Best Feature Film
The Virus of Pathological Kindness
Directed by Predrag Ličina
Golden Dunes · 2026
Winners 2026
The award winners of the 2026 festival, across fifteen categories.
The Winners
Best Director
Kristina Kretova & Anna Kameneva
Women and Roads: The Way to Yourself
Best Actor
Tommy Nash
Anatomy · Directed by Zaki Rubenstein
Best Actress
Shamila Shirzad
The Calm Man · Directed by Behnoush Sadeghi
Best Cinematography
Lovebug
Directed by David Mahmoudieh & Jalaludin Trautmann
Best Editing
SOFIA
A film by Samy Chaffai
Best Arab Film
BAAB
A film by Nayla Al Khaja
Best Documentary
Faʻamalōlōina: The Work of Healing
A film by Sebastian Soli Auvaʻa, Ronak Jandial, Kai Jandial & Michael Levy
Best Short Film
The Misadventures of Pigeonman
Directed by Ahmad Hamada
Best Animation
The Dustling
Written, directed and animated by Josie Kaye
Best Student Film
The First
Directed by Noor Al Qasimi
Best Experimental Film
Your Advice Is Yours
Directed by Kamal Mahmoud
Best AI Short Film
The One Who Watches
Directed by Leighanne Fernandes
Best AI Commercial
The One Who Understood
Written and directed by Moritz Maus
Best AI Music Video
Fill It All Up Again
Composed and directed by Omar Kamel
The festival
Winners receive the Golden Dunes Clapboard at the awards gala on 30 November.