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SCA® LOS ANGELES // WINNERS

Competition 2025/26

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!

WINNER´S 2025/26 LIST
(Golden, Silver and Bronze - in order)

BEST SHORT FILM - NARRATIVE*

- "HOT ELEPHANT" Director JORDI CALVET SAN JOSE (Spain)

- "Dayanne" Director Cesar Martinez Castañeda (Mexico)

- "Between Left and Right" Director Simone Terranova (USA)

 

Nominees:

- "When the curtain falls" Director Dominique Pierre Lüthi (Switzerland)

- "Card Game" Director Isaac Middleton (USA)

- "The Day of the Eruption" Director Andrea Scimone (Spain)

- "The Metaphysical Odyssey of a Pizza Delivery Guy" Director Matías Pimstein (Chile, Spain)
 


BEST SHORT FILM - EXPERIMENTAL*

- "VOID.exe" Director Kostiantyn Mishchenko (USA)

- "BONIFACIO" Directors Alberto Martín-Aragón, Julia Doménech (Spain)

- "Pirate Jenny" Directors Elisabetta De Luca, Alessandro Freschi (Italy)

BEST SHORT FILM - ANIMATION*

- "Distorted and Disordered" Director Xion Chong (Ireland)

- "Tanpopo" Director Chih-Chung Wang (Taiwan)

- "The Moors in Spain: The Freedom Fighters" Director Marvel Toons (USA)


BEST SHORT FILM - DOCUMENTARY*

- "FUTABA" Director Michiyama Rain (Japan)

- "ON TIPTOES" Director Giovanna Romano (Brazil)

- "Baby Hummingbirds" Director Marc Huestis (USA)

BEST SHORT FILM - UNDER 10 MIN*

- "The Threshold" Director Jacek Kadaj (Poland)

- "What will I show you?" by Elie-John Joseph (Canada)

- "Going to Beyond" by Kalli Paakspuu (Canada)

BEST SHORT FILM - UNDER 5 MIN*

- "FAHRENHEIT 2051" Director Hadrien Genest (France)

- "Go back" Director Mario Antonio De León Urbieta (Mexico)

- "THE FAREWELL MELODY" Director Francisco Bassignana (Poland)
 

Nominees: 

- "Mariposas" by Adrian Carey (USA)

"Dogs and Ghosts" Director Sarah Bostock (UK)

- "Lighting Up" by Richard Philpott (United Kingdom)

- "PAPI" by Jared Yeh (Germany)

BEST SHORT FILM - STUDENTS* 

- "PARADOX" Submitter Chin Yu Chang (China)

- "Suerte de Matar (The Act of Death)" Director Diego Rocha (USA)

- "The Beanie" Submitter Henri Ikonen (Finland)

Nominees:

- "Journey" Director Carolina Orige (Brazil)

- "The First Night" Director Gabriel Milessis Braga (Brazil, Canada)

- "First Flight: The Sky’s the Limit" Director Molly Rose Hill (UK)


BEST DIRECTOR (SHORT FILM)*

- "BARVINSKY" Director Sofiya Boyko (Germany, Ukraine)

- "Between Left and Right" Director Simone Terranova (USA)

- "THEORY" Director AYDOĞAN RAYMAN (Turkey)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (SHORT FILM)*

- "The Wait" directed by Rik Langan (USA)
- "The Mechanic" directed by DIMITRIS KOTSELIS (Greece)
- "The Cathar" directed by  Liam Hendrix Heath (United Kingdom)

BEST EDITING (SHORT FILM)*

- "The Giraffe" directed by Alex Balcells Querol (Spain)
- "BLANKET" directed by  Derek Brueckner (Canada)
- "The Cathar" directed by  Liam Hendrix Heath (United Kingdom)

BEST ACTOR (SHORT FILM)

- Alexander Butler in "The Wait" (United Kingdom)
- Keene McRae in "Bad Furniture" (USA)
- Gerry Grimes in "Confessional directed by Donal O'Dea (Ireland)

BEST ACTRESS (SHORT FILM)

- Tina Kümpel in "When the curtain falls" (Switzerland)

- Carolina de' Castiglioni in "The Cumbersome Guest" (Italy)
- Shereen Ramprashad in "BLANKET" (Canada)

BEST SCREENPLAY (SHORT FILM)*

- "Tanpopo" Director Chih-Chung Wang (Taiwan)
- "HOT ELEPHANT" Director JORDI CALVET SAN JOSE (Spain)

- "LA CARROZZA DEI SOGNI (The Carriage of Dreams)" directed by  FRANCES SAPPHIRE (Italy)

BEST SOUNDTRACK (SHORT FILM)

- "A Minute To Midnight: A Musical" directed by Caue Barcelos (USA)

- "Where Did The Love Go" directed by Bilal Hussain (Denmark)

- "MusArt" directed by Kevin Hanzlik (USA)

BEST FEATURE FILM - FICTION*

- "潮待ち模様〜初恋の行方〜 Shiomachi: In the Quiet of the Tide" Director Toma Miyoshi (Japan)

- "Nata dalla spuma del mare" Director Paolina Stabile (Italy)

- "Hello Beautiful" Director Ziad H Hamzeh (USA)

BEST FEATURE FILM - DOCUMENTARY*

- "Love Lives On" Director Lenny Gatto (USA)

- "The Real Yellowstone" Director Tom Opre (USA)

- "ENRICO CALAMAI A life for human rights" Director ENRICO BLATTI (Italy)
 

Nominees:

- "The Days Until Tomorrow" Director Fabiana Leite (Brazil)

- "Women of Pinot" Director Bruce M Jaqua (USA)

- "Small dogs bark loud" Director Nora Nivedita Tvedt (Norway)

- "JAKE" Director Francisco Paco Carrascosa (Switzerland)

- "CONCHA ROBLES. EL PRECIO DE LA LIBERTAD" Director DAVID MIRALLES QUESADA (Spain)

- "Amazing Grace YorubaWorlds" Director Raynald Leconte (USA)

HALF-LENGTH FILM

- "Elegy of Lost Things" by Stefano Mazzotta (Italy)

- "Ivan's Game" by Tomislav Zaja (Croatia)

- "PATOU: In Black & White" by Fiona Cochrane (Australia)

BEST DIRECTOR (FEATURE FILM)*

- "The Real Yellowstone" Director Tom Opre (USA)

- "Small dogs bark loud" Director Nora Nivedita Tvedt (Norway)

- "Love Lives On" Director Lenny Gatto (USA)


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (FEATURE FILM)*

- "THE INTERNATIONALIST" Director Yolanda Torres (Spain)
- "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 (HALF-LENGTH AND FEATURE FILM)*

- "Women of Pinot" Director Bruce M Jaqua (USA)

- "Ivan's Game" directed by Tomislav Zaja (Croatia)
- "Nafkot - Yearning" directed by malka shabtay (Israel)

BEST ACTOR (HALG-LENGTH AND FEATURE FILM)

- Sisisi Han in "Observation" (China)

- Miguelo García in "Facing the Silence" (Spain)
- Branislav Trifunovic in "The Game"directed by Ana Lazarevic (Serbia)

BEST ACTRESS (HALF-LENGTH AND FEATURE FILM)

- Michelle Vogel in "To Matter" (USA)

- Yasaman Moshani in "Everyone" (United Kingdom)

- Amina Amici in "Elegy of Lost Things" (Italy)

BEST SCREENPLAY (HALF-LENGTH AND FEATURE FILM)*
- "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)

BEST SOUNDTRACK (HALF-LENGTH AND FEATURE FILM)*
- "ESCOBANK" by Mark Dunnett

- "CONCHA ROBLES. EL PRECIO DE LA LIBERTAD" Director DAVID MIRALLES QUESADA (Spain)

- "The Desire To Live" by Mariam Avetisyan (Armenia)

BEST MUSIC VIDEO*

- "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)

 

Nominees:
- "HOTTEST SOUNDS" Director BRiAN BiLLiONAiRE (USA)
- "Moon Over Capri (Ava Della Pietra - official music video)" Director Nathan Levine-Heaney (USA)

- "Marionette (Ava Della Pietra - official music video)" Director Nathan Levine-Heaney

BEST WEB /TV SERIES * 

- "BEAST" by Missy Jubilee (Australia)

- "ÉGYPTE IV: Double Agenda The Series" Director Tanner Beard (USA)

- "Ghosted MD" Directors Jarett Bellucci, Nafsika Antypas (USA)

BEST TRAILER / TEASER

- "Backtrack" by Pip Cowen (United Kingdom)

- "At the circuit" by Olivier van Malderghem (Belgium)

- "Addio in Febbraio" by Gabriele Ogiva (Italy)

 

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Official SCA® Trophy and the SCA® Certificate!

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