His Majesty King Charles III, Sir David Attenborough, Theo James, and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Yanuni were among the featured names highlighted at the 8th Big Syn International Film Festival (BSIFF26) awards ceremony at Curzon Soho in London.
As the world's largest sustainability film festival, BSIFF has reached over 60 million people across 120 countries. Led by Oscar, BAFTA, and Emmy-winning filmmakers alongside sustainability leaders, the festival uses visual storytelling to inspire action on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
The 2026 awards recognized major broadcaster productions alongside grassroots campaigns from over 100 charities. Among the winning titles were Sir David Attenborough's Wild London (BBC), BBC's TechXplore: Tokyo Deaflympics, Sky's Kids Investigates: World. War. Me., and ITV's Steve Backshall's Royal Arctic Challenge, which featured His Majesty King Charles III. Leonardo DiCaprio and Richard Ladkani’s Yanuni was highlighted as part of the festival's Global Impact Showcase to support Amazon rainforest conservation.
The event also celebrated 15 charity films—including projects for The Diana Award, Soil Association, BookTrust, and Unseen UK—featuring high-profile storytellers such as Theo James and Stephen Fry. Standout winner Uncopyable, a short film by Granidea Agencia and the National Association of Exporters of Cocoa Beans and Industrialists of Ecuador, received the 2026 Piccadilly Lights Spotlight Prize for its portrait of sustainable cacao production.
"We congratulate all participants and winners of BSIFF 2026, who have joined this unique global platform and are helping the world connect the dots of 360 degrees sustainability," said festival founders Dr. Ragini G. Roy and Dr. Sourav Roy.
To celebrate the awards, winning films will take over London's iconic Piccadilly Lights screen on Thursday, 12 November 2026, at 11:00 AM GMT.
