Wild Horse Nine, I Play Rocky, A Month In Minnesota, Elsinore, and One In a Million lead this year’s class of honorees;
Annual visual arts celebration continues to screen and stream through Saturday St. Louis Park, Minn. (October 23, 2026) – The Twin Cities Film Fest, unveiled finalists for its top awards today, many of which are still set to stream during the event’s final weekend. Among the contenders for the 2026 Best Feature Film Award are the acclaimed new Martin McDonagh’s drama Wild Horse Nine; Annie Sundberg’s documentary about the Metro Surge in Minneapolis, A Month In Minnesota; Simone Stone’s drama Elsinore, starring Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman; One In a Million, directed by Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes; and I Play Rocky, directed by Peter Farrelly.
See below for the complete list of 2026 awards finalists. For more information on the films and to purchase
tickets for the final streams and screenings, visit TwinCitiesFilmFest.org.
2026 TCFF FINALISTS
Best Feature Film Award: Elsinore, directed by Simon Stone; Wild Horse Nine, directed by Martin McDonagh; I Play Rocky, directed by Peter Farrelly; Welcome to the Fishbowl, directed by Sheryl Glubok; and Run Amok, directed by NB Mager.
The Robert Byrd Best Documentary Film Award: A Month in Minnesota, directed by Annie Sundberg; One In a Million, directed by Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes; Give Me The Ball!, directed by Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff; You Don’t Know My Name, directed by Tommy Franklin; and Come Talk To Me, directed by
Deacon Warner.
The Bill Cooper Best Minnesota Feature Award: Jane’s Not Here, directed by Jonathan Oster; Small Talk, directed by Steven Gerald Warkel; and Morelife, directed by C.J. Renner.
Best Short Film Award: The Boom, directed by Ajuawak Kapashesit; Behind the Reins, directed by Adam Zuehlke; Unlimited, Forever and Ever, No Matter What, directed by Jayme Coveliers; Superconscious, directed by Christianne Hedtke; and Woman Land, directed by Yasmin Yassin.
Fun Is Good Bill Murray Comedy Shorts Award: Murray will be choosing his favorite comedic short from these three finalists – Deeply Troubled, directed by Sebastian Schnabel, Cici Yixuan Wu; Avant Guard, directed by CR Sherman; and Ultra Juice, directed by Carl Conway Maguire. 2026 Audience Best Feature and Documentary & Short Award: To Be Announced at Closing Night Ceremony
ABOUT TWIN CITIES FILM FEST
Twin Cities Film Fest (TCFF) is a Minneapolis-based 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization founded by Executive Director, Jatin Setia. We change perspectives, transform lives, and strengthen our communities by supporting and spurring on the art of filmmaking. TCFF’s vision is to cultivate immersive experiences that
amplify communities of creation, celebration, and change. To learn more about TCFF, events, film submissions or to donate, visit twincitiesfilmfest.org.
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