2026 Awards - Boulder International Film Festival
Congratulations to the Boulder International Film Festival 2026 Winners!

Best CineCHEF
Rainbow Shultz, Chef / Owner, The Jamestown Mercantile Cafe

Best Short Documentary
The Baddest Speechwriter of All
Directed by Ben Proudfoot, Stephen Curry

Best Short Film
Extremist
Directed by Aleksandr Molochnikov

Best Adventure Short
Frozen Frames: Murphy’s Yellowstone
Directed by Allison Argo

Best Performance
Leo Woodall in Tuner

Impact Award
The River
Directed by Mara Tasker

The Jonny Copp Adventure Film Award
The Dark Wizard
Directed by Peter Mortimer & Nick Rosen

Best Music Film
Los Lobos Native Sons
Directed by Doug Blush & Piero F. Giunti

Best Documentary
Everybody to Kenmure Street
Directed by Felipe Bustos Sierra

Best Feature Film
Power Ballad
Directed by John Carney

People’s Choice Award: Feature Length Film
Jane Elliott Against the World
Directed by Judd Ehrlich

People’s Choice Award: Best Short
The Baddest Speechwriter of All
Directed by Ben Proudfoot, Stephen Curry