NWSFF WINNERS​
March 2026
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Best Feature Film
The Last Reckoning
Garnet Campbell / Canada
Best Short Film
Don’t Forget to Smile
David Dulev / North Macedonia
Best Short Documentary
Ukraine Under Fire
Jordan Campbell / United States
Best Feature Documentary
The Port Chicago Incident
Kenneth E. Stewart / United States
Best Student Film
Downpour
Robert Gómez / Spain
Best Experimental Film
Dynamics
Teo Baehler / Netherlands
Best Animation
Celeste
FERNANDO M. MACEDO / Brazil
Best Comedy
TV Man
Leonardo Valenti / Italy
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Best LGBTQ+ Film
Teddy’s Doll House
Daryl Denner / United States
Best First Time Filmmaker
Nature Morte
Natalie Budkin / Russia
Best Editing
Tattered
LUKE ALLEN & LaVETA CAMERON / United States
Best Actress
Tattered (ILANA HUIYA LO)
LUKE ALLEN & LaVETA CAMERON / United States
Best Script – Unproduced
The Tree with No Heart
Aaron Huckleberry
Best Sci-Fi / Horror
The Collector
Samuel Hernández / Mexico
Best Musical / Dance Film
Ritual for Crises
Åsa Rockberg / Sweden
Best Micro-Short Film
Third Chance
Pavel Tsvetkov / Bulgaria
Best Film Score
Destiny
T E O N I
Best Music Video
Strolling Down Brighton Pier
Zach Stevens / United Kingdom
Best Director
Be Brave.
Marcelo José Torcida / Paraguay
Best Female Director
The Café
Lena Báez / United States
Best Humanitarian Impact
Courage for (un-disabled) lust - A journey to self-worth through pleasure
Ben Nordmann / Germany
Best AI Film
Memory Hole: On the Nature of Memory
Andrew Frost / Australia








