🏆 2026 Award Winners
The Third Culture Film Festival Awards honour exceptional achievement in filmmaking and artistic expression from across the globe. Selected from hundreds of international submissions, these works represent the highest standards of creativity, craft, and storytelling.
Each award recognises artists whose vision, skill, and courage have brought powerful stories to life — stories that challenge perspectives, reveal deeper truths, and connect audiences across cultures.
In keeping with this year’s theme, Aletheia – Truth Revealed, these filmmakers have demonstrated the enduring power of cinema to illuminate the human experience.
We are honoured to present the winners of the 2026 Third Culture Film Festival Awards.
Best Narrative
Girl No. 60427
Best Animation
In Half
Best Experimental
Hello Anna
Best Documentary
More Than Convenience
People’s Choice Award
Home Base
Spirit Of New Zealand
Rapido
Social Impact Award
The Source Of All Beauty
Best Actor
Harry Butler | The Axe Forgets
Best Actress
Nikita 雅涵 Tu-Bryant | My Years Of Fear and Trembling
Best Animated Character
Kainga Tupu
Best Director Of Photography
Teega Michl | At Horizon’s End
Best Director
Yisrael Rohn Rigler | Fatman
Best Editor
Richard Curtis and Lea Mclean | Rapido
Best Sound Design
Yash Pagare | Maniac
Best Music
Wesley West | Noise and Neighbours
Best Action Sequence
Alexander James | Issen
Best Production Design
Victoria Alexandra Carney | The Axe Forgets
Best Costume
Sabu Karadag
Yeliz Bedrana Baday | Helezon Akiskan
Best Fashion Film
Echo Bloom
Best Music Video
Lucy - The Hawthorne Experience
Outliers Award
Gunny
The Teo Award
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