VIFF 2026 Winners

Best Feature Film

E — Directed by Anna Eriksson

Best Animated Film

Fido — Directed by John Ray

Best Short Film

Remember Me — Directed by Claire Tilman

Best Documentary Film

Kazbegi — Directed by Yakiv Antypenko

Best Screenplay

Art of the white flag — Directed by Riccardo Pittaluga

Best Unproduced Script

The Isthmus — Byron James

Best Experimental Film

Brush me — Directed by Nikolaus Jantsch

Best Music Video

Brothers — Directed by Māris Āboliņš

Best Song

I Like Green Eyes Too — Milind Chitnavis

Best Art Direction

Brothers — Directed by Gloria Stecenko

Best Cinematography

Death and life — Julian Castrege