THE NINTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL

2026 live winners.

Honoring the films and artists recognized in Albuquerque, August 27–30, 2026.

Explore the festival poster and laurel for each honored work. Select a laurel to open the original award artwork.

Spiral into the Yellow Void poster

Spiral into the Yellow Void

Spiral into the Yellow Void award laurel
Ma Prison poster

Ma Prison

Ma Prison award laurel
Gary’s Day poster

Gary’s Day

Gary’s Day award laurel
Left Behind poster

Left Behind

Left Behind award laurel
Detrimental poster

Detrimental

Detrimental award laurel
HUNGRYLAND poster

HUNGRYLAND

HUNGRYLAND award laurel
Hunters poster

Hunters

Hunters award laurel
Mon Amour, Véronique poster

Mon Amour, Véronique

Mon Amour, Véronique award laurel
The Pervasiveness of Circumstance poster

The Pervasiveness of Circumstance

The Pervasiveness of Circumstance award laurel
Blackwater Draw: the Making of Billy the Kid poster

Blackwater Draw: the Making of Billy the Kid

Blackwater Draw: the Making of Billy the Kid award laurel
Hitori poster

Hitori

Hitori award laurel
The Lunch Table poster

The Lunch Table

The Lunch Table award laurel
NMSA – A Story About a School’s Becoming poster

NMSA – A Story About a School’s Becoming

NMSA – A Story About a School’s Becoming award laurel
Lamy – Holding the Light poster

Lamy – Holding the Light

Lamy – Holding the Light award laurel
Rapacious Harriet and the Two Strangers poster

Rapacious Harriet and the Two Strangers

Rapacious Harriet and the Two Strangers award laurel
Transmigration poster

Transmigration

Transmigration award laurel
Midnight’s Midnight poster

Midnight’s Midnight

Midnight’s Midnight award laurel
Happy Pills poster

Happy Pills

Happy Pills award laurel
No Resolve – Phenomenon poster

No Resolve – Phenomenon

No Resolve – Phenomenon award laurel
Madeline Martinez poster

Madeline Martinez

Madeline Martinez award laurel
Kara Filipas poster

Kara Filipas

Kara Filipas award laurel
Lindsay Brenner poster

Lindsay Brenner

Lindsay Brenner award laurel
Madeline Martinez poster

Madeline Martinez

Madeline Martinez award laurel
Kara Filipas poster

Kara Filipas

Kara Filipas award laurel
Madeline Martinez poster

Madeline Martinez

Madeline Martinez award laurel
A Desert God poster

A Desert God

A Desert God award laurel
Man-Eater poster

Man-Eater

Man-Eater award laurel
Cael poster

Cael

Cael award laurel
Desert Sharks poster

Desert Sharks

Desert Sharks award laurel
The Eulogy poster

The Eulogy

The Eulogy award laurel
eMpTy poster

eMpTy

eMpTy award laurel
Getridothē poster

Getridothē

Getridothē award laurel
You’ll Be Sorry in the End poster

You’ll Be Sorry in the End

You’ll Be Sorry in the End award laurel
Derek Bauder poster

Derek Bauder

Derek Bauder award laurel
Lex Lotito poster

Lex Lotito

Lex Lotito award laurel
Timothy Harrier poster

Timothy Harrier

Timothy Harrier award laurel
Michael Anthony Kurtz poster

Michael Anthony Kurtz

Michael Anthony Kurtz award laurel
Joe Singh poster

Joe Singh

Joe Singh award laurel
Justin Peach & Derek Bauder poster

Justin Peach & Derek Bauder

Justin Peach & Derek Bauder award laurel
Robert Wyatt Duncan poster

Robert Wyatt Duncan

Robert Wyatt Duncan award laurel
Katy Tierney poster

Katy Tierney

Katy Tierney award laurel
Justin Peach poster

Justin Peach

Justin Peach award laurel
Russell Casados II poster

Russell Casados II

Russell Casados II award laurel
Shane Slone poster

Shane Slone

Shane Slone award laurel
Gabriel Vallejo poster

Gabriel Vallejo

Gabriel Vallejo award laurel
Valentín Mexico poster

Valentín Mexico

Valentín Mexico award laurel
Angela Olson poster

Angela Olson

Angela Olson award laurel
Alexandra Renzo poster

Alexandra Renzo

Alexandra Renzo award laurel
Sophie Bullock poster

Sophie Bullock

Sophie Bullock award laurel
Miranda Miller poster

Miranda Miller

Miranda Miller award laurel
Amy Puente poster

Amy Puente

Amy Puente award laurel
RJ Bunch poster

RJ Bunch

RJ Bunch award laurel
JP poster

JP

JP award laurel
Susannah May poster

Susannah May

Susannah May award laurel
Kelsi Beer poster

Kelsi Beer

Kelsi Beer award laurel
Derek Bauder poster

Derek Bauder

Derek Bauder award laurel
Keziah Anderson poster

Keziah Anderson

Keziah Anderson award laurel
Lex Lotito poster

Lex Lotito

Lex Lotito award laurel
Daniel Gallegos poster

Daniel Gallegos

Daniel Gallegos award laurel
Johnny Gottlieb poster

Johnny Gottlieb

Johnny Gottlieb award laurel
Ella Daniel poster

Ella Daniel

Ella Daniel award laurel
Nicholas Kerekes poster

Nicholas Kerekes

Nicholas Kerekes award laurel
Kevin Guevara poster

Kevin Guevara

Kevin Guevara award laurel
Emilio Cherino poster

Emilio Cherino

Emilio Cherino award laurel
Mohammed ‘Mango’ Shakih poster

Mohammed ‘Mango’ Shakih

Mohammed ‘Mango’ Shakih award laurel
Zane Alexander poster

Zane Alexander

Zane Alexander award laurel