2026 Short. Sweet. Film Fest. NYC Award Winners
Best of the Fest: All the Colours
Best Short. Sweet. NYC Film.: Eighty Years at Young’s
Drama
Best: Neuvita Inc.
Outstanding: What Happens If We Don’t Turn Back
Honorable Mention:
Borrowed Time
A Bed of Lilies
Comedy
Best: Winner, Go Home
Outstanding: Zombie Speed Dating
Honorable Mention:
OH, DEER
Birthday Bash
Documentary
Best: The Swarm Legacy
Outstanding: Forgotten Flavors
Honorable Mention:
How We Roll
Roots
Animation
Best: Ball Lighting
Outstanding: The Rusty Fish
Honorable Mention:
Stepping Gently
The Other CostCo
Local
Best: Dreaming Past These Walls
Student
Best: Eighty Years at Young’s
Outstanding: A Movie About My Friend Elijah
Honorable Mention:
Casting Call
Jay Pond: Killing Time
International
Best: All the Colours
Outstanding: THE PEARL COMB
Horror
Best: THE PEARL COMB
Outstanding: Last Crossing
Honorable Mention:
Everyday Dread: Code Blue
Burnt Out
Music Video
Best: ONE LAST TIME
Outstanding: Porgi Amor
Honorable Mention: Lookout Below
Pilot/Series
Best: Suzy and Jake
Outstanding: The Swarm Legacy
Environmental Film
Best: We Stand Together
Outstanding: They’re Human To Me
Honorable Mention:
The Power to Rebuild
Powering A Nation With The Sun
Action/Thriller
Best: Cameraphobia
Outstanding: Ratcatchers
Honorable Mention: The Spectacular Night-Bolt
Science Fiction (Sci-Fi)
Best: Man on the Moon
Outstanding: The Visor
Honorable Mention: cataclysm.begins: The Catalyst
Women in Focus
Best: In the Shadow of the Gemini Ghost
Outstanding: Gum Freak!
Honorable Mention:
Palate Cleanser
Saved You a Piece
Asian Cinema
Best: Koun Srei
Outstanding: What Happens If We Don’t Turn Back
Honorable Mention: Eighty Years at Young’s
Vertical Film
Best: BEHIND THE DOOR
Monologue
Best: Swan