WINNERS Under the Spotlight: Independent Creators Awards in Atlanta

2026 June 24

WINNERS Under the Spotlight: Independent Creators Awards in Atlanta

The Giant

By Kevin B Ploth

BEST INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION SCRIPT 2026, BEST ORIGINAL PILOT TV & BEST ORIGINAL THRILLER/CRIME SCRIPT OF THE YEAR

Our Brilliant Destruction

By Sarah Bitely

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE NARRATIVE FEATURE, BEST ORIGINAL DIRECTOR, BEST INDIE PRODUCER, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 2026, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER & BEST ORIGINAL EDITING

Kev Franzi – Works 80 Years in the Film Industry HD

By Dianne Lang

BEST ORIGINAL CAMERA OPERATOR, BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT 2026 & BEST DIRECTOR (Category: International Documentary Short)

Eyesolation

By Damiano Rossi

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

Novice

By Vincenzo Amoruso

BEST SPIRITUAL SHORT FILM & BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE ACTOR

Tipping Point

By L. Scooter Morris

BEST INTERNATIONAL ART FILM 2026, BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: International Super Short Film), BEST SUPER SHORT FILM & BEST SOUND

Stalker Hair Twirl

By Faye Fayerman

BEST INTERNATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL FILM, BEST INDIE MOVIEMAKER & BEST ORIGINAL EDITING

The Dead Ringer

By Suzanne Lutas

BEST SCREENPLAY 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT

Precious the baby dragon

By Dawn Menge

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE BOOK OF THE YEAR

An Ever After Drama

By Michelle Lynn

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

Behind The Algorithm

By Michelle Lynn

BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY 2026 & BEST WRITER 

Lucky in Long Island

By Michelle Lynn

BEST SONG WRITER OF THE YEAR

Whispers of of Montana

By Michelle Lynn

BEST AMERICAN SCRIPT 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

The Pathos of Hamlet

By Sean Gregory Tansey

BEST VIDEO POETRY 2026 & INTERNATIONAL ACTING

The Stones of Rome

By Sean Gregory Tansey

BEST EXPERIMENTAL ACTOR 2026 & BEST HISTORICAL SHORT FILM 2026

The Dragonfly Dreaming Project

By Angelena Bonet

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

American Money

By Timothy A McGhee

BEST AMERICAN SCREENWRITER, BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL WRITING STYLE (Category: Feature Script)

Staycation

By Russell Emanuel

BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE 2026, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY, BEST DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR (Category: Narrative Feature), BEST CAST, BEST ACTING & BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

Pretty Little Lucy

By David Williamson

BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENPLAY 2026, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR & BEST INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT 2026

Floating Eyes

By Daniel Arreola

BEST SCREENWRITER 2026 (Category: Short Script) & BEST WRITING STYLE

Scachs d’Amor

By Daniel Arreola

BEST ORIGINAL SHORT SCRIPT OF THE YEAR

The Armchair Travellers

By Patricia Planck

BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERS & BEST ORIGINAL ARTHOUSE WRITER (Category: Feature Script)

The Duchess

By C. Arnold Curry

BEST ARTHOUSE DRAMA 2026, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR, BEST INDIE ACTING (Category: International Drama)

Alta California

By Lynn Elliott

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

Borderline Justice

By Lynn Elliott

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

Pirandello’s Wife

By Lynn Elliott

BEST INTERNATIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL FEATURE SCRIPT OF THE YEAR

The Rorschach Test

By Lena Mattsson

BEST EXPERIMENTAL DIRECTOR 2026, BEST ACTRESS & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA

The Aesthetics of Failure

By Lena Mattsson

BEST INTERNATIONAL VIDEOPOETRY 2026, BEST ARTHOUSE MOVIMAKER & BEST EDITING

Not Without Gloves

By Lena Mattsson

BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHER 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL POETIC SHORT FILM

Your Father, who sees in secret

By Danilo Del Tufo

BEST POETRY SHORT FILM & BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

The Little Match-Seller

By Danilo Del Tufo

BEST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR (Category: Animation) & BEST EXPERIMENTAL EDITING