May 2026

Best First Time Director

Fires and Fascism

Peter Knapp

Best Experimental Film

This World

George Ferrandi

Best Trailer

Bad Apples

Craig Montalbano, Sean Hall

Best Dance Film

La Passeggiata (The Walk)

Scotty Hardwig

Best Comedy Film

The Quest For The Golden Dragon

Tom Whiteley

Best Feature Film

The extinction of the human race

Emanuele Aldrovandi

Best Screenplay

The Farmer and his Wife

Steven John Antonuccio

Honorable Mention

All Quiet on the Italian Front

Steven John Antonuccio

Best Short Film

Stai Bene

Sean Daniel Cunningham

Honorable Mention

Different speeds

Alessio Fugazzotto

Honorable Mention

Il Paese: The Village

Shelley Tepperman

Honorable Mention

Man on a Mission

Robert Albrecht, Dina Bruno