WINNERS
Explore all the award-winning films and filmmakers of 2026.
GRAND PRIZE
HEYSEL 85
Director
Teodora Ana Mihai
Producer
Hans Everaert (Belgium / Netherlands / Germany)
OLYMPIC IDEAS
NOJI. THE INTERRUPTED RUN
Director
Krzysztof Baranowski
Producent
Krzysztof Baranowski (Poland)
SOCIETY AND EDUCATION
BIRDS
Director
Fran Expósito
Producent
Pedro Mendoza Albert, Fran Expósito (Spain)
JURY’S HONOURABLE MENTION
CHASING THE GLORY
Director
Xuban Intxausti
Producent
D. D. Palomeque, J. Segui, D. G. Gonzalez (Spain)
THE RAY OF COURAGE AND HOPE OF VĚRA ČÁSLAVSKÁ
Belgian National Football Team 1986 – Casa Hogar
SPORTS PERSONALITIES
BIG PETE
Director
Michal Fencl
Producer
Alan Záruba, Jiří Hošek (CZ)
DOCUMENTARIES
VOICES FROM THE ABYSS
Director
Irving Serrano, Víctor Rejón
Producent
Ramón Llaven, Dyann Ibargüen (Mexico)
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR’S AWARD
ALBERTO TOMBA: WINNING UPHILL
Director
Tommaso Deboni
Producent
Next14, Rai Documentari (Italy)
JURY’S HONOURABLE MENTION
GODDESSES OF SLAVIA
Director
Tomáš Klein, Linda Kallistová Jablonská
Producent
Erika Hníková, David Ondříček, Daria Špačková (Česko)
CZECH SCENE
UNVINCIBLES
Director
Dan Pánek
Producer
Martin Beinhauer, Jan Lengyel, Dan Pánek (CZ)
FEATURE FILMS AND SERIES
INTO THE BLUE
Director
Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Producent
Lionel Uzan, Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar (France / Belgium)
JURY’S HONOURABLE MENTION
SLUM BOMBER
Director
Maureen Nankya
Producent:
Michael Wawuyo Sr., Yammamba Productions
