After receiving over 300 films & scripts this season from writers & filmmakers across the globe, Bournemouth International Film festival is honoured to recognise the following projects as the official Selection, Nominees and Winners of the 2026 Bournemouth International Film Festival.
FINALISTS
Animation & Student
ANIMATION
Trading Cards
Radheya Jang
Final Act
Babi Astolfi, Lisa Soares
Future Of…
Scott Coello
Among The Smoke
Austin Salt-Cowell
The High King’s Daughter
Joël Gibbs
STUDENT
Your Life Sucks, Here’s Why
Anna Christie Kokotka
Blank Space
Peter Zvoznikov
A Rose For Iris
Abolfazl Talooni
Miss Canton
Robyn Chi-Man Norwood
Star of the Day
Lewis Boudier
EGG
Gustav Canham
UK Shorts
Bleeding
Dany Horiuchi
A Girl Called Alice
Tristan Loraine
Behind The Reflection
Velton Lishke
Dirt
Isabella Speaight
Gan Canny
Morning Sir Productions
We’re All Black Down Here
James William Mellors
Life Goes On
Kat Butterfield, Daniel Audritt
Beautiful Birds
Tommy Clarke
Green Grass
Aram Atkinson
Learners
Benjamin Smith
Drone
João Luís Rodrigues
Perfect Imperfection
John-Mark Collymore
Strolling Down Brighton Pier
Zach Stevens
Full Fat
Louisa Connolly-Burnham
Albert
Joshua G. R. Fletcher
A Hair’s Breadth
Kieran Wall
GAFFER
Will Dennies
Back in Business
Paul Campion
Time to Go
Thomas Elliott Griffiths
UK Short Script
Durning Road
Paula McCool
In Case of Emergency
Kathryn Robinson
I Used to Write Poetry
Ben Dannatt
It’s Just Banter
Ben Dannatt
Plenty of Fish
Thomas Lewis
The Last Bus
J Michael Bradley
UK Feature
Such a Vivid Imagination
Alessandro Garau
International Short
The Ladder
Alina Hendricks
The Art of Inflation
Tara Gallardy
Refugee
Özlem Mengükan
Dusted Off
Ayby Cetin
You’re not a Fool, Grandpa
Adrien Lhoste
After
Wesley Boone
Mexican Hat
Mike Timm
International Feature
Коммерсант (Hustler)
Fedor Kravchuk
Documentary Short
HOMEMADE
Huxley Scott
JAMES MAGEE AND THE HILL
Quin Mathews
Bridport Torchlight Procession
Daisy Russell
Children of Albion
Huxley Scott
Among the Smoke
Austin Salt-Cowell
Dreamscape
Meray Diner
The Secret of Her Success
Holly Black, Joanne Barker
Documentary Feature
Mucker
Titus Moser
The Banjo Boys
Johan Nayar
This is your Captain speaking
Tristan Loraine
Miss Jobson
Johannes Klein
AL TUCK MY BLUES AWAY
Brian Harrington
Anarchy in High Heels: The Story of Les Nickelettes
Betsy Newman
Viva Los Bears
Mike Coggan
WINNERS
Animation & Student
ANIMATION
Best Editing – Animation
Trading Cards
Best Sound – Animation
The High King’s Daughter
Best Cinematography – Animation
Trading Cards
Best Director – Animation
Future Of…
Best UK Animation
Trading Cards
STUDENT
Best Director – Student Film
Your Life Sucks, Here’s Why!
Best Cinematography – Student Film
EGG
Best Editing – Student Film
A ROSE FOR IRIS
Best Sound – Student Film
Your Life Sucks, Here’s Why!
Best Student Film
A ROSE FOR IRIS
UK Shorts
Best Director – UK Short
Life Goes On
Best Cinematography – UK Short
We’re All Black Down Here
Best Editing – UK Short
Green Grass
Best Sound – UK Short
Green Grass
Best UK Short Film
Life Goes On
UK Short Script
Best Short Script
Kathryn Robinson
UK Feature
Best Director – UK Feature
Such A Vivid Imagination
Best Cinematography – UK Feature
Such A Vivid Imagination
Best Editing – UK Feature
Such A Vivid Imagination
Best Sound – UK Feature
Such A Vivid Imagination
Best UK Feature Film
Such A Vivid Imagination
International Short
Best Director – International Short
Dusted Off
Best Cinematography – International Short
The Art of Inflation
Best Editing – International Short
The Art of Inflation
Best Sound – International Short
Dusted Off
Best International Short
Dusted Off
International Feature
Best Director – International Feature
Коммерсант (Hustler)
Best Cinematography – International Feature
Коммерсант (Hustler)
Best Editing – International Feature
Коммерсант (Hustler)
Best Sound – International Feature
Коммерсант (Hustler)
Best International Feature
Коммерсант (Hustler)
Documentary Short
Best Director – Documentary Short
Among the Smoke
Best Cinematography – Doc Short
Bridport Torchlight Procession
Best Editing – Doc Short
Children of Albion
Best Sound – Doc Short
Children of Albion
Best Documentary Short
Among the Smoke
Documentary Feature
Best Director – Documentary Feature
Anarchy in High Heels: The Story of Les Nickelettes
Best Cinematography – Doc Feature
AL TUCK MY BLUES MY AWAY
Best Editing – Doc Feature
This is your Captain Speaking
Best Sound – Doc Feature
The Banjo Boys
Best Documentary Feature
Anarchy in High Heels: The Story of Les Nickelettes
Genre Short
Best Director – Genre Short
Albert
Best Cinematography – Genre Short
Albert
Best Editing – Genre Short
Life Goes On
Best Sound – Genre Short
The Three Graces
Best Genre Short
Albert
Extra Awards
Jury Prize
Hustler
Social Impact Award Short
We’re All Black Down Here
Best Performance
David Bradley – Life Goes On
Best Young Actor
Albie Fraser – Dirt
Best Original Score or Song
The Banjo Boys
Outstanding Bournemouth/Local Filmmaker
Nicole Sarah Fry
