WINNERS – Shakespeare Film Golden Gala in Venice 2026

2026 January 8

WINNERS – Shakespeare Film Golden Gala in Venice 2026

Sixty-Minute Shakespeare Series: Hamlet

Adapted by Professor Emeritus Cass Foster

BEST FEATURE SCRIPT 2026

Water

By Gary Beeber

BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 2026, BEST ORIGINAL EDITING, BEST FILMMAKER, BEST PRODUCER & BEST CAMERA OPERATOR (Category: Documentary Feature)

Going Home

By TerryLee WHETSTONe

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Eyesolation

By Damiano Rossi

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It Happened One Night In Space

By Pamela PerryGoulardt

BEST SUPER SHORT FILM 2026, BEST INDIE DIRECTOR & BEST SCREENPLAY SUPER SHORT

Omnipotent Resolution

By Uniqueness Heiress & Azia

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The Duchess

By C. Arnold Curry

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Legends of land of Quails House & Precious the baby dragon

By Dr Dawn Menge

BEST ORIGINAL BOOK 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL WRITER

The Little Match-Seller

By Danilo Del Tufo

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Nossos Caminhos (Our Paths)

By Carla Di Bonito

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The New Immigrant- Hong Kongers

By Vivian Tsang

BEST FIRST TIME DIRECTOR 2026, BEST INDIE DOCUMENTARY & BEST ARTHOUSE CINEMATOGRAPHER

Credo

By Don Pasquale Ferone

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Planetary Rebellion

By Fabrizio Fuochi

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The Arcangel Of Death

By Vincenzo Amoruso

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American Money

By Timothy A McGhee

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Cataclysm Down Under – Hero

By Akal Demir

BEST DIRECTOR 2026, BEST SCREENPLAY & BEST SPIRITUAL FILM

Colombano e la 21esima Fetta

By Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti

BEST INDIE NARRATIVE FEATURE 2026, BEST HISTORICAL SCREENPLAY & BEST INDIE CINEMATOGRAPHER

Staycation

By Russell Emanuel

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The Aesthetics of Failure

By Lena Mattsson

BEST POETRY FILM 2026 & BEST EUROPEAN INDIE DIRECTOR

Not Without Gloves

By Lena Mattsson

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The Rorschach Test

By Lena Mattsson

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE EDITOR, BEST CINEMATIC ATMOSPHERE & BEST SOUND DESIGN

Alta California

By Lynn Elliott

BEST SOCIAL FEATURE SCRIPT & BEST INTERNATIONAL WRITER 2026

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

By Lynn Elliott

BEST TELEVISION SCRIPT 2026

Uncle Franco’s Birthday Suit

By Lynn Elliott

BEST AMERICAN FEATURE SCRIPT

The Stones of Rome

By Sean Gregory Tansey

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The Pathos of Hamlet

By Sean Gregory Tansey

BEST ORIGINAL SHORT FILM 2026 & INTERNATIONAL ACTING

The Lost Village

By Roger Paradiso

BEST INTERNATIONAL ORIGINAL DIRECTOR 2026

Cassandra Venice

By Hugo Teugels

BEST EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER 2026 & BEST EDITOR

Bagliori – Flashes of Light

By Mattia Paone

BEST SHORT FILM 2026, BEST EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER & BEST INDIE MOVIEMAKER

AMERICA BOXED IN

By Ian S. Williams & Casey Williams

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 2026 & BEST INDIE DIRECTOR