INTERNATIONAL
GOLD AWARDS
Winners archiveAugust 2026

INTERNATIONAL GOLD AWARDS / OFFICIAL WINNERS

August 2026

The awarded films, projects and filmmakers of this edition.

32AWARDED PROJECTS

01 / SPECIAL RECOGNITION

FEATURED WINNER

SUNDAY NIGHTS

Remco Merbis

United Kingdom

  • Best Picture

02 / COMPLETE ARCHIVE

The winners A–Z.

ALPHABETICAL BY FILM TITLE
31 titles in the alphabetical directory

A

ALEPH

Joao Butoh

Brazil

  • Gold Award: Experimental

B

BLED DRY: THE LEGACY OF THE TRI-STATE WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Ryan Kavanagh

United States

  • Gold Award: Feature Documentary
  • Best Director

BOOK OF CHANGES

Mimi Garrard

United States

  • Silver Award: Experimental

BROKEN PARADISE

Alberto Martín-Aragón & Julia Doménech

Spain

  • Gold Award: Experimental

BUBBLE GUM

Maria Maya

United States

  • Silver Award: Super Short Film

C

CHATON - WE ARE INVINCIBLE (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

Marcus CB Soori

United States

  • Best Music Video

CRY OF THE BANSHEE

Clare Steffen

United States

  • Best Original Song (Clare Steffen & Gav Doyle)

D

DENIAL

Vojtƒõch Kavka

Czechia

  • Best Original Score (Kamil Vohradský)

DYNAMICS

Teo Baehler

Netherlands

  • Best Experimental

G

GERONIMO'S CADILLAC

Written by John M Grace & Jim Gordon

United States

  • Gold Award: Feature Script

H

HALF A SUMMER AT THIRTEEN

Wenxi Zhu

China

  • Silver Award: Student Film

HE DOESN'T SMOKE

강령 이

South Korea

  • Best Short Film

I

I MEDIATED

Michael Cole

United States

  • Best AI Film

L

LENS - AI SHORT FILM

Eduardo Rodriguez

United States

  • Gold Award: AI Film

LIFE INTERRUPTED

Jeff Reynolds

United States

  • Silver Award: Short Documentary
  • Gold Award: Director
  • Gold Award: Original Score (Jeff Reynolds & Jude Rose Reynolds Ripple Effect)

LOOP-US

Gabe Barnett

United States

  • Silver Award: Short Film
  • Gold Award: Student Film

M

MASTERMIND (2) THAT NIGHT THE FULL MOON SHONE BRIGHTLY

Written by Marion H von Loewenstern, Wil Peterson

Not Specified

  • Best Short Script

MIDNIGHT SNACK

Trevor Dyer

United States

  • Best Super Short Film

R

RUNNING ON FAITH MUSIC VIDEO

Marilyn Swick

United States

  • Gold Award: Music Video
  • Silver Award: Director
  • Gold Award: Original Song (Marilyn Swick & Tony Noye)

S

SOLITUDE

Anaya (AnayaMusic) Kunst

Brazil

  • Silver Award: Music Video
  • Silver Award: Original Song

STILL RIDING ON

Shoji Kurokawa

Japan\United States

  • Best Short Documentary

SWEET & SALTY

Oleksandra Zakorodon

United Kingdom

  • Gold Award: Super Short Film
  • Best Student Film

T

THE DEVIL'S CUT

Written by Eric Lotter

United States

  • Silver Award: Feature Script

THE ORIGIN OF THE HUMAN SPECIES: THEY DUMB

Written by Eugene Hattingh

Not Specified

  • Gold Award: Short Script

THE STORY OF I LOVE ROCK N ROLL

David S Zucker

United States

  • Gold Award: Short Documentary

THE VIRGIN CAR THIEF

Written by Bruce Hickey

United States

  • Silver Award: Feature Script

TO FREEDOM WITH THE ENGE

Priit Laineste

Estonia

  • Best Feature Documentary

W

WE THE PEOPLE: THE RECKONING

Written by Chris Kraft & Larry Holden

United States

  • Best Feature Script

WILD HEIRS

Glenn L Goldstein

Not Specified

  • Honorable Mention

WITNESS

Bob Jones

United States

  • Silver Award: Short Documentary

Y

YELLOW SLIPPER

Tayo Elesin

United Kingdom

  • Gold Award: Short Film