FDIFF’s WINNER FEBRUARY – FEBRUARY, 2026

Winner  

John Kestner for Cross Examination

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Matt Bissett-Johnson for The Age of Never

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Russ Emanuel for Staycation

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Richard Philpott for NOW Again – Part One

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Dr. Pankaj Borah for River Tales

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Jason Hough for Skins: A Devil’s Dancers Story

Nominee

AJ Bennett, Curt Fulster for Martha’s Notebook: Samuel & Jordan

Winner  

Daria S Rountree for Crazy Lady

Nominee

Glen Park for Stop Hidin

Will Arnold for WILLIE LYNCH

Winner  

Ado Santana for Lilith

Nominee

Mikhail Shevchuk for Groom from Mars / Жених с Марса

Winner  

Didrik Tessier for The Promise

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Archita Mandal for Ominous

Patrick Tang for Out There. Somewhere

Giselle Calderon for The Lone Angler

Winner  

Joseph Anthony Francis for Windy City

Winner  

Angelena Bonet for The Dragonfly Dreaming Project