June 2026

Best Feature Film, German Production

AGONY

Danny Goodman

Best Documentary

Anarchy in High Heels: The Story of Les Nickelettes

Betsy Newman

Best Short Film

A Boy, B Girl, C Man: A Berlinerschnitzel

Dan Asenlund

Best Short Film, German Production

Ein Abend

Jens Lamprecht

Best Actress - Short Film

Daria Lik

Matilda

Best Mobile Feature Film

RED ON BLACK

Marcin El

Best Mobile Short Film

Prophetocholia

Alireza Javanmard

Best Director - Feature Film

Damian Chapa

CRY ALONE

Best Director - Short Film

Thierry Biland

Sunflowers cry too

Best Director - Documentary

Ziyan Gao

6'22"091

Best Actress - Feature Film

Ruth Weingarten

Rositas Skin

Best Short Documentary

WHILE THEY SMILED

Alicia Hayes

Best Music Video

The Hand in the Dark

Marcus Schütz

Best Student Film

Ikigai

Martins Upenieks

Best Experimental Film

PROSTRATION

Hua Zeng

Best Animation

Reconcile

Konja Liu

Best Director - Short Documentary

Roy Samuel Ferré

Everybody Loves Gina: The Video Depot Story

Best Artist Film (Short)

DREAM BABY DREAM

Nadin Deventer, Andrés Aguiló, Lina Ashour, Frederik Britzlmair, Joel Grip, Andrés Hilarión, Chris Jonas, Nelly Köster, Cal Ola, Ahmed Shah

Best Comedy Short Film

A Suit, A Nut and Frances.

Remo Schwarz

Best Artist Film (Feature)

Let's Play Hamlet

Yena Gim

Best Dance Film (Short)

WATER

Riu Lohri, Sarah Keusch

Best Green & Environment Film

Machine for Food Under Pressure

Jonathan Hamilton

Best Family Friendly Film

Mimoland: The First Flight

Jimmy Woolley

Best Horror Film

Crossroads - Faerie Tale Rules

Sebastian Matthias Weissbach

Best Editing

Passing

Zhenwu Yang, Liguo Wei

Best Cinematography

Wild Cloudberries

Carla Pekander

Best Original Score

Saving Etting Street

Yasmin Williams

Best Sound Design

Mare Crisium

Kaspar Keller

Best Historical Film

Niccioleta, stories above and below the earth

Irene Paoletti

Best First Time Director, Feature

Marcin El

RED ON BLACK

Best First Time Director, Short Film

Dimitra Gerontidi

magenta

Best First Time Director, Documentary

Cai Indermaur

The Pain And The Power

Best War Theme Film

How to spell Empire

Markus Schlaffke

Best AI-generated Film

Chemical Solution (ACT III)

Eli Lev

Best First Time Director - Short Documentary

Lara Dihmis

The Last People of Petra