Winners 2026

Original idea

Luna Rossa Olga Pärn, Priit Pärn

Original BG idea

Quadraturine Anna Yanakieva

Audience award

Shark Nash Edgerton

Audience award BG

Valentin Petrov: Rise Samuil Zhelev

Best short film

Broken Down Victor Cornelius

Best BG short film

Mother Died Today Philip Andreev

Best animated film

TV or The Disturbance on Forest Hill Road Frederic Siegel

Best BG animated film

Flow of Being Helen Unt

Best documentary

River Reflections Guillaume Massie-Hamel

Best BG documentary

Jar of Time Nevena Semova

Best student short film

Humboldt Beatriz Molina Páez

Best BG student short film

Clay Kristian Georgiev

Best student animated film

Niccolo C. Di Prizio, D. Florian, A. Granet, S. Liu, H. Michalet, N. Pachomius

Best BG student animated film

State of Nothing Karina Krumova

Best student documentary

Adas Falasteen Hamdi Khalil Elhusseini, Samar Taher Lulu

Best BG student documentary

Under the skins Petar Penev

Award „Focus“

The Silence of Pomegranates Clara Baj

BG Award „Focus“

The man who could not remain silent Nebojša Slijepčević

award by Kinobox

Old Tricks Viktor Ivanov, Edoardo Pasquini

special mention

A Few Happy People Maria Andreeva

special mention

Brazil Grigor Grigorov

special mention

Conventions of Contracts Stefanos Mondelos

special mention

Grandpa's Fur Teodor Stoilov, Nellie Rajala

special mention

Hi Mom, It's Me, Lou Lou Atakan Yilmaz

special mention

In Sickness and in Health Devina Vassileva

special mention

It Might Even Be Real Yael Bonne

special mention

Karun The Longest River of Iran Sahand Sarhaddi

special mention

Lazybones the Giant Yassen Grigorov

special mention

Lynx Stefan Voyvodov

special mention

Mardazma Amir Masoud Soheili

special mention

Ravenera Teodor Ralev

special mention

Shadows Rand Beiruty

special mention

Simply Divine Mélody Boulissière, Bogdan Stamatin

special mention

Society of Clothes Dahee Jeong

special mention

Stone Memory Wolf Lass