LAMA Winter 2026 Winners & Selections
Best Narrative Short
Best Narrative Feature
Best Documentary Short
“ The Birds Have Left Beirut “
Dir. by zzzz
1st Place Winners
“ Climacteric Woman “
Dir. by Yeonjin Jo
“ I'm not a robot “
Dir. by Victoria Warmerdam
Sumin, a 47-year-old independent travel bookstore owner, lives with her husband wooyoung without having children. She thought she was young and her life was satisfied. However, her happiness didn't last long after she was unexpectedly diagnosed with menopause.
After repeatedly failing Captcha tests, music producer Lara becomes obsessed with a disturbing question: could she be a robot?
Audience Award
TBD
August 4, 2020. A date that shook a country, changed a city and destroyed lives... Zeina was one of them.
Best Documentary Feature
Best Animation
Best International Film
“ Climacteric Woman “
Dir. by Yeonjin Jo
“ What If Sunsets Could Last Forever? “
Dir. by Alex Hynds
“ Skategoat “
Dir. by Van Alpert
An aloof young woman who unwittingly discovers the love of her life on a mundane train ride suddenly finds herself elderly and grieving the loss of her life companion.
Leandre Sanders was born in Venice Beach, LA, into a world of gangs and crime.
While his older brothers joined the family gang life, Leandre spent his time at Venice Beach skatepark with his younger brother Leontay. He caught the eye of filmmaker Van
Sumin, a 47-year-old independent travel bookstore owner, lives with her husband wooyoung without having children. She thought she was young and her life was satisfied. However, her happiness didn't last long after she was unexpectedly diagnosed with menopause.
Best Experimental
Best Student Film
“ Face to Face “
Dir. by Sun bin Hwang
“ I,doll “
Dir. by Dasol Jeon
Detective Young-do learns that he is a "child born of sexual assault" He finds his father, the perpetrator of sexual violence, but only one grave remains. she visited a restaurant run by her biological mother through heavy rain and asked, "Do I look like that him?"
A woman prepares to go to the place she dreamed of. However, it actually feels scary unlike the place her imagined. How will she change with the changes in her life
Best Music Video
Best Script
“ Gold Mine “
by Andrzej Ciesielski
“ Crescent Heights “
Dir. by Yiannis Margetousakis
In a reincarnated galaxy where love has been forgotten and life begins in liquid incubators; one man dares to rediscover what it means to be human.
Jupiter Cross, a former soldier, senator, and now scientist, shaped by countless incarnations, an exemplary citizen of the Kyronian Federation, is accidentally included in a unique experiment. He does not end up in a children's colony, as always, but for the first time experiences childhood under the care of his biological parents. Deeply moved by their sincere love and the joyful childhood they provided him; he decides to change his life.
The concept is based on our inner battles to escape from our own thoughts and desires. The constant antithesis between light/hope and darkness is depicted through contemporary vibes to a classical feel. The title is inspired by the moon phases as a symbol to various and contrasting sentimental moods, a travel that we all make each and every day. The journey can be rough but the arrival point always is a quiet place - like our true home.
Best Director
Yeonjin Jo
Best Actor
Daero Jung
Best Actress
Youngsun Kim
Best Cinematography
Hongrac Son
Best Costume Design
Dasol Jeon
Best Editing
Dasol Jeon
Best Original Score
Alex Hynds
Best Production Design
“ Moonwon Ha “
Official Selections, Category “Best” and Honorable Mention Winners
“ A Thousand One Men “
by Rosalyn Rosen
“ E.A.G.L.E “
by Stéphanie Cousté
“ Moonville “
by Scott Marshall Taylor
“ Shadow Self “
by Tom Zimmerman
“ The Bait - Not another shark movie“
by Bernardo Barreto
“ To Die Is The Game “
by Nickolas Solan
“ Unacceptable “
by Damien Mulvany
“ Vacuus “
by Leiter S Daniellson
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Honorable Mention Finalist
“ A Voiceless Summer Day “
Dir. by Norikazu Oda
“ Grizzly Jim “
Dir. by Richard Guthrie
“ Ink and Inspiration “
Dir. by Andreew Vilange
“ Jeff Hilliard - Love Myself “
Dir. by Jeff Hilliard
“ Next Station: Lok Ma Chau “
Dir. by Yijian Jiang
“ Superreal “
Dir. by Gustavo Luciano Gonzalez
“ THANK YOU GOD FOR MY SPOILER “
Dir. by Cihan Güngören, Mustafa Seven
“ The Corruption Of Science “
Dir. by Gary Null
“ Too Late “
Dir. by Artur Matveev
Category Winners
Honorable Mention
Official Selections
