Celebrating Independent Film Artistry
Celebrate our 1st year with us at our Live Awards Event
Sunday, 11 October 2026 from 6:00pm in Mojacar, Almería, Spain
About SandDance Film Festival
Our Mission
To celebrate storytelling, creativity and independent voices in cinema. SandDance champions originality, offering filmmakers a unique opportunity to share their work and inspire audiences to explore new perspectives.
SandDance was created by filmmakers for filmmakers! We exist to simply celebrate film and the people with vision.
A live event screening will take place, Q&A with an awards ceremony at the beautiful Playa Juana Beach Bar in Mojacar.
We encourage international filmmakers to participate! So, if you have a compelling film, we invite you to be a part of this annual showcase!
Wishing you best of luck and we look forward to sharing this journey with you!
Categories
Best Short Documentary
Best Music Video
Best Western Short "Sergio Leone Award"
Best Short Comedy
Best Period Drama Short
Best Animation
Best Student Short
Brst Narrative Short
Best Micro Short
Best Spoken Word/Poetry Short
Best Trailer
2026 Award Nominees
Best Short Documentary
1948 What We Knew, Jill Daniels
Fallen, Bennett Barthelemy
Flight of the Shawl, Jaime Dezcaller
Best Music Video
Heartplay, Lou Gone Out, Patrick Fornari
I'm A Ghost, Lyndon Ives
Iridenscence, Adrien Lhoste
Best Western Short "Sergio Leone Award"
A Dancer To the Death, Alexander Simkin
The Six Point Star, Miguel Najera
The Strange Story of Blasting Betty, William Samson
Best Short Comedy
Big Red, James Pyle
The Hat Method, Erifili Missiou
The Terrorist, Meena Rathor
Best Period Drama Short
Nemesis, Zin Atas
Right To Life, Natalia Arjona
We're All Black Down Here, James William Mellors
Best Animation
Dobrina, Hannes Rall
Light Hole, Toru Katori
The Last Conscription, Jinduo Zhao
Best Student Short
My Last Day, Lucas Pinhiero
Shapes of Days, Sienna Hammond
The Cereal Bag, David Aledo Yanguas
Best Narrative Short
Grain, Rebecca Rose
A Mother's Love, Harald Schwarzenbacher
My Last Day, Lucas Piniero
Best Micro Short
Not So Different, William Teichner
Malignant/Catatonic, Mike Bennion
The Last Conscription, Jinduo Zhao
Best Female Director
Meena Rathor, The Terrorist
Sienna Hammond, Shapes of Days
Rebecca Rose, Grain
Additional Awards
Additional trophies awarded for:
Best in Festival "Indalo Award"
Best Female Director
Submissions
Sand Dance proudly accepts entries on FilmFreeway, the world's #1 way to enter film festivals and creative contests. CLICK on the FilmFreeway link to submit!
All shorts must be no longer than 30 minutes and submitter must have full permission to enter their film.
Contact Us
Better yet, get in touch!
Do you have questions about our festival? Would you like to offer a discussion for the next festival? Send us a message and we will get back to you soon.
SandDance International Short Film Festival
enquiries@sanddanceff.com
Hours
Today | Closed |
