UNBRANDED SECTION
INDEPENDENT PROJECTS
NOMINEES
218 - dir. Arshia Abbasi
MY NAME IS OIL - dir. Igor Smola
FEUERWERK - dir. Timothy George Kelly
Five More Minutes - dir. Diego Santana Claudino, Gutto Azevedo
WINNER
218 - dir. Arshia Abbasi
FASHION FILMS (UNBRANDED)
NOMINEES
Stop Being So Dramatic - dir. Lorenzo Follari
UNO (and all the other numbers) - dir. LEONE
Lunch Break - dir. Zachariah Houston Williams
WINNER
Stop Being So Dramatic - dir. Lorenzo Follari
MUSIC VIDEOS (UNDER €10K BUDGET)
NOMINEES
Once Upon a Time in Stockholm (Mansa) - dir. Parmida Hamdollazadehkive
La Stessa Canzone (Mecna) - dir. Marco Pacchiana
CLUSTER (idreamjazz) - dir. Davide Masciandaro
WINNER
Mansa - Once Upon a Time in Stockholm - dir. Parmida Hamdollazadehkive
STUDENT FILMS
NOMINEES
Composé pour la vie - dir. Leon Eberwein
How wonderful - dir. Lea Thurner
The Nymph (Spec) - dir. Vanessa Stachel
A Brief Account of Three Lost Scouts - dir. Nicholas Wong Tanner
WINNER
Composé pour la vie - dir. Leon Eberwein
CRAFT // DIRECTING (UNBRANDED)
NOMINEES
218 - dir. Arshia Abbasi
MY NAME IS OIL - dir. Igor Smola
CICADA CLOUDS - dir. Dennis Tae Wook Kim
FEUERWERK - dir. Timothy George Kelly
WINNER
218 - dir. Arshia Abbasi
CRAFT // CINEMATOGRAPHY (UNBRANDED)
NOMINEES
Composé pour la vie - dir. Leon Eberwein
POLYPHEM - dir. Ilaria Di Carlo
Mecna - La Stessa Canzone - dir. Marco Pacchiana
Five More Minutes - dir. Diego Santana Claudino, Gutto Azevedo
WINNER
POLYPHEM - dir. Ilaria Di Carlo
CRAFT // COLOR GRADING (UNBRANDED)
NOMINEES
218 - dir. Arshia Abbasi
How wonderful - dir. Lea Thurner
Animal Eye - dir. Carlo Nasisse
Lunch Break - dir. Zachariah Houston Williams
WINNER
Animal Eye - dir. Carlo Nasisse
CRAFT // CONCEPT / IDEA (UNBRANDED)
NOMINEES
218 - dir. Arshia Abbasi
Songs of Salt - dir. Isabella Bazoni
MY NAME IS OIL - dir. Igor Smola
FEUERWERK - dir. Timothy George Kelly
WINNER
FEUERWERK - dir. Timothy George Kelly
CRAFT // COSTUME / STYLING (UNBRANDED)
NOMINEES
Stop Being So Dramatic - dir. Lorenzo Follari
Composé pour la vie - dir. Leon Eberwein
Lunch Break - dir. Zachariah Houston Williams
UNO (and all the other numbers) - dir. LEONE
WINNER
Lunch Break - dir. Zachariah Houston Williams
CRAFT // EDITING (UNBRANDED)
NOMINEES
CLUSTER (idreamjazz) - dir. Davide Masciandaro
Animal Eye - dir. Carlo Nasisse
FEUERWERK - dir. Timothy George Kelly
À ME FAIRE DU MAL¿ - dir. Lorenzo Fiale
WINNER
FEUERWERK - dir. Timothy George Kelly
CRAFT // SOUND DESIGN AND MUSIC (UNBRANDED)
NOMINEES
STOP - dir. Simon David Robson
Five More Minutes - dir. Diego Santana Claudino, Gutto Azevedo
Composé pour la vie - dir. Leon Eberwein
218 - dir. Arshia Abbasi
WINNER
Five More Minutes - dir. Diego Santana Claudino, Gutto Azevedo
BRANDED SECTION
CAMPAIGN / BRANDED CONTENT
NOMINEES
The Mexican Dream - dir. Nono Ayuso
Anti Bullying - dir. Brian Patto
Just Evolve - dir. Martin Holzman
Albertsons Companies Foundation - Feed This - dir. ESTEBAN
WINNER
The Mexican Dream - dir. Nono Ayuso
FASHION FILMS (BRANDED)
NOMINEES
To Those Who Come After - dir. Luigi Dalena
Whisper Void! - dir. Alice Fassi
When I Found You, You Were All Alone - dir. Julien Caldarone, Valentin Jager
Antonio Marras FW26 - dir. Enrico Bellenghi
WINNER
To Those Who Come After - dir. Luigi Dalena
MUSIC VIDEOS (OVER €10K BUDGET)
Sisters With Me (Tom Misch) - dir. Juliet Klottrup
The Tanks Are Coming Out (Nrvs) - dir. Emma Chitty
WINNER
Sisters With Me (Tom Misch) - dir. Juliet Klottrup
CRAFT // DIRECTING (BRANDED)
NOMINEES
The Mexican Dream - dir. Nono Ayuso
Whisper Void! - dir. Alice Fassi
The Tanks Are Coming Out (Nrvs) - dir. Emma Chitty
When I Found You, You Were All Alone - dir. Julien Caldarone, Valentin Jager
WINNER
The Mexican Dream - dir. Nono Ayuso
CRAFT // CINEMATOGRAPHY (BRANDED)
NOMINEES
The Tanks Are Coming Out (Nrvs) - dir. Emma Chitty
Ana’s Dream - dir. Nono Ayuso
Catch Your Wave - dir. Patrick Krum
Sense Paraules - dir. Max Larruy
WINNER
Sense Paraules - dir. Max Larruy
CRAFT // COLOR GRADING (BRANDED)
NOMINEES
Ana’s Dream - dir. Nono Ayuso
When I Found You, You Were All Alone - dir. Julien Caldarone, Valentin Jager
Sense Paraules - dir. Max Larruy
The Epic Effect - dir. Victor Pillai
WINNER
Ana’s Dream - dir. Nono Ayuso
CRAFT // CONCEPT / IDEA (BRANDED)
NOMINEES
The Mexican Dream - dir. Nono Ayuso
Just Evolve - dir. Martin Holzman
The Testimonial - dir. Alice Fassi
A Love Story - dir. Timothy George Kelly
WINNER
Just Evolve - dir. Martin Holzman
CRAFT // COSTUME / STYLING (BRANDED)
NOMINEES
Whisper Void! - dir. Alice Fassi
Sense Paraules - dir. Max Larruy
Antonio Marras FW26 - dir. Enrico Bellenghi
To Those Who Come After - dir. Luigi Dalena
WINNER
Antonio Marras FW26 - dir. Enrico Bellenghi
CRAFT // EDITING (BRANDED)
NOMINEES
The Mexican Dream - dir. Nono Ayuso
The Tempo Seller - dir. Eli Abdallah
Oakley - Latitude SS26 - dir. Marco Pacchiana
The Epic Effect - dir. Victor Pillai
WINNER
The Tempo Seller - dir. Eli Abdallah
CRAFT // SOUND DESIGN AND MUSIC (BRANDED)
NOMINEES
Oakley - Latitude SS26 - dir. Marco Pacchiana
When I Found You, You Were All Alone - dir. Julien Caldarone, Valentin Jager
BE THE FASTEST - dir. Nicolò Quartarulli
Ana’s Dream - dir. Nono Ayuso
WINNER
Ana’s Dream - dir. Nono Ayuso
The Conero Award is CFA's sustainability award, established in 2024 with EcoMuvi, the international certification standard for sustainable audiovisual production.
It is free to enter.
The statuettes are made from un-processed waste by artist Filippo Fiumani.
Conero Award 2026 Winners:
BEST SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION
Once Upon a Time in Stockholm, dir. Parmida Hamdollazadehkive
BEST ART DEPARTMENT AND COSTUMES TÍR FHIACAIL
La Terra delle Cose Non Dette, dir. Anna Brunetti
LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND TERRITORY
218, dir. Arshia Abbasi
BEST CONCEPT AND ECOLOGICAL STORYTELLING
When I Found You, You Were All Alone, dir. Julien Caldarone, Valentin Jager
INDEPENDENT PROJECTS
218 - dir. Arshia Abbasi
MY NAME IS OIL - dir. Igor Smola
Songs of Salt - dir. Isabella Bazoni
STOP - dir. Simon David Robson
Faceless - dir. Carlos Santana
CICADA CLOUDS - dir. Dennis Tae Wook Kim
À ME FAIRE DU MAL¿ - dir. Lorenzo Fiale
Five More Minutes - dir. Diego Santana Claudino, Gutto Azevedo
Animal Eye - dir. Carlo Nasisse
FEUERWERK - dir. Timothy George Kelly
Mr Albert G - dir. Tom Geens
POLYPHEM - dir. Ilaria Di Carlo
In the Wake of Remembering - dir. Sara Saini
I PANNI STESI NELLA FEDE QUOTIDIANA - dir. Alberto Valletta
CAMPAIGN / BRANDED CONTENT
SIMA - dir. Henrique Ligeiro Campos, Anna Aurora Santos
Albertsons Companies Foundation - Feed This - dir. ESTEBAN
The Mexican Dream - dir. Nono Ayuso
Ana’s Dream - dir. Nono Ayuso
Anti Bullying - dir. Brian Patto
Sense Paraules - dir. Max Larruy
The Epic Effect - dir. Victor Pillai
BE THE FASTEST - dir. Nicolò Quartarulli
A Love Story - dir. Timothy George Kelly
Oakley - Latitude SS26 - dir. Marco Pacchiana
The Tempo Seller - dir. Eli Abdallah
Catch Your Wave - dir. Patrick Krum
Just Evolve - dir. Martin Holzman
Home Sapiens | Abitare la scienza - dir. Riccardo Pesare
MUSIC VIDEOS (UNDER €10K BUDGET)
Once Upon a Time in Stockholm (Mansa) - dir. Parmida Hamdollazadehkive
La Stessa Canzone (Mecna) - dir. Marco Pacchiana
CLUSTER (idreamjazz) - dir. Davide Masciandaro
MUSIC VIDEOS (OVER €10K BUDGET)
Sisters With Me (Tom Misch) - dir. Juliet Klottrup
The Tanks Are Coming Out (Nrvs) - dir. Emma Chitty
FASHION FILMS (UNBRANDED)
Dual - dir. Monika Mrońska - Kiljan
Stop Being So Dramatic - dir. Lorenzo Follari
Lunch Break - dir. Zachariah Houston Williams
UNO (and all the other numbers) - dir. LEONE
FASHION FILMS (BRANDED)
To Those Who Come After - dir. Luigi Dalena
The Testimonial - dir. Alice Fassi
Whisper Void! - dir. Alice Fassi
Antonio Marras FW26 - dir. Enrico Bellenghi
When I Found You, You Were All Alone - dir. Julien Caldarone, Valentin Jager
STUDENT FILMS
How Wonderful - dir. Lea Thurner
The Nymph - dir. Vanessa Stachel
Composé pour la vie - dir. Leon Eberwein
A Brief Account of Three Lost Scouts - dir. Nicholas Wong Tanner
TÍR FHIACAIL - La Terra delle Cose Non Dette - dir. Anna Brunetti
Here and Now - dir. Alessandro Pierucci
The last hand - dir. Samuele Pecorari
Suture - dir. Maria Pannozzi