PALMARÉS

41ST EDITION OF THE VALÈNCIA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL – CINEMA JOVE

Valencia, June 19–27, 2026

Below is the official palmarès of the 41st Cinema Jove – Valencia International Film Festival, held from June 19 to 27, 2026.

 

A FUTURE IN FILM AWARD

• Priscilla Delgado

LUNA DE VALENCIA AWARD

• Félix Sabroso

 

OFFICIAL FEATURE FILM SECTION

 

LUNA DE VALENCIA AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILM

• • FILIPIÑANA, dir. Rafael Manuel

BEST DIRECTOR – OFFICIAL FEATURE FILM SECTION

• • Shahrbanoo Sadat for NO GOOD MEN

BEST CAST – OFFICIAL FEATURE FILM SECTION

• • Denisa Vraja, Vlad Furtuna, Mara Diaconu Ducica, Sofia Vasiliu, Dominique Toma
    for ON OUR OWN

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – OFFICIAL FEATURE FILM SECTION

• • Tang Ka Hei for I HEARD THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO SEE EACH OTHER ANYMORE

BEST SOUND DESIGN AND MUSIC – OFFICIAL FEATURE FILM SECTION

• • Ryan Billia and Jon Natchez for ŻEJTUNE

YOUTH JURY AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILM

• • FILIPIÑANA, dir. Rafael Manuel

AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILM

• • NO GOOD MEN, dir. Shahrbanoo Sadat

 

OFFICIAL SHORT FILM SECTION

LUNA DE VALENCIA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM

• • NINGÚ BORDA, dir. Júlia Coldwell

SPECIAL MENTION – OFFICIAL SHORT FILM SECTION

• • NIGHT OF PASSAGE, dir. Reza Rasouli

SPECIAL MENTION FOR BEST PERFORMANCE – OFFICIAL SHORT FILM SECTION

• • Apolline Andreys for LADY ATTILA

YOUTH JURY AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM

• • SAND I TISSEN, dir. Ingrid Runde Saxegaard

AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM

• • ESTO ESTÁ FRÍO, dir. Iván Fernández de Córdoba

OFFICIAL SERIES SECTION

LUNA DE VALENCIA AWARD FOR BEST SERIES

• • HUNDARNA, dir. Lisa Linnertorp

MOST ORIGINAL CONCEPT

• • RESPIRE FORT, dir. Arthur Fanget

BEST DIRECTOR

• • Pablo Fendrik and Felipe Cano Ibáñez for DEAR KILLER NANNIES

YOUTH JURY AWARD FOR BEST SERIES

• • DAS MANKO, dir. Arne Feldhusen

AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST SERIES

• • DAS MANKO, dir. Arne Feldhusen

 

YOUTH AUDIOVISUAL ENCOUNTER

 

EAJ FIRST PRIZE – YOUTH AMATEUR AUDIOVISUAL ENCOUNTER

• • WOUNDED LIGHT, dir. Abril Catalina Beascoechea

EAJ RUNNER-UP AWARD – YOUTH AUDIOVISUAL ENCOUNTER

• • EL LAMBO DE SAN BLAS, dir. David Sendín

EAJ SPECIAL MENTION FOR BEST DIRECTOR

• • Abril Catalina Beascoechea for WOUNDED LIGHT

EAJ SPECIAL MENTION FOR BEST SCREENPLAY

• • Irene Roig for CANTA, XIQUETA, CANTA

EAJ SPECIAL MENTION FOR BEST ART DIRECTION

• • María Lucía Suárez Berbery and Erick Rafael Montes Molina for EL NIÑO DE LAS OREJAS ROJAS

EAJ SPECIAL MENTION FOR BEST PERFORMANCE EX AEQUO

• • Álex López and Julia Balserini for EL LAMBO DE SAN BLAS

EAJ SPECIAL MENTION FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• • Andrea Anghinetti for CATARSIS

EAJ SPECIAL AWARD “LA AVENTURA DEL SABER” BY LA 2 (TVE)

• • EL LAMBO DE SAN BLAS, dir. David Sendín

YOUTH JURY AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM – YOUTH AUDIOVISUAL ENCOUNTER

• • A LA VEJEZ, VIRUELAS, dir. Pol Aguilera

EAJ RESIDENCY AWARD

• • Abril Catalina Beascoechea, David Sendín, Irene Roig and André Brugnara

 

AWARDS PRESENTED AS PART OF THE 41ST EDITION OF THE VALÈNCIA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL – CINEMA JOVE

 

BEST POSTER AWARD

• UNA VEZ EN UN CUERPO, dir. María Cristina Pérez and designed by María Cristina Pérez

CINEMA KIDS AWARD – AGES 3–6

• IL ÉTAIT UN FOIS À DRAGONVILLE, dir. Marika Herz

CINEMA KIDS AWARD – AGES 6–9

• LA LÉGENDE DU COLIBRI, dir. Morgan Devos

BEST CURT CREIXENT SHORT FILM PROJECT

• OCLE by Manuel Omonte, produced by Andreu Corberà and Begoña Palomares

BEST CURT CREIXENT SHORT FILM IN POST-PRODUCTION

• LA NOCHE TENDRÁ TUS OJOS by Amanda Cots and Ángel Suárez, produced by Amanda Cots and Carolina Gómez

MOVISTAR+ SHORT FILM PROJECT AWARD

• PAM, by Dani Feixas

FEROZ AWARD

• UN BUEN SALVAJE, dir. Joan Vives i Lozano