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A mark of excellence presented monthly to filmmakers whose work demonstrates outstanding craft, clarity of vision, and artistic merit. Royal Feather recipients advance automatically to the final stage of the annual awards.

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April 2026

BEST ULTRA SHORT

Delay

Anirudh G S

United States

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April 2026

BEST AI FEATURE

Yellow Era

Xiang Duan

United States

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March 2026

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FEATURE

My Neighbor is a Witch

Omar Reid

United States

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March 2026

BEST AI FEATURE

PEPE BE YOURSELF

Soegimitro BOOM

United States

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February 2026

BEST USA FEATURE

Unspoken Words

Howard Lawrence McAfee

United States

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February 2026

BEST USA SHORT

Collateral Hunger

Sara Bergamini & Daniele Zucchini

United States

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