Announcing 2026’s Audience Award Winners
September 29, 2026
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Charlotte Film Festival 2026
Audience Award Winners
The numbers have been checked and rechecked. Congratulations to the 2026 Charlotte Film Festival Audience Award winners. These winners were chosen by you, the community.
Animated Short Film
Audience Award Winner
BOWKNOT
Directed by Yizhou Li
Documentary Short Film
Audience Award Winner
Body of Work
Directed by Cassidy Rast and Odin Wadleigh
Documentary Feature
Audience Award Winner
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Directed by William Greaves and David Greaves
Narrative Short Film
Audience Award Winner
Scars That Define Us
Directed by Edward Worthy
Narrative Feature
Audience Award Winner
In Memoriam
Directed by Rob Burnett
Social Justice Film
For the first time in the history of the Charlotte Film Festival, we have a tie for the Social Justice Audience Award. The winners are…
Audience Award Winner — Tie
Chicken Scratch
Directed by Isaiah Forte-Rose
Audience Award Winner — Tie
TREASURE (TESORO)
Directed by Samuel Correa
Student Short Film
Audience Award Winner
Why Frogs Cry in the Rain
Directed by Marina Earle
Congratulations to all those who entered their films in this year’s festival!
