Month: July 2026

Mix Art Clic & Drippin

By Sylvie Kay

BEST INTERNATIONAL DANCE MOVIE 2026, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST SOUND DESIGNER, BEST ORIGINAL IDEA & BEST ARTHOUSE EDITOR (Category: Dance Movie)

Tipping Point

By L. Scooter Morris

BEST VIDEO POETRY 2026, BEST ARTHOUSE SUPER SHORT FILM, BEST EDITING, BEST PRODUCER & BEST SOCIAL SHORT FILM

Esperándote

By Jesus Schettino

BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATIC VISION, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER & BEST INTERNATONAL FIRST TIME DIRECTOR 2026

Bad Influence/ Mauvaise Influence

By Aurélie Latona

BEST SUPER SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR, BEST ORIGINAL DIRECTOR & BEST EDTING (Category: Super Short Film)

Pretty Little Lucy

By David Williamson

BEST SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR, BEST WRITER 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA

Serenity

By AnayaMusic Kunst

BEST GLOBAL MUSIC VIDEO 2026, BEST VOICE OF THE YEAR & BEST INTERNATIONAL SONG

Hito

By Danilo Del Tufo

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SHORT FILM 2026, BEST EUROPEAN FILMMAKER & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA

Your Father, who sees in secret

By Danilo Del Tufo

BEST POETRY FILM & BEST EUROPEAN VISIONARY MOVIEMAKER

Potato Family

By Lori Hamilton

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM, BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT & BEST GLOBAL DIRECTOR 2026 (Category: Animation)

Kev Franzi – Works 80 Years in the Film Industry HD

By Dianne Lang

BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY SHORT 2026, BEST INDIE PRODUCER & BEST ORIGINAL DIRECTOR (Category: Documentary)

American Money

By Timothy A McGhee

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER

Virulence

By Christopher Pennington

BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITER 2026 (Category: Indie Screenplay), BEST GLOBAL FEATURE SCRIPT & BEST ORIGINAL WRITING STYLE

Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana

By Ken Kimmelman

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKER 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE PRODUCER

The Novice

By Vincenzo Amoruso

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTOR OF THE YEAR & BEST ORIGINAL INDIE SHORT FILM

Staycation

By Russell Emanuel

BEST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR 2026, BEST ARTHOSUE NARRATIVE FEATURE, BEST SCREENPLAY, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER, BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERS 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA

The Stones of Rome

By Sean Gregory Tansey

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE ACTOR 2026 & BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTER 2026 (Category: Indie Experimental Short Film)

The Pathos of Hamlet

By Sean Gregory Tansey

BEST EXPERIMENTAL ACTING, BEST INDIE ART FILM & BEST POETRY SHORT FILM

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 New Immigrants- Hong Kongers

By Vivian Tsang

BEST INTERNATIONAL YOUNG DIRECTOR 2026, BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATOGRAPHER, BEST INDIE FIRST TIME DIRECTOR & BEST ORIGINAL CAMERA OPERATOR

Nossos Caminhos (Our Paths)

By Carla Di Bonito

BEST ARTHOUSE SCRIPT & BEST ORIGINAL DRAMA

Cabaret Cuba

By Madeleine Duba

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE DOCUMENTARY 2026

The American Film Market is one of the most prestigious and strategic events for promoting film projects, both independent productions and those from the mainstream film industry. It is where cinema meets the marketplace, where new opportunities emerge, and where international partnerships are built.
Following the extraordinary success achieved at the Cannes Marché du Film through Wild Filmmaker’s independent events, we demonstrated that independent cinema is a creative force capable of inspiring audiences around the world. Thanks to a community of more than 85,000 artists from every continent, we have given a voice to a movement that often expresses a level of artistic freedom and creativity that represents the purest essence of cinematic storytelling.
Our community is our greatest strength. It is thanks to the artists who choose every day to share their creative journey with us that Wild Filmmaker continues to grow and reach new milestones. For this reason, following the remarkable success of Cannes, we have decided to organize several major events at the American Film Market, further strengthening our commitment to promoting independent cinema on a global scale.
Our achievements continue throughout this extraordinary 2026, and we are already looking ahead with great enthusiasm to the many ambitious projects planned for 2027.
Among our upcoming initiatives, Wild Filmmaker will once again appear in The Hollywood Reporter with a special feature dedicated to the year’s most awarded artists. The publication will be distributed during the Venice International Film Festival, providing yet another prestigious showcase for the outstanding talents within our community.
Below are the artists selected for the American Film Market 2026 press release.

AnayaMusic Kunst

Camy De Mario

Carla Di Bonito

Casey Williams

Christopher Pennington

Colleen Fuglaar

Cosmo Swevens

Daniel Smith

Danilo Del Tufo

David Williamson

Dianne Lang

Dr Dawn Menge

Earnest Diaz

Fabrizio Fuochi

Faye Fayerman

Gabriel Womack

Gary Beeber

Ian S. Williams

Jacek Krawczyk

L. Scooter Morris

L. S. Strange

Lena Mattsson

Lynn Elliott

Margaret Bihong Sha

Matthew Roch

Michelle Lynn

Monte Albers de Leon

Patricia Planck

Roger Paradiso

Sean Gregory Tansey

Suzanne Lutas

Terri Battee

Timothy A McGhee

Vicentini Gomez

Vincenzo Amoruso

Vivian Tsang

My Hollywood Circus

By Roger Paradiso

BEST AMERICAN WRITER 2026 (Category: Indie Book) & BEST MANUSCRIPT OF THE YEAR

Hope is Not a Black and White Rainbow

By Harold Brown

BEST ORIGINAL FEATURE SCRIPT OF THE YEAR & BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE SCREENWRITER 2026

Pretty Little Lucy

By David Williamson

BEST THRILLER SCRIPT 2026, BEST GLOBAL SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR & BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SCRIPT 2026

My Father Moves Mountains

By Andria Litto

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST EDITING & BEST CAMERA OPERATOR (Category: Documentary)

Non dimenticare il poeta

By Fabrizio Fuochi

BEST SINGER 2026, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: Music Video) & BEST EUROPEAN SONG WRITER 2026

Bellatrix

By Jacek Krawczyk

BEST NARRATIVE SHORT OF THE YEAR, BEST DIRECTOR 2026, BEST VISIONARY SCREENPLAY SHORT, BEST CAST, BEST COSTUME DESIGNER & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Revisited – Life is Short

By TerryLee WHETSTONe

BEST MUSIC VIDEO 2026, BEST ORIGINAL SONG & BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Music Video)

Esperándote

By Jesus Schettino

BEST ORIGINAL FIRST TIME DIRECTOR 2026, BEST EDITING & BEST ORIGINAL STORY

America Boxed In

By Ian S. Williams & Casey Williams

BEST ARTHOUSE DOCUMENTARY, BEST HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FEATURE OF THE YEAR, BEST INDIE DIRECTOR, BEST EDITING & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA 

Disclosure from a Cloakroom

By Carol Dorn

BEST ORIGINAL ARTHOUSE FEATURE SCRIPT 2026, BEST SCREENWRITER & BEST VISIONARY INDIE SCREENWRITER 2026

Tipping Point

By L. Scooter Morris

BEST INTERNATIONAL SUPER SHORT FILM 2026, BEST EDITING, BEST FILMMAKER, BEST INDIE PRODUCER & BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHY

American Money

By Timothy A McGhee

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

Kev Franzi – Works 80 Years in the Film Industry HD

By Dianne Lang

BEST ORIGINAL FILMMAKER, BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY SHORT 2026 & BEST EXPERIMENTAL EDITING (Category: Documentary)

Aegean Love

By May Liu

BEST INDIE SCREENPLAY 2026 & BEST GLOBAL ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER

The Giant

By Kevin B Ploth

BEST TELEVISION SCRIPT 2026, BEST ORIGINAL PILOT TV & BEST INTERNATIONAL WRITING STYLE (Category: Pilot TV/Television Script)

Eyesolation

By Damiano Rossi

BEST POETRY SHORT FILM & BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR (Category: Art Film)

Brothers of Babylon

By Gabriel Womack

BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENPLAY, BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITER 2026 & BEST WRING STYLE (Category: Feature Script)

When Cassandra Venice speaks

By Hugo Teugels

BEST INDIE DIRECTOR, BEST EUROPEAN CINEMATIC VISION & BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE EDITING

Something ain’t right

By Susan Downs

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE DOCUMENTARY 2026, BEST ORIGINAL STORYTELLING & BEST VISIONARY FILMMAKER 2026 (Category: International Documentary)

The Novice

By Vincenzo Amoruso

BEST ARTHOUSE ACTING & BEST EXPERIMENTAL ACTOR OF THE YEAR

Staycation

By Russell Emanuel

BEST FILM OF THE YEAR, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY, BEST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR, (Category: NARRATIVE FEATURE) BEST EDITING, BEST CAST (Category: Film), BEST SOUNDTRACK & BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY

The Dead Ringer

By Suzanne Lutas

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Stalker Hair Twirl

By Faye Fayerman

BEST ARTHOUSE EXPERIMENTAL FILM & BEST VISIONARY MOVIEMAKER 2026

Borderline Justice

By Lynn Elliott

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

“Only You Can Save Her,” pilot teleplay of series THE BOY WHO EARNED HIS MAGIC

By Lynn Elliott

BEST INTERNATIONAL PILOT TV

Pirandello’s Wife

By Lynn Elliott

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL FEATURE SCRIPT OF THE YEAR

Uncle Franco’s Birthday Suit

By Lynn Elliott

BEST COMEDY SCRIPT 2026 & BEST VISIONARY SCREENWRITER

Alta California

By Lynn Elliott

BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY 2026 & BEST HISTORICAL SCRIPT

The New Immigrant- Hong Kongers

By Vivian Tsang

BEST INTERNATIONAL FIRST TIME DIRECTOR 2026, BEST SOCIAL DOCUMENTARY 2026 & BEST ARTHOUSE CINEMATOGRAPHY

Noise

By R. Scott MacLeay

BEST DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR (Category: Experimental Film), BEST VISIONARY SCREENWRITER & BEST INDIE PRODUCER

Doctor Hyphoteses

By Vicentini Gomez

BEST COMEDIAN, BEST SCREENPLAY 2026, BEST INTERNATIONAL WRITER & BEST ORIGINAL WRITING STYLE

Precious the baby dragon

By Dawn Menge

BEST FAIRY TALE OF THE YEAR & BEST ORIGINAL WRITER (Category: International Book)

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 ROMANCE SCRIPT 2026 ORIGINAL FEATURE SCRIPT OF THE YEAR

Behind The Algorithm

By Michelle Lynn

BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY 2026 & BEST WRITER 

Not Without Gloves

By Lena Mattsson

BEST INDIE MOVIEMAKER, BEST STORYTELLING & BEST INDIE SHORT FILM 2026

The Aesthetics of Failure

By Lena Mattsson

BEST EUROPEAN DIRECTOR, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST ARTHOUSE EDITING

The Rorschach Test

By Lena Mattsson

BEST INTERNATIONAL ORIGINAL INDIE SHORT FILM 2026 & BEST VISIONARY DIRECTOR

Your Father, who sees in secret

By Danilo Del Tufo

BEST INDIE DIRECTOR 2026, BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERS 2026, BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATIC VISION & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER

The Duchess

By C. Arnold Curry

BEST VISIONARY INDIE SCREENWRITER & BEST GLOBAL DRAMA 2026

Linda Harkey’s Harkey Animal Tales Series Featuring:

The Great Animal Escape The Case of the Missing Pink Piggy Desert Friends:

Travels with the Pack, Second Edition

Published by Story Monsters Press

BEST SERIES OF CHILDREN’S BOOK

Walking With God

By Lois M. Banks

BEST ARTHOUSE NARRATIVE FEATURE & BEST AMERCAN INDIE FILMMAKER