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AWARDS® (SCA)
SCA®
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS WORLDWIDE
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)