens Content
Production: Ocurens Content
France
Shortlist
Nia Archives - Danger
Claryn Chong
Producer: Fred Qvortrup
Production: Stink
United Kingdom
Shortlist
Partiboi69 - Redline
PETR
Producer: Jakub Slama
Production: Stink Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Shortlist
Rawayana, Bomba Estereo - Fogata
Paola Ossa
Producer: Edgar Esteves, Marco Sroka
Production: Blanksquare Productions
United States
Shortlist
Starburst
DEADHORSES (Ivo Beckett & James Topley)
Producer: Nathan M. Legger
Production: Magna Studios
United Kingdom
Shortlist
Vesala - Something like you
Kristian Lindén
Producer: Nita Rehtonen
Production: Breakfast
Finland
Shortlist
Wesley Joseph ft. Jorja Smith - July
Wesley Joseph
Producer: Jake River Parker
Production: Stink
United Kingdom
Shortlist
ZEP - Don't Break
Joa Spruijt; Robin van Geemen, ZEP
Producer: Hector Felix; Miguel Teixeira
Production: FutureFrank
Netherlands
Shortlist
Horror Show
Frances O'Sullivan
Producer: Poppy Ashton
Production: Anonymous Content
United States
Shortlist
International Klein Blue
Jan Hellwich
Producer: Yannic Kress, Marie-Estelle Laudenbach
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Germany
Shortlist
Ten Feet Tall and I’m Bulletproof
Ricky Dick
Producer: Thomas Ried-Fendt
Production: INMOTION AG
Germany
Shortlist
A Scent
Johnny Russell
Producer: Harry Moore, Laura Rollins & Francesco Loy Bell
Production: Milk Machine
United Kingdom
Shortlist
Act!
Louise Hylland. William Findinge
Producer: Louise Hylland. William Findinge
Production: Jahat Film
Denmark
Shortlist
Emergency Accommodation
Kate Haley
Producer: Eamonn Keane
Production: Red Hopper Films
Ireland
Shortlist
Losing it
Marvin Jay Alvarez
Producer: Jess Wretham
Production: Knucklehead
United Kingdom
Shortlist
MAGID / ZAFAR
LUÍS HINDMAN
Producer: AIDAN ROBERT BROOKS
Production: Lovechild Studios
United Kingdom
Shortlist
Mouse
Rosie Barrett
Producer: Aisling malone & Lorraine Higgins
Production: Rye Films
Ireland
Shortlist
Neighbor
Remington Butler
Producer: Alex McBride, Hannah Gulbrandsen
Production: Rembrant Pictures
United States
Shortlist
Replay
Seth Brusewitz
Producer: Seth Brusewitz
Production: Slutet
Sweden
Shortlist
The Actor
Alexander Hagani
Producer: Alexander Hagani, Caleb Barron
Production: North130 Films
United States
Shortlist
The Door
James Graham
Producer: Michael Keen, Tali de Assis, Roger Mancusi, David Scarpetti
United States
Shortlist
Grindr - Peas
Leve Kühl
Producer: Borislav Salatino
Production: Upperfast
Germany
Shortlist
HOLY FATHER
Harry Welsh
Producer: Ed Watson & Genevieve Triquet
Production: DIVISION
Australia
Shortlist
Insufficient Fare
Scrap Metals
Producer: Bre Kelly, Matthew Kaufman
Production: Brickhead
United States
Shortlist
International Klein Blue
Jan Hellwich
Producer: Yannic Kress, Marie-Estelle Laudenbach
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Germany
Shortlist
Kapal Kertas
Amirah Arshad
Producer: Razlan Saharudin, Fazwa Juhari
Production: Denhouse Productions
Malaysia
Shortlist
Perfect Nails
Holly Hunter
Producer: Gaël Houdin-Brenac
Production: Riff Raff Films
United Kingdom
Shortlist
Anytime, Anywhere - Witch
Nicolas Bori
Producer: Daniel Steyer, Nicolai Sagasser, Niklas Straub
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Germany
Shortlist
Boss x Apple Vision Pro
Daniel Hager & Niklas Hugo
Producer: Hannah Rivera
Production: Studio Lou
UK / USA
Shortlist
Nox Aeterna
Xenia Lodewijks and Rosita Safakisch
Producer: Xenia Lodewijks and Rosita Safakisch
Netherlands
