Long Beach QFilm Festival Awards 2026

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Best Narrative Feature Film | On the Road
Best Documentary | Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Best Documentary Film Director | Free Beer Tomorrow, Julia Applegate and LuSter P. Singleton 
Best Narrative Film Director | TEST, Sam McConnell

Best Cinematography | 10’s Across the Borders
Best Screenplay | CAMP, Avalon Fast
Best Casting | Maspalomas
Best Performance | Nadia Melliti / The Little Sister
Freedom of Expression | Hunky Jesus
Special Jury Prize Artistic Vision Women's Shorts film | Krizalit

Best Narrative Short Film (in Women in shorts short program) | Sandy Funnies

Special Jury Short Film Award in Socal Local Short Program | Between Us

Special Jury Short Film Award in Men in Briefs Short Program | Callback

Special Jury Short Film Award in LatinX short Program | Morpheus and Charon

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Audience Awards

Best Narrative Film Audience Award | On the Road
Best Documentary Film Audience Award | Give me the Ball!
Student Shorts Audience Award | Sunday Lunch
Queer & Trans Shorts Audience Award | Them That's Not
Latinx Audience Award | Final Frame
Men in Briefs Audience Award| Kiloran Bay
Women in Shorts Audience Award | Ronita Rambo & Sandy Fannies (tie)
SoCal Local Showcase Audience Award | Lesbians in Boystown
 

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