CFF 2026 WINNERS

NARRATIVE FEATURES WINNERS
Grand Prix Award for Best Picture — PARTY USA by Jared Sprouse
Best Director — Jared Sprouse for PARTY USA
Best Actress — Ainsley Seiger in PARTY USA
Best Actor — Phillip Andre Botello in PARTY USA
Best Cinematography — Meg White for LIFE COULD BE A DREAM
Honorable Mention — LIFE COULD BE A DREAM by Jasmin Lee Tarasin
Best Young  Actress — Jada Lewis in HAVE YOU SEEN HER
Best Young Actor — Sonny McGee in LIFE COULD BE A DREAM
Audience Award — NO ROOM FOR LOVE by Randal Kamradt, Malou Kamradt

DOCUMENTARIES WINNERS
Best Documentary Feature — THROUGH MY BOARD by Dan Eason
Best Documentary Short — PUISQUE TOUT BRÛLE by Anna Ostasenko Bogdanoff, Tessa De Baudinière
Audience Award — VER, VERACRUZ by Andres Ramirez

US SHORTS WINNERS
US Petite Prix — PEPPA THE GREAT by Dylan Joseph
Best Actress — Dar Zuzovsky in PEPPA THE GREAT
Best Actor — Bobby Soto in INSIDE THESE WALLS
Best Cinematography — Benjamin Handler for HOMECOMING
Audience Award — THE DUMBLETONS by Wendell Laurent

INTERNATIONAL SHORTS WINNERS
International Petite Prix — REAL by Ana Grethel Solis
Best Actress — Widchy Noël in GLORIA
Best Actor — Karl Collins in THE LAST DANCE
Best Animation — THE FLESH DRESS by Joachim Hérissé
Best Cinematography — Pedro Bessa for COUTO
Audience Award — AFFAMÉE ET. FACHÉE by Lev Prudkin

INDIE EPISODIC WINNERS
Best Indie Episodic — SPORKARTOON by J.B. Ghuman Jr.
Audience Award — SPORKARTOON by J.B. Ghuman Jr.

AI-GENERATED WINNERS
Best AI Picture — KITA by Jidenna Mobisson