
2026 SacTown Film Festival Winners
Day 1-April 11th, 2026 Winners
​ ANIMATION FILM WINNERS​
Best Animation Film: Beast of the Seine
Best Director: Rachel Kardos
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BEST STUDENT FILM WINNERS
Best Student Film: Lovebite
Student Film Best Director: Parker Viale
Best Producer: Emory Pardun
Best Actor: Kai'o Davis
​ Best Actress: Izzy Villareal
​ Best Writer: David Vorderstrasse
Best Supporting Actor: Ryan Calhoon
​ Best Supporting Actress: Jazmin Sandoval
Best Cinematography/DP: Parker Viale
Best Composer: Ryan Calhoon/Ryan Leonard
Best Editor: Emma Lawrence
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BEST DIVERSITY FILM WINNERS
Best Diversity Film: Little Mamba
Best Director: Parneille Walker
​​ Best Producer: Zemario Sheppard
​ Best Actor: Brandon Fobbs
​​ Best Actress: Rona Bernadette Arrogancia
​​Best Writer: David Aguilar
Best Supporting Actor: Kendrick Daniels
​ Best Supporting Actress: Monisha Harmon
Best Cinematography/DP: Alice Kilcoyne
​​ Best Composer: Nick Anderson
​​ Best Makeup: Dan Acosta​​
​​​ Best Wardrobe: Samuel Parkinson
BEST WEB SERIES WINNERS
BEST WEB SERIES: Springtown Episode 2
​​ BEST WEB SERIES SHORT: The Hodges
Best Director Web Series: Buford Brown
​ Best Writer-Web Series: Buford Brown​
​ Best Actor: Chris Amick
​​​ Best Actress: Claire Langton
​ Best Actress Web Short: Keldamuzik
​​ Best Supporting Actor: Steve Urbano
​​​ Best Supporting Actress: Eileen Hoang
​ Best Cinematography/DP: Michael Scordakis
​​​ Best Sound/Composer: Neil Nayyar
​​ Best Editor: Michael Scordakis
​​ ​​​ Best Hair and Makeup: Bunny Stewart
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​ BEST SHORT FILMS 10 MINUTES AND UNDER-Adam
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SHORT DOCUMENTARY: Dick's-A-Thon​​​​​​​​
Day 1-April 11,2026 Individual Awards
Nominations
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Day 1-April 11th, 2026 Individual Award Nominations Continued
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​​​ SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM
​ Film Best Director-Dylan Young
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Day 1-April 11th, 2026 Individuals Nominations Continued
​ SHORT FILM 10 MINS AND UNDER
Best Director-Sherri Z Heller
Best Producer-Quetzalma Pizzella-Don't Ghost Me
​​​​ Best Actor-Brandon Larson
​​​​ Best Actress-Mari Takahashi
​​​​​ Best Writer-Jeff Fong
​​​​​ Best Supporting Actor​-​Justin McDavitt
​​​​​ Best Supporting Actress-Adrienne Sher
Best Cinematography/DP-Joe Katches​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
​​ Best Editor-Dania Denise
​​​ Best Composer-John Dahl Honore
​​​ Best Make-up-Rain Williamson
​​​​ Best Lighting-Paul Ferrari​​​​​​​​
​​ Best Comedic Ensemble-The Influencer Academy: Tommy Phan, Crystal Huynh- Kim, Jalayna Davis, Wendy Bosley, Hester Wagner, Cooper Hinshaw
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Day 2-April 12th, 2026 Films
BEST MUSIC VIDEO-Blind Missiles
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​​​ BEST SHORT FILMS OVER 10 MINUTES-The Girl
BEST SHORT FILMS OVER 15 MINUTES-Scar
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BEST FEATURE FILM-Raging Midlife
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Day 2-April 12th, 2026 Individual Award Nominations
​ MUSIC VIDEO
Music Video Best Director​ -Robert Parham Best Vocals -Todd Spencer
​ Best Actress-Tiffani Marie
​ Best Rap Song-Hoodie (DJ Mic Rose)
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SHORT FILM OVER 10 MINUTES
Best Director- Aaron Leong
​​Best Writer-Kyle Miller
​Best Actor-Tony Pacheco
​ Best Actress-Amy Acker​​
Best Supporting Actor-Tyler McDanniel
​​Best Supporting Actress-Deborah Bromley
​ Best Producer-Tony Pacheco/Steve Pacheco/Janine Romney
​ Best Cinematography/DP-Joe Katches​
Best Editor -Skyler Henry
Best Sound/Composer-Kevin Edilson
​​ Best Makeup-Rain Williamson
​ Best Comedic Ensemble-A Beautiful Day: Larry Wattson, Chris Amick, Nathan Reedy, William Marx,
Tyler McDanniel, Suheyling Chavez
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SHORT FILM OVER 15 MINUTES
Best Director-Buddy Rahming
​Best Writer-Auri G. Hinson
​Best Actor-Malachi McKinney​​
​ Best Actress-Dania Denise
​​ Best Supporting Actor-Tyler McDanniel
​ Best Supporting Actress-Rae Ramsey
​ Best Producer-Lexi Dye/Ashley South/Craig Vincent
Best Cinematography/DP-Joe Katches
​​ Best Editor -Wes Smith​​​
Best Sound/Composer-Kevin Edilson
​Best Make-UP-Dan Acosta/Ari Dee
​ Best Wardrobe/Stylist-Saeuntel Allen
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FEATURE FILM (Day 1 and Day 2)
Best Director-Zac Hersh/James Rich
​​​ Best Writer-Kevin Kirkpatrick/Chelsea Garland Mead
Best Actor-Steven Ng
Best Actress-Emma Elle Roberts
​ Best Supporting Actor-Lee Braithwaite
​ Best Supporting Actress-Heather Land
​Best Editor-Chelsea Garland Mead
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