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30/05/2026

2026 Winner for Best Fashion Short is: ELYSION Christos Panagiotou
Country of Origin/Cyprus

Elysion is a realm free from societal constraints, a space where souls are meant to simply exist and be. Christiana Hadjipapa AW25 campaign brings to life the essence of the nine Greek Muses(Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, and Urania) alongside Mother Earth, a symbolic figure representing creation, power, and harmony.

At the heart of this world is the violin, a melancholic and ethereal instrument that serves as the source of Mother Earth’s power. With its resonance, she commands the Muses, each representing a different facet of herself. These versions of her being are interconnected, forming a collective existence that is both delicate and powerful.

This AW25 campaign captures the journey of self-discovery and self-appreciation, embracing the vulnerability and softness of the female form in all its diverse expressions. Through life's ups and downs, it reflects the ongoing process of rediscovering purpose and identity over time. It’s about shedding old layers, embracing new growth, and emerging stronger, with a deeper understanding and celebration of oneself.

It's a visual ode to femininity, a force that defies form and exists as an energy, a feeling to be harnessed in its fullest expression.

Director & Producer at Pangram Pixels Productions. Christos has directed work for companies based in Cyprus and from Europe.

His films participated in local and international Festivals, with the latest participation being in 2024 at the Berlin Fashion Film Festival and Lodz Young Fashion Festival.

30/05/2026

2026 Winner for Best Actress is: Lou Amara, NO WIND TO HOLD
Country of Origin/France

A fading summer, an old dock, two childhood friends by the shimmering lake. But beneath the warmth of their reunion, an unsettling truth emerges, where time unravels and the past resurfaces.

Director Biography - MICKAEL ABBATE, CHRIS CONTI
French filmmaker Mickael Abbate explores poetic cinema at the crossroads of genre. Co-director of Phantasmagoria (Turin FF Award), he returned in 2024 with Feu-Follet, a short acclaimed for its striking visuals and meticulous sound design.

Chris Conti is a French writer/director and occasional actor who crafts his short films with a singular vision, often taking on shooting, producing, and scoring duties himself.

30/05/2026

2026 Winner for Best Actress is: Leeloo Eyme, NO WIND TO HOLD
Country of Origin/France

A fading summer, an old dock, two childhood friends by the shimmering lake. But beneath the warmth of their reunion, an unsettling truth emerges, where time unravels and the past resurfaces.

Director Biography - MICKAEL ABBATE, CHRIS CONTI
French filmmaker Mickael Abbate explores poetic cinema at the crossroads of genre. Co-director of Phantasmagoria (Turin FF Award), he returned in 2024 with Feu-Follet, a short acclaimed for its striking visuals and meticulous sound design.

Chris Conti is a French writer/director and occasional actor who crafts his short films with a singular vision, often taking on shooting, producing, and scoring duties himself.

30/05/2026

2026 Winner for Best Director is: Farewellday
Country of Origin/Iran

The film portrays the final days of a man’s life, who returns home from the hospital to spend his last moments with his family. However, instead of finding peace, his home becomes a stage for emotional and psychological challenges. His wife, overwhelmed by despair and hopelessness, is on the verge of collapse, unable to provide him with proper support. Other family members are also trapped in a heavy and sorrowful atmosphere. The man, with the little strength he has left, tries to bring hope and solace to them. But will he succeed in being the pillar of his family during his final days, or will everything crumble in the face of death and despair?

Director Biography - Farzad Ranjbar-Nazari
Born in 1986, he graduated in Film Directing from IRIB University. Since 2005, he has been actively involved in filmmaking, having directed over ten short fiction films and several television documentaries. In recent years, his films The Pit and Apollo have been featured in international festivals. Some of his notable works include Calm, The Timid Kite, The Pit, Apollo, and The Dance of Water.

30/05/2026

2026 Winner for Best Actor is: Zoran Pribicevic, THE RACE
Country of Origin/Croatia

Sanja, Darko, and their 7-year-old daughter Mara live in perfect family bliss—until a sudden heart defect shatters their world. As they search desperately for help, they find themselves trapped in a cold, indifferent system where time blurs and no one listens. With everything slipping away, they are left with one final, desperate chance.

Director Statement
The Race is a short movie about a father running the only race in life you have to run and the only one you must win.

The Race follows a father who finds himself drawn into an extraordinary challenge: running the race of his life. As the movie progresses, every step becomes a reflection of his inner struggle—his aching body mirroring the strain of a life filled with quiet desperation and unspoken sacrifice.
The film moves through his world with a rhythmic intensity, capturing fleeting moments of beauty and despair as he confronts the limits of his own endurance. The tension between hope and helplessness builds with every mile, revealing a man in a race against time, not for himself, but for someone he loves.

29/05/2026

2026 Winner for Best Ensemble Cast is: Elena Pribicevic, Iva Viskovic Krizan, Zoran Pribicevic THE RACE
Country of Origin/Croatia

Sanja, Darko, and their 7-year-old daughter Mara live in perfect family bliss—until a sudden heart defect shatters their world. As they search desperately for help, they find themselves trapped in a cold, indifferent system where time blurs and no one listens. With everything slipping away, they are left with one final, desperate chance.

Director Statement
The Race is a short movie about a father running the only race in life you have to run and the only one you must win.

The Race follows a father who finds himself drawn into an extraordinary challenge: running the race of his life. As the movie progresses, every step becomes a reflection of his inner struggle—his aching body mirroring the strain of a life filled with quiet desperation and unspoken sacrifice.
The film moves through his world with a rhythmic intensity, capturing fleeting moments of beauty and despair as he confronts the limits of his own endurance. The tension between hope and helplessness builds with every mile, revealing a man in a race against time, not for himself, but for someone he loves.

29/05/2026

2026 Winner for Best Screenplay Short is: VOL ET NOCTURNE Shaun Rylee
Country of Origin/France

A leery flight attendant can't help but fall for a charming businessman with a mysterious profession. As their romance skyrockets, he struggles to protect her from the truth, even as his high stakes career threatens their lives.

Writer Statement
I aim to break boundaries around the constructs of narratives in film. My goal is to honor the art onscreen by telling stories of psychological and social issues through complex voices that get to the heart of gritty realism, but poetically. // In 'Vol et Nocturne,' Alessia's routine life as a flight attendant has her inadvertently seeking excitement while grounded in Las Vegas. A handsome Australian is captivated by her innocence and they set off on a rollercoaster ride of encounters. With Thomas's presumed business a cover for an emerging human trafficking ring, hiding this truth from her could be an omen to saving her life.

29/05/2026

2026 Winner for Best Screenplay Short is: AMBERICA
Country of Origin/US

Amber’s life is in free-fall. Her Muslim mother is dying, she’s broke, her relationships are a mess and the one thing that might save her is an inheritance... But with knotted strings attached.

Writer Biography - Amber Shaheen Nelson, Mokotsi Rukundo
Mokotsi Rukundo, born in Swaziland (Eswatini), is an award winning filmmaker who wrote and produced his first feature “East of Middle West '' in 2021. He’s currently in pre-production for his feature screenplay, ”Death of a Brewer” (2025). It will be his directorial debut. His approach to storytelling is in identifying the conflict and constraints within the characters and their worlds. Mokotsi believes that behind the conflict and constraint, is where the beats of resilience, love and comedy are discovered.

Amber Shaheen Nelson Sweeney, born in Olney, MD, is a second generation Muslim American. Amber is a professional painter, actor, voice-artist, designer and writer. Her latest writing project, “Amberica,” with co-writer, Mokotsi Rukundo, has been a semi-autobiographical reflection of her past and present conflicts from being the black-sheep female in a multicultural household.

“Working with Mokotsi, who is also a child of immigrants, adds essential layers to ”Amberica.”

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