FDIFF’s WINNER AUGUST – AUGUST, 2026

Best AI Film

Winner

thomasHamzah Hendra Adhitama for She Kept it Warm

Outstanding Achievement

Andrew Spinks for PLANE STALKER – reAnImated

Best Animated Film

Winner

Joey Agbayani for Hotel Purgatorio

Outstanding Achievement

Hellen Rose for Gilded Gutter

Best Experimental Film

Winner

Mark J Chavez for Echoes, Whispers and Memories

Best Feature Script

Winner

Terry Luke Podnar, Ed Charles Learner for When Pigs Fly

Best Music Video

Winner

Anaya (AnayaMusic) Kunst for Heaven

Best Short Film

Winner

Mimi Garrard for Book of Changes

Outstanding Achievement

Jim Winton Porter for Harvester

Best Unproduced Screenplay

Winner

Stephan Friedrich for THE HULL