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Alta California
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Love is a Lonely Hunter
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Il tuo riparo
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French Broad
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The Revenge Club
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American Money
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Vertigo
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Midnite’s Journey
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Colombano e la 21esima Fetta
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Eyesolation
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Faust – This Had Never Happened OR Resurrection of Angels with Broken Wings
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The Dead Ringer
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Zone
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Behind The Algorithm
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The Green Mill
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An Ever After Drama
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S2 E 3 | Airshow Flying – Wings Over Camarillo 2025
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The Harmony Saga & Movement I – Disciple: Episode I of The Harmony Saga
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Staycation
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Heaven
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BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO 2026, BEST ORIGINAL SINGER OF THE YEAR, BEST DIRECTOR & BEST EDITING (Category: Music Video)
Doctor Hyphoteses
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Pretty Little Lucy
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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SCRIPT, BEST WRITER 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA
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The Aesthetics of Failure
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BEST EUROPEAN ARTHOUSE EXPERIMENTAL FILM, BEST INDIE CINEMATOGRAPHER & BEST VISIONARY EDITING
The Rorschach Test
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Not Without Gloves
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Bellatrix
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The Duchess
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The Arcangel Of Death
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When Cassandra Venice speaks
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Out of Control
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The Stones of Rome
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The Pathos of Hamlet
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Darker Realities
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