Award Selections

TAC Festival 2026

Best Film (by Jury)

Oya: The Unique Art of Anatolian Women

(Produced by Adnan Memiş; directed by Sevinç Baloğlu; distributed by Adnan Memiş; Turkey)

 

Honorable Mention for Best Film Category Competition (in order):


Vegetarians: The Great Odyssey

(Produced by Martin Blanchard and O2B Films; directed by Martin Blanchard; distributed by ARTE and Lucky You; France)

 

Maracatu Liberta: The Drums of Freedom

(Produced by Kurt Shaw and Rita de Cácia Oenning da Silva; directed by Rita de Cácia Oenning da Silva, distributed by Usina da Imaginação; Brazil)

 

From Cambridge with Love: A Call to Mend the Parthenon's Broken Treasures

(Produced by Leonidas Liambeys; directed by Bruce Clark; distributed by Leonidas Liambeys; Greece)

 

Japarta: A Journey to the Gurindji Way

(Produced and directed by Andrew Pike and Ann McGrath; distributed by Ronin Films; Australia)

 

Best Narration (by Jury)

Vegetarians: The Great Odyssey

(Produced by Martin Blanchard and O2B Films; directed by Martin Blanchard; distributed by ARTE and Lucky You; France)

 

Honorable Mention for Best Narration (in order): 


Oya: The Unique Art of Anatolian Women

(Produced by Adnan Memiş; directed by Sevinç Baloğlu; distributed by Adnan Memiş; Turkey)

 

From Cambridge with Love: A Call to Mend the Parthenon's Broken Treasures

(Produced by Leonidas Liambeys; directed by Bruce Clark; distributed by Leonidas Liambeys; Greece)

 

Fengyang: Ancient China's Forgotten Capital

(Produced by Dominique Barneaud and Liu Yan; directed by Stéphane Begoin; distributed by ARTE, and LGI Media; France)

 

Pateh: An Intangible Heritage

(Produced by Mohammad Mahdi Malekghasemi; directed by Azam Ramezanpour; distributed by IRIB Media Trade; Iran)

 

Japarta: A Journey to the Gurindji Way

(Produced and directed by Andrew Pike and Ann McGrath; distributed by Ronin Films; Australia)

 

Best Animation and Special Effects (by Jury)

Fengyang: Ancient China’s Forgotten Capital

(Produced by Dominique Barneaud and Liu Yan; directed by Stéphane Begoin; distributed by ARTE, and LGI Media; France)

 

Honorable Mention for Animation and Special Effects (in order): 


(Produced by Roberto Dall'Angelo; directed by Nicola Pittarello; distributed by S.D. Cinematografica; Italy)
 
(Produced by Matias Gaggiotti; directed by Duncan George Bulling; distributed by ZDF Studios GmbH; UK)
 
(Produced by Marcello Adamo, Filmare Entertainment, and GA&A Productions; directed by Marcello Adamo; distributed by Gioia Avvantaggiato; Italy)
 
(Produced by Rea Apostolides; directed by Lefteris Charitos; distributed by Anemon Productions; Greece)

 

Best Public Education Value (by Jury)

Vegetarians: The Great Odyssey

(Produced by Martin Blanchard and O2B Films; directed by Martin Blanchard; distributed by ARTE and Lucky You; France)

 

Honorable Mention for Public Education Value (in order):


(Produced by Adnan Memiş; directed by Sevinç Baloğlu; distributed by Adnan Memiş; Turkey)
 
(Produced by Kurt Shaw and Rita de Cácia Oenning da Silva; directed by Rita de Cácia Oenning da Silva, distributed by Usina da Imaginação; Brazil)
 
(Produced by Leonidas Liambeys; directed by Bruce Clark; distributed by Leonidas Liambeys; Greece)
 
(Produced and directed by Andrew Pike and Ann McGrath; distributed by Ronin Films; Australia)

 

Best Script (by Jury)

Oya: The Unique Art of Anatolian Women

(Produced by Adnan Memiş; directed by Sevinç Baloğlu; distributed by Adnan Memiş; Turkey)

 

Honorable Mention for Script (in order):


(Produced by Martin Blanchard and O2B Films; directed by Martin Blanchard; distributed by ARTE and Lucky You; France)
 
(Produced by Leonidas Liambeys; directed by Bruce Clark; distributed by Leonidas Liambeys; Greece)
 
(Produced and directed by Andrew Pike and Ann McGrath; distributed by Ronin Films; Australia)
 
(Produced by Kurt Shaw and Rita de Cácia Oenning da Silva; directed by Rita de Cácia Oenning da Silva, distributed by Usina da Imaginação; Brazil)

 

Best Cinematography (by Jury)

Oya: The Unique Art of Anatolian Women

(Produced by Adnan Memiş; directed by Sevinç Baloğlu; distributed by Adnan Memiş; Turkey)

 

Honorable Mention for Cinematography (in order):


(Produced by Leonidas Liambeys; directed by Bruce Clark; distributed by Leonidas Liambeys; Greece)
 
(Produced by Roberto Dall'Angelo; directed by Nicola Pittarello; distributed by S.D. Cinematografica; Italy)
 
(Produced by Dominique Barneaud and Liu Yan; directed by Stéphane Begoin; distributed by ARTE, and LGI Media; France)
 
(Produced by Matias Gaggiotti; directed by Duncan George Bulling; distributed by ZDF Studios GmbH; UK)
 
(Produced by Martin Blanchard and O2B Films; directed by Martin Blanchard; distributed by ARTE and Lucky You; France)

 

Best Music (by Jury)

Maracatu Liberta: The Drums of Freedom

(Produced by Kurt Shaw and Rita de Cácia Oenning da Silva; directed by Rita de Cácia Oenning da Silva, distributed by Usina da Imaginação; Brazil)

 

Honorable Mention for Music (in order):


(Produced by Adnan Memiş; directed by Sevinç Baloğlu; distributed by Adnan Memiş; Turkey)
 
(Produced by Leonidas Liambeys; directed by Bruce Clark; distributed by Leonidas Liambeys; Greece)
 
(Produced by Ben Cloud; directed by Robin Starbuck; USA)
 
(Produced, directed, and distributed by Nasim Soheili; Iran)

 

Most Inspirational (by Jury)

Japarta: A Journey to the Gurindji Way

(Produced and directed by Andrew Pike and Ann McGrath; distributed by Ronin Films; Australia)

 

Honorable Mention for Inspiration (in order):


(Produced by Adnan Memiş; directed by Sevinç Baloğlu; distributed by Adnan Memiş; Turkey)
 
(Produced by Leonidas Liambeys; directed by Bruce Clark; distributed by Leonidas Liambeys; Greece)
 
(Produced by Martin Blanchard and O2B Films; directed by Martin Blanchard; distributed by ARTE and Lucky You; France)
 
(Produced by Kurt Shaw and Rita de Cácia Oenning da Silva; directed by Rita de Cácia Oenning da Silva, distributed by Usina da Imaginação; Brazil)
 
 

 

Special Mention (by Jury)


(Produced by Noah Keone Viernes and Lance Collins; directed by Noah Keone Viernes and Sancia Mlala Shiba Nash; distributed by NBWMBF; USA); For Outstanding Discussion of Ancestral Land Rights
 
(Produced by Olivier Mille, Victoire Buff, Massimo My, and Josette D. Normandeau; directed by Laurent Portes; distributed by Cineflix International Media Limited; Canada); For Portrayal of Unique Mitigation Efforts
 
(Produced by Marcello Adamo, Filmare Entertainment, and GA&A Productions; directed by Marcello Adamo; distributed by Gioia Avvantaggiato; Italy); For Portrayal of Roman Glass Construction and Underwater Archaeology
 
(Produced by Roberto Dall'Angelo; directed by Nicola Pittarello; distributed by S.D. Cinematografica; Italy); For Portrayal of Tree Reforestation

 

Audience Favorite (by Festival audience)

Japarta: A Journey to the Gurindji Way

(Produced and directed by Andrew Pike and Ann McGrath; distributed by Ronin Films; Australia)

 

Honorable Mention for Audience Favorite (in order):


(Produced by Olivier Mille, Victoire Buff, Massimo My, and Josette D. Normandeau; directed by Laurent Portes; distributed by Cineflix International Media Limited; Canada)
 
(Produced by Marcello Adamo, Filmare Entertainment, and GA&A Productions; directed by Marcello Adamo; distributed by Gioia Avvantaggiato; Italy)
 
(Produced by Matias Gaggiotti; directed by Duncan George Bulling; distributed by ZDF Studios GmbH; UK)
 
(Produced by Martin Blanchard and O2B Films; directed by Martin Blanchard; distributed by ARTE and Lucky You; France)