WINNERS Season 4

Berlin Indie Shorts Festival

WINNERS Season 4

May – August 2026

BEST SHORT FILM

WINNER
Not From Here
by Juliana Rodríguez (United States)

BEST FEATURE SHORT FILM

WINNER
Tutto Pulito
by Dan Pauletta (Croatia)

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

WINNER
No Coucou in the Mountain
by Dimi Miles (Germany)
HONORABLE MENTION
Meet the Anti-poaching Team
by Hermann J. Binek & Marcin Marjerski (United States)
NOMINEE
16th May 2026, London
by Ewa Abana (United Kingdom)

BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM

WINNER
And So, It Begins
by Jocelyn Robert (Canada)
HONORABLE MENTION
Hypodermis
by Ianthe Fee Kleine Staarman (Netherlands)
NOMINEE
The Shape of the Future: Residual Data
by Ángeles Ceruti (Argentina)

BEST DEBUT SHORT FILM

WINNER
In a Blink of an Eye
by Mika Lou Elliott (Germany)
HONORABLE MENTION
Do Androids Dream of Affairs?
by Kim Junseok (South Korea)
NOMINEE
Leave in the Wind
by Young-Shin Kim (Germany)

BEST SUPER SHORT FILM

WINNER
Buonanotte, Giacomo
by Kathi Hofer (Germany)
HONORABLE MENTION
Manku
by Shubham Bhatnagar (India)
NOMINEE
Changgwi
by Yena Gim (South Korea)

BEST AI SHORT FILM

WINNER
LUNO & LUNA: Save the Earth
by Soegimitro BOOM (Indonesia)
HONORABLE MENTION
The Interview
by Loïs Levy (Germany)
NOMINEE
Summer 1990
by Loïs Levy (Germany)

BEST DRAMA SHORT FILM

WINNER
Hello, My Son
by Matty Mahoney (United Kingdom)
HONORABLE MENTION
Out There
by Harry Mason (United Kingdom)
NOMINEE
Casus
by William Eguienta (France)

BEST SILENT SHORT FILM

WINNER
Desire Park
by Kristela Tomaj (Germany)
HONORABLE MENTION
Intoxicated Summer
by Alberto Martín-Aragón & Julia Doménech (Spain)
NOMINEE
Art Defenders We Do Not Forget
by Akiko Matsumoto (United States)

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

WINNER
The Hand in the Dark
by Dorian Graves (Germany)
HONORABLE MENTION
Boy Left Outside
by Todd Killian (United States)
NOMINEE
It’s Only Music, Baby
by Kersten Parrella (United States)

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

WINNER
Kishta, the Black Cat
by Matan Yedidia (Israel)

BEST MUSICAL SHORT FILM

WINNER
How Much Darkness the Water Sees
by Olga Kozmanidze & Martina Marini Misterioso (Italy)

BEST ROMANTIC SHORT FILM

WINNER
Great Journey
by Jürgen Baums (Germany)

BEST DIRECTOR

WINNER
Another Day
by Kirsty Fogarty & Jimmy John Connors (Ireland)

BEST SCREENWRITER

WINNER
The Water Jug
by Stephen John Karnaghan (Australia)

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC

WINNER
Guardians of Arduenna
by Yves Stilmant (United States)