Giffoni Film Festival
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The 56th Giffoni Film Festival closed on 25 July 2026 after nine days of screenings and meetings devoted to its theme, ‘The Impossible Things’. Children and teenagers judged films in age-based competitions, alongside the Gex Doc documentary jury and the Parental Experience short-film jury.
Garuda: Dare to Dream won the Elements +6 Gryphon Award, while Morten took the Generator +15 prize and two special awards. You Believe in Angels, Mr. Drowak? won Generator +18, the Gaetano del Mauro Memorial Award for cinematography and the section’s CGS award. The festival announced the dates of its 57th edition as 16–24 July 2027.
Best Film — Gryphon Award
Section: Elements +6.
Best Film — Gryphon Award
Section: Elements +10.
Best Film — Gryphon Award
Section: Generator +13.
Best Film — Gryphon Award
Section: Generator +15.
Best Film — Gryphon Award
Section: Generator +18.
Best Film — Gryphon Award
Section: Gex Doc.
Best Cinematography — Gaetano del Mauro Memorial Award 2026
Section: Generator +18.
Best Short Film — Gryphon Award
Section: Elements +3.
Best Short Film — Gryphon Award
Section: Elements +6.
Best Short Film — Gryphon Award
Section: Elements +10.
Best Short Film — Gryphon Award
Section: Parental Experience.
Zecchino d’Oro Award 2026 — Best Music Score
Section: Elements +3.
No Video Available Silvia Sabbatini and 2 co-directors
The Winter CatLittle John has to go to school, but it is snowing outside: it is so easy to get caught…CONAI Special Award 2026
Section: Elements +6.
Lete Special Award 2026
Section: Elements +6.
Ecopneus Special Award 2026
Section: Elements +6.
ECFA Special Award — Best European Film for Children 2026
Section: Elements +10.
ACEC Award 2026
Section: Generator +15.
CONOU Special Award 2026
Section: Generator +15.
CGS Award — Percorsi Creativi 2026
Section: Generator +15.
CGS Award — Percorsi Creativi 2026
Section: Generator +18.