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AWARDS® (SCA)
SCA®
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS WORLDWIDE
SCA® LOS ANGELES // WINNERS
In honor of the achievements of our exceptional industry members, we are pleased to announce our winners, who span a variety of award categories. Find out which of your favorites earned recognition for this year's event, and learn more about their history and contributions!
Three Winners per category!
WINNERS & HONORABLE MENTION LIST 2026
(Golden, Silver, and Bronze - in order)
BEST SHORT FILM - NARRATIVE
- "THE BORDER" by CARLO FUMO (Italy)
- "Crossroads: Journey of the Heart" by Frank J. Fazzio (USA)
- "App time love" by Hernán Kesselman (México)
Honorable Mentions:
- "Memoria Obscura" by David Christopher Nelson, Connor Ryan (USA)
- "Baila hasta el amanecer / Dance till the crack of dawn!" by Miguel Maldonado (Spain)
- "The Master Puppeteer" by Milo Xavier Brennan (UK)
BEST SHORT FILM - EXPERIMENTAL
- "DREI JAHRE JUNI (Three years of June)" by Mela Böhm (Austria)
- "DYNAMICS" by Teo Baehler (Netherlands)
- "The Sound of Blue" by Bruno Rodriguez Bazante (Greece, Spain)
Honorable Mentions:
"Love > Death" by Patrick A. Kompio (Germany)
"The Last Lie" by Boyeon Kim (South Korea)
BEST SHORT FILM - ANIMATION
- "THE GREEDY NIGHTMARE" by KK不设限 孔德飞 (China)
- "shadowland" by bellopropello (Switzerland)
- "What Stands in the Dark" by Pouya Afshar (USA)
BEST SHORT FILM - DOCUMENTARY
- "Dragon and Eagle - The story of a friendship" by Marcel Weiss (Germany)
- "Requiem" by Robert Jones (USA)
- "A film to remind us of utopia" by Reinaldo Cardenuto (Brazil)
BEST SHORT FILM - UNDER 10MIN
- "Children at the rooftop cinema" by 侑紀 刷場 (Japan)
- "D'ombre et de lumière" by Fabien Loïacono (France)
- "WHERE LIGHT FALLS" by SHANTANU GOSWAMI (UK)
Honorable Mentions:
- "Believe In Love" by Stacey Simon (Canada)
- "Face-off" by Pascal Chaumont (Canada)
- "Monster in Me" by Cecelia Condit (USA)
BEST SHORT FILM - UNDER 5MIN
- "A Conversation in Color" by Vernor Schneider (USA)
- "MYCELIAL ECHOES" by Rafał Kijas (Poland)
- "The Harpies" by Rogan Lovse (Canada)
Honorable Mentions:
- "Coffee for One" by Igor S Rados (Canada)
- "Last Song" by Remco Merbis (UK)
- "E-RIAL" by Jhonattan Sarmiento (Colombia)
BEST SHORT FILM - HORROR
- "Specter" by Danilo Morales (Brazil)
- "From belly to another" by Anaïs Peleyrol (France)
- "Shopping Trip" by Barry Wilkinson (UK)
BEST SHORT FILM - STUDENTS
- "Dear Abuelo" by Valentina Amigo Contreras (Canada)
- "Sensus Mori" by Sydney Rincón (USA)
- "Feel" by Juan Ignacio Tejos (Mexico)
Honorable Mentions:
- "The Book of Eve" by Marco Duran (USA)
- "Wishful Thinking" by Gergana Dyankova (Estonia)
- "de L'Amour" by Charlie Posrivisuthikool (USA)
BEST PRODUCTION (SHORT FILM)
- "What Makes A Woman" Director Sonia Mercedes Machado-Hines (USA)
- Keene McRae in "Bad Furniture" (USA)
- Gerry Grimes in "Confessional directed by Donal O'Dea (Ireland)
BEST TRAILER
- "CASSANDRA VENICE – The Hybrid Vision - Trailer" Director Hugo Justin Teugels (Belgium)
- "Trailer - Los Aspirantes- The Applicants-" Directors Kevin Ramos Fernández, María Yolanda Brown Melián (Spain)
- "Pain that invades me Poster" by Daniel do Valle de Araújo (Brazil)
BEST WEB /TV SERIES (PILOT)
- "MAMNIK - TRICKSTER" Director Victor Bojinov (Bulgaria)
-"ROCK BOTTOM" Director František Maňák (Czechia)
- "Faire Play" Directors Charles Maxwell, Katy (USA)
Honorable Mentions:
- "Because of the Bear" Director Miro Remo (Czechia, Slovakia)
- "The Markovic Method:Straka" Directors Tomáš Pavlíček, Jan Vejnar (Czechia)
- "Monyova" Director Zuzana Kirchnerová (Czechia)
BEST 1-MINUTE SHORT FILM
- "Xmas Box" by Adriana Mourelle (UK)
- "Veins of Anxiety" by Fatemeh Zare (Netherlands)
- "IN SECT" by MARIE Chiriac (UK)
BEST FEATURE FILM - FICTION
- "The Soldier" by Gian Majidi (Finland)
- "The First Shapeshifter" by Raúl Coria Martínez (Spain)
- "The Man Of Tamagawa" by Akila Ono (Japan)
Honorable Mentions:
- "A SEED OF TROUBLE" by Mathias RIFKISS, Colas RIFKISS (France)
- "White Wash at Ninety" Director Marko Nabersnik (Slovenia)
- "Pick Up Artist" by Alvaro Orlando (USA)
BEST FEATURE FILM - DOCUMENTARY
- "CUTE LITTLE DOLL" by David Moncasi Argilés (Spain)
- "Following in the footsteps of my ancestors An Ute Köhler Documentary" by Ute Koehler, Katherin Wermke (Germany)
- "MESSAGE" by György Sándor (Hungary)
Honorable Mentions:
- "Paradise" by Daniel Mota (Portugal)
- "Sergio & Mirta, a lovestory in 8 mm" by Fabrizio Laurenti (Italy)
- "Love Lives On" by Lenny Gatto (USA)
HALF-LENGTH FILM
- "The Drowning God - A NUO Mask Bearer's Descent" Director Xinyi Liu (China)
- "The Radiant Screen" Director Ine Lamers (Netherlands)
- "Ballerina A One Woman Play" Director Stephanie Herman (USA)
Honorable Mentions:
- "As Time Swallows Time" Directors Rosario Hurtado, Roberto Feo, Stuart Bannocks (Slovenia, United Kingdom)
- "Future Italian Frescoes (Altarpieces for another planet)
Director Salvatore Garau (Italy)
BEST DIRECTOR
- "Behind The Play" Director Hohyun Lee (South Korea)
- "ABSENCE" Director PASCAL LASTRAJOLI (France)
- "Florentina" Director Cristina Michelle Martinez-Saneaux (USA)
Honorable Mentions:
- "Nice to meet you" Director Noah Kara (Sweden)
- "Pedro's Pedals" Director Vinícius di Castro (Brazil)
- "Dragon and Eagle - The story of a friendship" Director Marcel Weiss (Germany)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- "Million Loves in Me" directed by Sampson Yuen (Hong Kong)
- "GOOD GUY WITH A GUN" directed by John Mossman (USA)
- "SanDance! A Journey to the Heart of San Culture" directed by Richard Wicksteed (South Africa)
BEST EDITING
- "NOW Again - Part One" Director Richard Philpott (United Kingdom)
- "Ivan's Game" directed by Tomislav Zaja (Croatia)
- "Nafkot - Yearning" directed by malka shabtay (Israel)
BEST ACTOR
- Evan Ross in "Pick Up Artist" (USA)
- Lolo Martín in "Corona" (Spain)
- Rummel Mor in "SPARKLING SEA" (USA)
BEST ACTRESS
- Marian Batavier in "How To Survive Hollywood" (Netherlands)
- Rachel Saint Francis in "Love Lives On" (United States)
- Lis Luciddi in "Specter" (Brazil)
BEST ACTING DUO (SHORT FILM)
- Sébastien CHASSAGNE and Louise MASSIN in "A SEED OF TROUBLE" Directors Mathias RIFKISS, Colas RIFKISS (France)
- Nikos Kourou and Stamatis Pagasaios in "The Discreet Charm of the Conspiracy" (Greece)
- Mat Hayes and Alexander Pimentel in "Shafted" (USA)
BEST SCREENPLAY
- "ABSENCE" Director PASCAL LASTRAJOLI (France)
- "Million Loves in Me" directed by Sampson Yuen (Hong Kong)
- "IL MORSO DEL RAMARRO" directed by Maria Lodovica Marini (Italy)
BEST SOUNDTRACK
- "Masters and Vices" Director Gregory Mallard (United Kingdom)
- "Bell Pepper Season" Director Elisheva Shochat (Israel)
- "The Phantom Bird" by José Luis Echave Moratilla
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
- "Walk With Me Through The Fire - The Curse of KK Hammond" Director K.K. Hammond (United Kingdom)
- "DPB - American Strong" Director David Paul Brooks (USA)
- "NUNCA... UN PASO ATRÁS!!!" Director SERGIO SOLARES ÁLVAREZ
Honorable Mentions:
- "An Angel" Director François Vogel (France)
- "Miami" Director Danny Pryp (Australia, Colombia, Venezuela)
- "ARGYRO - Lifeline" Director Elgin Cahill
BEST POSTER
- "The Edgeflower" by Stella Bonasoni (Italy)
- "A WHITE CROW" by Stanislav Domanský (Czech Republic)
- "Factory" by Ad Emilson (Paraguay)
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OFFICIAL SELECTIONS (ALL CATEGORIES)
"A MOTHER'S LOVE" Director Harald Schwarzenbacher (Austria)
"Hate me, but don't forget me" Directors Rocío Ordóñez Rivera, Leonardo del Arco (Spain)
"The Dandelion Girl" Director Rogan Lovse (Canada)
"Our Monsters" Director Mia Mango (Petrovic) (Canada)
"THE BANALITY OF EVIL" Director OSCAR VEGA (Spain)
"Lookout Creek" Directors SERGIO SOLARES ALVAREZ, CESAR R RAMIREZ (United States)
"Vigilante" Director Otto Bathurst (United Kingdom)
"THE REUNION" Director Fernando Navarro (Mexico)
"Double Code" Director Chiara Basile Fasolo (Italy)
"THE TENDER ONES WILL TRIUMPH" Director Francisco Bassignana (Poland)
"Battlefield" Director Andrzej Mamcarz (Poland)
"I AM HAPPY" Director EUNSOO SHIN (South Korea)
"DAUGHTERS OF EUROPE" Directors Verena Kuri, Iris Janssen (Germany)
"Beyond The Horizon" by James Peter Rowat (United Kingdom)
"Nameless Children" by Lucca Bertollini (Brazil, Nigeria, United Kingdom)
"Poemaria" by Davi Kinski (Brazil)
"Sitting On The Fence" by Daniel Cleary (New Zealand)
"Daniel - From Death To Life" Director Patrik Pira (Sweden)
"The Fright Stuff" Director Mike Meyer (USA)
"Sperminators" Director Eva Tomanová (Czechia)
"Making Your Own Luck" Director Marek Najbrt (Czechia)
"Day by day" Director Camilo Pérez Orozco (Spain)
"The Wetland" directed by Dušan Davidov (Slovakia)
"Million Loves in Me" directed by Sampson Yuen (Hong Kong)
"IL MORSO DEL RAMARRO" directed by Maria Lodovica Marini (Italy)
"ESCOBANK" by Mark Dunnett
"CONCHA ROBLES. EL PRECIO DE LA LIBERTAD" Director DAVID MIRALLES QUESADA (Spain)
"The Desire To Live" by Mariam Avetisyan (Armenia)
"Chaton - From the Future (Official Music Video)" Director Marcus CB Soori (USA)
"Pirate Jenny" Directors Elisabetta De Luca, Alessandro Freschi (Italy)
"2 can play (Ava Della Pietra - official music video)" Director Azzie Scott (USA)
"HOTTEST SOUNDS" Director BRiAN BiLLiONAiRE (USA)
"Marionette (Ava Della Pietra - official music video)" Director Nathan Levine-Heaney
"BEAST" by Missy Jubilee (Australia)
"ÉGYPTE IV: Double Agenda The Series" Director Tanner Beard (USA)
"Ghosted MD" Directors Jarett Bellucci, Nafsika Antypas (USA)
"Backtrack" by Pip Cowen (United Kingdom)
"Chaton - From the Future (Official Music Video)" Director Marcus CB Soori (USA)
"Pirate Jenny" Directors Elisabetta De Luca, Alessandro Freschi (Italy)
"2 can play (Ava Della Pietra - official music video)" Director Azzie Scott (USA)
