Roma Short Film Festival Winners - June 2026

Best Director

 Johnny Vonneumann

For 'Americans in Egypt'

Best DisABILITY Film

I See Dark (Veo Oscuro)

Director Domingo Pisón

Best AI Short Film

Foujan : The Sound Of Silence

Director Eliott Mogenet

Best Trailer

"Fratres" Trailer

Director Cal Kusiak

Best LGBT Film

It Happened In August

Director Artima Sakulkoo

Best Female Director

Jinglin Shi

For 'The Gentle Fall'

Best Dance Film

Lienzos Reverence

Production Company: Loom

Executive Producer & Creative Director: Ana Bustamante

Director: Memo Matthews

Best Religion & Faith

Apostasy

Director Kobe Salamandyk

Best Virtual Reality

Dreaming Fields

Director AO HUANG

Best Music Video

I'm back

Director Ilya Noyabrev

Best Sports Films

Four Square

Director Eli Staub

Best Comedy

Impacted

Director John Myrick

Best Horror

The Double

Directors Aljosha Klimov, Misha Sprits, Mitya Kokorin

Best Thriller

The Ugly And The Bad

Director Zimo Ye

Best Script

The Owners

Writer Nick Nelsen

First Time Filmmakers

The Last Sun

Directors Nigel Canepa, Orlando Charvetto

Best Student Film

You Are Free to Leave

Director Harrison Fuller

Best Animation

Water City

Director Yuan Qin

Best Experimental Film

One day the sun will only shine for you.

Director Gjert Rognli

Best MicroFilm

Hell

Director Parker Croft

Best Feature Documentary Film

PATH

Director Firouz Farman-Farmaian

Best Feature Film

The slug and the snail

Director Anne Benhaïem

Best Short Documentary

Intruder

Director Donal Moloney

Best Short Film

The Lingering

Director Gabe Reiss

Best Actress

Alice Prime

For 'Cardboard'

Directed by Diana Densmore

Best Actor

Kento Nagaiwa

For 'The Good Samaritan'

Directed by Takashi MIYATANI

Best Editing

Cardboard

Director Diana Densmore

Best Cinematography

The Gentle Fall

Director Jinglin Shi

Women Empowerment

Memories of the Little Pond

Director Yeon Choi