JUNE 2026
EDITION

Celebrating the winners for this month. Discover the visionary winners and finalists of the June 2026 Afterlight Film Festival.

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June 2026 Winners

Best Short Film

Duelo - Sebastian Barnes

Best Featurette

Trigger - Haris Gioulatos

Best Drama Short

Love Languages.. and Other Illusions
- Blake Askew

Best Actor

Love Languages.. and Other Illusions -
Blake Askew

Best Actress

Trigger - Danai Omoregkie Neanthi

Best Director

Trigger - Haris Gioulatos

Best First-Time Filmmaker

Best Horror/Thriller Short

Best Experimental Short

Ensconsed - Lara Deam

Nothing at all - Leszek Cygan

The Astronaut - Adam Wells

Best Editing

The New Perspective - Luis Galán

Best Musical Score

Here Where The Sea Shines -
Giuseppe A. Modica

Best Cinematography

Here Where The Sea Shines -
Giuseppe A. Modica

Best Student Short

Ecdysis - Adam Angel

Best Comedy Short

Ensconsed - Lara Deam

Best Animated Short

Duelo - Sebastian Barnes

June 2026 Finalists

FAITH AND THE CHRISTMAS STAR

Filíocht Na Corcaí (The Poetry Of Cork)

Under a cloud

Director - Anne Trenning

Kyra Owers

Frédéric Astruc

the accomplice

MIGUEL GARCÍA BERNAL

Cross Examination

John Kestner

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