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Awards & Prizes

Film Awards:

Dragonfly International Film Festival will award winner and runner-up in the following categories:

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  • Best Short Film

  • Best Comedy Film

  • Best Horror Film

  • Best Music Video

  • Best Student Film

  • Lancashire Filmmakers

  • Women in Film

  • Minority Filmmakers​

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Still image from a music video. A young man lies on the grass in a hilly location
Still image from a music video. An old man stands in sand dunes

Individual Awards:​

Cast and crew awards for individual achievements in the following fields:

 

  • Directing

  • Acting

  • Writing

  • Cinematography

  • Editing

  • Score Composition

  • Sound Design

  • Production Design​

​The top 10% of films selected by our judges from each category will be announced via email and social media by 8th February 2026, and will receive a Judging Status of Semi-Finalist for their film on Filmfreeway.

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The top films selected by our judges in each category will be announced via email and social media by 22nd February 2026, and the Judging Status for their film will be updated to Finalist on Filmfreeway. Finalists will have their films cut into a Finalist Trailer for their category, which will be widely shared across social media and our website on the run up to the screening event.

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The winner and runner-up of each category will then be announced at our red carpet screening event on 7th March 2026, in Preston, Lancashire, where the attending winners will be presented with trophies and certificates. The winning film in each Film Awards category will be screened at the event.

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Winners will also receive a Judging Status of Award Winner for their film on Filmfreeway following the screening event.

A still image from a short film. A young woman in semi-darkness.
A still image from a short horror film. A bound and gagged man sits in semi-darkness.
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