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WINNERS 2026

  1. Best AI Short Film:  Railbound by Jonathan Perry

  2. Best Drama Short Film (Block A): The Drive by David Arrow

  3. Best Comedy Short Film: Five Days to Live by Daryl Della

  4. Best Short Film (Block A): Truncated Soul by Pedro Perez Nunez

  5. Best Horror Short Film: The Stolen Future by Vedd V Rawtaani

  6. Best Documentary Short Film: Post Traumatic Growth: A Southwest Story by Sai Michael Wm. Marks

  7. Best Drama Short Film (Block B): Fragile Storm by Dawn Fields

  8. Best Short Film (Block B): NO LEFT TURNS by Douglas Ryan

  9. Best Suspense/ Thriller Short Film: Tonight, I Believed You by Tanner J. Perry

  10. Best Student Filmmaker Short Film: To write the ending by Shaler Keenum

  11. Best Arizona Short Film: Grunge by Rene R Rivas

  12. Best Woman Short Film: Ownership by Yvonne Huff Lee

  13. Best Short Film (Block C): Margaret The Brave by Danny Chandia

  14. Best Action/ Adventure Short Film: Frank Barnett in "Love's Long Shadow" by Daryl Della

  15. Best International Short Film: Follower by Ryan Park

  16. Dr. A. J. Chandler Award: Vernell Varnado (Poppa Snoop)

  17. Best Short Film (Block D): Morphic by Malik Maliki

  18. Best Latino Feature Film: Lo Que Dice El Corazon by Rene Bueno

  19. Best Faith/ Family Feature Film: Our Crossroads by Neil H. Weiss

  20. Jury's Choice Award: Too Late by Artur Matveev

  21. Best Indian Feature Film: Andhela Ravamidhi by Indrani Davaluri

  22. Best Asian Feature Film: Song of the Fireflies by King Palisoc

  23. Best Animation Feature Film: Sultana's Dream by Isabel Herguera

  24. Best International Narrative Feature Film: El Desaire by Gabo Ramos

  25. Best U.S. Narrative Feature Film: Mr. Wonderful by Mark David

  26. Best Documentary Feature Film: This Is Not A Draft by Jack Blair

  27. Best Screenplay: The Wind Chimes by Millie West 

  28. Mayor's Choice Award: Song of the Fireflies by King Palisoc

  29. CIFF Art Award: Carmen Guerrero

  30. People's Choice Award: I've Seen All I Need To See by Zeshaan Younus

  31. Best Actor: Jaime Aymerich (Lo Que Dice El Corazon)

  32. Best Actress: Christina Pinciotti (Looking at Madness)

  33. Best Director: Van Ditthavong (Bellyache)

  34. Best Feature Film: Lo Que Dice El Corazon by Rene Bueno

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