All the winning works of the season:
March 14, 2026 - May 22, 2026
Julien Moreau
Founder & Art Director
Dear participants, finalists and winners,

We sincerely congratulate you on the end of the festival season and on your outstanding participation in this rich, bright and inspiring cinematic journey!

Every application, every script, every frame - became part of the unique artistic space that we created together. Your works did not just add to the festival program - they gave it depth, courage and sincerity.

We were amazed by how diversely and powerfully you use the language of cinema to talk about important things, raise sensitive topics, touch hearts and open new horizons of audience perception.

Participation in the festival is already an achievement. This is a step that requires courage, faith in yourself and your story. All those who were selected for the finals proved that they are able to surprise, inspire and speak with a voice that is heard and valuable. And the winners... you were the ones who left a particularly bright mark - and we are proud that we could witness your triumph.

Our festival exists thanks to creators like you. People who are not afraid to try, explore, take risks. Those who see cinema not only as a form, but as a mission - to convey feelings, change perception, awaken thought.

Let this festival stage become for each of you not the end, but a new starting point. We sincerely believe that your creative journey is just beginning.

Keep creating, telling, surprising - the world needs such stories.

With gratitude and deep respect,
Julien Moreau
Founder & Art Director of Cinema Royale: Paris Edition
info@cinemaroyaleff.com
Winners in the nomination

"CROWN OF CINEMATIC EXCELLENCE" FEATURE FILM (INCLUDES 6 CATEGORIES)
Sierra's Gold

Directed by
Adze Ugah
NINE BRIDGES TO VICKSBURG

Directed by
WILLIE RUDOLF BROWN
LET GO

Directed by
Brigitte Drodtloff
Winners in the nomination

"CROWN OF CINEMATIC EXCELLENCE" SHORT FILM (INCLUDES 6 CATEGORIES)
Nocturnal Habits

Directed by
Tales Alfaia
The Madman

Directed by
David Harris
COVID-19 ALIEN MENACE

Directed by
William D. Caldwell
Winners in the nomination

"CROWN OF TRUTH" FEATURE DOCUMENTARY (INCLUDES 5 CATEGORIES)
TransTale: The Maria Roman Story...


Directed by
Sanora Bartels
Bending the Arc: The Vote


Directed by
Pam Powell
Forever Families / Untold Soldiers' Stories of World War II

Directed by
Lola VanDeWalle
Winners in the nomination

"CROWN OF TRUTH" SHORT DOCUMENTARY (INCLUDES 5 CATEGORIES)
Fandango in Chinameca

Directed by
Isaac Kerlow
Acquired, Invisible

Directed by
Jackson
The In Between

Directed by
Gary DeMoss
Winners in the nomination

"CROWN OF INNOVATION" FEATURE EXPERIMENTAL FILM (INCLUDES 5 CATEGORIES)
What Kind of World is this?

Directed by
Jacob N Rudin
Ice Cream Castles

Directed by
Terry Kim
Winners in the nomination

"CROWN OF INNOVATION" SHORT EXPERIMENTAL FILM (INCLUDES 5 CATEGORIES)
The Housesitter

Directed by
Seage Moss
SURVIVE

Directed by
Brandon Tatum
Winners in the nomination

"ROYAL SCREENPLAY" FEATURE SCREENPLAY (INCLUDES 3 CATEGORIES)
CADRE

Written by
Brian Streaty, Paul Rose
THE TEAR COLLECTOR

Written by
Linda Ruth Niccol
RIP

Written by
Lydia Wiley
Winners in the nomination

"ROYAL SCREENPLAY" SHORT SCREENPLAY (INCLUDES 3 CATEGORIES)
Devine Comedy

Written by
Brian Lyons
In With the Storm

Written by
Cara Marshall
Cutaway

Written by
Gabriel Pillinini
Winners in the nomination

BEST FEATURE FILM
Maya

Directed by
Aditya Ingale
Memorium - Before the end

Directed by
Damien Billen
Royal Faceoff

Directed by
Stuart Martin Pepper
Winners in the nomination

BEST DIRECTOR FEATURE FILM
Devil's Game

Directed by
Tereza Hirsch
Winners in the nomination

BEST SHORT FILM
MEAT

Directed by
Jacob Hopewell
Cabin

Directed by
David Perez
Hypotypose

Directed by
Lucas Cornette
Winners in the nomination

BEST DIRECTOR SHORT FILM
Sarah

Directed by
Steve Horswill Johnston
Don't Look In The Corner

Directed by
Keshia Thomas
WATERBUS

Directed by
Silvia Busacca
Winners in the nomination

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
Mary's eternal ways


Directed by
Janos János Tari
Bread for tomorrow


Directed by
Carmelo Puglisi
Forever Families / Untold Soldiers' Stories of World War II

Directed by
Lola VanDeWalle
Winners in the nomination

BEST DIRECTOR FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
Mary's eternal ways


Directed by
Janos János Tari
Bending the Arc: The Vote


Directed by
Pam Powell
Forever Families / Untold Soldiers' Stories of World War II

Directed by
Lola VanDeWalle
Winners in the nomination

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
We Are Cyclists: The All Bodies on Bikes Story

Directed by
Robin Sansom
Any Other Day: A Cholera Story


Directed by
David Jobanputra
Rising Tides, Raising Voices


Directed by
Jody Kristina Santos
Winners in the nomination

BEST DIRECTOR SHORT DOCUMENTARY
Kev

Directed by
Mike Bennion
Falldown

Directed by
Bill Heath
Rising Tides, Raising Voices

Directed by
Jody Kristina Santos
Winners in the nomination

BEST FEATURE EXPERIMENTAL FILM
El Almuerzo

Directed by
Denis Paz
A Woman and her Angels

Directed by
Oksana Mysina
Coffee with Claude

Directed by
Kevin Cowan
Winners in the nomination

BEST DIRECTOR FEATURE EXPERIMENTAL FILM
A Woman and her Angels

Directed by
Oksana Mysina
Winners in the nomination

BEST SHORT EXPERIMENTAL FILM
The Mark of Birth

Directed by
Pranay Sanwal
Flesh & Fire

Directed by
Øthyr, Mistress Kolipi, Haus of KO
Hypotypose

Directed by
Lucas Cornette
Winners in the nomination

BEST LGBTQ+ FILM
Flesh & Fire

Directed by
Øthyr, Mistress Kolipi, Haus of KO
Winners in the nomination

BEST DIRECTOR LGBTQ+ FILM
Clot

Directed by
Hsu Chien
Winners in the nomination

BEST ANIMATION FILM
The Last Winged Puppy

Directed by
Paula Isabel Moraga
Domino Danger

Directed by
Paul B. Frieling
Mr Noah & The Second Flood

Directed by
Kelly Jean Saxberg, Dianne Brothers
Winners in the nomination

BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
The Last Choir

Written by
Tom Rivers
Coffin Couture

Written by
Denis Moretti
Chasing Mary

Written by
Jack N. Teague
Winners in the nomination

BEST SHORT SCRIPT
Who We Are

Written by
Oscar John Holmes
I Love You Tammy Cunningham

Written by
Gregory Paul
The Dream of the Songstress

Directed by
Peter T Nathan
Winners in the nomination

BEST ORIGINAL CONCEPT
Threads of Gold


Directed by
Randall W Vemer
Coffin Couture


Directed by
Denis Moretti
Forever Families / Untold Soldiers' Stories of World War II

Directed by
Lola VanDeWalle
Winners in the nomination

BEST WEB/TV SERIES
MAMNIK - TRICKSTER


Directed by
Victor Bojinov
Coffin Couture


Directed by
Denis Moretti
Winners in the nomination

BEST PILOT SERIES
The House Husband, Episode 1 of 6.

Directed by
Oscar Holmes
How the Body Heals Itself

Directed by
Keith Leon S.
Scales

Directed by
Ian Hernandez-Oropeza
Winners in the nomination

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Dark Radiance

Directed by
Rikke Benborg
Little Lan Lan

Directed by
Chachy Englund
Elyze’s Jiguru Song

Directed by
Pai Chen
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