Films in Final Competition 2026
XVIIth Edition
Short Films
CONFESSIO by Cornel Yobellakama Innocensi (Indonesia)
UN GIORNO IN PIÙ (ONE MORE DAY) by Fabio Bagnasco (Italy)
GOLD, GUSTS & GOD: ST. TERESA OF AVILA CATHOLIC CHURCH by David Harrison (USA)
Documentaries
FROM CIMABUE TO GIOTTO by Juliette Garcias (France)
BEHIND BARS, FAITH by Cecylia Rançon (France)
HOLY LAND by Glen MacKay (Israel)
Best Film
MY WINGS WILL PROTECT YOU by Antonio Cuadri (Spain)
SACRÉ-COEUR by Sabrina & Steven Gunnell (France)
BE BRAVE by Marcelo José Torcida (Paraguay).
Best Director
MANUEL CABO, for A Thousand Legends, One Grail (Spain)
DOMINIC HIGGINS for Nagasaki(Japan)
FRANÇOIS LESPES for Blessed: The Martyrs of Compiegne (France)
Film Festival Under the High Patronage of the Dicastery for Culture and Education. The 17th edition of the International Catholic Film Festival will take place on line from Tuesday 10th of February to Thursday 12th of February 2026.