DEA OPEN AIR 2026 - NOMINATIONS and WINNERS
AWARDS and NOMINATIONS
Student Film Award
Winner: Pasta Alfredo – Leila Noee – Iran, 2025 | Nominations: Quarter – Maja Górczak – Poland, 2025; The Tale of the Peony – Yuqing Liu & Jintao Sun – China, 2025
Best Short Film
Winner: When the Tiger Roars – LAM Can-zhao – China, 2025 | Nominations: Felix & Fernand – Oscar Buenafuente & Thierry Buenafuente – France, 2025; For Educational Purposes – Hassan Benali & Charlotte Cayeux – France, 2025
Special Jury Mention
Termokiss Has No Borders – Korab Jashari & Tea Krasniqi – Kosovo, 2025
Breast and Bombs – Ogerta Spahiu – Albania, 2025
Media Award – Feature Film
Winner: Kurak (Kyrgyzstan, 2025) | Nominations: Singular (Spain/Finland 2025), House of the Chosen (Poland 2024)
Media Award – Short Film
Winner: Felix & Fernand (France 2025) | Nominations: Something Wrong, For Education Purposes
Best Actress
Elisabetta Pellini (La Terza Volta, Italy, 2025) | Nominations: Shuyao Chen (Jet Lag in Summer, China/Hong Kong/USA, 2025), Ecem Uzun (Gülizar – Turkey 2025)
Best Actor – Bekir Behrem (Gülizar, Turkey, 2025) | Nominations: Javier Rey (Singular, Spain/Finland, 2025), Yan Kunao (Jet Lag in Summer, China/Hong Kong/USA, 2025)
Best Screenplay
Alex Merino (Singular, Spain/Finland, 2025) | Nominations: Nikolai Geffele (Debate, Germany/Netherlands/Poland, 2025), Erke Dzhumakmatova (Kurak – Kyrgyzstan 2025)
Best Camera/Cinematography
Mateusz Skalski (Debate – Germany/Netherlands/Poland 2025) | Nominations: Davide Laguardia & Andres Arce Maldonado (La Terza Volt – Italy 2025), Szymon Lenkowski & Jarosław Zamojda (House of the Chosen – Poland, 2024)
Best Director
Wojciech Nowak (House of the Chosen, Poland, 2024) | Nominations: Alberto Gastesi (Singular – Spain/Finland, 2025), Gianni Aureli (La Terza Volta – Italy 2025)
Best Film
Winner: Singular (Spain/Finland, 2025) | Nominations: Gülizar (Turkey 2025), Jet Lag in Summer (China/Hong Kong/USA 2025)
DEA Gratitude Award
Esat Mysliu
DEA Homage Award
Ilia Terpini
Audience Award of Tirana
Gülizar – Belkıs Bayrak – Turkey, 2025