Awards 2026
International Competition
Jury : Benjamin Ramon, Valéry Carnoy, Camille Rutherford, Tijmen Govaerts, Véronique Jadin
Grand Prix
€3,500 offered by the Brussels-Capital Region to the director
FAUX BIJOUX
by Jessy Moussallem
France, Lebanon - 2026 - 22'
Jury Award
€1,000 offered by the Tourism Department of the City of Brussels to the director.
AASVOËLS (VULTURES)
by Dian Weys
France, South Africa - 2025 - 15'
Award for Best Actress
€1,000 offered by the Culture Department of the City of Brussels to the actress.
MARIA SHMOURI
FOR "FAUX BIJOUX"
by Jessy Moussallem
France, Lebanon - 2026 - 22'
Award for Best Actress
€1,000 offered by the Culture Department of the City of Brussels to the actress.
SEIDI HAARLA
FOR "FAUX BIJOUX"
by Jessy Moussallem
France, Lebanon - 2026 - 22'
Award for Best Actor
€1,000 offered by the Culture Department of the City of Brussels to the actor.
TOMAS CAPEK
FOR "PES A VLK" (DOG AND WOLF)
by Térezia Alamová
Czech Republic - 2025 - 20'
Audience Award
€1,000 offered to the director.
NO SKATE!
by Guil Sela
France - 2025 - 24'
Special Jury Mention
THE SPECTACLE
by Bálint Kenyeres
France, Hungary - 2025 - 17'
National Competition
Jury : Yorgos Angelopoulos, Filipa Guimarães, Gregory Coutaut
Grand Prix Award
€2,500 offered by SACD to the director, as well as €10,000 in services offered by Eye-Lite, KGS and Chocolat Noisette.
BAISE-MOI À SAINT-GILLES
by Victor Ruprich-Robert
Belgium - 2026 - 26'
Jury Award
€1,000 offered by the Brussels Short Film Festival.
O RIO DE JANEIRO CONTINUA LINDO (RIO REMAINS BEAUTIFUL)
by Felipe Casanova
Belgium, Brasil, Switzerland - 2025 - 24'
Federation Wallonia-Brussels Award
€2,500 offered by the Wallonia-Brussels Federation to the director of a French-speaking Belgian film.
CE QUI N'EXISTE PAS N'EXISTE PAS
by Guillaume Senez, Franck Morand, Lazare Gousseau
Belgium - 2026 - 34'
Award for Best Actress
€1,000 offered by PlayRight.
ESTELLE MEYER
FOR "SURTOUT PRENEZ SOIN DE VOUS"
by Mathilde Blanc
Belgium, France - 2026 - 26'
Award for Best Actor
€1,000 offered by PlayRight.
FERDINAND NIQUET-RIOUX
FOR "DU PAIN ET DE JEUX"
by Judith Longuet-Marx, Léa Tarral
Belgium, France - 2025 - 27'
Best Cinematography Award
In collaboration with the Belgian Society of Cinematographers: €5,000 in services offered by Eye-Lite for the director of photography.
GILLES MOSAR
FOR "THE CATCHER"
by Luka Galle
Belgium - 2026 - 30'
Best Editing Award
In collaboration with BEmontage: Diginet offers an Avid Media Composer Ultimate license worth €599.
MATTHIEU JAMET-LOUIS
FOR "LES HOMARDS"
by Maïa Descamps
Belgium, France - 2026 - 26'
Best Sound Award
€500 offered by the Brussels Short Film Festival.
BARBARA JUNIOT, NICOLAS CADIOU, LÉO BECK, THOMÉ DUBAUX, NATHAN FOUCRAY, MAXIME ROY, HUGO BRACCHI, P.R2B
FOR "SURTOUT PRENEZ SOIN DE VOUS"
by Mathilde Blanc
Belgium, France - 2026 - 26'
Press Award
RÉUNION DE FAMILLE
by Jean Forest
Belgium - 2025 - 24'
Audience Award
€1,000 offered by SABAM to the director, as well as the acquisition of distribution rights by the Belgian Short Film Agency (subject to rights availability and in accordance with its selection criteria).
CE QUI N'EXISTE PAS N'EXISTE PAS
by Guillaume Senez, Franck Morand, Lazare Gousseau
Belgium - 2026 - 34'
ARTE Award
Acquisition of broadcasting rights by Arte (Films selected in the international competition were also eligible for this award).
RÉUNION DE FAMILLE
by Jean Forest
Belgium - 2025 - 24'
"RTBF - La Trois" Award
Acquisition of broadcasting rights by RTBF-La Trois.
SURTOUT PRENEZ SOIN DE VOUS
by Mathilde Blanc
Belgium , France - 2026 - 26'
"Be Tv" Award
Acquisition of broadcasting rights by Be TV.
À BAS LE SOLEIL (SUNDOWN)
by Lucien Lepoutre
Belgium - 2026 - 18'
Next Generation Competition
Jury : Marina Festré, David Borgeaud, Sebástian Moradiellos
Grand Prix
€1,500 offered to the director of a Belgian or international film.
NINGÚ BORDA (NOBODY BARKS)
by Júlia Coldwell Serra
Spain - 2025 - 20'
Federation Wallonia-Brussels Award
€1,250 offered by the Wallonia-Brussels Federation to the director of a French-speaking Belgian film.
BUDA
by Raphaël Kaddour
Belgium - 2025 - 24'
International Audience Award
€1,000 offered to the director of an international film.
AUFERSTANDEN AUS RUINEN (RISEN FROM RUINS)
by Harry Besel
Germany - 2025 - 20'
National Audience Award
€1,000 offered by SABAM to the director of a Belgian film.
CET ÉTÉ-LÀ
by Yassine Hayani
Belgium - 2025 - 17'
Young Jury Award
€500 offered by the Brussels Short Film Festival to the director of a Belgian or international film.
NINGÚ BORDA (NOBODY BARKS)
by Júlia Coldwell Serra
Spain - 2025 - 20'
Belgian Short Film Agency Award.
Acquisition of distribution rights by the Belgian Short Film Agency (subject to rights availability and in accordance with its selection criteria).
FAR FROM BEYROUTH
by Mon Dewulf
Belgium, Lebanon - 2025 - 22'
Special Jury Mention
SHUTTERSPEED
by Jasper de Maeseneer
Belgium - 2025 - 25'
Special Jury Mention
FORUM
by Simona Volpe
Switzerland - 2025 - 24'