WINNERS: July 2026 Romance/Relationships Festival

Showcase of the best ROMANCE/RELATIONSHIP FILMS in the world today.

AUDIENCE AWARDS (from FEEDBACK Film Festival):
Best Short Film: ASHES & SIGNS
Best Direction: GETTING OFF THE WHEEL
Best Story: DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

GETTING OFF THE WHEEL, 49min., Singapore
Directed by Ming Kwang Hun, Jeremy Ho, Gary Thong
Getting Off The Wheel is an intimate, vérité-driven documentary following 10 individuals from Singapore at a 10-day Innerwork Retreat set in the spiritual landscapes of Kumamoto, Koyasan, and Awaji Island, Japan in the final season of 2025.

https://instagram.com/innerwork.circle

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-getting-off-the-wheel

ASHES & SIGNS, 25min., Singapore
Directed by Ian John Dixon
Torn between duty and desire, Ai Chen struggles to honor her mother while facing the shadow of impending loss. As filial piety binds her to a domineering grandfather, she must find the courage to confront both his toxicity and her deepest fear—allowing herself the fragile grace of grief.

https://www.instagram.com/iandixon661

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-ashes-and-signs

Do You Know Who I Am?, 20min., Romania
Directed by Andreea Păduraru Hristescu
A man in his 70s travels by train, next to a lady of a similar age. During the trip, he tries to seduce her in a courteous manner. She receives his autumnal flirtations patiently, sometimes amused, or with a thrill or tears in her eyes. The train reaches its destination and the story takes an unexpected turn.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-do-you-know