Bruges International Film Festival Wraps 6th Edition: Mexico's Duos Wins Best Narrative Feature, The Watchman Takes Documentary and Best Belgian Film
The Bruges International Film Festival shared the winners of its sixth edition on November 15, 2026. The festival received more than a thousand entries this year, of which 30 made the final official selection. Best Narrative Feature Film went to Duos (Mexico), by Frank Rodriguez, while Best Documentary Feature Film and Best Belgian Film both went to The Watchman (Belgium), by Victoire Bonin and Lou Du Pontavice.
In the short and other categories, Best Narrative Short Film went to Wind Beneath the Wings (Croatia) by Sonja Tarokic, Best Documentary Short Film to Hooked (United Kingdom) by Glen Fulthorpe, Best Animated Short Film to Tideline (United States) by Jason Harrington, Best Underground Film to Waiting For Cupid (Belgium) by Jonas Hollevoet, Best Experimental Film to Bubble Bath (Italy) by Giulia Magno, and the Audience Choice Award to Anchor Points (Canada) by Victor Quijada and Samuel Greffe.
The festival thanked the City of Bruges for its support, as well as the teams at Biekorf and the Bruges Cultural Center. Its official selection, also listed as winners of the Tarkovski Grant, spans works from the United Kingdom, Greece, France, Mexico, Poland, Norway, Australia, Brazil and the United States, among others.
Source: Bruges International Film Festival
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