A collage of New Renaissance Film Festival winners and filmmakers
New Renaissance Film Festival · London · 11th Edition

2026
Nominations

Celebrating distinctive films, fearless storytelling and the filmmakers shaping cinema’s next chapter.

Category 02

Feature

Outstanding long-form storytelling from this year’s international programme.

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A Story of Spring

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L’étoile des bergers / The Shepherds’ Star

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What We Dreamed of Then

Category 03

Humanity
Award

Recognising films that raise awareness of important human issues through powerful storytelling. Previous winners have included Oscar-winner The Silent Child.

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Before You Go

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Delivery

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Once a Child Soldier

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Peripheral

Category 04

UK Short

Distinctive short-form filmmaking from across the United Kingdom.

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Green Grass

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Scope

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The Dog That Couldn’t Bark

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The Mediator

Category 05

International Short

Exceptional short-form stories and filmmaking from around the world.

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BOX 3

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Dashcamera Obscura

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Hariksee

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Simultané

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The Drive

Category 06

Comedy &
Dark Comedy
Short

Inventive comic storytelling, from playful absurdity to the darkest of laughs.

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Duck Duck Goose

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God of Mischief

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Learners

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Life Goes On

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Phantom Carousel

Category 07

Drama Short

Powerful character-led stories exploring conflict, emotion and the human experience.

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Before You Go

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Down The Length

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The F**k It List

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Run Club

Category 08

Family Drama Short

Stories illuminating the bonds, tensions and transformations within families.

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Between Breath & Silence

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Kit

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The Game

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Weekend One

Category 09

Coming of Age Drama
Short

Stories of identity, discovery and the difficult passage into adulthood.

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Kit

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MyMan: An Origin Story

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Red (With The Green Hair)

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Six of Cups

Category 10

Social Drama Short

Films confronting urgent social realities through intimate human stories.

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Echoes

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Game Over

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Mum

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Terminal

Category 11

UK Documentary
Short

Compelling factual stories told by filmmakers from across the United Kingdom.

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A Film About Dad

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Now Hear This | The Sound Revolution

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NWOBHM

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Peripheral

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Stopped

Category 12

International Documentary
Short

Remarkable real-world stories offering new perspectives from across the globe.

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Anchor Points

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Chan Kin, the Last Breath of the Ancient Maya

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Cindy Sherman: Picture This

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Once a Child Soldier

Category 13

UK Debut Short

Celebrating bold first films and the arrival of new UK filmmaking voices.

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4 Minutes Before Forever

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Duck Duck Goose

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God of Mischief

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Run Club

Category 14

International Debut
Short

Introducing distinctive new directorial voices from around the world.

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Blue Bird

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Curious

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Dancing Standing Still

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Small Gods

Category 15

Historic Short

Films bringing history, memory and lives from the past vividly to the screen.

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Between Heaven & Earth

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El Mazaròl

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Marilyn’s Dark Paradise

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The Drive

Category 16

Sci-Fi or Fantasy
Short

Imaginative films transporting audiences beyond the boundaries of the familiar.

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4 Minutes Before Forever

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Mr Vertigo

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Pearls

Category 17

LGBTQ+ Drama
Short

Distinctive stories exploring LGBTQ+ lives, relationships and experiences.

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Behind The Reflection

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Game Over

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Geronto

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Lustlings

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POPPY

Category 18

Dance Short

Films using movement, performance and cinematic language to tell stories through the body.

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1 am in the morning

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Body of Glass

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Shadowash

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SHUT

Category 19

Music Short

Cinematic work shaped by music, rhythm, performance and sound.

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Death Of Fles

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SPELL

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Whirling Dervish

Category 20

Action, Thriller,
Horror & Suspense
Short

Films driven by danger, tension, fear and the thrill of the unexpected.

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Lustlings

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Pearls

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Plastic Surgery

Category 21

Animation Short

Original animated filmmaking with distinctive craft, imagination and visual storytelling.

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Ball Lightning

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Death Of Fles

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Synthesis

Category 22

Romantic Drama
Short

Stories exploring love, attraction and connection in all their complicated forms.

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Geronto

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For the Love of Laurie

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MAGIC

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Simultané

Category 23

Experimental
Short

Bold work expanding the possibilities of cinematic form, image and expression.

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LIMBES

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Parallax

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Prayer of the Sea

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Synthesis

Category 23 · Art

Art Short

Films engaging with artists, artistic practice and visual culture.

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Anchor Points

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Blue Bird

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Dancing Standing Still

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Cindy Sherman: Picture This

Category 24

Student Short

Celebrating exceptional filmmaking created by the next generation of screen talent.

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Favouritism

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Keep

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Six of Cups

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Weekend One

Category 25

Short Short

Compact films demonstrating the impact and invention possible within just a few minutes.

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A Moment of Reverence

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DAY OFF

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Fruity

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HOME

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Pushed Together

Category 26

Feature Screenplay
Finalists

Recognising outstanding feature-length screenwriting. The finalists are invited to attend the Awards Ceremony on Sunday 27 September at the Courthouse Hotel, Soho.

Finalist · US · Vincent J. Raisa

The Wheel

Finalist · US · Tobi Iverson

Wild Woman of the Woods

Finalist · UK · Hugo André

Brothers’ Cove

Category 27

Short Screenplay
Finalists

Celebrating distinctive short-form screenwriting. The finalists are invited to attend the Awards Ceremony on Sunday 27 September at the Courthouse Hotel, Soho.

Finalist · UK · Dylan Patrick Costello

Undetectable

Finalist · UK · Emer Heatley

Lady Nail Car