Madrid IFF Nominations 2026
27/08/2026Best Unproduced Script
Grave Dancing (The Dream of Jose Guadalupe Posada)
The Second Son
The White Room
FERRARA AND THE YOUNG BALBO
GIROLAMO SAVONAROLA & THE TRIAL OF FIRE
PARISINA – Punishment without Forgiveness
SENSORY
The Beirut Villa
Invasion of the Brewery Slugs
The Exterminator
Betty’s Dream
The Bulliiball Showdown – Rise to Glory
THROUGH THE WINDOW
ZIDANE (our idols)
MNEMONIC
free martin
No Olvidado
THROUGH THE WINDOW
The Shuggle
Contracted
ORPHAN
Corporate America
Enamel Paint
Best Costume
Corina
Hotel Fantasma
Saltatio Unitatis “a dance of unity”
Trova
People of the West – Docuseries 1 & 2
Slow Plays Of Light
Best Hair & Makeup
Dhara
Florentina
Live for Me
We are not the same
People of the West – Docuseries 1 & 2
Best Set Design
The Talent Show
Be Myself Be Happy
BAE
Professional Courtesy
HAVANA COYOTES
Best Sound Design
Meteoric
BRIDGE -My Little Friends-
YANUNI
Life is Prickly
Forever Families / Untold Soldiers’ Stories of World War II
Saltatio Unitatis “a dance of unity”
Live for Me
North : An Epic Journey of Friendship
Pol the Pirate Mouse – Cave monster
Best Animation
Meteoric
BRIDGE -My Little Friends-
Life is Prickly
North : An Epic Journey of Friendship
Pol the Pirate Mouse – Cave monster
Science & Education Award
FORGOTTEN SURVIVOR
Rice & Sugar
Historical Interest Award
THEY FIGHT WITH CAMERAS
Forever Families / Untold Soldiers’ Stories of World War II
Ugly Little Monkeys – A True American Story
Disposable Humanity
People of the West – Docuseries 1 & 2
Exceptional Showcase of the Arts Award
Meteoric
BRIDGE -My Little Friends-
WICKET
Life is Prickly
Liz Lira: La Reina de Bolivia
Saltatio Unitatis “a dance of unity”
Tango in Twilight
Resonancia
North : An Epic Journey of Friendship
Pol the Pirate Mouse – Cave monster
Sound of Air
Best Editing of a Documentary
YANUNI
WICKET
Forever Families / Untold Soldiers’ Stories of World War II
FORGOTTEN SURVIVOR
Ugly Little Monkeys – A True American Story
Tango in Twilight
“Steal This Story, Please!”
Man in a Wheelbarrow
Passengers
Best Cinematography in a Documentary
THEY FIGHT WITH CAMERAS
What Happened to 8-Year-Old Anna?
Liz Lira: La Reina de Bolivia
Rice & Sugar
Disposable Humanity
Resonancia
Sound of Air
Best Director of a Short Documentary
What Happened to 8-Year-Old Anna? – Vladimir Chaloupka
FORGOTTEN SURVIVOR – chutivat cherdchoo
Tango in Twilight – Teresa Herminia Mular MD
Resonancia – Ted Nash & Cathy Barbash
Man in a Wheelbarrow – Sean J Moiselle
Best Short Documentary
What Happened to 8-Year-Old Anna?
FORGOTTEN SURVIVOR
Tango in Twilight
Resonancia
Man in a Wheelbarrow
Best Director of a Documentary
THEY FIGHT WITH CAMERAS – Nina Rosenblum & Daniel Allentuck
YANUNI – Richard Ladkani
WICKET – Lily Plotkin
Liz Lira: La Reina de Bolivia – Dilip Khatri
Forever Families / Untold Soldiers’ Stories of World War II-x
Ugly Little Monkeys – A True American Story-David E Valdez & Enrique Castillo
Rice & Sugar – Phillip O’Leary
Disposable Humanity – Cameron S. Mitchell
“Steal This Story, Please!” – Tia Lessin & Carl Deal
Passengers -Rim Harrabi
Sound of Air -Per Maning
Best Documentary
THEY FIGHT WITH CAMERAS
YANUNI
WICKET
Liz Lira: La Reina de Bolivia
Ugly Little Monkeys – A True American Story
Rice & Sugar
Disposable Humanity
“Steal This Story, Please!”
Passengers
Sound of Air
Forever Families / Untold Soldiers’ Stories of World War II-x
Best Editing of a Short Film
Sunburst
Motherload
Professional Courtesy
Man in a Wheelbarrow
Best Cinematography in a Short Film
The Breakdown of a Toxic Relationship as Told by Fluffmeister, a Poodle of Questionable Heritage
Hotel Fantasma
BLOODYLINGUS
Slow Plays Of Light
Outstanding Actress in a Short Film
The Breakdown of a Toxic Relationship as Told by Fluffmeister, a Poodle of Questionable Heritage-Nikki Amuka-Bird
Hotel Fantasma-Emma Mackey
Sunburst-Ninon Lavalou
Motherload-Kyla Garcia
BLOODYLINGUS-LINA ESCO
Slow Plays Of Light-Sohini Mukherjee Roy
Outstanding Actor in a Short Film
The Breakdown of a Toxic Relationship as Told by Fluffmeister, a Poodle of Questionable Heritage-Amar Chadha-Patel
Hotel Fantasma-Denis Lavant
Sunburst-Samuel Allan
Motherload-Jonah Jacobson
BLOODYLINGUS-SCOTT PEAT
Professional Courtesy-Johnse Allende Jr
Best Director of a Short Film
The Breakdown of a Toxic Relationship as Told by Fluffmeister, a Poodle of Questionable Heritage-Peter Fellows
Hotel Fantasma-Martin Aleman
Sunburst-Magalie Kippelen
Motherload-JENNIFER BERRY
BLOODYLINGUS-LISA AZUELOS
Professional Courtesy-Johnse Allende Jr
Slow Plays Of Light-Shomshuklla Das
Best Short Film
The Breakdown of a Toxic Relationship as Told by Fluffmeister, a Poodle of Questionable Heritage
Hotel Fantasma
Sunburst
Motherload
BLOODYLINGUS
Professional Courtesy
Slow Plays Of Light
Best Director of Foreign Language Short Film
Last Verse of a Poem About Love-Hugo VirgÃnio
The Talent Show-Julie Ann Moreno Arroyo
Florentina-Cristina Michelle Martinez-Saneaux
We are not the same-Jesús Castillo
Trova-Jake Ajamian
Best Short Foreign Language Film
Last Verse of a Poem About Love
The Talent Show
Florentina
We are not the same
Trova
Best Editing of a Foreign Language Film
Last Verse of a Poem About Love
The End of the World
Be Myself Be Happy
Live for Me
BAE
Trova
The Watchmaker
Best Cinematography in a Foreign Language Film
Weaving Tomorrow’s
The Talent Show
Florentina
Mistura
We are not the same
CAPTIVE
HAVANA COYOTES
Outstanding Actress in a Foreign Language Film
Corina-Naian González
Weaving Tomorrow’s-MIU SHIOTA
The End of the World-Bianca Cuculici
Dhara-Priyantha Sirikumara
Florentina-Adia Sofia Cotto
Mistura-Barbara Mori
Live for Me-Sophie Lindner
BAE-YILE YARA VIANELLO
Trova- Arlety ValdÃs
CAPTIVE – Ulrike Hopf-BÃhr
HAVANA COYOTES-Mayra Mazorra
The Watchmaker – Hanna Astra
Outstanding Actor in a Foreign Language Film
Corina-Cristo Fernández
Last Verse of a Poem About Love-Marcelo Augusto
Weaving Tomorrow’s-TAKEHIRO KIMOTO
The End of the World-Richard Bovnoczki
The Talent Show-Cyán Amani Fernández
Dhara-Thumindu Dodanthenna
Be Myself Be Happy-Rongzhao Liang
Mistura-Christian Meier
BAE-RICCARDO DE RINALDIS
We are not the same-Antonio Rosello
Trova-Adriano Vasquez
CAPTIVE-Abdy Satarov
HAVANA COYOTES-Roberto Romero
The Watchmaker-Olle Sarri
Best Director of a Foreign Language Film
Corina-Urzula Barba
Weaving Tomorrow’s-SHINTARO SUZUKI
The End of the World-Sebastian Pereanu
Dhara-Anuruddha Jayasingha
Be Myself Be Happy-Ray Leung
Mistura-Ricardo de Montreuil
Live for Me-Mark de Cloe
BAE-PAULA LINGYI SUN & ALESSIO HONG
CAPTIVE-Temir Temirbek Birnazarov
HAVANA COYOTES-Benjamin Orifici
The Watchmaker-Jonas Lawes
Best Foreign Language Film
Corina
Weaving Tomorrow’s
The End of the World
Dhara
Be Myself Be Happy
Mistura
Live for Me
BAE
CAPTIVE
The Watchmaker
Best Picture of the Festival
Corina
Weaving Tomorrow’s
The End of the World
Mistura
CAPTIVE
HAVANA COYOTES
The Watchmaker