Winners archive

January 2026

Florence Film Awards

Original results · January 2026

THE PERFECT PALM

Ayse Altinok

United States

Best Picture

(alphabetical order by Film's title)

A DAY OF RED PANDA

Ziyu Jiang

Canada

Gold Award: Short Film

A KILLER CALLS

Al Anderson

United Kingdom

Honorable Mention

ACROSS THE YEARS

Smith Yewell

United States

Best Original ScoreSilver Award: Feature DocumentaryHonorable Mention

ALL MY LOVE IS YOU

Enrico Rudolph Famulari Valentino

United Kingdom

Gold Award: Original Song

ARIANNA

Davide Forleo, Stefano Attuario & Max Zanotti

Italy

Silver Award: Music VideoSilver Award: Original Song (Stefano Attuario)

BABY TRAP

Carlos Faria

Brazil

Best Actress (Lis Luciddi)

BEATING THE ODDS

Written by Gini Graham Scott

United States

Honorable Mention

BLACK RAM

Written by Adam Brummitt

United Kingdom

Gold Award: Short Script

BLURT

Liz Mulkey

United States

Gold Award: Original Song (Uno Lady)

BY SOME CHANCE

Written by Vincent Marano

United States

Silver Award: Short Script

CELESTIAL CURRENTS: ACT 1 - TEMPORAL LUMINANCE

Walter Holland

United States

Gold Award: Music Video

CHASE

Written by Mekhi Harper

United States

Honorable Mention

COOL HEADED GIRL

Lisa Nagy Isaacson

United States

Gold Award: Indie Short FilmSilver Award: First Time DirectorSilver Award: Original ScoreSilver Award: DirectorSilver Award: Actress (Rose Jones)Silver Award: Actor (Nicholas Troncoso)Gold Award: Cinematography (Dominic Rizzi)Silver Award: Screenplay (Lisa Nagy Isaacson)Gold Award: Editing Lisa (Nagy Isaacson)Gold Award: Sound Design (Dominic Rizzi)Gold Award: Producer (Ern Gerardo, Noel Thompson, Lisa Nagy Isaacson)

D-100

JeongHoon Kwon

South Korea

Best First Time Director

DOG

Silver AwardND GHOSTS

Sarah Bostock

United Kingdom

Gold Award: Super Short Film

DOROTHY'S DISCIPLES

Xavier Jansen

Australia

Gold Award: LGBTQ

ECHOES OF THE ETHER ACT 1 - TEMPORAL LUMINANCE

Walter Holland

United States

Best Music VideoGold Award: Original Song

ECLIPSE OUTLAW CHASE

Noah David Wetzel

United States

Best Feature Documentary

END OF THE RAINBOW

Emanuel Montford

United States

Best LGBTQ Film

F*CKIT - THE MOVIE

Steve Barnett

United Kingdom

Gold Award: Comedy

FELT

Joseph Rossi

Canada

Silver Award: Actress (Tina Mancini)

FIONA

Makeda Diggs

United States

Gold Award: First Time DirectorSilver Award: Actress (Makeda Diggs)

FRAGILITY

Alberto Liviero

Italy

Gold Award: Indie Short Film

FRAGMENTS OF YESTERDAY

Iara Scherer Keen

Argentina

Gold Award: Student FilmSilver Award: Short Film

GIVE ME LIGHT WINGS

Written by Riana Emma Balla

Hungary

Honorable Mention

HEAVEN

Anaya (AnayaMusic) Kunst

Brazil

Gold Award: Original Song

HEAVY HITTER

Liesel Galletly

Canada

Silver Award: Short Script

HOW TO SURVIVE A BEAN MAN ATTACK

Marceline Keedle

United States

Best Super Short Film

I AM YOUR MIRA

Antonia Kim

South Korea

Best Sci-Fi

IN THE GARDEN: ANCHORS OF FAITH

Written by Christal Kahles-Jones

United States

Gold Award: Feature Script

JASHA - TOO LATE

Josh Sauer

United States

Gold Award: Music Video

KATô: DREAMS OF DARK EARTH

Zaya Ralita Benazzo & Maurizio Benazzo

United States

Gold Award: Feature Documentary

LA CASA DI NONNA

Emma Ciprian

Canada

Gold Award: Indie Short FilmGold Award: Student FilmBest ComedySilver Award: Original Score (Kimia Moayyed)Silver Award: DirectorSilver Award: Actress (Andy Vela)Silver Award: Cinematography (Grace Esplen)Silver Award: ScreenplaySilver Award: ProducerSilver Award: Sound DesignSilver Award: Editing

LECH JANERKA - A TIME FOR EVIL

Artur Jastrząb

Poland

Silver Award: Music Video

LEFT BEHIND

Jeremy Ybarra

United States

Silver Award: Super Short Film

MOVEMENT. DIMENSION. IMPACT.

MJ Sousa

Portugal

Gold Award: Experimental

MT. CARMEL

Written by John Ross, Todd Sullivan

United States

Silver Award: Feature Script

NO MERCY

Sophiane Afroun

France

Best Thriller

PIE IN THE SKY

Susan Mey Lee Lim

United States

Silver Award: Short DocumentaryBest Original Song (Ron Danziger & Christina Teenz Tan)Gold Award: Sci-FiBest Original Score Manu Martin & Ron Danziger)

PUNCH FOR PUNCH

Diogo Varela Silva

Portugal

Gold Award: Original Score (André Júlio Turquesa & Iuri Oliveira)

REVERSE

Pedro Garcia de Viedma

Spain

Gold Award: Horror

ROSE MADDER

Eddie Saint-Jean

United Kingdom

Gold Award: Actress (Dee Grant)

SALMON WITH ASPARAGUS

Yimiki Wang

United States

Best Horror

SCALES - THE TIPPING POINT

Bruce Young

South Africa

Gold Award: Short Documentary

SEASON 2 EPISODE 6 2 MINUTES WITH SANTA THE 2 MINUTE SHOW

Dik Lee

United States

Gold Award: Web/Tv Series

SECRET GARDEN

Miguel Raymond

Canada

Best Experimental Film

STRIPES

Cara Rust

South Africa

Honorable Mention

TALE OF A MEMORY

Enrique Fivaller

Spain

Best DirectorBest Actor (Olivier Barrette)Best Cinematography

TAPE

Marceline Keedle

United States

Silver Award: Horror

TATTERED

Luke Allen & Laveta Cameron

United States

Silver Award: ActressGold Award: Screenplay

THE BLACKEST LENS: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF RICARDO M FLESHMAN

Ricardo Fleshman

United States

Gold Award: Original Song

THE CURE

Trix StarT

United Kingdom

Silver Award: Experimental Film

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US

Bastian Urra

Spain

Best Student Film

THE EIGHTH HOUSE

Written by Zack Van Eyck

United States

Silver Award: Feature Script

THE HEART OF A DOMINATRIX

JinkLab Creation

France

Honorable Mention

THE HIVE

Shawn Alexander Thompson

United States

Best Feature Script

THE KHOEKHOE SAGA

Johann Richard Abrahams

South Africa

Best Web/Tv Series

THE LIE

Patrikus Maximus

Canada

Best Super Short Film

THE REVENGE CLUB

Written by Marla Naomi Eaton

United States

Best Short Script

THE SANGUINE

Patrick McNerney & Daniel Jones

United States

Best Indie Short FilmGold Award: ThrillerBest HorrorGold Award: First Time DirectorGold Award: Original ScoreGold Award: DirectorGold Award: Actress (Sharon McNerney)Best ActorGold Award: Cinematography (Patrick McNerney)Best ScreenplayBest ProducerBest Editing (Patrick McNerney)Best Sound Design

THE TAP DANCING CHRISTMAS TREES - 3 GENERATIONS ON PARADE

Shaun Patrick Daniels

United States

Gold Award: Short Documentary

THE THREE OF US

Claudia Ventura

United States

Best Drama

THE TRANSITION ROOM

Aaron Penney

United States

Best Indie Short Film

THEM!

Sean Yakobson

United States

Silver Award: Thriller

THIS BODY IS A MIRACLE

Ellen Callaghan

United States

Best Short Documentary

THROUGH THE MISTY GLOW ACT 1 - TEMPORAL LUMINANCE

Walter Holland

United States

Gold Award: Music VideoBest Original Song

TRILERO

Kat Nester

Spain

Silver Award: Drama

ULTIMA NOTTE

Andrea Santoro

Italy

Gold Award: Drama

UNDER A CLOUD

Frédéric Astruc

France

Best Short Film

WHERE TIME STANDS STILL

Mario Krastev

Bulgaria

Silver Award: Short Documentary

WINDLESS_WORLD / THE_CARMINE_TIGERS /// BOY_GUITAR / 少年ギター

Hiroaki Hirakata

Japan

Silver Award: Music Video

YOUR BEST FRIEND

David J. Rubin

United States

Silver Award: Indie Short FilmGold Award: Super Short FilmSilver Award: Student FilmGold Award: Actor