The International Short Film Jury may award the following prizes:
a) CINANIMA 2026 Grand Prize – Short Films | Oscar Qualifying Award
b) Special Jury Prize
c) +Short – Alves Costa Award – Best film up to 4 minutes in length
d) Award for Best Animated Documentary
e) Award for Best Commissioned Film
f) Award for Best Experimental Film
g) Award for Best Sound Design
h) Award for Best Screenplay
i) Award for Best Art Direction

The International Feature Film Jury will award the following prize:
CINANIMA 2026 Grand Prize – Feature Film

The International Student Film Jury will award the following prize:
CINANIMA 2026 Grand Prize – Student Film – Gaston Roch Award to the Best Student Film, up to 30 minutes in length, made by students or graduates and produced in Art Schools, Film Schools, or Film Training Institutions.

The Jury for the All Aboard Competition may award the following prize:
CINANIMA 2026 Grand Prize – All Aboard

ALL ABOARD is an international short film competition dedicated to works that stand out for their originality, creative risk, and strong authorial identity. It brings together films that challenge aesthetic or narrative conventions, explore new languages of animation, and assert singular visions of the world.
A space for the unexpected.

YOUNG DOLPHIN AWARD

AUDIENCE AWARD 

The National Jury will award the following prizes:

a) ANTÓNIO GAIO Award for Best Film in the National Competition
b) YOUNG PORTUGUESE DIRECTOR <15 Award for the Best Film made by Children and Young People (up to 15 years old) within educational activities or workshops
c) YOUNG PORTUGUESE DIRECTOR >15 Award for the Best Film made by Portuguese young filmmakers (aged between 15 and 25), students or graduates of Art and Film Schools