INTERNATIONAL
GOLD AWARDS
Winners archiveJanuary 2026

INTERNATIONAL GOLD AWARDS / OFFICIAL WINNERS

January 2026

The awarded films, projects and filmmakers of this edition.

42AWARDED PROJECTS

02 / COMPLETE ARCHIVE

The winners A–Z.

ALPHABETICAL BY FILM TITLE
41 titles in the alphabetical directory

0–9

2070 NEXT FAMILY

Jaeyong Choi

South Korea

  • Gold Award: Super Short Film

A

A DAY IN APRIL

Frank Ernst Lesting

Germany

  • Best Feature Film

A HISTORY OF PREHISTORY

Matt Bissett-Johnson

Australia

  • Honorable Mention

AMERICAN HUATE COUTURE

Monica Marie Lawrence

United States

  • Gold Award: Short Documentary

ANNUAL SCREENING

Sheida Kermani

United States

  • Silver Award: Actress

ARIES

Paul Rodgers

United States

  • Best Experimental

ASSASSIN

Brian Jackson

United States

  • Gold Award: Super Short Film

ATTU

Written by John Norris Ray

United States

  • Silver Award: Short Script

C

COLD (SHORT FILM)

Greg Poppa

United States

  • Best Short Film
  • Gold Award: Thriller
  • Gold Award: Horror
  • Best Drama
  • Best Actress Sugey Cruz
  • Best Actor Greg Poppa
  • Best Director
  • Gold Award: Producer (Sugey Cruz & Greg Poppa)
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Original Screenplay
  • Best Editing (Chris Ruppert & Greg Poppa)
  • Best Sound Design (Michael Mowen)
  • Best Original Song (Richie DeVon, Sugey Cruz &Greg Poppa - Puente Cubierto)
  • Best Original Score (Richie DeVon)

D

DEATH DROP

Ioannis Koutroubis, Nicholas O'Brian

United States

  • Honorable Mention

DOGS AND GHOSTS

Sarah Bostock

United Kingdom

  • Silver Award: Super Short Film

F

F*CKIT - THE MOVIE

Steve Barnett

United Kingdom

  • Silver Award: Indie Short Film

H

HERE WHERE THE SEA SHINES

Giuseppe A. Modica

Italy

  • Best Short Documentary

I

IN THE GARDEN: ANCHORS OF FAITH

Christal Kahles-Jones

United States

  • Silver Award: Feature Script

INFINITE TIDE

Mimi Garrard

United States

  • Silver Award: Experimental

K

KATO: DREAMS OF DARK EARTH

Zaya Ralita Benazzo & Maurizio Benazzo

United States

  • Honorable Mention

L

LEAVING'S NOT EASY

William Samson

United Kingdom

  • Silver Award: Short Film

LIFE WITH ADULT ADHD PT. 2

K. Bly

United States

  • Silver Award: Short Documentary

LITTLE PIRATES

Anna Reyes Ramirez

United Kingdom

  • Best Super Short Film

LOVE SARAH

Bruna Perussello

Canada

  • Best First Time Director

M

MARTINI

Matthew Trezza

United States

  • Best Student Film

MY ANGEL & DEVIL

Written by Anton Svantesson-Helkiö

Sweden

  • Best Feature Script

N

NO MERCY

Sophiane AFROUN

France

  • Best Thriller

NOTHING THEN EVERYTHING

Written by  Christan van Slyke

United States

  • Gold Award: Feature Script

R

REPARATIONS

Chrystal Rose

United Kingdom

  • Silver Award: Feature Film
  • Silver Award: Actor Jon Betti
  • Silver Award: Director
  • Best Producer
  • Gold Award: Cinematography Francesco Carlucci
  • Silver Award: Sound Design (Ivan Drudi, Hita, Bernardo Hita)
  • Silver Award: Editing (Kant Pan, Mory Jelokhani & Surrey Films)
  • Silver Award: Original Screenplay (Analia Lentini)
  • Gold Award: Original Song (Analia Lentini & Chrystal Rose)
  • Gold Award: Original Score

S

SINGING RIVER

Rick Revel

United States

  • Best Music Video

STAY

Brianna Lee

United States

  • Gold Award: Indie Short Film

SUSPENDED ABSENCES

Mimi Garrard

United States

  • Silver Award: Short Film

T

TEAM SLEUTH

Written by Gary Miceli

United States

  • Honorable Mention

TEARS FOR ENEBI

Peter Atigogo, Seunmanuel Faleye & Godspower Oshodin

Nigeria

  • Gold Award: Drama

THAW

Written by Paul Corricelli

United States

  • Gold Award: Short Script

THE CURE

Trix StarT

United Kingdom

  • Silver Award: Horror

THE ORIGIN OF SPRING OR THE NECESSARY DEATH IN BROAD DAYLIGHT- DIRECTOR'S CUT

Julian Bonnin

Portugal

  • Gold Award: Student Film

THE REVENGE CLUB

Written by Marla Naomi Eaton

Canada

  • Best Short Script

THE SANGUINE

Patrick McNerney & Daniel Jones

United States

  • Best Indie Short Film
  • Gold Award: Short Film
  • Gold Award: First Time Director
  • Best Horror
  • Gold Award: Thriller
  • Gold Award: Actress (Sharon McNerney)
  • Gold Award: Actor (Daniel Jones)
  • Gold Award: Director
  • Silver Award: Producer
  • Silver Award: Cinematography (Patrick McNerney)
  • Gold Award: Sound Design (Paul Soroski)
  • Gold Award: Editing (Patrick McNerney)
  • Gold Award: Original Screenplay
  • Silver Award: Original Score (Daniel Jones)

THE SETTLEMENT (WATER THRUST SEQUEL)

Vincent Krah

Ghana\United States

  • Gold Award: Feature Film

THE SOUND OF THE GAME

Zack Van Eyck

United States

  • Honorable Mention

THROUGH THE MISTY GLOW ACT 2 - TEMPORAL LUMINANCE

Walter Holland

United States

  • Gold Award: Music Video

U

UNDERGROUND ETERNITY

Alberto Martín-Aragón & Julia Doménech

Spain

  • Gold Award: Experimental

V

VOODOO PARTY

Richard Anthony Dunford

United Kingdom

  • Silver Award: Indie Short Film

W

WHISPER IN THE CORN

Written by Thomas Hauser

United States

  • Honorable Mention