Congratulations to all of the filmmakers who won awards at the Lux Mea Film Festival! It was truly a night to remember.

Here are the 2026 award winning films:

• Best Production Design
  • • Vigil — Contessa DiGuglielmo
• Best Actress
  • • Maya O’Dell — I Saved You One
• Best Actor
  • • James DeMint — Stacey & Snuffles
• Best Cinematography (Documentary)
  • • Road to Recovery — Julia Truesdell, Andrew Glasgow, Naomi Ng
• Best Cinematography (Narrative)
  • • Vigil — Contessa DiGuglielmo
• Best Editing
  • • Stacey & Snuffles — Zach Kappel, Eli Hatfield
• Best Audio Mixing/Editing
  • • Vigil — Contessa DiGuglielmo
• Best Visual Effects
  • • Racing The Reaper — Cana Severson
• Best Original Score
  • • I Saved You One — Zachary Brown
• Best Director
  • • Zach Kappel — Stacey & Snuffles
• Best Screenplay
  • • Stacey & Snuffles —Zach Kappel
• Best Super Short
  • • Racing The Reaper — Cana Severson
• Best Documentary
  • • Road to Recovery — Julia Truesdell, Andrew Glasgow, Naomi Ng
• Best Comedy
  • • Stacey & Snuffles — Zach Kappel, Eli Hatfield
• Best Drama
  • • Vigil — Contessa DiGuglielmo
• Audience Favorite
  • • Stacey & Snuffles — Zach Kappel, Eli Hatfield

Thank you to everyone who attended the film festival or watched online. And thank you to our sponsors for their generous donations! Lux Mea Film Festival would not be the same without you!