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2026 best in fest = the monster man

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Sneak Peak at the end of the Awards Ceremony

2026 Awards

​Action - Balas Y Boleros


Horror - Party Panda: The Birth of a Serial Killer


Comedy - The World of James Gagmy 


Drama - Are you there? 


Mystery/Thriller - Prowl 


Animation - Pea on the Moon


Sci-fi - Leatherback


Western - The Cowboy & the Rich Man


Fantasy - A Princess's Plea


Doc: Short Film - Doctor on Display


Doc: Feature - Pawns of Progress


International - Echoes of the Phoenix


Music Video - The Tasty Kings with Blondie Chaplin "Maybe I'm a Queen"


Best Series - United Crafts of America


Texas: Best short -  Reflections


Texas: Documentary - Exile Echoes


Texas: Feature - Blood is Thicker


High School - Until Daylight Comes


University - The Cadenza


Self-Taught - Dusk 


Veterans: Short - Our Trespasses


Veterans: Doc - Video Dreams: A VHS Massacre Story


Veterans: Feature - Ambivalence 


So Bad It’s Good - SirCooly's Dank Trip


Cult Classic - Brick Force


Actor in a Short Film - Rory Fleck-Byrne in Where Are All the Gay Superheroes?


Actor in a Feature - Brad Newman in Decoy 


Actress in a Short Film -  Caitlin Carleton in Are You There? 


Actress in a Feature - Bryn Booth in 10ft Down


Women: Short - Dive


Women: Doc - Beaverfest


Women: Director - Bald



Director’s Choice - Drinking the Red Soda


Director’s Choice - Dee Garceau with Blue Death: The 1918 Influenza in Montana 


Best in Fest - The Monster Man
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