Month: April 2026

The Dead Ringer

By Suzanne Lutas

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE WRITER 2026 & BEST INDIE SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR

Moomtaz Khatoon: A Gender Fluid Queer Muslim

By Imtiaz Popat

BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY SHORT 2026, BEST DIRECTOR & BEST EDITING (Category: Documentary Short)

Note Between Two Books

By Daniel Arreola

BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT 2026 & BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERS

Case of Choice

By Daniel Arreola

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT SCRIPT 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE WRITER

When Cassandra Venice speaks

By Hugo Teugels

BEST ARTHOUSE FILMMAKER 2026 & BEST EDITING (Category: Indie Short)

Eyesolation

By Damiano Rossi

BEST INTERNATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM 2026, BEST EUROPEAN DIRECTOR & BEST INDIE PRODUCER

Brothers of Babylon

By Gabriel Womack

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SCREENPLAY 2026 & BEST INDIE SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR

Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana

By Ken Kimmelman

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE PRODUCER, BEST VIDEO POETRY 2026, BEST INDIE DIRECTOR, BEST EDITOR, BEST SOUND DESIGNER & BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHER (Category: Category: Video Poetry)

Your Father, who sees in secret

By Danilo Del Tufo

BEST INDIE NARRATIVE SHORT 2026, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENWRITER & BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATOGRAPHY

Pretty Little Lucy

By David Williamson

BEST GLOBAL FEATURE SCRIPT 2026, BEST WRITING STYLE, BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITER & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA 2026

The Duchess

By C. Arnold Curry

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER & BEST FILMMAKER 2026

Staycation

By Russell Emanuel

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE NARRATIVE FEATURE 2026, BEST ORIGINAL DIRECTOR, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Category: NARRATIVE FEATURE), BEST SOUNDTRACK, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST EDITING (Category: Film)

American Money

By Timothy A McGhee

BEST FEATURE SCRIPT 2026, BEST ARTHOUSE WRITER & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA (Category: International Screenplay)

Walking With God

By Lois M. Banks

BEST INTERNATIONAL PICTURE, BEST ORIGINAL FILM, BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Indie Narrative Feature) & BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENPLAY 2026

An Ever After Drama

By Michelle Lynn

BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM 2026, BEST DIRECTOR 2026, BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTRESS, BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Whispers of Love

By Michelle Lynn

BEST AMERICAN WRITER 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SCRIPT

The Silver Slipper Club

By Michelle Lynn

BEST ARTHOUSE SONG 2026 & BEST INDIE SONG WRITER

Behind The Algorithm

By Michelle Lynn

BEST GLOBAL FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST WRITING STYLE (Category: International Feature Script)

Not Without Gloves

By Lena Mattsson

BEST ORIGINAL EDITING, BEST POETRY FILM 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: EXPERIMENTAL)

The Aesthetics of Failure

By Lena Mattsson

BEST EXPERIMENTAL STORYTELLING, BEST ORIGINAL DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR & BEST SOUND (Category: Indie Experimental Film)

The Rorschach Test

By Lena Mattsson

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST EUROPEAN INDIE EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT

Alta California

By Lynn Elliott

BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY 2026, BEST SCREENWRITER & BEST HISTORICAL SCRIPT 2026

Borderline Justice

By Lynn Elliott

BEST INDIE WRITER 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL WRITING STYLE (Category: Feature Script)

Pirandello’s Wife

By Lynn Elliott

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL FEATURE SCRIPT OF THE YEAR

The New Immigrant- Hong Kongers

By Vivian Tsang

BEST INTERNATIONAL FIRST TIME DIRECTOR 2026, BEST YOUNG PRODUCER, BEST ORIGINAL EDITING & BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE DOCUMENTARY

Doctor Hyphoteses

By Vicentini Gomez

BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITER 2026, BEST ORIGINAL ACTOR & BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE PRODUCER

The Aurora Galaxy Republic

By Timothy Brad Reinhold

BEST GLOBAL INDIE DIRECTOR

The Harmony Saga & Movement I – Disciple: Episode I of The Harmony Saga

By Timothy Brad Reinhold

BEST INDIE FILMMAKER 2026, BEST INTERNATIONAL SCRIPT & BEST ARTHOUSE ANIMATION 2026

NEVERWERE: a Lycan Love Story

By Chris Ross Leong

BEST VISIONARY SCREENWRITER 2026 & BEST INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT OF THE YEAR

Split Focus

By Cherie Carson

BEST DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR (Category: Dance Movie), BEST EDITING, BEST SOUND & BEST INTERNATIONAL DANCE MOVIE 2026

Hope is Not a Black and White Rainbow

By Harold Brown

BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERS, BEST SCREENPLAY 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL WRITER

Tipping Point

By L. Scooter Morris

BEST ART FILM OF THE YEAR, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST EDITING, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: International Super Short Film) & BEST SOUND

Pace regnerà

By Don Pasquale Ferone

BEST SINGER 2026, BEST HUMAN RIGHTS SONG, BEST INTERNATIONAL SONG WRITER & BEST ORIGINAL GUITARIST

Precious the baby dragon

By Dawn Menge

BEST INTERNATIONAL BOOK OF THE YEAR & BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE WRITER 2026

Pretty Little Lucy

By David Williamson

BEST ORIGINAL IDEA, BEST CHARACTER, BEST ARTHOUSE FEATURE SCRIPT, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENWRITER & BEST INTERNATIONAL WRITING SYLE (Category: Feature Script)

Lacrime di Vento

By Damiano Rossi

BEST EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER, BEST EDUCATIONAL FILM 2026 & BEST ARTHOUSE FILMMAKER

The New Immigrant- Hong Kongers

By Vivian Tsang

BEST INTERNATIONAL YOUNG DIRECTOR 2026, BEST CAMERA OPEAROR, BEST ARTHOUSE DOCUMENTARY & BEST ARTHOUSE CINEMATOGRAPHER

The Duchess

By C. Arnold Curry

BEST INDIE FILMMAKER, BEST ACTING & BEST INDIE DRAMA 2026

Secrets of the Forbidden City

By Pamela PerryGoulardt

BEST ARTHOUSE SUPER SHORT FILM 2026, BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST STORYTELLING & BEST INDIE FILMMAKER

Midnite’s Journey

By Dana Silkiss

BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT OF THE YEAR (Category: True Crime) & BEST ORIGINAL BIOGRAPHICAL WRITER

The Harmony Saga & Movement I – Disciple: Episode I of The Harmony Saga

By Timothy Brad Reinhold

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SCRIPT & BEST ORIGINAL ANIMATION

American Money

By Timothy A McGhee

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT 2026, BEST SOCIAL SCRIPT & BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER

Doctor Hyphoteses

By Vicentini Gomez

BEST ORIGINAL ACTOR, BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE SCREENWRITER 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL SCRIPT

Zone

By Danilo Del Tufo

BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATOGRAPHER & BEST EDITING

Your Father, who sees in secret

By Danilo Del Tufo

BEST EUROPEAN NARRATIVE SHORT, BEST HUMAN RIGHTS SHORT FILM & BEST ARTHOUSE MOVIEMAKER

Once There Were Stories

By Lynn Elliott

BEST AMERICAN FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST INDIE WRITER

The Script, A Celtic Horror Tale

By Lynn Elliott

BEST INTERNATIONAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERS & BEST SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR

Pirandello’s Wife

By Lynn Elliott

BEST INTERNATIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL SCRIPT 2026 & BEST WRITER (Category: Drama Script)

Alta California

By Lynn Elliott

BEST HISTORICAL FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL STORYTELLING

Out of Control

By Bellopropello

BEST EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION, BEST INDIE VISIONARY FILMMAKER, BEST EDITING & BEST SOUND DESIGNER (Category: Animated Short Film)

Staycation

By Russell Emanuel

BEST INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE FEATURE 2026, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Category: NARRATIVE FEATURE), BEST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR, BEST EDITING, BEST CAST (Category: Film) & BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY

Whispers of Love

By Michelle Lynn

BEST ROMANCE FEATURE SCRIPT, BEST ORIGINAL WRITING STYLE & BEST ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERS

An Ever After Drama

By Michelle Lynn

BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM 2026, BEST INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKER 2026, BEST SCREENWRITER 2026, BEST ORIGINAL EDITING, BEST CAST, BEST COSTUME DESIGN & BEST CASTING DIRECTOR

The Silver Slipper Club

By Michelle Lynn

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SONG OF THE YEAR

The Dead Ringer

By Suzanne Lutas

BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATIC IDEA, BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE WRITER 2026 & BEST INDIE SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR

My Hollywood Circus

By Roger Paradiso

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE BOOK 2026 & BEST AMERICAN WRITER

The Aesthetics of Failure

By Lena Mattsson

BEST POETRY FILM 2026, BEST ARTHOUSE FILMMAKER & BEST EDITING

Not Without Gloves

By Lena Mattsson

BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATOGRAPHER 2026 & BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM

The Rorschach Test

By Lena Mattsson

BEST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR 2026 (Category: Arthouse Short) & BEST VISIONARY PROJECT

Nossos Caminhos (Our Paths)

By Carla Di Bonito

BEST INTERNATIONAL DRAMA SCRIPT 2026

Emergency Musical Response: Part 1 – Journey to Netherworld

By Cosmo Swevens & Sol Solaris

BEST DIRECTOR, BEST SOUND (Category: MUSICAL) & BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSICAL OF THE YEAR

The Revenge Club

By Marla Eaton

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT SCRIPT, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENWRITER, BEST ORIGINAL IDEA, BEST VISIONARY WRITER & BEST WRING STYLE

Out of Control

By Bellopropello

BEST ANIMATED FILM, BEST INDIE DIRECTOR, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST VISIONARY SCREENWRITER (Category: Animated Short Film)

Key To Key

By Reid Barwick

BEST INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION SCRIPT & BEST ORIGINAL WRITER (Category; Pilot TV)

Thankful

By Earnest Diaz

BEST ORIGINAL WRITER 2026 & BEST FEATURE SCRIPT 2026

The New Immigrant- Hong Kongers

By Vivian Tsang

BEST DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR, BEST INTERNATIONAL FIRST TIME DIRECTOR 2026, BEST ORIGINAL STORYTELLING & BEST EDITING  

Hope is Not a Black and White Rainbow

By Harold Brown

BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENPLAY 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL WRITER (Category; International Feature Script)

Winter Bird

By Stephen Treacy

BEST SUSPENSE, BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE NARRATIVE FEATURE & BEST INDIE DIRECTOR

Eye of the Storm

By Brooke Wolff

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL DOCUMENTARY, BEST INDIE FILMMAKER & BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY 2026

The Dead Ringer

By Suzanne Lutas

BEST GLOBAL FEATURE SCRIPT OF THE YEAR & BEST INDIE WRITER

A Nest in My Heart

By Mira Kim

BEST INDIE FILMMAKER 2026 & BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM OF THE YEAR

Tipping Point

By L. Scooter Morris

BEST AMERICAN FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR, BEST EXPERIMENTAL EDITING, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: International Super Short Film) & BEST SUPER SHORT FILM

My Hollywood Circus

By Roger Paradiso

BEST INTERNATIONAL WRITER 2026 (Category: Indie Book)

Pace regnerà

By Don Pasquale Ferone

BEST INTERNATIONAL SINGER, BEST ARTHOUSE MUSIC VIDEO & BEST SOCIAL SONG

The Riddle Pact

By Zsolt Pozsgai

BEST ORIGINAL FILM, BEST ARTHOUSE CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR, BEST CAST, BEST SCREENPLAY & BEST INDIE PRODUCTION COMPANY

Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana

By Ken Kimmelman

BEST EXPERIMENTAL DIRECTOR 2026, BEST EXPERIMENTAL EDITING, BEST INDIE PRODUCTION COMPANY & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER

American Money

By Timothy A McGhee

BEST ORIGINAL FEATURE SCRIPT 2026, BEST STORYTELLING & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA (Category: Screenplay)

Precious the baby Dragon

By Dawn Menge

BEST WRITER OF THE YEAR (Category: Book) & BEST INTERNATIONAL BOOK OF THE YEAR

Virulence

By Christopher Pennington

BEST ORIGINAL AUTHOR OF THE YEAR & BEST ARTHOUSE FEATURE SCRIPT 2026

Staycation

By Russell Emanuel

BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE 2026, BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATOGRAPHER, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Category: Narrative Feature), BEST CAST, BEST MOVIEMAKER (Category Indie Film) & BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

Moviment I – Discipline: Episode I Of The Harmony Saga

By Timothy Bradley Reinhold

BEST INTERNTIONAL ANIMATED SCRIPT 2026 & BEST INDIE WRITER

Colombano & La 21esima Fetta

By Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti

BEST EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2026, BEST HISTORICAL FILM OF THE YEAR, BEST ORIGINAL ARTHOUSE SCREENPLAY & BEST ACTING

Zone

By Danilo Del Tufo

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM, BEST EUROPEAN ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR & BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHY

Pirandello’s Wife

By Lynn Elliott

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL SCRIPT 2026 & BEST WRITER (Category: Drama Script)

Alta California

By Lynn Elliott

BEST HISTORICAL FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITER

Borderline Justice

By Lynn Elliott

BEST INDIE WRITER 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL WRITING STYLE (Category: Feature Script)

The Duchess

By C. Arnold Curry

BEST INTERNATIONAL DRAMA 2026, BEST ORIGINAL WRITER, BEST ACTOR, BEST ACTRESS (Category: International Drama)