2026 LVIFSF Filmmaker Finalists
ACTION FEATURE
Black Glass
Dead Air Country
Red County
ANIMATION FEATURE
Otherside
Mongol Invasion of Japan
Stormsong
BIOGRAPHICAL FEATURE
Professor Maria Kopp
Rooted
Today or Never
COMEDY FEATURE
My Best Friend Bonnethead
Quitting Everything!
Top Hate
DRAMA FEATURE
BUM
TIMINGS
True!
EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE
Axel’s Wheel
Coffee with Claude
NOW Again -1- Swann’s Way
FANTASY FEATURE
Crown of the Forgotten
Emberwake
The Seventh Realm
FAMILY FEATURE
A Great Backyard Quest
Secret Life of Biscuit
Where the Good Days Go
HISTORICAL- PERIOD FEATURE
According to Kate
In the Valley
Ms. Nancy
INSPIRATIONAL FEATURE
Grace, I Carry
Moving Past Trauma
The Day Hope Stayed
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Before the Monsoon Ends
Last Train to Valerma
Winter in the Orchard
LGBTQ FEATURE
Choosing Myself
Color of Almost
The Space Between Our Names
MYSTERY FEATURE
A Photograph of No One
Secrets of Willowmere Lake
The Seamstress
SPORTS FEATURE
Safe at Home
The Silver Team and the ’38 World Cup Final
Weight and Whistle
THRILLER FEATURE
Honest Stranger
She Saw it Twice
The Offering
WESTERN FEATURE
Bull and Me
Running the Barrels
The Seamstress
YOUNG STORYTELLERS
Missing Letters
Shadow of Fear
Tess and the Giant
TELE-PLAY OR WEB-BASED
Anger to You
Solo
Well, Maybe Yes
MUSICAL SCORE (STANDALONE)
Destiny
Lex Talionis
The Prince of Dreams Dreamfall Saga
MUSIC VIDEO
Chaton - We Are Invincible
One Night
Runnin to the line
Small Town
Thursday
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Inherited Shame
Lessons from 100: Reflections in My Centennial Year
Shanaya’s Path
The Quiet Diplomat
The River
You can Ride with Us
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Elders of Time
Extraordinary Character
Golden Wings: Stewardess to Sky Queen
Same Sky, Different Lies
The Picture
Walla Walla Wiffle Redux
SHORT FILMS UNDER 15 MINUTES
A Girl Called Alice
Arman
Drowning
Kaya
Made for Her: A Native American Fashion Film
The Money
The Transition Room
SHORT FILMS OVER 15 MINUTES
At the Mercy of Faith
Evening Class
How to Make a Film
Shangri-La
The Death of Jim McGraw
BEST STUDENT FILM
Concrete Cowboy
Here Lies Our Tempest
Mr. Jake
