More prizes to be announced!

In Addition, the following Category Winners will receive:

Best Overall

• $196,000+ BFA Filmmaking Tuition Scholarship (4 years) — Presented by American Musical and Dramatic Academy
• Up to $80,000 in additional Crew Scholarships ($20,000/yr each — producer, AD, DP, editor, screenwriter, production designer) — Presented by American Musical and Dramatic Academy
• PYXIS 6K or Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro Package — Presented by Blackmagic Design
• Shure MoveMic Two Receiver Kit (or similar) — Presented by Shure

Best Direction

• Shure MoveMic Two Receiver Kit (or similar) — Presented by Shure

Best Drama

• $60,000 BFA Scholarship — Presented by New York Film Academy
• Shure MoveMic Two Receiver Kit (or similar) — Presented by Shure

Best Cinematography

• Shure MoveMic Two Receiver Kit (or similar) — Presented by Shure

Best Documentary

• $136,000 Full-Ride Tuition Scholarship — Presented by Huntington University
• Shure MoveMic Two Receiver Kit (or similar) — Presented by Shure
• International Documentary Association Membership — Presented by IDA

Best International Film

• 1-Year Unlimited All Access Subscription — Presented by Storyblocks

Audience Award

• 1-Year Unlimited All Access Subscription — Presented by Storyblocks

Film Invitational Complete Experience Winner

• Blackmagic Design PYXIS 6K Camera Body, URSA Cine EVF, PYXIS Rosette Plate, URSA Cine Handle — Presented by Blackmagic Design
• 1-Year Unlimited All Access Subscription — Presented by Storyblocks

Best Editing

• $136,000 Full-Ride Tuition Scholarship — Presented by Huntington University
• Mobile Precision 5490 Dell Laptop — Presented by SideFX in partnership with Dell
• DaVinci Resolve Editor Keyboard — Presented by Blackmagic Design
• SideFX Houdini Procedural 3D Creation Software — Presented by SideFX
• 1-Year Unlimited All Access Subscription — Presented by Storyblocks
• $2,000 Rental Credit — Presented by Lensrentals.com

Film Invitational Claustrophobic Creativity Winner

• Hollyland Lark M2S — Presented by Hollyland
• 1-Year Unlimited All Access Subscription — Presented by Storyblocks

Best Screenplay

• 1-Year Unlimited All Access Subscription — Presented by Storyblocks

Best Comedy

• 1-Year Unlimited All Access Subscription — Presented by Storyblocks

Best Animation

• SideFX Houdini Procedural 3D Creation Software — Presented by SideFX
• Mobile Precision 5490 Dell Laptop — Presented by SideFX in partnership with Dell
• $60,000 Academic Scholarship — Presented by New York Film Academy
• 1-Year Unlimited All Access Subscription — Presented by Storyblocks

Storyblocks: Representation Through Storytelling Category

• $500 Cash Prize — Presented by Storyblocks
• 1-Year Unlimited All Access Subscription — Presented by Storyblocks

Spark Award

• 1-Year Unlimited All Access Subscription — Presented by Storyblocks

Female Rising Star Award

• Blackmagic Design PYXIS 6K Camera Body, URSA Cine EVF, PYXIS Rosette Plate, URSA Cine Handle — Presented by Blackmagic Design
• 1-Year Unlimited All Access Subscription — Presented by Storyblocks

Best Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy

• 1-Year Unlimited All Access Subscription — Presented by Storyblocks

Best Experimental

• 1-Year Unlimited All Access Subscription — Presented by Storyblocks

Best Visual Effects (VFX)

• SideFX Houdini Procedural 3D Creation Software — Presented by SideFX
• Mobile Precision 5490 Dell Laptop — Presented by SideFX in partnership with Dell
• 1-Year Unlimited All Access Subscription — Presented by Storyblocks

Maverick Award

• 1-Year Unlimited All Access Subscription — Presented by Storyblocks

Emerging Talent Award (3 Honorees)

• Full-Ride Film, Television, and Animation Summer Camp Scholarship — Presented by Huntington University
• Full Scholarship to 1 Week New York Film Academy Summer Camp — Presented by New York Film Academy
• 1-Year Unlimited All Access Subscription — Presented by Storyblocks

Best Sound Design

• Shure MoveMic Two Receiver Kit — Presented by Shure

Best Production Design

Best Original Score

Teacher of the Year

Experience Contest

• 2026 Elite All Access Pass & AAHSFF Prize Pack — Presented by the All American High School Film Festival

Best Broadcast Journalism Feature Story

• FREE annual school membership — Presented by Student Television Network

Best Sports Feature

• FREE annual school membership — Presented by Student Television Network

Best Middle School Film

Best Influencer

• FREE annual school membership — Presented by Student Television Network