The festival was established in London in 2003, and since 2020, it has been held in the United States. This year's edition ran from 25 to 27, September.

It is from New York that Natalia Dutkiewicz—a student director of the film FAUSTYNA—brings back the "Best Documentary Film Award," which includes:

- The Tarkowski Grant of €500, intended to cover submission fees for future festivals;

- selection for Cannes International Film Week—a streaming platform which operates independently of the Cannes Film Festival but launches concurrently, targeting the festival's audience;

- distribution opportunities via the NEWCINEMA/ platform as well as a WHUSH.COM subscription;

- a feature in Final Cut Magazine

Congratulations to the phenomenal team of filmmakers who worked on FAUSTYNA in charge of:

direction: Natalia Dutkiewicz
cinematography: Szczepan Lewandowski
editing: Aleksandra Folczak
sound: Maciej Tobera, Paulina Wyszkowska
music: Tymoteusz Karaś-Tęcza
production management: Jagoda Surzycka
artistic supervision: Marta Prus, Jacek Petrycki, Maciej Drygas, Rafał Listopad, Bartosz Pietras, Wojciech Staroń

Festival verdict: supershorts.org/new-york-2026