TINFF 2026 WINNERS
TINFF@10 Official Winners Announced!
Best Picture Film, Finding Solace - United States
Best Diaspora Film by a Female Filmmaker The Story of the Facing Window - Canada, Iran
Best International Student Film A Goodbye - United Kingdom
Best First International Film, Rumba Royale - Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Best Nollywood Narrative Film, TWO HALVES - Nigeria.
Best Bollywood Film, JAMEELA - Pakistan.
Best French Film, The Interview - Canada.
Best Short Film, The Redemption of Faust - United States.
Best Short Drama, OKEOGHENE - Nigeria.
Best Narrative Short (Film/Drama), NNEOMA - Nigeria.
Best Narrative Short Thriller (China), DAY CHASE NIGHT TOUR - China.
Best Family Drama, BLACK CAKE - United States.
Best Short Film (Canada), ESCAPE ARTIST - Canada.
Best Canadian Suspense Film, PERENNIAL - Canada.
Best Short Film (Africa), TROUBLEMAKER - Canada, Nigeria.
Best Short Drama (Africa), THE LAST BLOOM - Zimbabwe.
Best Short Film (Nollywood), STAND IN THE GAP - Nigeria / United Kingdom.
Best Short Film (USA), UNCLE JIMMY - United States.
Best Short Film (China), HELLO, HOLY - China.
Best Short Film (Europe), BLUE BERRI - Spain.
Best Short Film (Asia), THE HOUSEMAID - China / Canada.
Best Short Film (Canada / USA), THE NEW TENANT - Canada.
Best Short Film – International, OF WHO WE WERE - United States.
Best Narrative Short (Experimental), MANDALA - Iran.
Best Experimental Hybrid Film, GODPOWER - United States.
Best Narrative Short Thriller/Drama, BREAKING THE RULES - United States.
Best First Short Film, TILL TRUTH DO US PART - Canada.
Best First Short Film (International), SHE AND SHE - China.
Best Comedy Horror Short, ZOMBIE WINOS - United States.
Best Experimental Short Film, LEOPARD OF CONGO - United Kingdom.
Best Experimental Short (International), The Housemaid - Canada.
Best Experimental Short (Canada), DEAR BRIAN - Canada.
Best Experimental Short (North America), Round the Corner - United States.
Best Experimental Short Film (United States), ROADSIDE DELIVERY - United States.
Best Experimental Short (China), Rebirth of the Lily of the Valley - China.
Best Short Thriller Film, Love, Sarah - Canada.
Best Student Short Film, The Doe-Eyed Enakshi - Canada.
Best Photography, AN AMERICAN EMBASSY - United States.
Best Music Video (Cinematography), YOU ARE SPECIAL - Ukraine.
Best Short Film Cinematography, Emma - United States.
Best International (Short Film Cinematography), The Last Women on Earth - United States.
Best Film Cinematography, Blood Vessel - Cabo Verde, Ghana, Nigeria.
Best Short Film by a Female Filmmaker, See The City - Canada.
Best Film by a Female Filmmaker, Group Home Gradz - United States.
Best International Student Short, THE ONE - Nigeria.
Best International Student Short (Thriller/Drama), The Cactus - Canada.
Best Experimental Student Short, Dance, Dance Man and Woman - United States.
Best AI-Assisted Film, Mars: Beyond 2100 - Canada.
Best AI-Generated Short Film, Marked for SNUFF - Kazakhstan.
Best AI-Generated Short (International), Snow Colored Ashes - United States.
Best Experimental AI Film, The Legend of William Boucher: The Blood Curse - United States.
Best Documentary Short Film, Thirteen Buttons To Heaven - United States.
Best Short Documentary (Canada/USA), This is Hogtown - Canada.
Best Short Documentary – International, Mi Tazi - Nigeria.
Best Documentary, The Escuminac Disaster: Beneath the Surface - Canada.
Best Documentary Film – International, Getting Off The Wheel - Singapore.
Best Experimental Documentary, The Messenger of Joy - United States.
Best Narrative Feature Film, Echoes - United States.
Best Canadian Film, The King's Quest For The Golden Thread - Canada.
Best Canadian Diaspora Film, Good Intentions 2 - Canada.
Best Nollywood Film, ANU (Mercy) - Nigeria.
Best Streaming Film, Paths Unseen - Nigeria.
Best African Film, TWO HALVES - Nigeria.
Best Ghallywood Film, BEHIND A LIE - Ghana.
Best African Drama, SHATTA - United States.
Best African Thriller/Drama, Son of the Soil - Nigeria, United Kingdom.
Best African Mystery Film, SAFARI - Nigeria.
Best African Family Drama, A VISIT TO WARD 4 - Nigeria.
Best African Indigenous Film, The Invincible Child (Kilanko) - Nigeria.
Best African Heritage Film, ALJANA - Nigeria.
Best Comedy Short, No Match - Canada.
Best Comedy Film, Lolly Dagger Eats Sponge Cake - United States.
Best Musical Drama, EVI - Nigeria.
Best African Comedy Film, Mumble Jumble - Nigeria.
Best Actress (Canada), MARIA-CRYSTAL MELO — ANGEL - Canada.
Best Actress (USA), TANYA PRICE — Revelations - USA.
Best Actress (Nollywood), LINDA OSIFO — IDIA - Nigeria.
Best Actor, ALEX KRUZ — Red Cloud: New Day - United States.
Best Actor (Canada), FAROUGH SAMANI — LOGOS - Canada.
Best Actor (USA), ANTON NARINSKIY — Nadia - United States.
Best Actor (Nollywood), UZOR ARUKWE — EVI - Nigeria.
Best Actor (Africa), RICHARD MOFE-DAMIJO — Revelations - Nigeria / United States.
Best Actor (International), KAMRAN MOHAMMADI — Siyā Gālesh - Iran.
Best Supporting Actor, GEORGE C. ZOUVELOS — Once a Week for Life II - United States.
Best Supporting Actor (Africa), RICHARD AYODEJI MAKUN — TWO HALVES - Nigeria.
Best Supporting Actor (International), EMMANUEL ILONDIOR — The Lastborn - Canada.
Best Actress (Africa), SUNSHINE ROSMAN — Son of the Soil - Nigeria / United Kingdom.
Best Actress (International), MAIKO KAWAKAMI — AOSHO! Voices in Bloom - Japan.
Best Actress (Music Video), ANNA KHANINA — Wings - Ukraine.
Best Experimental Comedy Film, The Set(up) - Canada, Nigeria.
Best Short Film (Spanish), Those Two (Aqueles Dois) - Brazil.
Best First Feature, Turmoil - United States.
Best First Experimental Film, Implosion - United States.
Best Caribbean Film, Visa Blue - Bahamas.
Best Film – (Caribbean & Global), Threads of Us - Jamaica.
Best International Film, Takht -E-Tavoos - Iran.
Best Film (North America), The Georgetown 272: The Journey - United States.
Best Thriller/Drama (North America), THE LION SPEAKS - United States, Egypt, UK.
Best Suspense Thriller, THE WICCAN GIRL - Canada.
Best Horror Film, TO KEEP HER - Canada.
Best Psychological Thriller Film, THE BORE - Canada.
Best Thriller/Horror Film, I PROMISE - Canada.
Best Suspense/Thriller Film, IDIA - Nigeria.
Best Coming-of-Age Film, Stepping Off with Juvey-D - United States.
Best Documentary Debut, 4th Toughest Man on Planet Earth - Canada, United States.
Best New Media Film, QUANTUM PRELUDE: The Evolution of The Universe - United States.
Best New Media / Interactive Work, LOGOS - Canada.
Best Movie Poster, Staying The Course - Canada / China.
Best International Film Poster, The Georgetown 272: The Journey - United States.
Best Dance Screen Work, NADIA - United States.
Best Performance Short, IT'S RELATIVE - United States.
Best Performance Short – Canada, CHROMATICS - Canada.
Best Performance Short (International), OKEOGHENE - Nigeria.
Best Performance, STAYING THE COURSE - Canada / China.
Best Stunt Coordination, Bad Day: Bad Dreams - United States.
Best Media Podcast, Nostradamus on Venezuela - United States.
Best Costume Design, MJ IN AFRICA - Nigeria.
Best Set Design, WAHALA FOR EVERYBODY - Canada.
Best Television Series, AN AMERICAN EMBASSY - United States.
Best Supporting Actress, GENEVIEVE UKATU EDWIN — TWO HALVES - Nigeria.
Best Supporting Actress (International), JULIET IBRAHIM — Behind A Lie - Ghana.
Best Original Screenplay (60+ Pages), MAH JONGG THE MOVIE: TILES OF GLORY - by Camille Collier, Krista Maddox, David Martinez, Sara Martinez.
Best African Screenplay, BLACK PEPPER - Written by Aziba-Laguayari Ekio - Nigeria.
Best Original Screenplay (60+ Pages) – International, A SCENT OF LILAC - Written by Frances McCoy.
Best Screenplay (60+ Pages) Canada, FRESH - Written by Rosanne Kang.
Best Screenplay (60+ Pages) USA, ROSE - Written by Marylou DiPietro.
Best Experimental Screenplay, RUBICON IN THE 6 - Written by Mark Seow.
Best International Screenplay (60+ Pages), DJINN - Written by Matthew Karram.
Best Television Series (Africa), SANDS OF TIME - Nigeria.
Best Production Design, ÌWÉ ÀLÁ: An Ojúde Oba Story - Nigeria.
Best Production Design (International), WHERE THE STARS MEET - South Africa.
Best Student Film, ECHOES FROM THE PAST by Ayodeji Sanni - United Kingdom.
Best Foreign Language Film, LECHONES - United States.
Best Foreign Language Film (International), AOSHO! Voices in Bloom - Japan.
Best Original Music Film, ÌWÉ ÀLÁ: An Ojúde Oba Story - Nigeria.
Best Original Music Score, The Montenegro Affair - Canada.
Best Original Music Score (International), The Last Friday - Nigeria.
Best Concept Video, Lullaby - Ukraine.
Best Music Video, KNOW BETTER (Kindé ft. Tea Fannie) - Canada.
Best Music Video (Canada), INTO THE FOREST - Canada.
Best Music Video International, Ashny - Like I Care - Nigeria.
Best Experimental Music Video, BLOOD TIES - South Korea.
Best Afrobeats / Afropop Music, Boy Nephron - Dance My Pain - Ghana.
Best Pop Song, Revelations - United States.
Best AI Music Video Visuals, William's Song - United States.
Best AI-Composed Music Track, DANCE RINSE AID - Canada.
Best Experimental AI Music Video, Brown Man - United States.
Best Editing, What's Happening - Saudi Arabia.
Best Editing (Canada/USA), A Stranger On Earth - United States.
Best Editing International, TWO HALVES - Nigeria.
Best International Short Screenplay (1–30 Pages), EXAUCÉ - Written by Raïssa Sintcheu.
Best Short Screenplay (1–30 Pages), SNOW WHITE'S LIPSTICK - Written by Li Lin-Liang.
Best Screenplay (30–60 Pages), THE GARDENER - Written by Phil Spencer.
Best Screenplay (Comedy), BETTER LATE - Written by Jerry Perzigian, Brad Kaaya Sr.
Best Screenplay (60+ Pages), GOLDEN ARROW: AHMOSE - Written by Jerry Odell.
Best Original Short Screenplay (1–30 Pages), CHAMPAGNE IN THE BASEMENT - Written by Despina Moraitou.
Best Web Series, Welcome to the Whimsical Desert! (Going Solo) - United States.
Best Animated Film, Rooary - United States.
Best International Animated Film, BALL LIGHTNING - United States.
Best Faith-Based Film, INVESTIGATION - Italy.
Best African Faith-Based Film, ALPHA - Nigeria.
Best Movie Trailer, A Visit To Ward 4 - Nigeria.
Best Movie Trailer (International), TAKHT E TAVOOS - Iran.
Best Visual Effects, Straw Man - Canada.
Best Art Direction, From a World to Another - Canada.
Best Art Direction (Canada), Angels are among us - Canada.
Best Spoken Word Film, Voetry (2026) - Canada.
Best Spoken Word Performance, SELF - United States.
Best Kids Movie, What's Happening - Saudi Arabia.
Best Film Made with a Cell Phone / Tablet, CITADEL LOST - United States.
Best Film Made with a Cell Phone / Tablet – International, Art Defenders We Do Not Forget (2026) - United States.
Best LGBTQ+ Film, BEGET - United States.
Best Sci-Fi Film, 2080 - United States.
Best Sci-Fi Thriller, ALVIS HELVIG SPACE VIKING - United States.
Best Virtual Reality Project, MADOROMI stage1 - Japan.
Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Dorsin & Brown - Canada.
Best Director – Short Film, Omar Hashem — What's Happening - Saudi Arabia.
Best Director - Short Film (International), Seyed Hasan Hosseini — FIRST KISS - Iran.
Best Director – Short Film (North America), Aurel Naqi — The Last Kiss - United States.
Best Music Video Director, Ilia Noyabrov — My Love - Ukraine.
Best Music Video Director – Canada, KARAN DHILLON — INTO THE FOREST - Canada.
Best Director – Documentary Film, Karan Dhillon — Onyota' a:ka. (People of The Standing Stone) - Canada.
Best Director – Film, Julian Iliev — Night of Deception - Canada.
Best Director – Diaspora Film, David Li — Staying The Course - Canada / China.
Best Director African Film - Frederick Leonard — HEAVEN MUST WAIT — Nigeria
Best Director – International, Toka Mcbaror — The Creek - Nigeria.
Best Producer – Short Film, Vicky Plancher, Claudine Cinous — Dorsin & Brown - Canada.
Best Producer Short Film (Canada), Afamefuna C. Ikegwuonu, Ashley Marion Odoh — SANE - Nigeria, Canada.
Best Producer – International Short Film, Jamon Holmes, Sean Amaral, Frank Munden — THE FARE - United States.
Best Producer, George Zouvelos, Nicholas Levis — Once a Week for Life II - United States.
Best Producer International, Jennifer Whitney, Maurice Moore — FINDING SOLACE - United States.
Best Producer - Experimental Short, Freya Maria, Dylan Duff, Bethany Parkhouse — THE ART OF KNOWING YOU - Canada.
Best Producer - Drama, Carlton O. Semple, Gigi F. Garcia Diaz — MIRAGE - United States.
Best Producer African Film, Doris Ariole, Kasy Edwards-Campbell — NOT LETTING US GO - Nigeria.
Best Producer Nollywood Film, Paulgold Olalekan Joseph, Chuck Okudo — The Specialists - Nigeria.