Babel 48 (2026): Finalists & Audience Award Voting
Congratulations to the 300 students from 19 schools across 13 cities who competed in this year’s Babel 48—the biggest competition in the world for IB Film students!
Out of 54 films, 18 Finalists from schools that are members of Babel Slate—our network of film teachers and students—will go on to compete in the International Competition. Winners will be announced at the 3rd Babel Film Awards this March.
2026 Prompts
Prop: Ping pong ball
Line of dialogue: “The internet is never wrong.”
Cinematic technique: Camera circles character 180°
Finalists (International Competition)
British School Jakarta - Score!; Stillpoint
Candadian International School of Hong Kong - F.P.P.S. First Ping Pong Shooter; Qiu
Chadwick International - Oldmaid; The Ritual
Chinese International School - Do You Want to Be a Millionaire; One of One
Kellett School - Crushed; Party of the Year
Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz - What People Mean
Munich International School - Mr. Pong
Singapore School, Pantai Indah Kapuk - Defeated; Don't Lose Yourself; The Virus
Taipei European School - Lucky Charm
West Island School - The Globall, Letting Go
Vote for the Audience Award
All qualified entries are eligible for the Audience Award. Each person can only vote once, and participants are allowed to vote for themselves. Voters’ identity must be verifiable by email and phone in order for their vote to be counted. If false votes are discovered, films will be disqualified.
Voting deadline
February 20th, 2026 (11:59PM HKT)
