Category: Best Thriller & Horror Film – 2026 WSXA Barcelona

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VOID – A Triptych of Sorrow – dir. Raphael Carmeli

(FINALIST)

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Original Film Title: VOID – A Triptych of Sorrow

Director’s Name: Raphael Carmeli

Writer’s Name: Raphael Carmeli

Producer: Raphael Carmeli

Country of Origin: Israel

Country of Filming: Israel

Language: English

Runtime: 6 minutes 13 seconds

Film Description:

A three-part film exploring the limits of human existence through body, mind, and soul. A powerful visual work in which fear, longing, and solitude intertwine into a total experience of disintegration and revelation. Through a fusion of emotional realism, surreal imagery, and immersive sound, the film observes the human spirit at the moment it loses its grip on the world, on itself, and on meaning.

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Santa Zeta – dir. Antonio Munoz de Mesa

(HONORABLE MENTION)

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Original Film Title: Santa Zeta

Director’s Name: Antonio Munoz de Mesa

Writer’s Name: Antonio Munoz de Mesa

Producer: Jordi Monedero Roiz

Country of Origin: Spain

Country of Filming: United States, Korea, Republic of, Spain, United States

Language: Spanish

Runtime: 1 hour 57 minutes

Film Description:

A super famous travel influencer, Santa Zeta, uses her social media as a cover to travel the world hunting pedophiles, obsessed with finding her little sister’s killer.

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The Lost Symbol – dir. Fabiola Campos

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Original Film Title: The Lost Symbol

Director’s Name: Fabiola Campos

Writer’s Name: Fabiola Campos

Producer: Horacio Velazco

Country of Origin: Mexico

Country of Filming: Mexico

Language: Spanish

Runtime: 3 minutes 38 seconds

Film Description:

Dr. Ana Montenegro seeks out former detective Cristóbal Martínez to solve her husband’s murder, but soon they each begin to suspect the other may be connected to the crime.

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Ducky – dir. Oscar Mendoza

(WINNER)

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Original Film Title: Ducky

Director’s Name: Oscar Mendoza

Writer’s Name: Oscar Mendoza

Producer: Guadalupe Mendoza

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 1 hour 36 minutes

Film Description:

Based on a true story, this narrative follows Oscar, a sixteen-year-old from Oak Cliff who faces unique challenges. After a botched car theft, Oscar must rescue his friend Ducky from the bloodthirsty gangs that roam the streets. He needs to get home before nightfall to protect his family. Oscar isn’t your typical teenager; he was born with a curse that allows him to see, talk to, and touch the dead. As he navigates the gang-infested streets, he must confront both the living threats and the demons that lurk in the darkness. Compounding his troubles, there is a serial killer on the loose in Oak Cliff. Can Oscar save his friend and stop the killer before it’s too late?