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​BIAFF 2026 Top Awards & Craft Awards
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Best Film of the Festival: The Daily Mail Trophy
Still from 'Portrait of a Girl with a Bicycle' .
'Portrait of a Girl with a Bicycle' by Marissa Jossa (Jan Baca) / Spain
​Best British Film
Still from 'Gan Canny'.
'Gan Canny' written and directed by Lou Burns / Tyneside, UK
Best British Young Film Maker
Still from 'Free'.
'Free' by Lewis Boudier / UK
Best Film by an under-16 film maker
Still from 'Acceptance'.
'Acceptance' by Daniel Gutierrez / USA
The other nominees were ...
Still from 'Active'.
'Active' by Lorena Castellanos / USA
Still from 'The City'.
'The City' by Elina Myshanych / Ukraine
Still from 'Immigrant'.
'Immigrant' by Nilram Rangbar / Iran
Still from 'Wish'.
'Wish' by Minseo Kim / South Korea
​Best 16-21 Film Maker
Still from 'Another Perfect Day'.
'Another Perfect Day' by Devlin Murphy / Ireland
The other nominees were ...
Still from '1/45/'.
'1/45' by Aleks Kartselski / Wiltshire, UK
Still from 'Free'.
'Free' by Lewis Boudier / UK
Still from 'Justice'.
'Justice' by Joshua J. Taylor / London, UK
​Best Affiliated Club Film
Still from 'The Secrets of Bishop's Knoll'.
'The Secrets of Bishop's Knoll' by BFVS Filmmaking in Bristol / Bristol, UK
The other nominees were ...
Still from 'Turn Left to Murder'.
'Turn Left to Murder' by Alexander Annunziato / Sutton Coldfield, UK
Still from 'View From Above'.
'View from Above' by Nigel Malka / Nuneaton Movie Makers, Nuneaton, UK
Still from 'Virtual Video Group TV 2025'.
'Virtual Video Group TV 2025' by Alan Sinclair / Caithness, UK
​Best 60-Second Film
Still from 'Neutonic'.
'Neutonic' by Ben Bayliss / UK
The other nominees were ...
Still from 'Cosmic Crossover'.
'Cosmic Crossover' by Shiree Jetha / Canada
Still from 'I am Woman: Blossom & Blooms'.
'I am Woman: Blossom & Blooms' by Shiree Jetha / Canada
Still from 'Skinny Dip'.
'Skinny Dip' by Donal O'Dea / Ireland
​Best Comedy
Still from 'A Stitch Too Far'.
'A Stitch Too Far' by Daniel Newbury / Middlesex, UK
The other nominees were ...
Still from 'Boxed In'.
'Boxed In' by Roger Fowles / Kent, UK
Still from 'Full Disclosure'.
'Full Disclosure' by Ken Wilson / Wakefield, UK
Still from 'Skinny Dip'.
'Skinny Dip' by Donal O'Dea / Ireland
​Best Documentary
Still from 'Rosa & Ada'.
'Rosa & Ada' by Richard Scarsbrook / Trafford, UK
The other nominees were ...
Still from 'Cricket Out of your Comfort Zone'.
'Cricket Out of your Comfort Zone' by Jill Lampert / West Midlands, UK
Still from 'Locked in Time'.
'Locked in Time' by Suzy Sommer / Luxembourg
Still from 'The Man Who Saw the Future'.
'The Man Who Saw the Future' by Richard Brown / West Midlands, UK
Still from 'Pip Critten 60 years in Filmmaking'.Picture
Pip Critten 60 years in Filmmaking ? Pip Critten / Plymouth
​Best Story
Still from 'Gan Canny'.
'Gan Canny' written and directed by Lou Burns / Tyneside, UK
The other nominees were ...
Still from 'Locked in Time'.
'Locked in Time' by Suzy Sommer / Luxembourg
Still from 'Portrait of a Girl with a Bicycle'.
'Portrait of a Girl with a Bicycle' by Marissa Jossa (Jan Baca) / Spain
Still from 'When the candle goes out'.
'When the candle goes out' by Jose Bibián / Netherlands
​Most Creative Use of Sound
Still from 'A Stitch Too Far'.
'A Stitch Too Far' by Daniel Newbury / Middlesex, UK
​The other nominees were ...
Still from 'The Contest'.
'The Contest' by Andi Bierl, directed by Andreas Bierl / Germany
Still from 'Glow'.
'Glow' Markus Pótschke, directed by Wenzel Schöne / Germany
Still from 'Haunted Henry'.
'Haunted Henry' sound by David McKeitch, directed by Gary J. Hewitt / Glasgow, UK
Still from 'Portrait of a Girl with a Bicycle'.
'Portrait of a Girl with a Bicycle', Nicolas Hermansen & David Gascón directed bt by Marissa Josa (Jan Baca) / Spain
​Best Animation
Still from 'Boxed In'.
'Boxed In' by Roger Fowles / Kent, UK
The other nominees were ...
Still from 'The Engulfed Cathedral'.
'The Engulfed Cathedral' by Larry Hall / Sheffield, UK
Still from 'Glow'.
'Glow' by Wenzel Schöne / Germany
Still from 'Neutonic'.
'Neutonic' by Ben Bayliss / London, UK
Best Photography
Still from 'Portrait of a Girl with a Bicycle'.
'Portrait of a Girl with a Bicycle' camera by Adrià Dominguez, direction by Marissa Josa (Jan Baca) / Spain
The other nominees were ...
Still from 'The Contest'.
'The Contest' by Andreas Bierl. Photography by Christine Will / Germany
Still from 'Gan Canny'.
'Gan Canny' directed by Lou Burns. Director of Photography Craig Crouchman / Tyneside, UK
Still from 'White Horizon'.
'White Horizon' photography by Terry & Debbie Mendoza and Amelie Fleming, directed by Terence Mendoza / Essex, UK
Best Editing
Still from 'Portrait of a Girl with a Bicycle'.
'Portrait of a Girl with a Bicycle' editor Jordi Escursell, directed by Marissa Josa (Jan Baca) / Spain
The other nominees were ...
Still from 'Haunted Henry'.
'Haunted Henry' edited by Enzo Satera, directed by Gary J. Hewitt / Glasgow, UK
Still from 'To Rise Above'.
'To Rise Above' by Alan McDonald Sinclair / Caithness, UK
Still from 'Vertical'.
'Vertical' edited by Dan Bekker, directed by Franka Stas / Netherlands
Best Acting
Still from 'Portrait of a Girl with a Bicycle'.
The ensemble cast of 'Portrait of a Girl with a Bicycle' by Marissa Josa / Spain
The other nominees were ...
Still from 'Crackdown'.
Felice Adriano Di Buccio in 'Crackdown' by Michal Stenzel / Italy
Still from 'Crackdown'.
Maria Gagliardi in 'Crackdown' by Michal Stenzel / Italy
Still from 'Haunted Henry'.
Eden Campbell in 'Haunted Henry' by Gary J. Hewitt / Glasgow, UK
Still from 'Interview'.
Xavier Ripoll in 'Interview' by Marta Peralta Geis (Jan Baca) / Spain
Still from 'The Last Lady'.
Chloe Ray in 'The Last Lady' by Zafar Mehdi / UK
Still from 'The Little Girl that Lived under her Bed'.
Lucie Cazeaux in 'The Little Girl that Lived under her Bed' by Patrice Ricordeau / France
Still from 'Paranoia'.
Suzanne Celensu in 'Paranoia' by Ken Wilson / Wakefield, UK
Still from 'Interview'.
Marissa Josa in 'Interview' by Marta Peralta Geis (Jan Baca) / Spain
Still from 'Terminated Link'.
Victoria Pym in 'Terminated Link' by Vidas Kalibatas / UK
Still from 'When the Candle Goes Out'.
Sylvie Kwakman in 'When the Candle Goes Out' by Jose Bibián / Netherlands 27
The UNICA Medal
For a production promoting solidarity ​between the nations, ​or using new forms of expression.
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'Navigating the Net' by Drama at St. Luke's CE Primary / Rugby, UK
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